The Garden Club of South Carolina
2025 – 2027
Calendar (as of October 8, 2025)
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2025 |
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| May 1 | NAJCSC Meeting, Columbia |
| May 15 | Gardener, Summer Edition Deadline |
| May 18 – 23 | National Garden Club Convention, North Charleston, SC
Installation of Donna Donnelly as NGC President |
| May 30 | GCSC Memorial Day Service |
| June 1 – 7 | National Garden Week |
| June 11 – 12 | Gardening Study School, Course 3 – Series 1, Spartanburg, SC |
| June 15 – 21 | Camp Wildwood 2025 |
| June 17 | GCSC Finance Committee Meeting – Virtual |
| June 19 | GCSC Board of Directors Meeting – Columbia |
| June 25 | West Sandhills District Summer Presidents’ Mtg – Columbia |
| June 26 | East Sandhills District Summer Presidents’ Mtg – Bishopville |
| June 27 | East Piedmont District Summer Presidents Mtg – Greenville |
| July 17 | West Low Country District Summer Presidents’ Mtg –
Graniteville |
| August 5 | East Low Country District Summer Presidents’ Mtg – Charleston |
| August 13 | Coastal District Summer Presidents’ Mtg – Little River
(Wampee) |
| August 15 | Gardener, Fall Edition Deadline |
| August 19 | West Piedmont District Summer President’s Mtg – McCormick |
| September 1 | Yearbooks due to GCSC President and District Directors
Begin sending GCSC state award applications |
| September 17 | GCSC Finance Committee Meeting – Virtual |
| September 18 | NGC Board Meeting – Virtual |
| September 25 | GCSC Board of Directors Meeting, Columbia |
| October 1 | District Yearbook First Place Winners due to GCSC
Third Vice President Awards Chairman |
| October 2 | NAJCSC Meeting, Columbia |
| November 7 | Memorial Garden Veterans’ Event, Columbia |
| November 11 – 12 | Landscape Design School – Charleston |
| November 15 | Gardener, Winter Edition Deadline |
| November 15 | High School Essays Due to Jacqueline Weinzierl |
| November TBD | Decorate South Carolina State Christmas Tree, Columbia |
| November TBD | South Carolina Carolighting Ceremony, Columbia |
| December 5 | Arbor Day, South Carolina |
| December 10 | GCSC Award Applications Due to Third Vice President/Awards
Chaiman |
|
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 |