Pinole Garden Club

COmmunity Projects

A photo of various hybrid rose bushes at the historic Faria House in Pinole.

Faria Rose Garden

Pinole Welcome Wall

City Hall Planters

Eighty tree roses are lovingly maintained by PGC members at the historic Faria House. Every month the garden is pruned, weeded, fertilized or treated as needed.

A photo of a planter located at Pinole's City Hall . It contains a variety of different plants.

City Hall Planters

Pinole Welcome Wall

City Hall Planters

Pinole's City Hall planters provide city employees and community members with a peaceful place to enjoy the beauty of flowers. PGC members plant and maintain 10 planters at the front of the building and on the patio.

Pinole Welcome Wall

The Pinole Welcome Wall is at the 80 East Freeway onramp, and serves as a friendly entrance to our community. PGC members plant and maintain it on a monthly basis and decorate it for various holidays and Christmas.

Photo of older women making a flower arrangement during a class given by Pinole Garden Club.

Garden Therapy

Pinole Welcome Wall

PGC members work closely with senior citizen facilities to provide workshops on flower arranging. Members also provide bedside bouquets of fresh flowers to residents at Greenridge Care Center in El Sobrante, CA.

Blue Star Memorial

Student Scholarships

The Blue Star Marker is located at the entrance to 80 East from Pinole Valley Road. It commemorates those community members who have served in the Armed Forces. PGC Members maintain the memorial garden and decorate it with flags on national holidays.

A collage of photos of the 2021 award winner of the Pinole Garden Club's Student Scholarship.

Student Scholarships

Scholarships are awarded annually to assist those students choosing a career in agriculture or a horticultural interest.

A sign saying EllerHorst Kindergarten's Garden sponsored by Pinole Garden Club and Ace Hardware.

Youth PROGRAMS

Student Scholarships

Youth PROGRAMS

PGC members assist local elementary schools to plan, execute and maintain garden spaces for childern to experience hands-on learning.

Penny Pines

Student Scholarships

Youth PROGRAMS

PGC takes an active role in renewing our national forests through the State of California’s Penny Pines project. For each $68.00 that we collect, a plantation of approximately 350 trees on a little less than an acre are planted. The native trees chosen are cedar, fir, redwood, oak and various pine varieties.

A female guest speaker at one of Pinole Garden Clubs' general meetings giving a lecture.

Lectures and WOrkshops

Environmental Education

During the months from September - June, PGC hosts monthly lectures and workshops on a wide variety of gardening topics. Recent discussions included succulent gardens, California native plants, tea-making from garden herbs, photography, and flower arranging.

A photo of several Pinole Garden Club members presenting a skit called "A Tree Grows in Pinole."

Environmental Education

PGC members enjoy performing our award-winning interactive skit "A Tree Grows in Pinole" for local kindergartners. Classrooms also receive a book on nature, and each student receives an oak sapling and an acorn.

A desk at the Pinole Library that contains free packets of vegetable, herbs, and flower seeds.

free seed library

Environmental Education

free seed library

PGC invites the community to visit our Free Seed Collection hosted by the Senior Center. There you can "checkout" a packet of your favorite seeds (plants, flowers or vegetables) and take them home to germinate and grow. When they have matured, harvested seeds are returned to the Free Seed Library to create super strains that are adapted to our area.

About Us

Pinole Garden Club invites you to join us. We have been active for over 65 years and are very proud of all that we have achieved. Our club is dedicated to creating and promoting a further interest in gardening, in plant life, pollinators and the appreciation of the natural beauty of California. We are service oriented and community minded. Some of our projects are: Maintaining the Welcome Wall for the City of Pinole, caring for the rose garden at the historic Faria House, performing our award winning skit “A Tree Grows in Pinole” for local kindergartners, providing and decorating the annual Christmas Tree and Candy Cane Guessing Contest at the Pinole Library, organizing a Front Yard Landscaping Contest, our Annual Spring Plant Sale, contributing to Penny Pines reforestation, and more.

Our Events

Annual Plant Sale

Our biggest event of the year is our annual plant fundraising sale held the first Saturday in May at the Pinole Valley Community Church. Starting in September, PGC members propagate plants and germinate seeds and bulbs in preparation for this popular community event.

Members of the Pinole Garden Club enjoying a field trip at one of the Bay Area's beautiful gardens.

Field Trips

Annual Plant Sale

PGC members conduct several field trips each year. These visits provide educational opportunities for members to explore botanical gardens, nurseries, festivals and tours that expand our knowledge of gardening and plants.

Three women smiling at a recent Plant Talk Garden Party at the home of the members.

Plant talks

Annual Plant Sale

Plant talks

PGC Members get together several times a year for Plant Talk Events. These gatherings can include visits to members gardens, celebrating holidays or workshops. They are always a fun social activity that everyone enjoys.

Contact Us

Better yet, see us in person!

We always welcome new members, so join us at one of our monthly meetings to learn more about us.

Pinole Garden Club

Mailing address: PO Box 25, Pinole, California 94564, United States

Meeting address: Pinole Valley Community Church, 2885 Pinole Valley Road, Pinole, CA 94564 Stephanie Frey - Membership Chair scfrey44@gmail.com 510-299-6746

Hours

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09:00 – 17:00