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Headline: Simpsonville Garden Club Celebrations, Proclamations, and Relocations

Section: Nature

Date: October 10, 2025 by Rebecca Garcia, PhD

REBECCA GARCIA & Mayor Paul Shewmaker The Simpsonville Garden Club celebrated 75 years of service in the community, September 21st with a drop-in celebration at the Rotary. The history of the club, its awards, project photos, and yearbooks were on display for the public. Garden club members past and present were in attendance, refle...

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Headline: Simpsonville Garden Club Starts a New Club Year of Building Ecosystems

Section: Nature

Date: September 15, 2025 by Rebecca Garcia

SGC started off the new club year in August with the theme of Building Ecosystems of Edibles: Feeding Family and Friends. Karen Oliver, Chairman of Horticulture from the Garden Club of South Carolina gave an excellent presentation about the 7 layers of the food forest. Also present were Karen Allen, President and Sandra Haman, 1st VP from the Green...

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Headline: Recognized for their Hydroponics Project

Section: Nature

Date: July 10, 2025 by Rebecca Garcia, PhD

The Simpsonville Garden Club recently received a certificate of commendation from the National Garden Club for their conservation efforts, specifically in relation to their community hydroponics project. The award was presented at the recent West Piedmont District banquet. Their club undertakes various projects to beautify Main Street, the Library...

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Headline: Center for Community Services Summer Fundraising and Volunteering Efforts

Section: Local

Date: June 10, 2025 by Rebecca Garcia, PhD

The Center for Community Services is your local one-stop provider for food and utility assistance, free medical clinic and prescription assistance, early childhood development, and other programs that serve Mauldin, Simpsonville, and Fountain Inn communities. As our area grows so do our needs in the community. Newcomers to the area probably haven&r...

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Headline: Garden Club has an award-winning year and installs new officers

Section: Nature

Date: June 10, 2025 by Rebecca Garcia, PhD

As the growing season goes into full bloom, the Garden Club wraps up the 76th year of service to Simpsonville with an award-winning year of projects.  Back in August we started off the year with a grant from the Laurens Electric Cooperative that provided funding to start a Community Education and Vegetable Garden. The classes at Head St...

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Headline: Award Winning Gardens and Educational Projects

Section: Nature

Date: April 7, 2025 by Rebecca Garcia, PhD

Simpsonvillle Garden Club had an award-winning month of March with its community gardens and projects. At the West Piedmont District, we won 1st place for our Hydroponic Project that runs year-round to produce fresh vegetables and herbs for the Center for Community Services (CCS) and educates local students at the high school and undergraduate leve...

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Headline: Spring Gardening Tips

Section: Nature

Date: March 11, 2025 by Rebecca Garcia, PhD

Simpsonville Garden Club has been busy preparing our gardens for spring. If you have found our “Pots Around Town” or visited the “Carolina Fence Garden” at Heritage Park, then you have seen the beautiful display of daffodils and violas. If you are wondering what is in bloom in March around Simpsonville. The native eastern re...

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Headline: SGC: Expanding Community Gardens and Forever Educating

Section: Nature

Date: February 11, 2025 by Rebecca Garcia, PhD

The Simpsonville Garden Club is expanding its Community Education & Vegetable Gardens (CEVG) and Hydroponics Projects at the Center for Community Services. The first community garden raised bed was installed in November supported by funds from a LEC grant. A second raised bed is planned for installation in February. The community garden is posi...

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Headline: Fragrant Ornamental Blooms in Winter

Section: Nature

Date: January 17, 2025 by Rebecca Garcia, PhD

When the season chills, the vibrant colors of summer and fall fade to a crisp brown. Protecting vulnerable plants from the frost and trimming the halls with pines and evergreens becomes the focus. The all-consuming hustle and bustle of the holidays can be overwhelming but consider for a moment a winter garden full of blooms and hope.  A win...

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Headline: Simpsonville Garden Club recognized for 75 years of service

Section: Celebrations

Date: October 11, 2024 by Rebecca Garcia

The Simpsonville Garden Club celebrated 75 years of service in the community, September 21st with a drop-in celebration at the Rotary. The history of the club, its awards, project photos, and yearbooks were on display for the public. Garden club members past and present were in attendance, reflecting on the fruit of their labors. David Stoudenmire,...

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Headline: Simpsonville Garden Club Focuses on Native Plants and Wildlife Habitats

Section: Nature

Date: July 11, 2024 by Rebecca Garcia

The Simpsonville Garden Club will kick off its new season with an ambitious focus on native plants. This shift towards native species is a pivotal step in restoring wildlife habitats that have been displaced, fragmented, or destroyed due to population and industrial growth in Simpsonville.  Native plants offer numerous benefits to both the ec...

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Headline: Collaborative Initiative by the Center of Community Services and Simpsonville Garden Club Brings Hydroponics to Local Schools

Section: Nature

Date: March 11, 2024 by Rebecca Garcia

In a remarkable collaboration aimed at fostering environmental education and sustainable gardening practices, the Center for Community Services (CCS) has partnered with the Simpsonville Garden Club (SGC) to introduce hydroponics systems to local high schools. The first successful implementation took place at Fountain Inn High School (FIHS) in Janua...

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Headline: Simpsonville Garden Club News

Section: Nature

Date: December 5, 2023 by Rebecca Garcia

The Simpsonville Garden Club invites high schoolers (grades 9-12) to participate in the “Heirlooms in Bloom” Flower Art Show planned for March 11-14, 2024, at the Simpsonville Arts Center, 110 Academy St., Simpsonville, SC 29681. Registration is free. Additional information and applications are available at www.simpsonvillegardenclub.co...

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