Nampa Garden Club

08/25/2026

Even with summer on its way out, the Veterans Garden at Nampa City Hall is still going strong--the colorful coneflower, blanket flower and perfectly mounding zinnia plants are especially lovely right now. Our club members spent the cooler early morning today deadheading, pruning and tidying. Always a labor of love and such a wonderful way to honor our community's vets. Stop by and take a look the next time you're in the neighborhood!

City of Nampa, Idaho - Municipal Government

08/19/2026

🌱 Time to top those tomatoes! Hard to believe, but the first frost date in our Treasure Valley Zone 6b gardens isn't very far away--how do we make sure that we get the maximum yield from those hard-working tomato plants before the end of the season?

Depending on the variety, it can take a tomato flower 50-110 days to mature, and a green tomato on the vine right now can take between 21 and 30 days to ripen. Topping indeterminate tomato plants and removing new growth as we approach our first frost date (usually sometime between October 15-30 in our area) redirects the plant's energy from producing more flowers and leaves, ensuring that the fruit that's already on the vine gets enough energy to fully ripen.

So, top your tomatoes sometime between 6 and 8 weeks before the first frost date: Just cut the tops off your tomatoes, and remove any flowers on the rest of the plant. This will help stop the growth of the plant so it can send its energy to the existing tomatoes, ensuring a fully ripe and delicious crop.

Happy Harvest!🍅🍅

08/17/2026

It seems like the air is starting to feel a little different right now in our beautiful Treasure Valley, and instead of focusing on more flowers and fruits, many of us are starting to let the garden alone in hopes of collecting something for next year....

Calendula flowers, coriander seed, pods from the sweet peas and radishes. What are you saving for future-gardening-you?

08/17/2026

What a fun way to enjoy the Idaho Botanical Garden and support their efforts. Get your tickets using the link before sales end tonight! 🌿

LAST DAY TO BUY TICKETS! ✨

Get dressed up, bring someone you love, and join us for Wild Botanicals, an evening of celebrating the Garden together.

Grab your tickets today before sales close tonight!

🎟️ Tickets: https://bit.ly/4w7CNPc

06/26/2026

Charlene and Jeanette worked at the Veteran's Garden at Nampa City Hall today. The garden is looking great! We met new Mayor Darl Bruner as well. It was a good day!

06/17/2026

This week, our Nampa Garden Club members started in on one of our biggest community-beautification projects of the year--helping with the weekly maintenance of the two rose gardens located within Lakeview Park and Orah Brandt Park. It was hot, but we got the job done! Here are a few shots from the Lakeview Park Rose Garden meetup on Monday--thanks to everyone who pitched in!

05/21/2026

🍅🪴Our Nampa Garden Club member Tina M. joined the 2nd Grade Class at Ronald Reagan Elementary School last week to help plant tomatoes and learn a little about the science, fun and satisfaction that comes from growing our own food. Thank you for inviting us, and letting us share our love of gardening with these great students! Hope you all have a safe and fun-filled summer!

Learning is growing at Ronald Reagan Elementary School! 🍅🌱

Our 2nd grade students recently got their hands dirty with a fun hands-on learning opportunity as they planted tomatoes and learned more about gardening, responsibility, and the science behind growing plants.

A huge thank you to the Nampa Garden Club for generously donating the supplies and helping make this experience possible for our students. Community partnerships like this help bring learning to life in meaningful ways!

05/06/2026

The Nampa Garden Club Spring Sale is May 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — and it’s packed with treasures for your yard, home, and Mother’s Day shopping!

Shop custom gifts, curated garden art, and vintage finds in our brand-new Garden’s Boutique. Explore a huge selection of quality-grown flower and veggie starts ready for your garden beds and containers. Plus, don’t miss our popular yard sale featuring plenty of unique “must-have” items you won’t find anywhere else.

📍 3604 Vista Drive, Nampa

Come browse, shop, and celebrate spring with us!

05/04/2026

Here's some good advice regarding planting outside. It's a tricky time of the year.

05/02/2026

🌹🪴PLANT SALE TIME IS HERE! The next couple of weeks are going to be PACKED with plant sales around our community--don't miss these great opportunities to stock your garden for the season and support some excellent local organizations:

May 2: AG Program Plant Sale @ Caldwell High School from 9 am to 3 pm
May 2: Nampa FFA Plant Sale @ Columbia High School, from 10 am to 1 pm
May 2: Owyhee Garden Club Plant Sale @ Church of the Brethren from 8 am until sold out
May 2: St. Paul's Ladies' Club Plant Sale @ St Paul's Catholic Church starting 8 am
May 6-8: Marsing FFA Plant Sale @ Marsing High School, various times, see their post on Instagram or the school's website.
May 8-9: Golden Garden Club of Boise Plant Sale, 1434 Clear Creek, Boise from 9 am to 4 pm
... and of course our own Nampa Garden Club Annual Plant/Yard and Yard Art Sale, happening from 9 am - 3 pm on May 9 at 3604 Vista Drive. Check out our Events for more information, and happy shopping!