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.