Calendar The Garden Club of South Carolina 2026-2027 Calendar 2026 Ongoing throughout the year Ames Grant Deadline – NGC Ongoing throughout the year Native Plant and Wildflower Grant Deadline – NGC Ongoing throughout the year Natural Disasters Grant Deadline – NGC Ongoing throughout the year Youth Grant Deadline – NGC January 10 District Youth Awards to Alecia Elrod January 15 Roster and Dues Letter sent to GCSC clubs January 15 GCSC Finance Committee Meeting – Virtual January 21 WEM NGC Meeting – Virtual January 22 GCSC Board of Directors Meeting – Columbia February 1 GCSC Presidents’ Reports Due to GCSC President and District Director February 1 Scholarship Application Deadline, Electronically to Sandra Barker February 15 Gardener, Spring Edition Deadline March 1 GCSC Club rosters and dues submission deadline March 1 Juried Art Digital Entries due to Sherri Bardsley March 3 East Sandhills District Meeting, Florence March 4 West Sandhills District Meeting, Irmo March 5 NAJCSC Meeting, Columbia March 7 Youth Awards Celebration – Columbia Council Building, Columbia, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. March 10 West Low Country District Meeting, Hampton March 11 East Low Country District Meeting, Mt. Pleasant/Charleston March 12 Coastal District Meeting, Dillon March 19 – 22 SAR Convention, Parkersburg, WVA March 24 West Piedmont District Meeting, Anderson March 25 East Piedmont District Meeting, Woodruff April 15 GCSC Finance Committee Meeting April 22 – 23 GCSC State Meeting – TBD May 7 NAJCSC Meeting, Columbia May 4 – 6 NGC Convention, St. Louis, MO May 17- 25 President’s Trip to France May TBD GCSC Memorial Day Service, Memorial Garden, Columbia June 10 – 11 Gardening Studies School Course IV, Spartanburg Community College, Spartanburg, SC June 7 – 13 National Garden Week June 21 – 27 Camp Wildwood 2026 July 15 Summer District Presidents’ Meeting, all 7 districts, Columbia August 15 Gardener, Fall Edition Deadline September 1 Yearbooks due to GCSC President and District Directors Begin sending GCSC state award applications October 1 District Yearbook First Place Winners due to GCSC Third Vice President Awards Chairman November TBD GCSC Veterans’ Day Service, Memorial Garden, Columbia November 15 Gardener, Winter Edition Deadline November 15 High School Essays Due to Jacqueline Weinzierl December TBD Arbor Day, South Carolina 2027 February1 Scholarship Application Deadline, Electronically to Sandra Barker February 15 Gardener, Spring Edition Deadline March 2 East Sandhills District Meeting – Location TBD March 3 West Sandhills District Meeting – Location TBD March 9 West Low Country District Meeting – Location TBD March 10 East Low Country District Meeting – Location TBD March 11 Coastal District Meeting – Location TBD March 23 West Piedmont District Meeting – Location TBD March 24 East Piedmont District Meeting – Location TBD May 13 – 15 National Garden Club Convention – Location TBD
