Awards
As a member of the Garden Club Of America, National Garden Clubs Central Region, and Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, the Talbot County Garden Club has access to many prestigious awards.
2026
Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland District 1 Awards
TCGC proudly announces the receipt of several prestigious awards from Federated Garden
Clubs of Maryland’s District 1 at its annual meeting on March 4.
TCGC Treasurer Cherie Carroll (c) accepted awards on behalf of our club from FGCMD President Donna Miller and District 1 Director Ann Street.
- Perennial Bloom Award to TCGC’s former president MARIBETH LANE. The honor includes the planting of a tree.
- Garden Therapy – 1 st Place (large club) for “TANDEM – Better Together,” our garden-related activities with the YMCA’s dementia community.
- Civic Development Award – 1 st Place (large club) for improvement and repair of the Frances Plate Memorial Children’s Garden in Easton’s Idlewild Park.
- Historic Preservation –1 st Place (large club) for rehabilitation of the Christ Church Parish Office Garden through our 2025 Project Grant.
FGCMD honored Maribeth Lane with its esteemed Perennial Bloom Award and honored Trish Reynolds for her all-encompassing dedication to FGCMD.
District Director’s Certificate of Recognition to TRISH REYNOLDS in recognition for initiative, leadership and dedication in creating and implementing a comprehensive District tutorial for the District, State and National Awards Program.
Trish’s award, so beautiful it deserves a gold frame!
- Flower Show Certificate of Recognition for “Holidays,” the National Garden Club
Standard Flower Show that TCGC staged last Fall. - Yearbook – 2 nd Place Tie (large club) for TCGC’s directory published for reference
by members. - Youth Awards
- Smokey the Bear Poster – 4 entries
- Woodsy Owl – 2 entries – 1 st Place Grade 2; 1 st Place Grade 3
2025
Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland District 1 Awards (“Large Clubs” Category):
Garden Therapy “Inclusive Gardening” (Hon Mention)
Publication Awards
– Editorial Can You Dig It? (2nd place)
– Newsletters Blossom & Bloom (3rd place)
– Yearbook (Hon Mention)
Director’s Certificate of Appreciation
– to Maribeth Lane for hosting District 1’s Semi Annual Meeting
– to Gretta McDonald for Work with Young Gardeners, especially for the 2024 District 1 Flower Show
– to Trish Reynolds as District Advisor, Garden News/Garden Basket Editor + Awards Co-Chair
– Lifetime Award to Maribeth Lane
Garden Club of America Club Awards:
– Horticulture Award to Janet Mackey
– Medal of Merit Award to Virginia Sappington
– Group Award for all she has done for PR & as TCGC Webmaster to Pam Keeton
2022
District I Flower Show “Harvest Highlights” Sept. 24, 2022
Award of Horticultural Excellence, The Grower’s Choice Award – Susie Middleton, member of Dorchester, Oxford and Talbot County GCs and incoming president of FGCMD.
Arboreal Award (a NGC award) – Pam Keeton
Margaret Roberts Yerger Perpetual Award,* (District I award) – Julia Miller. *awarded to the exhibitor winning the most blue ribbons for perennial exhibits.
Blue Ribbon Winners include: Susie Middleton, Julia Miller, Pam Keeton, Chloe Pitard, Trish Reynolds, Sara Walker, Nicki Schwab
Division II – Design
Susan B. Whitaker Perpetual Award* – Susie Middleton. *awarded to the most creative Petite Design exhibit expressing a sense of humor and wit.
Other TCGC Members participating in the FS: Myra Gons ( a first timer) participated in Botanical Arts, Division III, and Samantha McCall, entered a Line Mass Design.
2020-2021
Federated Garden Club of Maryland
- Dessie Moxley Youth Involvement and Development Award, 1st place for painting the Frances P – Children’s Garden Committee
- Year Book Award 1st Place Large Clubs – Alden Firth
- Presidential Award for creating of the District I Newsletter, “Garden Basket” – Trish Reynolds
National Garden Club
- The Tommy Donnan Award for Newsletter, One-Page-, Extra Large Club for “TidBits” – Horticulture Committee
- Certificate of Appreciation Award for “TCGC 2019 in Review” – Rita Mhley
