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.
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.