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BY ASIA ARMOUR
The group engages in beauti cation projects and educational programs on gardening.
The League City Garden Club has been established for more than 75 years and maintains plots in the city’s nature spaces, including League Park. President Jamie Hart said they’re all about taking pride in their community.
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League City Garden Club celebrates 75 years of beautifying area President Jamie Hart joined the League City Garden Club in 2020 in response to negative social media comments about the unsightly appearance of the intersection of Hwy. 3 and League City Parkway. Hart, who grew up in League City, took this as an opportunity to take personal ownership in her community, she said. As chairman of the project, Hart and the group resumed a previous beauti- cation project meant to enhance the highway with an array of wild owers that November.
six yards and one public area to highlight, and attendees pay $15 for a self-guided walkthrough. The features In its 75-year history, Hart said the League City Garden Club’s membership has included iconic League City gures, such as Helen Hall—for which the city’s library, as well as the highly-pho- tographed community nature space, Helen’s Garden, is named after. Hart said the club isn’t just for professionals with green thumbs but anyone who is interested in gardening and enjoys plants and owers. “Some people aren’t even good plant growers, but they want to learn,” Hart said. “Some people don’t do well in gardens, but they want to learn and they love plants. And I’ll tell you what, it’s the most awesome group of people.”
“It doesn’t take that much to step up and do something,” Hart said. “It’s all about pride. It’s about our city and legacy.” Established on Sept. 28, 1949, the League City Garden Club celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2024. The nonpro t organization was presented with its own proclamation day by League City in January. Who it’s for The club currently has 90 members and hosts monthly educational programs for gardening and plant enthusiasts; provides scholarships for students pursuing degrees in horticulture; and engages in beauti cation projects around the city. The annual garden walk tour, which takes place in September, is the organization’s biggest fundraiser every year, Hart said. The club selects
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