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Gateway Garden Club
Gateway Garden Club
of Martinsburg, West Virginia

    Welcome to Gateway Garden Club!

    Women celebrating their love for gardening and the stimulation of knowledge through monthly club meetings and programs. The common thread of all Gateway members both past and present, is the unselfish giving of 

    time and energy toward the beautification and preservation of the place we all call home. 

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    MEETING MINUTES
    2025 GGC Members

    Projects and Priorities

    Gateway Garden Club Projects:

    • Enhance the beauty of assigned areas in Martinsburg, WV, by donating and planting flowers, and by maintaining the beds through regular weeding and watering throughout the growing season.
      •  War Memorial Park
      • Poor House Farm Park
      • Bishop Monument
    • Support a charitable project at Christmas, chosen and voted on by GGC members.

    GGC support of Berkeley County Council:

    • Decorate the Martinsburg Public Library for the Christmas/holiday season.
    • Participate in the Beautification Award project
    • Beautify War Memorial Park with flowers

    GGC commitment to Shenandoah-Potomac Council:

    • Participate in the annual House and Garden Tour by showing a home, making flower arrangements, and serving as docents in selected homes in the Berkeley and Jefferson County areas.

    Marshy Glen (McKown House)

    67th Annual Shenandoah-Potomac 

    House and Garden Tour


    April 26th & 27th, 2025


    This year, Gateway Garden Club was proud to present the lovely Marshy Glen. 

       Built in 1774, by Scots-Irish immigrant Gilbert McKown, Marshy Dell sits along Mill Creek in Gerrardstown, WV. 
    It was proudly added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 


    Thank you to everyone that came out to tour and celebrate this beautiful example of 

    American craftsmanship and its stunning and enchanting grounds.



    Monthly Meetings
    We meet on the second Thursday of each month.  Meetings begin promptly at 1:00 unless there is a special occasion, workshop, or field trip. 


    MEMBER GUIDELINES: 

    • Members should regularly attend monthly meetings.
    • Each member hosts a meeting approximately every 2 years.
    • Each member is expected to call the hostess if they are going to be absent or bringing a guest to the meeting.
    • Members should participate in all projects, on committees, and with special events
    • Annual dues are $32.00.
    • New Members are expected to read the constitution and bylaws and understand them.
    • New Members will be assigned a garden club member to assist them with questions about the constitution, directions to meetings, club responsibilities, etc., if they don't already have a sponsor.



    GGC calendar year is June-May
    (members only)
    Aug 14th • 1:00 pm
    Tomato Tasting
    Hostess: Ruhamah Strite
    Presenter: Patty Stringer
    at Strite Residence

    Sep 11th • 1:00 pm
    Identifying Roadside Weeds
    Hostess: MaryAnn Crawley
    Presenter: Ellen Murphy
    at Crawley Residence 

    Oct 9th • 1:00 pm
    Fall's Bounty: Apples & Pumpkins
    Hostess: Sue Ann Palmer
    Presenter: Misty Cook, co-owner of Spring Valley Market
    Meeting at Palmer Residence 
    Presentation at Spring Valley Market (1793 Dry Run Rd.)
    *Members bring a decorated pumpkin or pumpkin arrangement

    Nov 13th • 1:00 pm
    Succulent Workshop
    Hostess: Betty Bennett
    Presenter: Gold Star Succulents, Jason & Megan Martin
    at Arden United Methodist Church Hall (4464 Arden Noville Rd.)
    *Cost TBD

    Dec 11th • 12:00 pm
    Christmas Luncheon
    Bavarian Inn Restaurant
    164 Shepherd Grade Rd., Shepherdstown

    Jan 8th, 2026 • 1:00 pm
    Creating a Winter Bouquet/Arrangement Demonstration
    Hostess: Diana Crpenter
    Presenter: Pam Wagoner, owner of Depot Florist 
    at Carpenter Residence 

    Feb 12th, 2026 • 1:00 pm
    Preparing Our Spring Gardens to Attract Birds
    Hostess: Kathie Campbell
    Presenter: Nancy Kirschbaum, Potomac Valley Audubon Society member
    at Campbell Residence 

    Mar 12th, 2026 • 1:00 pm
    Shepherdstown, Bee City 
    Hostess: Mary Duke 
    Presenter: Linda Layne
    at Duke Residence 

    Apr 9th, 2026 • 1:00 pm
    Body Smart Chair Yoga
    Hostess: Sue Ann Palmer
    Presenter: Marlon Powell, of LovnLight Yoga
    Meeting at Palmer Residence 
    Activity at LovnLight Yoga Studio (309 W. King St.)
    *Cost: $15 per member

    May 8th • 12:00 pm
    Annual Club Luncheon
    Kitzies Restaurant 
    1545 Rock Cliff Dr.
    *Pay annual membership dues



    CONVENTIONS

    2023

    March 5 - 7 
    SAR Convention
    Roanoke, Virginia

    March 24 - 26
    WVGCI Convention
    Charleston, WV

    May 2 - 5
    National Convention
    Greenbrier, West Virgini