The Fort Worth Garden Club (FWGC) was organized in 1926 with the expressed purpose of cultivating a broader knowledge of gardening, horticulture and design, to advocate for the protection of the environment, and to support the Fort Worth Botanic Garden.
The Rock Springs Building was built in 1934. The Fort Worth Garden Club opened it as a garden center in 1935. Mary Daggett Lake, a charter FWGC member, served as the Botanic Garden Center’s first director until her death in 1955.
Mrs. Daggett’s office was restored, redecorated, and established as a Library with more than 1,500 volumes, including books from her personal library.
In 2002, Mrs. Joyce Capper acquired a Texas Historical Marker that recognizes Mrs. Lake’s many accomplishments. The Mary Daggett Lake Library Committee maintains her legacy, conserves the fragile and historic volumes and acquires new books.
Please contact Melanie Smith for more information..