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Garden Club's Mission Statement

Garden Club’s Mission Statement

The purpose of the Sun City Anthem Garden Club is to provide education and enjoyment for its members through lectures, discussions, field trips, and other events focusing on landscaping and gardening in southern Nevada.

Our website provides information on all of our programs held at Sun City Anthem, including past in-person meetings and virtual meetings, field trips, helpful resources, and tours available throughout our area. 

We are pleased to offer this Marketplace strictly to SCA Garden Club members as a way to buy and sell only gardening-related merchandise and also offer free items such as plants and horticultural books – all at no charge to members. The SCA Garden Club does not endorse any item for sale nor any vendors and does not assume any responsibility or liability for transactions between individuals.
Are you new to our club and/or a transplant from out of state? Don’t know how to grow the landscape plants that you inherited when you bought your house, or are you just experiencing an issue with one or more of your plants? Club members may request a House Call for help! Two experts from our House Call Committee will visit your garden, identify plants, and offer advice on how to grow them with absolutely no cost to you. They will not be able to plant, prune, or enter your home but they can offer a wide range of garden-related assistance. Some questions may be answered by phone or email, or if required an on-site visit will be scheduled at a mutually convenient time. If you are not already logged-in to the Club website, please do so now to fully access the options available. We look forward to being of assistance. NOT a Club Member? Join today!

Our annual tour of members' gardens will be held on April 21, leaving promptly from the front of the Independence Center at 9 a.m. Note that this is a one-time change from our usual meeting date. Marvel at what can be grown in the Mojave Desert to perfection—everything from cacti to roses, yuccas and agaves to irises and hummingbird plants—and give your home curb appeal and serenity. Talk to the seven hosts to find out their secrets to success. You will also learn what product is best at discouraging depredations by Elmer Fudd's "wascally wabbits" and where to buy it.

At May's meeting, following a delicious picnic buffet catered by Bell's Barbecue and held in the Independence Courtyard, a slide show of the gardens tour will be presented indoors. Just before we shut down to shelter from the heat of July and August, Master Gardener Glenda Bona will return in June with about seven others to show us how to grow eight varieties of basil. Then, adding even more spice to the meeting, those in attendance will sample pesto sauce pre-made from each of the eight varieties and vote on the best one. If you are not a member and want to take advantage of these educational and fun opportunities (and free house calls!), we welcome you to enroll as explained below. 

 Dues for 2025 remain $15; checks may be made payable exactly to: Sun City Anthem Community Association, Inc. with “Garden Club’ on the memo line. Enrollment forms are also available at the Anthem Center kiosk, at meetings, and on our website (https://garden.scaclub.org). Deposit the form in the Garden Club mailbox located outside Anthem's Fitness Center along with your check payable as above. Feel free to email any questions about the Club to its president, Dr. Alec Pridgeon (apridg1@gmail.com)