Who are we? "CGCI " is shorthand for "California Garden Clubs, Inc. " We were organized December 5, 1931 and admitted to membership in National Garden Clubs, Inc., Pacific Region Garden Clubs, Inc. on December 5, 1931. The organization was incorporated in California May 18, 1936. We are the largest nonprofit, volunteer gardening organization in the state of California with over 300 garden clubs, plant societies, affiliates and youth groups representing more than 15,000 members.