About Us

THIS IS WHAT WE STAND FOR

MISSION STATEMENT

To Promote The LOVE OF GARDENING Among Amateurs, 

To Protect And Promote The Growth Of Our Native Trees, Flowers And Birds

And To Encourage Civic Planning And Civic Beauty.

MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS

  • WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE 164 CURRENT MEMBERS
  • 53 ACTIVES (4 PAST PRESIDENTS)
  • 85 SUSTAINERS (21 PAST PRESIDENTS)
  • 21 LIFE MEMBERS (4 PAST PRESIDENTS)
  • 5 NON-RESIDENT MEMBERS (1 PAST PRESIDENT)
  • 2 PAST STATE PRESIDENTS

"The Green Thumb" ("El Dedon Verde")

CLUB EMBLEM &
T-SHIRT DESIGN

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

  • El Dedon Verde Garden Club generously donates to local community projects every year. The money comes from club dues and fundraising projects held throughout the year.  Projects should be submitted to the New Projects Chair, Cameron Compton, by the deadline of November 1, 2024. They will be presented to the membership and voted on at our November meeting.

Officers



President
Kim McGlone

Immediate Past President
Francie McIntosh

1st Vice President-Programs
Olga Chavez

2nd Vice President
Ana Gonzales

Secretary
Margie Escudero

Treasurer
Heather Hall

Project Chairs

Awards
Laura Harrison

Flower Show
Lillie McIntosh
Amanda Daniels

Flower Power
Margie Escudero

Hostess Liaison
Lisa Jimenez

Member Admissions & Education
Sue Anderson

Membership Records
Jan Schauer

Project Chairs

New Projects
Kim McGlone

Nominations
Francie McIntosh

Notifications/
Newsletter
Leyla Zeidan Safa

Photography
Brenda Thompkins
Kim McGlone

Yearbook
Ana Gonzalez
Leyla Zeidan Safa

Projects



Arbor Day
Kathrin Berg

Share-A-Plant
Allie Norton

Butterfly Garden
Judy Wendt

Ways and Means

T-Shirts
Amanda Daniels

AFFILIATIONS

  • Organized 1950; Federated 1981 – Bronze Club
  • Member of Mountain Plains District IX; Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.
  • South Central Region; National Garden Clubs, Inc.
  • National Garden Clubs includes 5,602 garden clubs, 178,946 garden club members,
  • 50 states and the National Capital area, 70 National Affiliate Member Organizations,
  • 654 International Affiliate Member Organizations, with headquarters in St. Louis, MO

PAST PROJECTS

Texas Garden Clubs Inc.

State Conventions

Fall 2006 / Spring 2011

Arbor Day

P.A.R.K. Inc., White Spur Park

Child Crisis Center ‘13

El Paso Zoo

Joan Goetting Memorial at

Cancer Treatment Center

Keystone Botanical Garden

Tom Lea Wilderness Park

McCall Neighborhood Center

Humane Society of El Paso

Plant it Pink Garden – District IX

Flower Shower Silent Auction

‘12, ‘13, ‘14

“Jardin de Milagros” –

Center for Children, ‘13

Lee Moore Children”s Home

Fresh Beginnings Community Garden@Bowling Family YMCA

EDV Butterfly Garden ‘22

The Magoffin Home

State Historical Park

Wellington Chew
Senior Citizens Center

Whitaker Elementary

School Greenhouse

Keep El Paso Beautiful

The Garden Conservancy

“Open Days”

“New at the Zoo”

Eagle Scout Project

Tablescapes

‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14

Animal Rescue League of El Paso

Christmas Design Class ‘11

Wildlife Habitat ‘09, ‘10

Blue Star Memorial Marker

Mustard Seed Cafe ’15

Rose Society of El Paso ’15

Raised Beds inside High Tunnel at Fresh Beginnings Community Garden@Bowling Family YMCA

Teaching Beds – 3 Modular Gardens at Fresh Beginnings Community Garden@Bowling Family YMCA

Harmonious Homes ‘22

PAST PRESIDENTS

Mrs. Frank E. (Lou) Brown

Mrs. Phil (Patricia) Harvey

Mrs. M. H. (Eleanor) Mahana

Mrs. Ellis (Susan) Mayfield

Mrs. Albert (Amelia) Krohn

Mrs. Paul (Sallie) Harvey, Jr.

Mrs. Jack (Nancy) Lynch

Mrs. Louis (Carolyn) Scott, Jr.

Mrs. Ben (Betty) Mason

Mrs. Jack (Margaret) Ryan

Mrs. Marge S. Budwig

Mrs. Lionel W. (Jane) Thomson

Mrs. John (Joyce) Karr

Mrs. Mary Lou Woods

Mrs Richard (Ellen) VandenHeuvel

Mrs. W. H. (Jane) Rogers

Mrs. Sammy (Margaret) Smith

Mrs. M. H. (Jean) Zabriskie, Jr.

Mrs. Blaine (Nancy) Qualls

Mrs. Paul (Sheila) Huchton, Jr.

Mrs. Werner (Cheri) Spier

Mrs. Arnold (Anne) Pitchford

Mrs. Gordon (Jean) McGee

Mrs. Robert (Mary Lou) Heasley

Mrs. Edwin (Sarah) Murdoch

 

 

Ms. Carolyn Huchton

Mrs. John (Charlotte) Nobles

Mrs. George (Dorothy) Finger

Mrs. Raymond (Rolie) Hibler

Mrs. William (Phyllis) Womack

Mrs. John T. (Margie) Kelly, III

Mrs. Lindsay B. (Harriet) Holt

Mrs. Frank (Lisa) Davis

Mrs. Hughes (Sharon) Butterworth

Mrs. David (Mary) Etzold

Mrs. Jim (Frances) Curtis

Mrs. Troy (Betty) Bates

Mrs. Bill (Lucile) Uhlig

Mrs. William M. (Anne) Steele

Mrs. Ronald (Mary Ann) Gum

Mrs. John (Susan) Lindquist

Mrs. Steve (Mary) Wood

Mrs. James E. (Jody) Rogers, Jr.

Mrs. Charles A. (Joan) Goetting, Jr.

Mrs. Thomas F. (Kathleen) Hines

Mrs. H. W. (Joanne) McKinney, Jr.

Mrs. John M. (Joyce) Ewald

Mrs. Robert (Mary Ethel) Thayer

Mrs. Bruce (Jackie) Gulbas

Mrs. Rick (Judy) Amstater

Mrs. Frank (Barbara) Ainsa, Jr.

Mrs. Mike (Stephanie) Caviness Tantimonico

Mrs. Tom (Tommie) Niland

Mrs. Richard (Beth) Black

Mrs. Andrew (Peggy) Feinberg

Mrs. Randolph (Sandy ) Young

Mrs. John (Martha) Troeger

Mrs. Robert (Susan) Adams

Mrs. Mark (Kathy) Cox

Mrs. Robert (Leslie Abernethy) Beckoff

Mrs. Angel (Rosalia) Beltran, Jr.

Mrs. Jack (Jennie) McCoy

Ms. Patricia (Trish) Lopez

Mrs. David (Barbara) Duchouquette

Mrs. Gregory (Holly) Trubowitsch

Mrs. Gary (Laura) Borsch

Mrs. Larry (Gail) Boone

Mrs. Richard (Jan) Bonner

Mrs. Jim (Suzie) Schwitters

Mrs. Stuart (Cameron) Compton

Mrs. Richard (Carolyn) Overley

Mrs. Mike (Judy) Wendt

Mrs. Francie McIntosh