Greenville Council of Garden Clubs

09/05/2026

Did you know that this beautiful, historical cemetery surrounds the KLH house and grounds here at our Council headquarters?

When you are heading up to the parking lot, you can spot the cemetery on top of the hill and it continues around the house to the far side.

It’s one of the reasons every thing in our garden area is so quiet and peaceful!

“A Story Under Every Stone” book now www.greenvillehistorytours.com

09/04/2026

Don’t forget about this wonderful event that will be happening soon locally!

07/04/2026

07/03/2026

We continue to make the rounds as our history is rich! Come see us soon, y’all.

A surprising number Greenville buildings have been moved over the years rather than being torn down. One of them is the Kilgore-Lewis house that in 1838 was originally built on land next to where Buncombe Street Methodist Church would build its sanctuary almost 40 years later (1870s). The home passed through generations of the Kilgore/Stokes/Lewis family until the last owner, Dorothy Lewis, died in 1973 and the family sold it to the church. A year later, the church needed more parking so it offered the house free to an organization that would move and preserve it for the public, which the Greenville Council of Garden Clubs did. It was moved to Academy St in 1974 and this shows after it arrived in place (on a hill!) compared to now. This is the only 1800s historic home in the downtown area that is preserved for the public to tour inside.

06/01/2026

It’s a new month…come and see us!
We would love to have you enjoy our beautiful grounds here during this beautiful time of year! The -Lewis House is open Wednesday-Friday from 10:00-2:00 but our grounds are available for you to enjoy anytime!

560 N Academy St
Greenville, SC

For specific times or to schedule group tours, please call 864-232-3020.

https://kilgore-lewis.org/contact-us/

05/13/2026

Take a look into what will be on the tour May 15 & 16th!

Do you have your tickets?

https://www.facebook.com/share/1KLojGC56y/?mibextid=wwXIfr

05/13/2026

Sounds like something we should all try!

12/01/2025

Great options to consider:

02/29/2024

With an extra day to make plans for your garden, your lawn, your plants…what are you doing with this extra 24 hours?

01/21/2024

Sounds like a wonderful idea!

Heirloom seeds and plants are open pollinated and genetically diverse. They enable us to save and adapt our crops for flavor, productivity, disease resistance, and important regional and seasonal variations. Many hybrids are genetic clones adapted for agribusiness requirements to withstand harsh chemicals, uniformity, mechanical harvest, shipping, and storage...traits which don't allow us to save our own seeds or respect our cultural inheritance of carefully chosen seeds handed down from our ancestors. This is a great time of year to sit back with some herbal tea and explore seed catalogs. I will note a few of my favorites below. Please share your favorite heirloom & organic seed companies too. Enjoy exploring and planning for seeds of change on this wintry day!
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/
https://www.highmowingseeds.com/
https://hudsonvalleyseed.com/
https://www.fedcoseeds.com/
https://trueloveseeds.com/
https://www.rareseeds.com/
https://www.prairiemoon.com/
https://www.richters.com/
https://www.fruitionseeds.com/
https://www.southernexposure.com/
https://www.superseeds.com/
https://www.monticelloshop.org/garden/heirloom-seeds/
https://www.seedsavers.org/
https://www.nativeseeds.org/
https://www.superseeds.com/
https://ujamaaseeds.com/
https://trueloveseeds.com/
https://sistahseeds.com/
https://www.prairiemoon.com/seeds/ #/?resultsPerPage=24
https://www.prairienursery.com/plants-seeds.html

I will post more about the importance of heirloom seeds soon.
Artist - Mary Azarian (Illustrator for my book)