Live in Big Sky Country? Love gardens, flowers and beautiful landscapes? Do you want to share your knowledge or learn more? The Montana Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., founded in 1938, is a non-profit educational organization with members statewide. There are 30 individual Montana garden clubs and in 2010, we celebrate our 72nd anniversary as an affiliate of the largest volunteer gardening organization in the world, National Garden Clubs, Inc. We are also one of eight states in the Rocky Mountain Region.

Use this site to discover Montana gardening information and time-tested methods shared at club meetings and in our gardening know-how section. Find out about college scholarships, schools to learn landscaping and floral design, and cooperative efforts with national groups such as the U. S. Forest Service on the projects and schools page. View the garden club pages to see the many professional speakers presenting information at monthly meetings at each club around the state. Read about the community improvement projects our active members perform.

Membership is open throughout the year. If you love growing, we'd love to meet you. Plan to drop in and experience the difference with Montana Federation of Garden Clubs. To learn more, click here for information about our energetic community volunteers and start learning today!

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Mission View Garden Club of the Mission Valley is a group of men and women hailing from the areas of Polson, Ronan, Pablo, Charlo, Dixon, St. Ignatius, Ravalli and Arlee, who enjoy gardening, sharing garden knowledge, helping our communities and having fun.

Monthly meetings are usually held at the Charlo Senior Center on the fourth Wednesday at 1pm. Every meeting includes a social time and a program promoting interest in gardening and/or floriculture. We participate in area activities, take field trips, do extra workshops, aid in civic beautification projects and hold our annual plant sale in May. For several years, our club float has won first place in the 4th of July parade at Charlo. Pictures of all these activities are shown below.

Membership in the club offers wisdom about gardening, the environment, wildlife, conservation, and the communities of our area. Mission View Garden Club is a common ground for building long-lasting friendships. We invite you to join us at any of our monthly meetings.

The club was founded in 1947. In 1948 it was able to sponsor and build the Charlo Community Park where previously there had been just a slough. The Park is still maintained by our club.

Later, a grant was obtained to landscape with native plants around the entrance to the Bison Range Visitors Center, and in 1971, the club was instrumental in promoting legislation protecting raptors from sport shooting. In 2004, we were able to acquire the then 51 year old Blue Star Memorial marker from the Missoula Club when they installed a new one. It was installed along Highway 93 at Ninepipes Museum on November 11, 2005.

In addition to landscaping and maintaining the Charlo Park and beds at Leon Hall, we do spring plantings and winter decorations at the Post Office in St. Ignatius. The club donates to various civic projects and to the three food banks in our area. We sponsor an annual plant sale in May.

Fun Facts About Mission View Garden Club
Club Membership as of September 2009: 34 Members + 5 Honorary
Year Founded: 1947
Annual Dues: $10
2009/10 Club Motto: "Where you tend a rose, a thistle cannot grow"
Club Colors: Yellow and White
Club Flower: Daffodil
Club Tree: Blue Spruce
Master Gardeners: 1

Mission View Garden Club is associated with the Montana Federation of Garden Clubs, Rocky Mountain Region Garden Clubs, and the National Garden Clubs. Membership is open to anyone interested in horticulture (flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, etc.) or floriculture. We welcome your interest and participation in our club. Please call the club president, Connie Plaissay (644-5501) for information about the club and time of the next meeting.

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Our Mission Statement: The Montana Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. provides education, resources and networking opportunities for its members and Montana youth, to promote the love of gardening, floral design, civic and environmental responsibility.

As a non-profit educational organization, we gratefully accept tax-deductible donations. Contributions are used for special guest speakers at membership meetings, costs associated with producing educational materials for our members and the public, as well as for college scholarships. Ongoing support of these efforts need your help. Please consider making a contribution as part of your income and estate tax planning. Should your gift be in the form of a bequest, it will reduce your taxable estate on death. You should consult your tax advisor regarding applicable tax laws, their relation to your own tax situation and any tax benefits you might receive. Please contact Norman DeNeal, MFGC President, for further information.

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