May 2018 Yard Selection of the Month

Helen Hunte of  Boxwood Lane, Palm Coast has been recognized as May Selection of the Month by The Garden Club at Palm Coast. 
Ms. Hunte was born in Trinidad, moved to the US on 9/13/1970 to New York for 35 years then retired and moved to Palm Coast 12/11/2004 to take care of her aunt and has been here for 13 years.

The front yard has an island with two big beautiful bright pink Tea Roses which has many clusters of roses. There is a Sabal Palm in the middle and a back ground of small penny round shaped  Boxwood bushes.

The front door area has several potted grayish Graptopetalum plants (AKA Ghost plant) that make tiny white star like flowers with a yellow center. They reproduce themselves when their leaves fall off.  She has an edible Pimento Pepper tree and a Meringa tree.  There is also a red Rose bush which was not yet in bloom and a yellow Croton.

On either of side of the garage there are two nice Topiary bushes and along the driveway is a beautiful Trumpet Flower bush with yellow blooms turning into a pretty peach and white color.

This yard has curb appeal with its beautiful splash of spring colors along with several green Boxwood hedges throughout the yard.

Submitted by Nancy Iandoli
Selection of the Month Committee

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FFGC Convention 2018

Convention Booklet

 

This year the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs Annual Convention took place at the World Golf Village in St Augustine. It was the 92nd edition of the Convention organized by the 94-year old FFGC.

The proximity to Palm Coast was a great incentive for members of our club to participate or visit.

A Flower show was one of the events connected to the 2018 Convention. Flower shows are held every other year. Many members of the Garden Club at Palm Coast visited the Flower Show and/or participated in the Convention.

 

The Four Award Levels

Several members of the GCPC submitted plants and arrangements to the contest and many awards were won.

There are four levels of Awards: First, Second and Third Place, as well as an Honorable Mention

Here is a selection of the entries submitted by GCPC members.

 

Arrangers Guild

The GCPC Arrangers Guild participated in the Flower Show. Flower arrangements were sent in by Linda Hensler, Kathleen Terlizzo and Sue Bara. A Collage was submitted by Pam Lace.

Arrangement with a Bamboo structure created by Linda Hensler

Illuminated arrangement created by Kathleen Terlizzo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Both Linda and Kathleen scored a Second Place

The mask on the left, created by Sue Bara, received an Honorable Mention.

Collage by Pam Lace, received an Honorable Mention

Sue also submitted an Arrangement and received an Honorable Mention for that.

Propagation Guild

The Propagation Guild was represented at the Flower Show by Jane Villa-Lobos, Judith Davies and Marinus Grootenboer.

Judith with her First Place winning Terrarium with Succulent Design.

Judith’s Neoregelia ‘shamrock’ Bromeliad, Second Place

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judith won THREE First, two Second and one Third Place.

Jane showing her First Place winning Phalaenopsis orchid.

T. xerographica submitted by Jane and winning First Place

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jane won FOUR First Places and one Second Place. Her winning Phalaenopsis also won a Flower Show Award (Green Ribbon)

Prize winning entries by Jane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marinus’ First Place winning Hoya

Second Place for Marinus’ purple Phalaenopsis orchid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The prize harvest for Marinus: One First, one Second and three Third Places. Also one Honorable Mention.

The Garden Club at Palm Coast did very well.  Great job y’all!!!!

 

Reporting from the FFGC Convention,

Marinus Grootenboer

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Bulletin “Clippings” April 2018

The April 2018 Bulletin is Available for Download

CLIPPINGS APR2018

 

 

 

 

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Arrangers’ Guild Meeting

The next meeting for the arrangers guild is May 1, 2018.

It will be class 9. Also our last meeting for the year. We will have a pot luck for our food. Should be a fun time for all.  I will be sending another email to give all the needed information.   Any question you can always call Linda.

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Spring Festival 2018 – Radio Commercial

Take a listen to our new radio commercial spot for the 2018 Spring Festival:

You will hear this spot when tuning in to Flagler Radio in the week preceding the Spring Festival:

  • KIX Country 98.7FM
  • WNZF News Radio 1550AM, 106.3FM
  • KOOL 100.9FM
  • Beach 92.7FM
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