Grant Awardees
In keeping with our mission to contribute to the enrichment and preservation of our surroundings through advocacy and outreach, The Knoxville Garden Club is proud to award annual monetary grants to deserving organizations in our community.
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***2023 GRANTEE AWARDS ***
The Knoxville Botanical Garden
The Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum for funds to be used for purchase of plant material, landscaping stones, gravel and cypress mulch to revitalize the Martha Ashe Garden and area around it.
Friends of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Friends of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park to support the national park’s efforts to support long-term monitoring of vegetation and soil quality across the park.
Old Gray Cemetery
Old Gray Cemetery to fund pruning and maintenance of overgrown or dead branches and stems on the smaller flowering trees on the cemetery property, as well as remove ivy and brush around all trees.
Legacy Parks Foundation
Legacy Parks Foundation to assist with clean-up efforts, removal of invasive plants and re-introduction of native plants at Collier Preserve.
The Knoxville Museum of Art
The Knoxville Museum of Art for funds to upgrade the landscaping in the museum’s entry plaza by replacing the existing plant materials in the planters with native species.
The Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
The Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection for the purchase of indoor potted plants and/or arrangements as the season dictates.
The Ijams Nature Center
The Ijams Nature Center for the purchase of tools to assist the Ijams Natural Resource Management team and volunteers in their work to expand and improve efforts to maintain and restore native landscapes.
Blount Mansion
Blount Mansion to fund continued maintenance of the gardens as well are for yearly irrigation and care and upkeep of the fencing, walkways and benches as well as unforeseen expenses.
Trees Knoxville
Trees Knoxville to use towards the purchase of up to 60 trees to be used in the Canopies for Campus program to create an urban forest around local schools.
Cancer Support Community East Tennessee
Cancer Support Community East Tennessee to use towards the purchase of plant materials, soil amendments, mulch, trees, container garden planters, starter herbs and vegetables, gardening tools, outdoor furniture, installation fees and professional fees to create an outdoor space, container garden space and sculpture garden for program participants to enjoy.
GRANTEE AWARDS 2019
Blount Mansion
Purpose: Continued maintenance of the gardens at Blount Mansion. Includes care of boxwoods, maintenance of the fence (includes rebuild).
Friends of the Smokies
Purpose: Help support Park’s efforts to protect ash trees. Systemic treatment of ash trees in developed areas to prevent hazard tree danger and treat back country ash.
Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians
Purpose: Improve garden area at Girl Scout center, label plant material and receive wildlife habitat certification.
Ijams Nature Center
Purpose: Purchase plants and materials to assist the Ijams Natural Resource team and volunteers in their work to expand the Peg Beute Education and Propagation site.
Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum
Purpose: Improvements to the Every Child Outdoors (ECO Garden) with installation of an arbor and bench. Vining plants and cold frames in planters to extend growing window during colder months.
Knoxville Museum of Art
Purpose: Ongoing upkeep of two garden areas on north and south sides of Clayton Building. Maintenance costs of planters in three museum locations.
Lakeshore Parks
Purpose: Continued work on the Woodland Marsh Project
Legacy Parks Foundation
Purpose: Continued enhancements within the Urban Wilderness including; clean up, removal of invasive plant species and re-introduction of native plants.
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
Purpose: Provide fresh seasonal flower arrangements or low light plants for the McClung Historical Collection rooms.
Old Gray Cemetery
Purpose: To build a circular flower bed to enhance the 14 knockout rose bushes that encircle the fountain at Old Gray.
Trees Knoxville
Purpose: Funds to pay for trees planted at schools in Knoxville and Knox county.
UT Gardens
Purpose: Full or partial funding for a student intern to serve as Kitchen Garden Horticultural Intern and funding for the Two Arcs sculpture for permanent display at UT gardens.
UT Bruner Scholarship
Purpose: Annual contribution to the scholarship endowment.
GRANTEE AWARDS 2020
KCG Grant Awards
GRANTEE AWARDS 2021
Blount Mansion
Dogwood Arts
Friends of the Smokies
Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians
Ijams Nature Center
Knoxville Museum of Art
Lakeshore Park Conservancy
Mabry-Hazen House
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
Random Acts of Flowers
Trees Knoxville
UT Gardens
UT Bruner Scholarship
GRANTEE AWARDS 2022
Blount Mansion
Purpose: Continued maintenance of the gardens at Blount Mansion. Includes care of boxwoods, maintenance of the fence (includes rebuild).
Friends of the Smokies
Purpose: Help support Park’s efforts to protect ash trees. Systemic treatment of ash trees in developed areas to prevent hazard tree danger and treat back country ash.
Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians
Purpose: Improve garden area at Girl Scout center, label plant material and receive wildlife habitat certification.
Ijams Nature Center
Purpose: Purchase plants and materials to assist the Ijams Natural Resource team and volunteers in their work to expand the Peg Beute Education and Propagation site.
Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum
Purpose: Improvements to the Every Child Outdoors (ECO Garden) with installation of an arbor and bench. Vining plants and cold frames in planters to extend growing window during colder months.
Knoxville Museum of Art
Purpose: Ongoing upkeep of two garden areas on north and south sides of Clayton Building. Maintenance costs of planters in three museum locations.
Lakeshore Parks
Purpose: Continued work on the Woodland Marsh Project
Legacy Parks Foundation
Purpose: Continued enhancements within the Urban Wilderness including; clean up, removal of invasive plant species and re-introduction of native plants.
Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection
Purpose: Provide fresh seasonal flower arrangements or low light plants for the McClung Historical Collection rooms.
Old Gray Cemetery
Purpose: To build a circular flower bed to enhance the 14 knockout rose bushes that encircle the fountain at Old Gray.
Trees Knoxville
Purpose: Funds to pay for trees planted at schools in Knoxville and Knox county.
UT Gardens
Purpose: Full or partial funding for a student intern to serve as Kitchen Garden Horticultural Intern and funding for the Two Arcs sculpture for permanent display at UT gardens.
UT Bruner Scholarship
Purpose: Annual contribution to the scholarship endowment.