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FFGC Spring District VI Meeting

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Chris Austin

The Garden Club at Palm Coast, Inc hosts the “Spring is in the Air” FFGC District VI Spring Meeting. The new District Director and Board will be introduced, plus a continental breakfast, shopping, ways & means tables, and a full catered lunch.

Garden Club Display at Flagler County Public Library

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Chris Austin

Each year, the Flagler County Public Library allows community organizations to showcase their club and its activities for an entire month. Throughout April, The Garden Club at Palm Coast will be showcased, featuring an array of artifacts, books, tools, club highlights, member events, and promotional features. Come and see The Garden Club at Palm Coast’s current display at the Flagler County Public Library.

Courtesy of Nancy Iandoli

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Bonsai Workshop

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Chris Austin

Our speaker in March was Jason Schley, owner of Schley’s Bonsai Nursery in DeLand. He will be giving a “Beginning Bonsai” workshop on Monday, April 24 from noon-2:30 at the VFW pavilion. The fee is $50, which includes all the materials needed to make a bonsai. The minimum number of attendees is 10 and the maximum is 25, so sign up earlier.
Please send Jane Villa-Lobos an email (saravillalobos387@gmail.com) or call her 386-446-0341 to save your spot. You must prepay, so please send your check payable to The Garden Club at Palm Coast to Jane Villa-Lobos, 29 Clearview Ct. North, Palm Coast 32137 by April 17.

Arrangers’ Guild Meeting, March 21, 2023, Class 5

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Chris Austin

The Arrangers’ Guild met on March 21, 2023, for Class 5.

Linda Hensler, Director, had a few announcements:

NOTE: Next month, our April Arrangers’ Guild meeting will be one week earlier, on April 11, due to the Spring Festival and the FFGC Convention.

Help is needed to set up and take down at the Spring Festival. Please sign up if you can help Friday, April 7, starting at 3:00 p.m.

May 9th is the date for the District VI Spring meeting at the Hammock Dunes Resort, Palm Coast. The Arrangers’ Guild was asked to make the floral centerpieces for each table. The Garden Club has donated funds for the purchase of flowers and greens needed.

Our Instructor for this Class was Penny Decker.

This Class 5 will be using features, accessories, and bases (optional).

A feature is necessary for your design but should not be plant material.

An accessory is added to a design but, if removed, should not take away from the original design.

You can use a base to set your design on, but it should be portioned to the design and for its weight. A base could be a simple object like a piece of wood. A base can be optional.

Your design needs the 4 Attributes of a Design: Beauty, Harmony, Distinction, and Expression.

Our next class will be Class 6, April 11, 2023, to make a design that shows what Florida is all about!
Examples: your floral design should show perhaps something about beaches, golf courses, or sunshine, just to name a few that represents Florida!

Submitted by: Nancy Iandoli
Photos submitted by: Nancy Iandoli

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April 2023 Selection of the Month

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Chris Austin

Deborah and John Sewell of Cochise Ct. have been recognized as April 2023, Selection of the Month by The Garden Club at Palm Coast.

Originally from Utah, they moved to Palm Coast in 2015 to escape the snow.

They have created their colorful landscape with many bromeliads, starting with only two, and now they are climbing and multiplying on their Queen palm tree. They are grateful for the generosity of their friends and neighbors for sharing their plants.

Their most prominent variety of bromeliads is the common Neoregelia Martin, which produces many pups (babies). Given a lot of sun, they will become beautiful red/pink.

They also have several birds of paradise blooming throughout their landscape. The one near the front door entrance is well sheltered year-round from frost and cold winds and blooms.

In the back patio area facing the canal, they have much diversity of plants such as blooming cacti, the bright pink crown of thorns in a multi-color ceramic boot, Flaming Katy orange kalanchoe, calla lily, several jade plants, snake plants, a dracaena (corn plant), variegated philodendron, beautiful wooden fish driftwood with air plants attached, pink amaryllis, other varieties of bromeliads, orchids, a stunning Alocasia Polly (elephant ears) and even a money tree (Pachira aquatica. And it all started with just two bromeliads!