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.

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2026 News at a Glance

Spring Tree Planting Update

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 is scheduled for Saturday, April 11th at 11:00 AM. It will be held at 394 Wampum Lane here in the Woods -- located off Lodge Road between the 6th green and the 7th Fairway. Those of you who have participated before are not required to attend, but you are more than welcome. For those who are new to the program, this is a very informative demo and also part of the agreement with Cacapon Institute which was listed in the signup. A representative from the institute will conduct the demo and answer any question you may have about planting. Helpful printed material will be distributed.

Thank you to those of you who worked with us on substitutions. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact me. 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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April Meeting

A reminder that our first meeting will be April 15th starting at 1 PM. It will be at the Hedges Chapel Hall. This will be an important business

meeting to review with everyone our goals and changes for 2026. A dessert

buffet will be provided. We ask that members bring their favorite dessert to share with everyone.

Dawn McClure is working on the Mount Vernon day trip and more information will be available soon.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Russ DeCosta

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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.

Learn how to grow them.