For the Franklin County Garden Club’s July meeting, Kathy Rychen of Mt. Juliet presented a program titled “Everything has Potential.”

With an objective to help members improve their floral designs, Rychen demonstrated how everyday items can be incorporated or repurposed into specific designs.

She explained the requirements of each design and thanked members for bringing in materials and cut flowers for the meeting.

Club President Lola Eslick also shared news from The National Gardener publication.

“We had so much fun at the July meeting,” Eslick said.

About the F.C. Garden Club

The Franklin County Garden Club meets regularly on the second Friday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Community Center Room located in the Franklin County Annex Building at 839 Dinah Shore Blvd., Winchester. The meetings include presentations, workshops and field trips. 

The next meeting will be a field trip on Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. featuring a tour of the Rustic Greenhouse, located at 811 Old CCC Road in Sewanee.

The club is a nonprofit organization that was started in 1929 and currently has around 40 members who pledge to protect and conserve the natural resources of the planet Earth and the natural beauty surrounding Franklin County. 

The group takes an active role in the local community to promote programs that educate the public, especially elementary-aged children, and they also take on projects to beautify the area.  The club’s members are proud to be caretakers of the air, water, forest land and wildlife and continue to receive awards at the state and national level for their participation in many activities. 

Club projects include educating students about fire conservation with the Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster competition; gardening projects at Clark Memorial School, Broadview and North Lake Elementary; garden therapy at New Life and other facilities; and landscape projects at Winchester Fire Hall No. 2, the Downtown Winchester Square, the Franklin County Board of Education, the Franklin County Public Library and Blue Star Markers.

The Franklin County Garden Club is a member of the National Garden Club which has a mission to provide education, resources, and national networking opportunities for its members to promote the love of gardening, floral design and civic and environmental responsibility.

For more information, please visit the club’s Facebook page or contact G.G. Preble at 931-636-1951.