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 Bird And To Encourage Civic Planning And Civic Beauty.
Francie McIntosh
PRESIDENT
2023-2024


WE ARE PROUD OF OUR CLUB
AWARDS
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Presents Certificates of Merit to El Dedon Garden Club Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Presents Certificates of Merit to El Dedon Garden Club Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.





WHO WE ARE
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


THIS IS WHAT WE STAND FOR
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
El Dedon Verde donates $3,000 per annum to local community projects. These funds go to 501(c)3 organizations that do not receive federal funding. These money come from club dues and money-raising projects that are held throughout the year, principally the Silent Auction held in conjunction with our annual Flower Show. Members submit community project proposals to our New Project Committee and they are presented to the membership and voted upon at our November Meeting.

Officers
President
Francie McIntosh
Immediate Past President
Judy Wendt
1st Vice President-Programs
Jan Boone
2nd Vice President-Homes
Debbie Hester
Carolyn Overley
Secretary
Laura Harisson
Treasurer
Linda Medlock

Project Chairs
Awards
Lillie McIntosh Vick
Community Projects
Judy Wendt
Flower Show
Gayle Boggs
Karen McAnulty
Fundraising
Amanda Daniels
Marketing
Nani Lane
Member Admissions
Patricia Rice
Member Records
Ginny Whatley
New Member Education
Sue Anderson
New Projects
Kim McGlone
Nominations
Judy Wendt
Notifications
Margie Escudero
Photographer
Amy Goldfarb
Website
Margie Escudero
Yearbook
Francie McIntosh

Projects
Arbor Day
Kathrin Berg
Share-A-Plant
Allie Norton
Butterfly Garden
Judy Wendt

Ways and Means
Flower Power
Margie Escudero
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
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. Steve (Mary) Wood
Mrs. James E. (Jody) Rogers, Jr.
Mrs. Charles A. (Joan) Goetting, Jr.
Mrs. Thomas F. (Kathleen) Hines
Mrs. Jim (Suzie) Schwitters
Mrs. Carolyn Overley
Mrs. H. W. (Joanne) McKinney, Jr.
Mrs. John M. (Joyce) Ewald
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. 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
Jan Bonner
Mrs. Richard (Jan) Bonner
Mrs. Stuart (Cameron) Compton
Mrs. Judy Wendt