Welcome to The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton web site. The purpose of this site is to promote communication between Club members, officers and committees; to create awareness about environmental issues and educational programs; and to provide information about and support of the annual Daffodil, Lily and Rose Shows, Historic Garden Week and historic gardens restored by The Garden Club of Virginia.

The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton was formed May 16, 1928 and became a member of The Garden Club of Virginia in 1933 and of The Garden Club of America in 1952. The Club is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including the education of its members and the general public by advancing interest in and promoting gardening among amateurs; by lobbying for protection of our native resources; by restoring, preserving and documenting historic gardens; and by encouraging civic planting and roadside beautification. The Club also sponsors educational activities for the general public, including lectures and programs in furtherance of the Club's stated charitable purposes.

The Seal of The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton

The center of our club seal is the Peltandra virginica (or Tuckahoe arum) which early settlers found growing along the Tuckahoe Creek. The starchy corms from which the plant grows were roasted and eaten by the Indians in this area of Virginia. Their name for the plant was "tockawhough." When The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton was founded in 1928, it took its name from the political district of Tuckahoe, Henrico County, and the area, Westhampton, in which the members resided. This area was annexed by Richmond in 1942. The wreath which encircles the Tuckahoe includes daffodils. The seal was designed and drawn by Tuckahoe Garden Club member, Brantley Bolling Knowles (Mrs. Peter I. C. Knowles II) in 1975.