About Us
Our Mission
To increase interest and knowledge of gardening and conservation among our members and among the public at large; to promote gardening and conservation by instruction and example; to beautify the surrounding community and to undertake civic cultural and historical projects related to gardening and conservation.
Club History
Garden Club of America Awards
PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW 2018
GCA Certificate of Excellence; PHS Award; Blue and Gold Ribbon of the Garden Club Federation of PA: Blue Ribbon for Best Pedestal in Class
Suky Bracken
* PHS Award - to the outstanding blue ribbon exhibit of the week in the Pedestal Classes
* GCA Certificate of Excellence in Floral Design [awarded to an exhibit of great distinction in a competitive class at a major flower show. The entry must have placed first, second, or third. Awarded in even years to an exhibit in the Artistic section - next awarded in 2020]
* Blue and Gold Ribbon of the Garden Club Federation of PA- presented to hightest scoring blue ribbon winner, scoring 95 points or more.
GCA MEDAL OF MERIT
Recognizes an exceptional contribution in horticulture, conservation, civic achievement, or leadership within the area of the recipient's club
2016 Alice St. Claire-Long
2007 Adra Fairman
1996 Janet Haring
GCA NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS AWARD
2006 Stony Brook Garden Club
GCA CLUB HORTICULTURE AWARD
2014 Lockie Proctor
GCA CLUB FLORAL DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2016 Anastaszja Panek-Tobin
2013 Suky Bracken
GCA HORTICULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE WITHIN A CLUB
2003 Anne Gates
1996 Katie Heins
GCA CLUB PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
2014 Leslie Kuenne
GCA CLUB APPRECIATION AWARD
GCA CLUB CONSERVATION AWARD
2013 Katie Kinsolving
2009 Susan Finlay
Zone IV Awards
ZONE IV GAVEL AWARD
This award is presented to the club with the highest number of points earned from all competitive classes in a GCA Flower Show at a Zone IV Meeting.
2016 Stony Brook Garden Club
2004 Stony Brook Garden Club
ZONE IV HORTICULTURE AWARD
2016 Anne Gates
2006 Katie Heins
1982 Adra Fairman
ZONE IV HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD
2007 Sheila Stuart
ZONE IV CREATIVE LEADERSHIP AWARD
2016 Katie Heins
2006 Susan Levy
ZONE IV CONSERVATION AWARD
2016 Katy Kinsolving
2012 Meg Gorrie
1998 Janet Haring
CORLISS KNAPP ENGLE HORTICULTURE SWEEPSTAKES AWARD
This award may be presented to the club with the highest number of points earned from all competitive horticulture classes in a GCA Flower Show.
2016 Stony Brook Garden Club
2008 Stony Brook Garden Club
2004 Stony Brook Garden Club
ZONE IV BARBARA SPALDING CRAMWE FLOWER ARRANGING AWARD
1992 Angeline F. Austin
ZONE IV CLARISSA WILLEMSON HORTICULTURE PROPAGATION AWARD
2004 Angeline Austin
MARION THOMPSON FULLER BROWN CONSERVATION AWARD
This award may be presented for an outstanding conservation exhibit at a GCA Small Flower Show. The award recognizes an exhibit of exceptional educational and visual merit which increases the public's knowledge and awareness of our environment.
2016 Stony Brook Garden Club
2004 Lila Cruikshank
ANN LYNN CRAMMOND AWARD
This award may be presented at a GCA or Small Flower Show to an outstanding educational exhibit which best educates the public about gardens. Any educational exhibit which increases the appreciation of any aspect of plants, gardens or landscape design may be considered for this award.
2004 Meredith Peterson
DOROTHY VIETOR MUNGER AWARD
2004 Barby Delafield
HARRIET DEWAELE PUCKETT CREATIVITY AWARD
2005 Barby Delafield
SBGC Club Awards
SILVER TROWEL AWARD
Given to the club member who over time, shows an enthusiastic spirit and consistent willingness to participate in club projects and activities; need not be awarded annually.
2004 Margie Gibson
2005 Sharon Altmeyer
2007 Nancy Robins
2008 Leslie Kuenne
2009 Liz Murray, Sue Plambeck
2010 Gail Denise, Andrea Meyercord
2013 Molly Schneider
2015 Alison Beers
2017 Sarah Shannon
CATHERINE BEATTIE MEDAL
2000 Angeline F. Austin
MENTOR AWARD
The award is given to the club member who demonstrates exceptional mentoring skills; need not be awarded annually.
2000 Audrey Pfeilsticker
2007 Daphne Townsend
2009 Anne Gates
2014 Janet Haring
BOTANICAL ARTS AWARD
2017 Liz Bell
NOVICE BOTANICAL ARTS AWARD
Given to club members who, as a novice arranger, accumulates the most post points in all Botanical Arts classes during the Club year.
2017 Gail Denise
2016 Sue Plambeck
GREEN GODDESS AWARD
The award is given to a club member who has demonstrated leadership, creativity and persistence in an effort to protect the environment.
2017 Carrie Dyckman
2008 Susan Finlay and Lori Citrone
NOVICE ARRANGER AWARD
Given to the club member who as a novice arranger accumulates the most points in all arrangement classes during the Club year.
2017 Judy Sarvary
2016 Karen Laub
2015 Susan D'Amour
2014 Melissa Bernardi
2013 Anastazja Panek-Tobin
2012 Joyce Johnson
2011 Sarah Shannon
2010 Ruth Smet
2009 Carolyn Healey
2008 Debra Costa
2007 Gail Denise
2006 Sue Plambeck
2005 Toby Goodyear
2004 Merrill Long
2003 Liz Murray
2002 Lori Citrone
2001 Tracey Gates
2000 Meg Gorrie
1999 Joyce Lathbury and Katherine Toland
1998 Anne Gates
1997 Anne Gates
1996 Jennifer Aldrich
1995 Betsy Wislar
ADRA FAIRMAN DAFFODIL AWARD
Given to the club member who achieves the most points for exhibiting daffodils at club and out-of-club shows.
2017 Anastazja Panek-Tobin
2016 Lockie Proctor
2015 Anne Gates
2014 Anne Gates
2013 Anne Gates
2012 Anne Gates
2011 Lockie Proctor
2010 Lockie Proctor
2009 Lockie Proctor
2008 Lockie Proctor
2007 Anne Gates
2006 Adra Fairman
2005 Anne Gates
2004 Lockie Proctor
2003 Lockie Proctor
2002 Lockie Proctor
2001 Lockie Proctor
2000 Lockie Proctor
1999 Sheila Stuart
1998 Lockie Proctor
1997 Lockie Proctor
1996 Lockie Proctor
1994 Adra Fairman
EMILY COWENHOVEN STUART AWARD
For significant contributions to the growth and vitality of Stony Brook Garden Club; need not be awarded annually.
2015 B.J. Booth
2010 Susan Levy
2005 Sheila Stuart
2004 Daphne Townsend
1994 Lucy Belding
1993 Zoe Bylin
1990 Lynn C. Dawes
SWEEPSTAKES PLATE
Donated by Charlotte Schluter and Jerry Brown. This award is given to the club member who achieves the most points for horticulture, photography, and flower arranging exhibits during the Club year. She must have entered in all three categories.
2017 Janet Haring
2016 Anastazja Panek-Tobin
2015 Anastazja Panek-Tobin
2014 Anastazja Panek-Tobin
2013 Lisa Marttila
2012 Lisa Marttila
2011 Leslie Keunne
2010 Katherine Toland
2009 Daphne Townsend
2008 Katherine Toland
2007 Anne Gates
2006 Katherine Toland
2005 Betsy Wislar
2004 Katherine Toland
2003 Katherine Toland
2002 Angeline F. Austin
2001 Angeline F. Austin
2000 Sheila Stuart
1999 Angeline F. Austin
1998 Sheila Stuart
1997 Angeline F. Austin
1996 Katie Heins
1995 Angeline F. Austin
1994 Elly Petronio
1993 Katie Heins
1992 Angeline F. Austin
1991 Katie Heins
1990 Angeline F. Austin
1989 Angeline F. Austin
1988 Janet Haring
1987 Janice Pell
1986 Janet Haring
1985 Adra Fairman
1984 Adra Fairman
1983 Angeline F. Austin
1982 Angeline F. Austin
1981 Alison Flemer
1980 Angeline F. Austin
1979 Josie Hall
1978 Josie Hall
1977 Barbara Delafield
1976 Josie Hall
1975 Suzanne Dyckman
1974 Suzanne Dyckman
1973 Jerry Brown
1972 Jane Howe
1971 Jane Howe
1970 Adra Fairman
1969 Adra Fairman
1968 Alice Carter
1967 Marion Leon
1966 Jane Wilmerding
1965 Jane Wilmerding
1964 Jane Wilmerding
1963 Jane Wilmerding
1962 Marion Leon
1961 Marion Leon
1960 Virginia C. Williams
1959 Emily Stuart
1958 Elizabeth Yeatman
1957 Barbara Emeny
1956 Marion Leon
1955 Ethel R. Young
1954 Caroline Wright
1953 Mary Jane Paynter
1952 Helen Griffin
1951 Mary Jane Paynter
1950 Helen Griffin
1949 Dorothy Fleming
1948 Dorothy Fleming
1947 Susan Steele
1946 Susan Steele
1945 Susan Steele
GCA FLOWER ARRANGING CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE WITHIN A CLUB
2011 Janet Haring
2005 Lori Citrone
2004 Liz Murray
2003 Katherine Toland
1994 Barby Delafield
HORTICULTURE AWARD
2013 Alice St. Claire-Long
2012 Alice St. Claire-Long
2011 Lockie Proctor
2010 Lockie Proctor
2009 Anne Gates
2008 Janet Haring
2007 Anne Gates
2006 Katherine Toland
2005 Anne Gates
2004 Betsy Wislar
2003 Betsy Wislar
2002 Angeline F. Austin
FLOWER ARRANGING AWARD
2013 Suky Bracken
2012 Joyce Johnson
2011 Janet Haring
2010 Laura Hanson
2009 Sue Plambeck
2008 Daphne Townsend
2007 Liz Murray
2006 Sue Plambeck
2005 Liz Murray
2004 Liz Murray
2003 Liz Murray
2002 Katherine Toland
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
2017 Lisa Granozio
2016 Anastazja Panek-Tobin
2015 Leslie Kuenne
2014 Leslie Kuenne
2013 Leslie Keunne
2012 Leslie Keunne
2011 Leslie Keunne
2010 Leslie Kuenne
2009 Leslie Kuenne
2008 Liz Murray
2007 Elizabeth Lugar
2006 Elizabeth Lugar
Awards
Garden Club of America Awards
PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW 2018
GCA Certificate of Excellence; PHS Award; Blue and Gold Ribbon of the Garden Club Federation of PA: Blue Ribbon for Best Pedestal in Class
Suky Bracken
* PHS Award - to the outstanding blue ribbon exhibit of the week in the Pedestal Classes
* GCA Certificate of Excellence in Floral Design [awarded to an exhibit of great distinction in a competitive class at a major flower show. The entry must have placed first, second, or third. Awarded in even years to an exhibit in the Artistic section - next awarded in 2020]
* Blue and Gold Ribbon of the Garden Club Federation of PA- presented to hightest scoring blue ribbon winner, scoring 95 points or more.
GCA MEDAL OF MERIT
Recognizes an exceptional contribution in horticulture, conservation, civic achievement, or leadership within the area of the recipient's club
2016 Alice St. Claire-Long
2007 Adra Fairman
1996 Janet Haring
GCA NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS AWARD
2006 Stony Brook Garden Club
GCA CLUB HORTICULTURE AWARD
2014 Lockie Proctor
GCA CLUB FLORAL DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2016 Anastaszja Panek-Tobin
2013 Suky Bracken
GCA HORTICULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE WITHIN A CLUB
2003 Anne Gates
1996 Katie Heins
GCA CLUB PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
2014 Leslie Kuenne
GCA CLUB APPRECIATION AWARD
GCA CLUB CONSERVATION AWARD
2013 Katie Kinsolving
2009 Susan Finlay
Zone IV Awards
ZONE IV GAVEL AWARD
This award is presented to the club with the highest number of points earned from all competitive classes in a GCA Flower Show at a Zone IV Meeting.
2016 Stony Brook Garden Club
2004 Stony Brook Garden Club
ZONE IV HORTICULTURE AWARD
2016 Anne Gates
2006 Katie Heins
1982 Adra Fairman
ZONE IV HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD
2007 Sheila Stuart
ZONE IV CREATIVE LEADERSHIP AWARD
2016 Katie Heins
2006 Susan Levy
ZONE IV CONSERVATION AWARD
2016 Katy Kinsolving
2012 Meg Gorrie
1998 Janet Haring
CORLISS KNAPP ENGLE HORTICULTURE SWEEPSTAKES AWARD
This award may be presented to the club with the highest number of points earned from all competitive horticulture classes in a GCA Flower Show.
2016 Stony Brook Garden Club
2008 Stony Brook Garden Club
2004 Stony Brook Garden Club
ZONE IV BARBARA SPALDING CRAMWE FLOWER ARRANGING AWARD
1992 Angeline F. Austin
ZONE IV CLARISSA WILLEMSON HORTICULTURE PROPAGATION AWARD
2004 Angeline Austin
MARION THOMPSON FULLER BROWN CONSERVATION AWARD
This award may be presented for an outstanding conservation exhibit at a GCA Small Flower Show. The award recognizes an exhibit of exceptional educational and visual merit which increases the public's knowledge and awareness of our environment.
2016 Stony Brook Garden Club
2004 Lila Cruikshank
ANN LYNN CRAMMOND AWARD
This award may be presented at a GCA or Small Flower Show to an outstanding educational exhibit which best educates the public about gardens. Any educational exhibit which increases the appreciation of any aspect of plants, gardens or landscape design may be considered for this award.
2004 Meredith Peterson
DOROTHY VIETOR MUNGER AWARD
2004 Barby Delafield
HARRIET DEWAELE PUCKETT CREATIVITY AWARD
2005 Barby Delafield
SBGC Club Awards
SILVER TROWEL AWARD
Given to the club member who over time, shows an enthusiastic spirit and consistent willingness to participate in club projects and activities; need not be awarded annually.
2004 Margie Gibson
2005 Sharon Altmeyer
2007 Nancy Robins
2008 Leslie Kuenne
2009 Liz Murray, Sue Plambeck
2010 Gail Denise, Andrea Meyercord
2013 Molly Schneider
2015 Alison Beers
2017 Sarah Shannon
CATHERINE BEATTIE MEDAL
2000 Angeline F. Austin
MENTOR AWARD
The award is given to the club member who demonstrates exceptional mentoring skills; need not be awarded annually.
2000 Audrey Pfeilsticker
2007 Daphne Townsend
2009 Anne Gates
2014 Janet Haring
BOTANICAL ARTS AWARD
2017 Liz Bell
NOVICE BOTANICAL ARTS AWARD
Given to club members who, as a novice arranger, accumulates the most post points in all Botanical Arts classes during the Club year.
2017 Gail Denise
2016 Sue Plambeck
GREEN GODDESS AWARD
The award is given to a club member who has demonstrated leadership, creativity and persistence in an effort to protect the environment.
2017 Carrie Dyckman
2008 Susan Finlay and Lori Citrone
NOVICE ARRANGER AWARD
Given to the club member who as a novice arranger accumulates the most points in all arrangement classes during the Club year.
2017 Judy Sarvary
2016 Karen Laub
2015 Susan D'Amour
2014 Melissa Bernardi
2013 Anastazja Panek-Tobin
2012 Joyce Johnson
2011 Sarah Shannon
2010 Ruth Smet
2009 Carolyn Healey
2008 Debra Costa
2007 Gail Denise
2006 Sue Plambeck
2005 Toby Goodyear
2004 Merrill Long
2003 Liz Murray
2002 Lori Citrone
2001 Tracey Gates
2000 Meg Gorrie
1999 Joyce Lathbury and Katherine Toland
1998 Anne Gates
1997 Anne Gates
1996 Jennifer Aldrich
1995 Betsy Wislar
ADRA FAIRMAN DAFFODIL AWARD
Given to the club member who achieves the most points for exhibiting daffodils at club and out-of-club shows.
2017 Anastazja Panek-Tobin
2016 Lockie Proctor
2015 Anne Gates
2014 Anne Gates
2013 Anne Gates
2012 Anne Gates
2011 Lockie Proctor
2010 Lockie Proctor
2009 Lockie Proctor
2008 Lockie Proctor
2007 Anne Gates
2006 Adra Fairman
2005 Anne Gates
2004 Lockie Proctor
2003 Lockie Proctor
2002 Lockie Proctor
2001 Lockie Proctor
2000 Lockie Proctor
1999 Sheila Stuart
1998 Lockie Proctor
1997 Lockie Proctor
1996 Lockie Proctor
1994 Adra Fairman
EMILY COWENHOVEN STUART AWARD
For significant contributions to the growth and vitality of Stony Brook Garden Club; need not be awarded annually.
2015 B.J. Booth
2010 Susan Levy
2005 Sheila Stuart
2004 Daphne Townsend
1994 Lucy Belding
1993 Zoe Bylin
1990 Lynn C. Dawes
SWEEPSTAKES PLATE
Donated by Charlotte Schluter and Jerry Brown. This award is given to the club member who achieves the most points for horticulture, photography, and flower arranging exhibits during the Club year. She must have entered in all three categories.
2017 Janet Haring
2016 Anastazja Panek-Tobin
2015 Anastazja Panek-Tobin
2014 Anastazja Panek-Tobin
2013 Lisa Marttila
2012 Lisa Marttila
2011 Leslie Keunne
2010 Katherine Toland
2009 Daphne Townsend
2008 Katherine Toland
2007 Anne Gates
2006 Katherine Toland
2005 Betsy Wislar
2004 Katherine Toland
2003 Katherine Toland
2002 Angeline F. Austin
2001 Angeline F. Austin
2000 Sheila Stuart
1999 Angeline F. Austin
1998 Sheila Stuart
1997 Angeline F. Austin
1996 Katie Heins
1995 Angeline F. Austin
1994 Elly Petronio
1993 Katie Heins
1992 Angeline F. Austin
1991 Katie Heins
1990 Angeline F. Austin
1989 Angeline F. Austin
1988 Janet Haring
1987 Janice Pell
1986 Janet Haring
1985 Adra Fairman
1984 Adra Fairman
1983 Angeline F. Austin
1982 Angeline F. Austin
1981 Alison Flemer
1980 Angeline F. Austin
1979 Josie Hall
1978 Josie Hall
1977 Barbara Delafield
1976 Josie Hall
1975 Suzanne Dyckman
1974 Suzanne Dyckman
1973 Jerry Brown
1972 Jane Howe
1971 Jane Howe
1970 Adra Fairman
1969 Adra Fairman
1968 Alice Carter
1967 Marion Leon
1966 Jane Wilmerding
1965 Jane Wilmerding
1964 Jane Wilmerding
1963 Jane Wilmerding
1962 Marion Leon
1961 Marion Leon
1960 Virginia C. Williams
1959 Emily Stuart
1958 Elizabeth Yeatman
1957 Barbara Emeny
1956 Marion Leon
1955 Ethel R. Young
1954 Caroline Wright
1953 Mary Jane Paynter
1952 Helen Griffin
1951 Mary Jane Paynter
1950 Helen Griffin
1949 Dorothy Fleming
1948 Dorothy Fleming
1947 Susan Steele
1946 Susan Steele
1945 Susan Steele
GCA FLOWER ARRANGING CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE WITHIN A CLUB
2011 Janet Haring
2005 Lori Citrone
2004 Liz Murray
2003 Katherine Toland
1994 Barby Delafield
HORTICULTURE AWARD
2013 Alice St. Claire-Long
2012 Alice St. Claire-Long
2011 Lockie Proctor
2010 Lockie Proctor
2009 Anne Gates
2008 Janet Haring
2007 Anne Gates
2006 Katherine Toland
2005 Anne Gates
2004 Betsy Wislar
2003 Betsy Wislar
2002 Angeline F. Austin
FLOWER ARRANGING AWARD
2013 Suky Bracken
2012 Joyce Johnson
2011 Janet Haring
2010 Laura Hanson
2009 Sue Plambeck
2008 Daphne Townsend
2007 Liz Murray
2006 Sue Plambeck
2005 Liz Murray
2004 Liz Murray
2003 Liz Murray
2002 Katherine Toland
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
2017 Lisa Granozio
2016 Anastazja Panek-Tobin
2015 Leslie Kuenne
2014 Leslie Kuenne
2013 Leslie Keunne
2012 Leslie Keunne
2011 Leslie Keunne
2010 Leslie Kuenne
2009 Leslie Kuenne
2008 Liz Murray
2007 Elizabeth Lugar
2006 Elizabeth Lugar