Arrangers’ Guild Minutes March 17, 2026 – Class 6

Posted on March 28, 2026 by FLGardener
  1. The Arrangers’ Guild meeting and Class 6 was called to order at 9:00 a.m., by Janet Roberts, Director. Thank you to Patricia Malak for making the stunning arrangement for the March Club meeting.
  1. Announcements: April 15 is the FFGC Convention and Flower show trip with the bus. For those taking the bus, lunch will be at Olive Garden, or you can bring your own and eat it outside of the convention facility.
  1. Our April 21st meeting will be a High Tea Social from noon to 2:00 at Grace Presbyterian Church, 1225 Royal Palms Parkway, Palm Coast, with a hat decorating contest with prizes, for those who want to participate!
  1. Also, April 21st Bold Ladies in Business, Spring vendor event from 4:00 to 7:00 at Pointe Grand 101 Athens Court, Palm Coast.
  1. City Arbor Day this year is May 2nd at Town Center from 9:00 to 1:00.  Propagation Guild will provide plants. All donations are welcomed.
  1. Club Memorial tree planting is on May 8th from 10:00 to 1:00 at Linear Park.  Kathleen Fuss stated this is a very moving celebration and we should encourage and remind members to attend.
  1. Flagler County Cultural Council (FC3) Spring Arts Festival and Garden Show, in partnership with The Garden Club at Palm Coast, will be held on May 9th, Town Center, from 9:00 to 4:00.
  1. Our last Arrangers meeting will be May 19th, which is our annual luncheon, to be held at Pine Lakes Country Club, 400 Pine Lakes Pkwy N, Palm Coast, at noon time.
  1. REMINDER: Please pay for your Garden Club dues in early April or May. Otherwise, there will be a $5.00 Late fee.

Our instructor for the day was Becky Lindhorst, teaching us Class 6 on Creative Design. Creating a design “expressing Florida”. She demonstrated several different designs and after a short break it was the students’ turn to create their own. They all did a great job, and it was really fascinating on how no two were alike!

Meeting adjourned by Janet Roberts, Director, at 1:10 p.m.

Here are some images of the class. Click on any image to see a larger version. You can then advance the large images one by one, or let the gallery run automatically as a slide show.

 

Respectfully submitted: Nancy Iandoli        Photos by: Nancy Iandoli

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Result of the Fundraiser at Panera Bread.

Posted on March 27, 2026 by FLGardener

Remember this announcement?

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On March 11, when you dine in at Panera Bread between 4–8 PM or order online using promo code FUND4U, 25% of net sales will be donated directly to the Garden Club at Palm Coast and support our local community gardening, scholarships, and beautification projects.
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March 11, Panera Bread inviting the Garden Club

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here is the response from Panera Bread after the event:

Thank you for participating in your recent fundraiser at Panera. Your organization brought in $299.07 of which we are donating $74.77 back to you.

Not bad for our first time out.  $299.07 in sales brought in $74.77. Let’s talk about setting up another date  at the next board meeting and making sure members and friends realize we can make money all day long.

 

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Family Gardening Event, March 16

Posted on March 18, 2026 by FLGardener

The Garden Club at Palm Coast held its second Family Gardening event on March 16th . Even the weather couldn’t stop us from getting together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Many thanks to VFW post #8696 for allowing us to hold this event indoors and to The Home Depot for supplying the kits that the children put together with the help of their parents.

April 20th will be our last Family Day before the summer. Come and join us! You can register your family through Palm Coast Local.

Article by Kenetha Kilmurray

Photos by Nancy Iandoli

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Arrangers’ Guild Class 4 & 5

Posted on March 14, 2026 by FLGardener

February 17, 2026,   Classes 4 & 5 Combined

 1) Thank you to Kathy Major for making the raffle arrangement.

2.) TGC (Titusville Garden Club) has rescheduled their flower show.

3) Discussion of the Arranger’s Tea scheduled for April 21 at noon at Grace Presbyterian Church.

4) Pat Malak will do the raffle arrangement for March.

5.) Bus trip details to the flower show and conference at Embassy Suites in Lake Buena Vista on Wednesday, April 15.

6.) Penny Decker will be teaching classes 1-9 at the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens starting May 11, 2026, from 10:30 till 3:30. The meeting was followed by Penny Decker instructing the members on class 4 (Functional and Exhibition Table Designs) and class 5 (Designs Using Accessories and Features).

7) March’s instructor will be Becky Lindhorst on class 6 (Interpretative / Expressive Designs expressing Florida). Floral material may be fresh or dried.

8) March will be our last class until September at the Extension Office in Bunnell. April is our tea and May is our ending luncheon probably at Pine Lakes Golf Club.

9.) Please bring a lunch for March’s meeting and goodies for the breakfast table.

Click on any image to see a larger version. You can then advance the large images one by one, or let the gallery run automatically as a slide show.

Respectfully submitted:   Nancy Iandoli

 

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Places to Go…. March 2026

Posted on March 10, 2026 by FLGardener

March 14-15  Annual Plant Sale, Leu Gardens, Orlando. 9 – 5. Bamboo, bromeliads, butterfly plants, citrus, ferns, bromeliads, heliconias, herbs, orchids, palms, roses, much more. www.leugardens.org

March 21  Spring Fling and Plant Sale. St. Johns Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve, 8310 County Rd. 13 South, Hastings. Plant sale, butterfly talk by Katie Tripp, nature related vendors, music, food truck. 10:30 – 4:00. Free with Garden admission. stjohnsbotanicalgarden.org

March 21  Artists in the Garden. Select Growers Nursery, 4891 Highway 11 North, DeLeon Springs. 9-3. FREE. Silent auction, Café & Bake Shop, beautiful plants, Silent Auction, Plein Air artists, etc.

March 21, 27th Annual Plant Faire, Volusia County Master Gardeners, Volusia County Fairgrounds, 3100 E. New York Ave., DeLand. 8:30 – noon. Cash and check only.

March 21-22  Annual Spring Garden Festival at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville.  9 – 5. Admission: $10 adults; $5 children (2-13 yrs. old).  (Cash only). This is Gainesville’s premier horticultural event. The Spring Garden Festival features about 200 booths offering plants, landscape displays, garden accessories, arts and crafts, educational exhibits and food. Also featured are a walk-through butterfly conservatory, children’s activities area, live entertainment and auctions, both live and silent. Parking is free and two off-site parking areas are serviced by shuttle buses. www.kanapaha.org

March 28  Annual Wildflower & Garden Festival on West Indiana Ave. in downtown DeLand. 9-3. www.mainstreetdeland.org

March 28-29  Flower and Garden Expo. Sykes Family Farm, 5995 Brough Rd, Elkton. Sat. 9-5; Sun. 10-3. Admission: $5 for a two-day pass. Children are free.  http://www.epicbh.org

 

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