Gardening | The Woods Garden Club

Welcome!

Anyone with a love of nature is invited to participate in our meetings, trips, workshops, community projects and information sharing.

Located in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, the Woods Garden Club was formed in 2001. Our meetings are open to all; you do not have to live in The Woods. From March through October, our monthly meetings include a presentation from an expert in some field of interest to our members. Other activities include bus trips, garden tours and socials, educational opportunities for kids, and local landscaping and community service projects.

We have created this website to keep you informed of our activities and to be a source of gardening and related resources.

2026 News at a Glance

Friendly Reminders 😊

Our next meeting will be on June 17th starting at 1 PM. It will be at the Hedges Chapel Hall. Outstanding membership dues for 2026 of $10 can be made at the meeting or by sending a check to WGC c/o 1223 Wintercamp Trail Hedgesville, WV 25427. Our topic will be container gardening presented by Carl Ay from Colonial Farm Nursery, always a favorite speaker.

A reminder that the Mount Vernon day trip scheduled for June 24th, 2026, has been canceled due to not being able to meet the minimum number of attendees needed. On a brighter note, Dawn is looking into a Fall Foliage Trip which would include a train ride, more to follow.

A change for this year will be VACATION JULY. We will be “on hold” for July and gearing up for our annual Potluck Picnic which we will host at Winter Camp Park, the date and time to be announced.

We look forward to seeing you next week

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CLUB ACTIVITIES, CONTACT: RUSS DE COSTA, PRESIDENT, 1-240-446-0711

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Spring Tree PlantingThank-Yous

Thanks to everyone who participated and a huge thank you to the volunteers who allowed us to complete the offload, staging, tagging and delivery of 139 native trees in just one day. A special thank you to Robert Uccellini for allowing the our club to use space at Potomac Valley Home Services. Thank you to the Cacapon Institute staff of Shannon and her assistant for their help throughout the day.

The Planting Demonstration was held on Saturday, April 11th at 11:00 AM on Wampum Lane here in the Woods. For those who are new to the program, this was a very informative demo and also part of the agreement with Cacapon Institute. A representative from the institute conducted the demo, answered questions and distrbuted helpful printed materials.

Thank you to those of you who worked with us on substitutions. Our hope is to have a Fall 2026 program for those who would like to participate.

Thanks again for your support and assistance in making The Woods just a little bit greener.

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Learn Something New

Do you know our state flower?

West Virginia: Rhododendron

The rhododendron is a flowering shrub of pink, purple, and white blooms every late spring. Native to eastern North America, it is also called the great laurel, or American rhododendron.

Thousands of schoolchildren across the state voted for the flower, and it was officially designated by the state in 1903. It beat out the honeysuckle and wild rose by over 15,000 votes.