Our Community Gardens

Growing Beauty. Supporting Nature. Serving Our Community.

Two public gardens in Boynton Beach, tended by club volunteers and open to everyone.

Habitat for Butterflies, Bees, and Hummingbirds

The Boynton Beach Garden Club proudly maintains two public gardens that educate, inspire, and provide vital habitat for butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators. These gardens are living classrooms where visitors of all ages can discover Florida-friendly plants, learn about native wildlife, and experience the beauty of nature up close.

Our Butterfly Garden at the Schoolhouse Children's Museum is a Certified Butterfly Garden, recognized by the North American Butterfly Association. Together with the Boynton Hills Neighborhood Garden, these green spaces reflect our club's commitment to conservation, education, and community service.

Every flower planted, weed pulled, and butterfly welcomed is made possible by dedicated volunteers who share a love of gardening and giving back.

A Certified Butterfly Garden

North American Butterfly Association certification placard hanging in the Boynton Beach Garden Club butterfly garden, certificate number 7239

Certified by the North American Butterfly Association

Our Butterfly Garden at the Schoolhouse Children's Museum is recognized by the NABA for providing resources that increase the world's population of butterflies — nectar for the adults, and host plants for their caterpillars.

Certificate #7239  ·  Valid 2026–2030
Sign at the butterfly garden reading Butterfly Garden, established and maintained by the Boynton Beach Garden Club

Established & Maintained by the Club

Look for this sign at the garden. Everything inside it — every plant chosen, every weed pulled — is the work of club volunteers on our first and third Friday work days.

Open to visitors year-round

Two Gardens, Open to All

Visitors are always welcome to stop by, explore our gardens, and see why they are such a special part of our club.

A monarch butterfly at the Certified Butterfly Garden, Schoolhouse Children's Museum, Boynton Beach

Butterfly Garden

Schoolhouse Children's Museum
129 E. Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, FL

A Certified Butterfly Garden recognized by the North American Butterfly Association — planted to provide nectar for adult butterflies and host plants for their caterpillars. A living classroom for visitors of all ages.

Work days: First & Third Fridays, September–May
Welcome sign at the Boynton Hills Neighborhood, reading The Pride Starts Here, with a plank below noting the neighborhood is under the guidance of the Boynton Beach Garden Club

Boynton Hills Neighborhood Garden

NW 6th Avenue & Seacrest Boulevard
Boynton Beach, FL

A community green space maintained by dedicated club volunteers, and a gathering point for the neighborhood around it. Visitors are always welcome to stop by and explore.

Work days: First & Third Mondays, September–May

We Do More Than Gardens

BBGC works to expand the knowledge of gardening and actively participates in community beautification, while helping others understand the value the natural world holds for our wellbeing. We study, support, and practice wise conservation — fighting pollution and helping protect South Florida's sensitive ecology.

Boynton Beach Garden Club members at the Blue Star Memorial Marker, South Florida National Cemetery

Blue Star Memorial Markers

1523 North Federal Highway, Boynton Beach
& South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth

The club donated Boynton Beach's Blue Star Memorial Marker in 1968 to honor those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. We aid with landscaping and greenery at both markers, and our members take part in national observances, including an annual Veterans Day ceremony.

Garden and gazebo the club helps maintain at Rustic Retreat Retirement Home

Rustic Retreat Retirement Home

1120 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach

We visit throughout the year, providing greenery for the courtyard and collecting magazines, clothing, and books for the residents — many of them American veterans. And, as they'll tell you, they love our doughnuts.

Conservation, Scholarships & Community

Our civic work reaches well beyond our own gardens. Among the programs and causes the club supports:

  • SEEK — Save the Earth's Environment through Knowledge. We fund scholarships for high-school students to attend the environmental conference sponsored by the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs.
  • WEKIVA Youth Camp (Apopka, FL). A yearly scholarship for students attending the FFGC environmental camp.
  • Mounts Botanical Garden (West Palm Beach). We support this treasured botanical garden through the club's Steward Membership.
  • Wreaths Across America. An annual donation to this nationally recognized program.
  • Plant-A-Tree Program. Members donate at every general meeting — nickels, dimes, and quarters add up to support the National Garden Club's reforestation of our national parks and lands.
  • FFGC Scholarships. An annual donation to the statewide fund that helps students pursuing environmental studies.
  • Spring Fashion Show at Indian Spring Country Club. Our major fundraiser of the year — a spring classic offering food, drinks, a fashion show, raffle, and plant sale.
A Gulf Fritillary caterpillar feeding on passionvine, its host plant, in a club garden

Join Us in the Garden

Whether you're an experienced gardener or simply enjoy working outdoors, we'd love to have you join us. Gardening alongside fellow members is one of the most rewarding ways to build friendships, learn new skills, and make a lasting difference in our community.

And gardening is good for the body, mind, and spirit. Spending time outdoors provides gentle exercise, fresh air, and the satisfaction of nurturing plants while creating beautiful spaces for our community and local wildlife.

No experience is necessary — just bring your enthusiasm, comfortable clothes and a hat, a water bottle for hydration, and your willingness to help. You'll learn about pollinator plants — including the host plants caterpillars need, not just the nectar plants adults feed on — along with Florida gardening and sustainable landscaping, all while helping our gardens thrive.

When We Garden

Butterfly Garden

Schoolhouse Children's Museum
129 E. Ocean Avenue
Boynton Beach, FL
First & Third Fridays

Boynton Hills Neighborhood Garden

NW 6th Avenue & Seacrest Boulevard
Boynton Beach, FL
First & Third Mondays

Work days run September through May. Weather permitting, we typically work in the mornings, although times may vary. Garden volunteers must be current members of the Boynton Beach Garden Club.

Questions? Contact our Garden Director at info.boyntongarden@gmail.com

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow"
Audrey Hepburn
Actress & Humanitarian
"The earth laughs in flowers"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Author & Philosopher
"A garden is a friend you can visit any time"
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Horticulturist