April 2024 Selection of the Month

The vibrant hues and lush foliage of Jeff Milkins and Steve Parker’s garden at Foxhall Ln have earned them recognition as The Garden Club at Palm Coast’s April 2024 Selection of the Month.

Originally from the cooler landscapes of Reading, PA, Jeff, and Steve brought their love for gardening to Palm Coast when they retired in May 2022. What started as a retirement project has now transformed into a lush, tropical poolside retreat, a testament to their dedication and love for gardening.

As you step into their property, you’ll be captivated by the meticulously designed front entrance, a prelude to the botanical wonders that await. Sago palms stand guard amidst a vibrant backdrop of Hawaiian Ti Plants, Mammy crotons, bromeliads, and red bougainvillea, all accentuated by two magnificent Crinum Lilies. Potted red mandevillas flank the front door, adding further pops of color. A majestic Agave takes center stage in the driveway while potted pink mandevillas adorn the garage.

However, it’s the backyard and pool area that truly transports visitors to a tropical oasis. The pièce de résistance is Jeff and Steve’s orchid house, boasting over 100 plants representing a dazzling array of more than a dozen varieties. Beyond the orchids, the manicured back garden bursts with color from blooming pink azaleas, yellow Shrimp plants, Fire Bush, red pentas, Indian Hawthorn, Golden Dew Drops, and Elephant Ears.

Around the pool area, memories of Pennsylvania mingle with the exotic as (Clivia Miniata) an orange bush lily lovingly transported by Jeff and Steve, finds a new home amidst white bromeliads, poinsettias, and Vanda orchids — the variety coveted by Hawaiians for their iconic leis.

Jeff and Steve’s garden is not merely a collection of plants; it’s a testament to their passion, creativity, and dedication to bringing beauty to their parcel of Palm Coast. Thank you for enhancing the beauty of our community.

Submitted by Nancy Iandoli
Selection of the Month Committee

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Clippings Newsletter March, 2024

Inside this issue:

  • Words from our President
  • Next Meeting – March 11
  • Membership
  • Sunshine Report
  • FFGC 100 Year Anniversary Convention
  • Treasures In The Attic
  • Texas Roadhouse Community Night
  • Fashion Show Spectacular
  • Daylilly Sale & Meeting
  • Selection of the Month
  • Places To Go & Events
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    March 2024 Selection of the Month

    Laura Defranco of Fordney Place, Palm Coast, has been recognized as March 2024 Selection of the Month.

    Selection of the Month by The Garden Club at Palm Coast.
    Laura found her interest in gardening as a young girl following her Italian grandparents around the garden in Connecticut. Laura moved to Palm Coast in 2013.

    Laura has an eye for color, and her garden beds are a way of expressing herself artistically. She has over 30 varieties of plants, bushes, and trees, with a century plant as a focal point in her front bed. Her favorites are bromeliads, kalanchoes, and especially the coral-colored geraniums that a former member of the Garden Club, Marian Handshur, gave her. Marian passed away in 2018, but her memory and flowers live on in Laura’s yard and flower beds, especially these very hardy geraniums, which seem to bloom almost year-round. Marian had also given her a crinum lily and cardboard palm.

    If you walk through the yard heading to the back, you will also see the following: Several types of palm trees, banana trees, crotons, evening jasmine, variegated hibiscus, Crepe myrtles, canna lilies, a giant philodendron, ligustrum, firecracker bush, Hawaiian Ti, staghorn fern and Christmas cactus.

    This yard represents a true passion and love for gardening in Florida.

    Submitted by Nancy Iandoli
    Selection of the Month Committee

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    Clippings Newsletter February, 2024

    Inside this issue:

  • Words from our President
  • Next Meeting – February 12
  • Membership
  • Sunshine Report
  • FFGC 100 Year Anniversary Convention
  • Treasures In The Attic In Need Of A Location
  • Arrangers’ Guild
  • Florida Arbor Day
  • St. John’s Botanical Garden Trip
  • Daylilly Sale & Meeting
  • Horticulture Spolight Turkey Tail
  • Seed Packets
  • Selection of the Month
  • Places to Go/Events
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    February 2024 Selection of the Month

    Judy Pipkin of Francis Lane has been recognized as the February 2024 Selection of the Month by The Garden Club at Palm Coast.

    Originally from northern California, Judy moved to Palm Coast in November 2021. Judy is a Real Estate broker and a property manager. She enjoys gardening, pulling her own weeds, and not using any pesticides.

    Due to our chilly weather lately, finding a curb-appeal yard was challenging. Luckily, I found this colorful yard. Her center island draws your immediate attention to her Meyers lemon tree, full of lemons waiting to be harvested. The color continues with lantanas, pink azaleas, firecracker, Mammy crotons, bird of paradise, Hawaiian Ti, bush daisies, Mexican petunias, and junipers.

    The front walkway welcomes you to several foxtail ferns, Mammy crotons, pink azaleas, lantanas, variegated pittosporum, and a large firecracker.

    Along the front of the house are beautiful purple Princess flowers (Tibouchina urvilleana) and a candlestick plant, which is a host for butterflies.

    Submitted by Nancy Iandoli
    Selection of the Month Committee

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