LCGC Grants

Proceeds from our fund-raising Garden Club Tour are used for Council operating expenses and funding projects related to Council purposes. In the past, funding has been provided for projects such as:

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• Scholarships for: horticulture, landscape architecture, forestry, conservation, and other allied fields.

• Landscaping for: Area community gardens; Cardinal Hill Therapy Butterfly garden; Alzheimer’s Garden at Best Friends Center; Lexington Women’s Garden at Wellington Park. 

• Historic preservation for:  Wallis House and Arboretum, State Headquarters for Garden Club of Kentucky; Waveland State Historic Site.

• Education activities at: The Arboretum (State Botanical Garden), Fayette County Extension, and local schools.

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Our most recent grants in 2023 from our 2022 Garden Tour earnings were awarded to African Cemetery #2, The Nest flower garden, Charles Young Park, Loudon House Garden Festival, Never Forget Garden at Veterans Park, Greenbriar Neighborhood Association, Ashland Terrace, Stonewall Elementary, Killrush Riparian Project in Cardinal Valley, and Julius Marks Elementary.

 

Grant Applications for 2024 are now being accepted until May 1, 2024.

Instructions and both downloadable Word and PDF application forms can be found below.

Contact Ann Witherington, ann.witherington@gmail.com, for more information.