The Tomball Garden Club is celebrating 55 years of gardening and community service.

The club was established in 1956 by a small group of women that had a common interest in gardening and community service.

Since that time the club has expanded to include men and women from Tomball, Houston, Spring, Magnolia, Pinehurst, Conroe, The Woodlands and Waller.

The members passion for beauty in plants is the common thread that continues to draw more than 40 men and women to the garden club meetings, according to President Nancy Bond.

Public Relations Chair Paul Paseman said the club aims to educate those who would like to garden.

Public Relations Chair Paul Paseman (pictured) observes his Papaya Tree.

Paseman also has a passion for gardening. His land is ornamented with various vegetable plants, such as tomatoes, egg plants and okra. He also has many trees, from Crepe Myrtles to a Papaya Tree.

Paseman said he had no idea he was growing a Papaya Tree, but several birds visited his garden to eat what remained of his tomatoes. In a matter of time a strange tree began to grow.

Later he discovered he had his very own Papaya Tree.

The Tomball Garden Club holds monthly meetings during the months of September through May.

Educational programs are presented by experts from the surrounding communities; members share successes and failures in their gardening endeavors and enjoy field trips several times during the year to visit gardens, plant nurseries and establishments that specialize in plants native to Texas, as well as unique and rare plants.

In addition, each year the garden club supports a project that will both enhance the beauty of and benefit the community. The projects are funded by money raised at the garden club’s annual spring plant sale.

In previous years, the garden club has donated and planted a garden in the M.L.K. Park; donated funds and volunteer hours to the community garden and the club plants and maintains Dorothy’s Garden.

Some other community projects include providing day lilies for the Tomball four corners landmark; providing shrubs to local school buildings and parks such as Juergens; providing urns, plants, planting flower beds around the Tomball Museum Center Gazebo and buildings and providing plants to beautify Main Street and city hall.

Membership is open to anyone interested in gardening and dues are $20 each year. Monthly meetings are held in the community room at Amegy Bank located at 28201 Tomball Pkwy. Meetings are at noon the first Monday of each month.

The first meeting of the year is Sept. 12. For more information, visit tomballgardenclub.org.

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