Spade and Trowel Garden Club

Welcome! Spade and Trowel Club, located in Kennett Square, PA is a diverse group of gardeners that love to share information, resources and any good tips about gardening. We promote interest in home, civic gardening and conservation. We encourage interest in decorative flower and plant arrangement. We welcome flower, vegetable gardeners and general enthusiasts.

We invite interested gardeners to attend one of our monthly meetings to learn more about our garden club. New inquiries are always welcome. Send us a message via Contact Us.

For many years, our members create and sell holiday favorites at the Kennett Square Holiday Village market, held at The Creamery, 401 Birch Street, Kennett Square. Look for our booth on December 5th and December 6th to purchase:

-Waxed Amaryllis
-Holiday Floral Arrangements

-Christmas Tree Ornaments
-Birdseed Wreaths
-Dried Flower Ornaments
-Swags
-and more!

Our members are involved in a broad array of projects and community service that reflect our interests. We work together to beautify our city and raise funds to support our efforts. Our membership is open to all who love any aspect of gardening. We have several committees that provide opportunities for our members to get involved.

We enjoy respected speakers on a wide variety of topics during our monthly membership meetings. In addition to meetings, we hold an annual Christmas sale, workshops, garden adventures, special events and support numerous community service projects. As outlined in the project page. our members are busy:

Maintaining the garden bed next to Waywood Beverages, at the north entrance to Kennett Square.
Maintaining the kitchen garden at Barns-Brinton House in Chadds Ford.
Providing holiday arrangements for Heartland Hospice Services and Friends Home Residents.
Teaching local preschool children how to create floral arrangements.
In collaboration with the Kennett Square Beautification Committee, participating in a spring plant sale. Then assisting to plant the flowers in the barrels that adorn the streets of Kennett Square with the proceeds from that plant sale.
Making floral arrangements for the Brandywine Valley Symphony's annual fundraiser, The Brantwyn Classics.
Offering a scholarship to a Kennett High School graduate pursuing further education in horticulture.
Participating and competing in an In-house Flower Show, the Longwood Flower Show and the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show.
Enjoying garden tours at botanical gardens, garden centers, estates, native gardens, and our members gardens.