2026

August 15

 Gardener, Fall Edition Deadline

August 22-23

 Council of Garden Clubs of Greater Charleston Flower Show

       Ladson, SC

September 1

 Yearbooks due to GCSC President and District Directors 

        Begin sending GCSC state award applications

September 2

 GCSC Finance Committee Meeting - Virtual

September 8

 Flower Show Procedure - Course I– Virtual

September 10

 GCSC Board of Directors’ Meeting - Columbia

September 14 - 16

 GCSC Flower Show School I– Greenville, SC

October 1

 District Yearbook First Place Winners due to GCSC

       Third Vice President - Awards Chairman

October 1

 NAJCSC Meeting - Columbia

October 1- 31

 Camp Wildwood Applications due

October 15 – 21

 New Orleans President’s Trip

October 27, 28

 Landscape Design School – Charles Towne Landing Park,

       Charleston – Course 1

November 6

 GCSC Veterans’ Day Service, Memorial Garden, Columbia, SC

November 15

 Gardener, Winter Edition Deadline

November TBD

 Decorate South Carolina State Christmas Tree, Columbia, SC

November TBD

 South Carolina Carolighting- Columbia, SC

November 15

 High School Essays Due to Jacqueline Weinzierl

December 4

 Arbor Day, South Carolina

December 5

 Award Extension Application Due

December 10

 GCSC Award Applications Due to Third Vice President -

       Awards Charman

December 10

 District Youth Awards to Alecia Elrod

December 30

 GCSC Finance Committee Meeting - Virtual

2027

Ongoing throughout the year

 Ames Grant Deadline - NGC

Ongoing throughout the year

 Native Plant and Wildflower Grand Deadline - NGC

  Ongoing throughout the year

 Natural Disasters Grant Deadline - NGC

Ongoing throughout the year

 Youth Grant Deadline - NGC

January 7

 GCSC Board of Directors’ Meeting - Columbia

January 15

 Roster and Dues Letter sent to GCSC Clubs. Corrected Roster

     and Dues due back to Treasurer and Beth Stoney, March 1.

January 20

 NGC Board Meeting - Virtual

February 1

 Scholarship Application Deadline, Electronically to

      Sandra Barker

February 1

 President’s Report due to GCSC President and District Director

February 15

 Gardener – Spring Edition Deadline

February 26 - 27

 Clarice Wilson Garden Club Flower Show

March 2

 East Sandhills District Meeting – Sumter, SC

March 3

 West Sandhills District Meeting – Winnsboro, SC

March 4

 NAJCSC Meeting – Columbia. SC

March 9

 West Low Country District Meeting – Orangeburg, SC

March 10

 East Low Country District Meeting – Manning, SC

March 11

 Coastal District Meeting – Pawleys Island, SC

March 15 – 17

 Flower Show School II – Columbia, SC

March 23

 West Piedmont District Meeting – Salem. SC

March 24

 East Piedmont District Meeting – Spartanburg, SC

March 25

 GCSC Finance Committee Meeting - Virtual

April 1-9

 President’s Trip to the Netherlands

April 9 - 10

 Sumter Flower Show, Sumter County Art Gallery, Sumter SC

April 12 – 14

 Greenville Garden Club Flower Show

April 15 - 17

 SAR Convention – Bowling Green, Kentucky

April 26

 GCSC Board Meeting – Columbia, SC

April 27 and 28

 GCSC State Convention – Double Tree Hotel, Columbia, SC

May 6

 NAJCSC Meeting – Columbia, SC

May 15

 Gardener – Summer Edition Deadline

May 13 - 15

 National Garden Club Convention – Madison, WI

May 21

 GCSC Memorial Day – Memorial Garden – Columbia, SC

June 6 – 12

 National Garden Week

June 14

 GCSC Finance Committee Meeting - Virtual

June 20 - 26

 Camp Wildwood 2027

June 24

 GCSC Board Meeting - Columbia

July 27

 Summer District Presidents’ Meeting, all 7 districts, Columbia                                  

August 15

 Gardener – Fall Edition Deadline

August 24

 GCSC Finance Committee Meeting - Virtual

September 9

 GCSC Board Meeting - Columbia

September 13 - 15

 Flower Show School III – Greenville, SC