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We Give Back
The Chapel Hill Garden Club members contribute their time and gardening talent to beautify the community and spread the love of gardening.
Upcoming Spring Garden Tour
Our History of Giving Back
Our biennial Garden Tour allows the club to make generous donations to a variety of organizations that are aligned with the club’s mission.
Growing the Next Generation of Gardeners
The Estes Hills Elementary School has three separate gardens. At the front of the school you are greeted by the Maag Garden, where the Pre-K and K classes come to learn about plants and insects. They learn to plant seeds and harvest them later. Especially popular are radishes, parsley (for the black swallowtail butterfly caterpillars) and cabbages.
Dorothy Maag, a CHGC past president, donated a generous grant to build planter boxes and “seeded” all the plants.
In the back of the school you will find two sizable garden plots, one is the pollinator garden and the other is the “veg” garden. The first through fifth graders are given lessons in planting seeds in February, planting seedlings in April and harvesting in May/June and again in the Fall.
The Ronald McDonald House Garden
CHGC volunteers care for a section of the gardens at the Ronald McDonald House which offers physical support and emotional comfort to the families of children who need hospital care.
The Freedom House – A Recovery Center
The upkeep and care of the entrance flower bed is tended by CHGC members.
The Wonder Connection
CHGC is a partner with this group, seeking to empower local, hospitalized kids and teens with the wonders of nature and science.
Habitat for Humanity in Orange and Chatham County
The club supplies kits containing gardening tools and helpful information to new Habitat for Humanity homeowners in these counties.
The Children’s Wonder Garden at the North Carolina Botanical Garden
The care of a downtown planter on Columbia near Franklin Street.