Keller Garden Club

06/12/2026

Our next workday is June 18th @ 8:00 a.m. Locations include Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Rose Garden, Vegetable Garden, Friends of the Library, Pollinator Garden. Bring small hand tools and lots of water!

06/08/2026

For the Club of ladies who love digging in the dirt!

05/26/2026

The rain held off, the temperatures were mild, and it was a good day to honor and remember those who have made our freedoms possible!

Father James Flynn, who is the Pastor at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church as well as a Gulf War Veteran and U.S. Army Ranger Sniper, delivered a great message:
How do we honor those who gave all so that we can be free? We exercise our freedom to choose to do what is right and good. We choose to be free to serve others.

And always in the spirit of serving others, at today’s Mt Gilead Memorial Day Celebration, member and past president Leigh Allen was recognized as a Distinguished Citizen by the Golden Triangle Rotary Club for her outstanding dedication to the gardens at the Mt Gilead Cemetery and Columbarium! 👏🇺🇲🎉

Three years ago, Leigh proposed that our club adopt these gardens, and since then she has given extraordinary time and care to their design, planting, and ongoing maintenance. The results are especially vibrant this year, with thriving daylilies, lantana, spirea, poppies, pentas, salvia, vinca, rosemary, and many other plantings creating a truly beautiful landscape.

The Keller Garden Club feels fortunate to play a part in serving our community. It is truly a blessing to have this freedom to serve others!
❤️🤍💙

05/14/2026

It was a warm, sunny day at the Dallas Arboretum! We enjoyed the morning stroll in the garden and then had a delicious lunch in the shade with a view of the garden and lake.

04/16/2026

It’s that time of year again--weeding season! KGC has been hard at work across the library, pollinator, and xeriscape gardens.

A special highlight this season is the rose garden at Friends of Library, where new roses have just been planted—be sure to stop by and take a look when you’re visiting!

Over the past two years, we’ve focused on strengthening the pollinator garden by adding more perennials, and the results are showing beautifully! We’re seeing the return of so many wonderful plants, including sunflowers, goldenrod, black-eyed Susans, parsley, lantana, salvia, milkweed, and more.🦋

A heartfelt thank you to all of our amazing volunteers whose time, energy, and dedication make these gardens possible. We truly couldn’t do it without you!

04/09/2026

We learned a lot from Kimberlie Sasan from BRIT what those things are attached to the leaves and stems of trees and plants growing in our garden. Galls! Completely harmless growths that provide a shelter for the larvae of various insects.

04/07/2026

The Mount Gilead Memorial Garden got a refresh in time to look great by the Memorial Day Celebration held every year! Thank you Leigh, Gail, Diane, Laurie, Melissa, and Jenny for doing such a beautiful job!

04/07/2026

Our April meeting is this Thursday, April 9th in Room 212 of Keller Town Hall. Social half-hour begins at 9:30 with refreshments. Afterwards we will hear from Kimberlie Saran, a Cross Timbers Texas Master Naturalist and Herbarium and Research Assistant at BRIT. She will talk to us about galls. We hope to see lots of members and visitors!

03/28/2026

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Skip crape myrtle and plant native Texas trees that handle local conditions well while bringing shade, color, and lasting character.

03/19/2026

Sunshine, donuts, cookies, and a crew of productive helpers showed up today to spread cotton burr compost at the Mt. Gilead Cemetery & Columbarium Association Gardens. 🌞🍩🌿

We had time to plant some spring and summer perennials throughout the flower beds, giving the gardens a fresh start for the season.

A big thank-you to all the volunteers who rolled up their sleeves to help with a little spring cleanup, garden TLC, and getting everything ready to look its best for the season ahead.