a Member of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania
Our Projects in the Bethlehem Area.
Since the turn of the century, club members have continued to reach out to the community through many of our projects.
Arbor Day
Arbor Day has been celebrated by the Bethlehem Garden Club since 1934. Most recently, Arbor Day plantings have been installed at the Bethlehem Mounted Police quarters, the St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing, Cedarbrook Nursing Home, Miller's House Garden, and at Advent Moravian Church.
Flower Shows
Flower shows have been well received in Bethlehem and have won many first place GCFP awards; the 2008 and 2009 Flower Shows took first place on state and National Garden Club levels. The 2023 Flower Show theme was Cafe La Fleur.
Habitat for Humanity
The Bethlehem Garden Club collects monetary donations and also gifts new home owners with house plants at the time of the official dedication.
Historic Bethlehem Museum and Sites
During the Christmas season club members decorate Christmas Trees for Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites. specifically at the Kemerer Museum, Moravian Museum, and the Single Sisters' House. Club volunteers also install holiday decorations at the North and South Side Libraries.
Horticulture Therapy
This program brings the joy of gardening and flower design to those members of our community residing in assisted living housing. Bimonthly hosting of horticulture therapy sessions held at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Fountain Hill has been a favorite activity for decades among club members and Cedarbrook residents; in 2017, this program was commemorated by NGC with 1st place national recognition. The club has expanded this program to a second Cedarbrook location and the Moravian King's Daughters and Sons House.
Morning Star Memory Cafe
Volunteers work with patients and caretakers in a welcoming environment three times a year to make seasonal crafts, a spring flower arrangement, a Halloween craft, and a holiday winter decoration. The Memory Cafe just received some well deserved publicity and recognition. CLICK HERE.
Northeast Community Center
Members of the Bethlehem Garden Club collect non-perishable food and other items to assist community residents with basic needs twice a year.
