About Us

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

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

  • 168 CURRENT MEMBERS
  • 58 ACTIVES (3 PAST PRESIDENTS)
  • 85 SUSTAINERS (22 PAST PRESIDENTS)
  • 23 LIFE MEMBERS (4 PAST PRESIDENTS)
  • 2 NON-RESIDENT MEMBERS 
  • 2 PAST STATE PRESIDENTS

Officers

President
Margie Escudero

Immediate Past President
Kim McGlone

1st Vice President-Programs
Lisa Elbjorn

2nd Vice President
Leyla Zeidan Safa

Secretary
Lillie McIntosh

Treasurer
Heather Hall

Assistant Treasurer
Jan Schauer

Committee Chairs

Awards
Laura Harrison

Flower Show
Sue Anderson
Francie McIntosh

Flower Power
Jan Chapman

Member Admissions & Education
Margaret Hart
Nancy Monty

Membership Records
Jan Schauer

Merchandise
Patty Parker

Commitee Chairs

New Projects
Ileana Kim

Nominations
Kim McGlone

Notifications/
Newsletter
Keithley Stanley

Photography
Brenda Thompkins

Social Media
Lillie McIntosh Vick

Yearbook
Leyla Zeidan Safa
Margie Escudero

Projects

Arbor Day
Jody Metter
Kathrin Berg

Share-A-Plant
Sherri Wolf
Allie Norton

Butterfly Garden
Judy Wendt



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

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, Ileana Kim, by the deadline of November 1, 2025. 

New project nomination forms can be found under resources.

They will be presented to the membership and voted on at our November meeting.

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 Show 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, ’23, ’24. ’25

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, ’24

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

El Paso High School 100

Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veterans Home

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. Hank (Francie) McIntosh

Ms. Kim McGlone