Mission and History

The Three Harbors Garden Club (THGC) was founded in 1952 by five trailblazing women Mrs. Percy H. Jennings, Mrs. Stanley M. Rumbough, Mrs. Henry C. Taylor, Mrs. B. Tappen Fairchild, and Mrs. Willis D. Wood in the Cold Spring Harbor area of Long Island after recognizing a need for a small garden club for women. Mrs. Fairchild shared her desire to instill a love of gardening with young neighbors. She believed that garden club members should “spread the love of gardening; be alert to the conservation of our natural resources; develop civic mindedness and raise bigger and better horticultural specimens.” Each founding member made their mark on the THGC community in various ways after World War II, and beyond. The Club was admitted to The Garden Club of America in 1959.

Three Harbors Garden Club is a Member of the Garden Club of America

Founded in 1913, The Garden Club of America is a volunteer, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization comprised of 200 member clubs and approximately 18,000 club members throughout the country. The purpose of The Garden Club of America is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to share the advantages of association by means of educational meetings, conferences, correspondence, and publications, and to restore, improve, and protect the quality of the environment through educational programs and action in the fields of conservation and civic improvement.