Dear Covington Garden Club Members,
Welcome back to another fun filled Garden Club year!
Our theme for 2025-2026 is “Life’s a Garden, Dig It!”. I selected that theme because I think it reflects the joy and enthusiasm we all feel for our gardens, our friends and families, our community and life in general. “Dig It” means action. It encourages involvement. This is your Club and your year. Embrace it!
We have some wonderful speakers lined up for the coming year. We will learn how to have our gardens certified as a Native Habitat, how to attract and support hummingbirds and how to grow and care for bonsai. We will hear of the efforts to conserve our treasured Louisiana Irises. One of our speakers will be a beekeeping expert and YouTube sensation known around the world.
We will continue our community involvement by supporting the Covington Food Bank and the St. Francis Animal Sanctuary, maintaining the community gardens, coordinating with the City of Covington to “Keep Covington Beautiful” and participating in the St. Tammany Parish Fair. In the spring, we will host our annual Standard Flower Show. And of course, we will endeavor to award a scholarship to a worthy St. Tammany Parish college student that is in active pursuit of a career related to the mission of the CGC.
We will be hosting the LGCF District VI Fall Meeting at the Maritime Museum in Madisonville on October 23rd and we are fortunate to have arranged for the well-known Dan Gill to be our guest speaker.
I thank you for electing me as your president. I promise to do my very best for you but please know it is you that will make the year a success. Your participation in the various activities and committees that the Club sponsors is what will truly make this a fantastic year and I am so appreciative. I will be your cheerleader every step of the way.
Sincerely,
Kim Vanek
CGC President 2025-2027
Welcome back to another fun filled Garden Club year!
Our theme for 2025-2026 is “Life’s a Garden, Dig It!”. I selected that theme because I think it reflects the joy and enthusiasm we all feel for our gardens, our friends and families, our community and life in general. “Dig It” means action. It encourages involvement. This is your Club and your year. Embrace it!
We have some wonderful speakers lined up for the coming year. We will learn how to have our gardens certified as a Native Habitat, how to attract and support hummingbirds and how to grow and care for bonsai. We will hear of the efforts to conserve our treasured Louisiana Irises. One of our speakers will be a beekeeping expert and YouTube sensation known around the world.
We will continue our community involvement by supporting the Covington Food Bank and the St. Francis Animal Sanctuary, maintaining the community gardens, coordinating with the City of Covington to “Keep Covington Beautiful” and participating in the St. Tammany Parish Fair. In the spring, we will host our annual Standard Flower Show. And of course, we will endeavor to award a scholarship to a worthy St. Tammany Parish college student that is in active pursuit of a career related to the mission of the CGC.
We will be hosting the LGCF District VI Fall Meeting at the Maritime Museum in Madisonville on October 23rd and we are fortunate to have arranged for the well-known Dan Gill to be our guest speaker.
I thank you for electing me as your president. I promise to do my very best for you but please know it is you that will make the year a success. Your participation in the various activities and committees that the Club sponsors is what will truly make this a fantastic year and I am so appreciative. I will be your cheerleader every step of the way.
Sincerely,
Kim Vanek
CGC President 2025-2027