About Us

Welcome to the West Linn Garden Club, one of the oldest garden clubs in Oregon. Founded in 1916, our club brings together gardeners of all levels of experience. As a member, you will learn about specific topics each month and enjoy the camaraderie and expertise of our members.  We meet the first Monday of each month at 6:30 pm at the West Linn Lutheran Church, 20390 Willamette Drive, West Linn, OR 97068. When the first Monday falls on a holiday, such as Labor Day, we meet the second Monday of the month,

In addition to our monthly speakers and field trips, members provide hands-on service at two local gems: the historic McLean House and Garden, and the Pollinator Garden at Mary S. Young Park.  Our annual plant sale on the Saturday before Mother’s Day provides the community with a wide array of perennial plants, shrubs and vegetables, and is our primary fundraiser.

The club is a member of National Garden Clubs, Pacific Region Garden Clubs, The Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs and Clackamas District .

We are a 501c3 nonprofit.

2024-2025 Board of Directors

President: Sue Piper

Secretary: Elaine Daggett Aye

Treasurer: Linda Daugherty

Member at Large: Stephanie Scott

McClean Park Liaison:  Judy Hutchinson

Membership Chair: Cheryl Wyborny

Plant Sale Chair: Laurel Buncak

Program Chair: Sue Piper

History

Our club is one of the oldest clubs in the state, founded in 1916 as the West Linn Rose Society. In 1925, nine people interested in the cultivation of fall flowers formed the West Linn Floral Club and held their first fall floral show in September 1925. Their first rose show was held on May 22, 1926. The Club changed its name to the West Linn Garden Club in 1934 and affiliated with the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs in 1936, becoming a member of the Clackamas District.

Click here for the 10/2/23 presentation on “A Brief History of the West Linn Garden Club.”

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Members enjoyed a delicious pot luck at the August 2023 visit to Past President Diane Awalt’s garden. The Pot Luck followed a tour of Old Willamette. After the lunch, members toured habitat gardens in the neighborhood.