WHAT WE DO
Programs, Projects, Awards & Scholarships
Our Projects, Programs and Activities
The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc. is involved in numerous projects, programs and activities. We also offer scholarships and awards. Click on the green boxes below (sorted alphabetically) to learn more about our work! (If you cannot see the green boxes, use these direct links.)
Annual Civic Fund
Blue and Gold Star Memorials
Land Trust
Scholarships
The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc. (TGCI), our Districts, and our local clubs offer educational programs in order to achieve our Mission to promote interest and education in horticulture, landscaping, floral design and environmental concerns. In addition, each year, TGCI hosts a State Convention. Check out our video from our 92nd Annual Convention, held in April 2024!
The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc. awards members and clubs numerous awards. Below are some of the awards we present to our members, for more details please contact us.
View all of our TGCI 2025 Award Winners. NEW! – Awards presented at our 94th Annual State Convention, April 14, 2026.
For TGCI members, please go to Member Access to view the Awards Manual and materials.
- Amy Mason Wildflower
- Annual Civic Fund
- Bev Kevler Arbor
- Birds and Butterflies
- Blue Star/Gold Star Memorials
- Civic Development
- Club Achievement
- Conservation
- Flower Show Achievement
- Garden Therapy
- History Preservation
- Honeywell Horticultural
- Horticulture
- Land Trust Projects
- Litter and Recycling
- Member Services Sales
- Membership Increase
- Membership & Promotion
- National Garden Week
- National Life Member
- Publications
- Roadside Beautification
- Scholarship
- Scrapbook
- Social Media
- Yearbook
- Youth
The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc. (TGCI) is proud to award scholarships to college/university/tech/vocational school students in the amount of $1,000*. Each year, the funds available determine the number of scholarships TGCI offers. In 2024-2025, TGCI awarded $15,000 in scholarships.
(*Occasionally, depending on number of applications and funds available, higher amounts can be awarded.)
See our list of 2025-2026 Scholarship Winners!
To qualify, Indiana students must be enrolled in an Indiana “accredited college, technical school, vocational school, or university” listed on the official website of the U.S. Department of Education.
The applicants are evaluated by the TGCI scholarship committee based on the scholarship program requirements. Equal opportunity shall be provided to all applicants.
Want to support student scholarships? Learn about how to donate.
Click below to see the scholarship eligibility details and application information.
The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc. is pleased to participate in the youth contests sponsored by The National Garden Clubs, Inc. Details are listed below. If you need additional ideas of our to engage youth in garden projects, The Garden Club of Indiana has some great Youth Engagement Ideas! (Download the PDF)
Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest: In partnership with the US Forest Service and the National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC), for more than 50 years, kids in first through fifth grades have used their the imagination to create posters to help convey Smokey Bear’s message of “Only YOU Can Prevent Wildfires!” and Woodsy Owl’s message of “Lend a Hand, Care for the Land!”. The 2026-2027 poster contest submissions deadline to the State Youth Contests Chair, Pam Schumm is January 20, 2027. Poster Contest Rules 2027
Youth Essay Contest: “How Will We Be Gardening in the Next 250 Years?” is the theme for the 2026 Indiana-only Youth Essay Contest. Students in grades 9-12 will submit an original essay that addresses this question. Essays can be up to 600 words. Essays are submitted first to a local garden club for judging. Then, local clubs submit their winning essays (one per grade-level) to the state. Youth Essay Contest Guidelines 2026
Youth Poetry Contest: “Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday with Red, White, and Blue!” is the theme for the 2026 National Garden Clubs, Inc. Youth Poetry Contest. The contest is open to all youth in grades K-12. The state deadline to submit your club’s winning poems (one per grade-level) is December 1, 2026. Youth Poetry Contest 2026 Guidelines and Submission Information.
Youth Sculpture Contest: “Encouraging Youth to Keep Our Planet Green”. This contest encourages students to keep our planet green. Students in grades 4 -8 are eligible to create a sculpture of recyclable, reused, and reduced materials. The sculpture is limited in width to 81/2 inches by 11 inches. Deadline for submissions to the state is December 1, 2026. Youth Sculpture Contest 2026 Guidelines.