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

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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
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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