The Garden Club of Honolulu wants you to “Imagine That!” May 8-10 | Honolulu Museum of Art
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The Garden Club of Honolulu wants you to “Imagine That!” May 8-10 | Honolulu Museum of Art
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Fri Apr 10 2026
The Garden Club of Honolulu wants you to
Imagine That!
May 8–10
The highly anticipated The Garden Club of Honolulu’s triennial event—a
Garden Club of America Major Flower Show
—returns to HoMA May 8 to 10, when it will fill the courtyards and a gallery with stunning floral arrangements, horticultural feats, and educational displays.
Titled
Imagine That!
, this year’s event focuses on engaging “our community in imagining a greener Hawai‘i.”
“Garden Clubs have evolved over time,” says TGCH President Sharon Williams. “The 21st-century garden club member is an active environmentalist, a historic preservationist, a floral designer, a horticulturalist, and a neighbor. And our flower show themes have evolved in alignment. For the past 20 years, our shows have increasingly emphasized conservation and sustainability to support our community. Having our show at the Honolulu Museum of Art is what makes it stand out from similar events across the country. TGCH is proud to help maintain this architectural treasure.”
Since 1931, the Museum and TGCH have had a special relationship. Established in 1930 by a dedicated group of gardeners, The Club held its first flower show at what was then the Honolulu Academy of Arts in 1931. The show was so successful that the group was accepted into the Garden Club of America. Today the Honolulu affiliate is one of the national organization’s largest, most active clubs out of 200 across the country. It follows strict national standards in promoting education, conservation, preservation, and artistic and horticultural excellence through its triannual Major Flower Show, one of only five held across the country. The others are in Houston, Memphis, Milwaukee, and Portland, OR.
TGCH has helped beautify the grounds over the years. For example, in 1982, it contributed $12,000 toward the reconstruction of the Joanna Lau Sullivan Chinese Courtyard, and five years later its event “Sunset in the Country” (a delicious sunset poi supper at Lanikuhonua) raised money for landscaping the newly acquired Art School building. And the dramatic landscaping update of Central Courtyard, completed in time for the 2015 Flower Show: Shangri La, was funded by a $30,000 gift Jill Friedman made through TGCH.
“It’s an honor to work with an organization that has such a positive impact on the community,” says Interim Director and CEO Penni Hall. “Their efforts to promote sustainability and conservation are so important while their creativity in floral design and horticulture is a joyful celebration of the natural world.”
This Mother’s Day weekend, HoMA will be the place to see TGCH’s floral design competitions, horticultural competitions featuring native Hawaiian plants among many other types of flora, exhibitions featuring Hawaiian-centered conservation science and ecological stewardship, botanical arts and photography exhibits that share the visions and voices of world-class designers and artists, and community engagement designed to spark creativity and inspire thoughtful action toward a more resilient Hawai‘i.
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Fri Apr 10 2026
The Garden Club of Honolulu wants you to
Imagine That!
May 8–10
The highly anticipated The Garden Club of Honolulu’s triennial event—a
Garden Club of America Major Flower Show
—returns to HoMA May 8 to 10, when it will fill the courtyards and a gallery with stunning floral arrangements, horticultural feats, and educational displays.
Titled
Imagine That!
, this year’s event focuses on engaging “our community in imagining a greener Hawai‘i.”
“Garden Clubs have evolved over time,” says TGCH President Sharon Williams. “The 21st-century garden club member is an active environmentalist, a historic preservationist, a floral designer, a horticulturalist, and a neighbor. And our flower show themes have evolved in alignment. For the past 20 years, our shows have increasingly emphasized conservation and sustainability to support our community. Having our show at the Honolulu Museum of Art is what makes it stand out from similar events across the country. TGCH is proud to help maintain this architectural treasure.”
Since 1931, the Museum and TGCH have had a special relationship. Established in 1930 by a dedicated group of gardeners, The Club held its first flower show at what was then the Honolulu Academy of Arts in 1931. The show was so successful that the group was accepted into the Garden Club of America. Today the Honolulu affiliate is one of the national organization’s largest, most active clubs out of 200 across the country. It follows strict national standards in promoting education, conservation, preservation, and artistic and horticultural excellence through its triannual Major Flower Show, one of only five held across the country. The others are in Houston, Memphis, Milwaukee, and Portland, OR.
TGCH has helped beautify the grounds over the years. For example, in 1982, it contributed $12,000 toward the reconstruction of the Joanna Lau Sullivan Chinese Courtyard, and five years later its event “Sunset in the Country” (a delicious sunset poi supper at Lanikuhonua) raised money for landscaping the newly acquired Art School building. And the dramatic landscaping update of Central Courtyard, completed in time for the 2015 Flower Show: Shangri La, was funded by a $30,000 gift Jill Friedman made through TGCH.
“It’s an honor to work with an organization that has such a positive impact on the community,” says Interim Director and CEO Penni Hall. “Their efforts to promote sustainability and conservation are so important while their creativity in floral design and horticulture is a joyful celebration of the natural world.”
This Mother’s Day weekend, HoMA will be the place to see TGCH’s floral design competitions, horticultural competitions featuring native Hawaiian plants among many other types of flora, exhibitions featuring Hawaiian-centered conservation science and ecological stewardship, botanical arts and photography exhibits that share the visions and voices of world-class designers and artists, and community engagement designed to spark creativity and inspire thoughtful action toward a more resilient Hawai‘i.
Save time
Purchase Museum admission in advance online to get in the priority line.
Book tickets
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From the Archives: What’s in a name?
Discover the story behind the Honolulu Museum of Art’s name, from its 1922 origins to its evolution as a place for education, community, and inspiration.
Story
We have received your application. We will contact you when tickets become available.
Something went wrong. Please call to be put on the waiting list.
Added:
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