The Great Falls Flower Growers is made up of a wonderful group of about 60 dedicated members who volunteer their time on projects to beauify our community.

The club has been in existence for 78 years and affiliated with the Montana Federation of Garden Clubs for 73 years. The members have planted thousands of flowers and plants around Great Falls during all those years. Most recently we have concentrated on the beautification of the Paris Gibson Museum Butterfly Garden, pictured below.

Another favorite project is the Montana Veterans Memorial (pictured above) where this year we added three large planters and planted the American Flag Memorial, edged in marigolds. The other major projects were the Great Falls Visitor Center and the Great Falls Library Park. In addition to our projects, we have a yearly Holiday Tea fundraiser to support a $1,000 scholarship for a Montana college student studying horticulture. The Tea is a lively event with a different theme each year.

The club is involved in many other activities such as the birthday party for the Senior Citizens, support of the local food banks, and hats and gloves are collected for the needy. The members support the Montana Federation of Garden Clubs and National Garden Club goals, too.

It isn't all work at the garden club, however, The members enjoy garden tours, 50-50 drawings, ways and means table where they can purchase items and many other activities for socializing.

The Great Falls Flower Growers welcome new members at any time to our monthly meetings on the first Friday of each month. They meet at 12:30 p.m. at the Good Eats Cafe on 2nd Ave. North. There is an educational program each month so members continue to learn new things about gardening. For more information, contact Barb Thares, Membership Chairman at 453-2951 or President, Sherry Meadors (761-8038). We hope to meet you soon!

Scholarship Information -- Contact Doris Pascal, 623 40th St. South, Great Falls, MT 59405 (phone 452-4872) before March 31 for qualifications, requirements and an application form. See the application form here.