The Men’s Garden Club of Frederick

A Note from the Men’s Garden Club of Frederick, the 2026 planning partner for the Beyond the Garden Gates Garden Tour.

The Men’s Garden Club of Frederick is pleased and proud to assist Celebrate Frederick in providing individuals with the opportunity to explore some of the most beautiful gardens in Maryland by acting as this year’s planning partner for the Beyond the Garden Gates tour! We are particularly grateful to the homeowners who have allowed us all the privilege of closely admiring these living works of art, and for the opportunity to learn how to improve our own gardening efforts.

The Men’s Garden Club (MGC) was founded in 1992. Membership is comprised of as many as 35 fulltime members and 10 associate members. The purposes of the MGC are to stimulate the joy of gardening while maintaining a focus on protecting native plants and birds.

The club membership is also involved in a number of civic activities, and proudly supports Color on the Creek, a project initiated and managed by one of our members. During the Beyond the Garden Gates tour, a number of our members will become ‘Creek Rats;’ planting and maintaining the lilies and other flowers in Carroll Creek. The MGC members also help to maintain the beauty of the rose garden at the Delaplaine Arts Center, contribute labor to the Arts Festival and support such worthy projects as Flowers Over Frederick, Friends of Baker Park, and Sophie and Madigan’s Playground.