Garden Club at Palm Coast Board Meeting

Posted on December 2, 2020 by EasyGardener

December 7th 1:00PM

Masks and Social Distancing at Face to Face Meeting or zoom (RSVP to Carol Walker)

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Propagation Guild Christmas Party

Posted on December 2, 2020 by EasyGardener

12:30 – Limited Members; must wear masks and social distance.

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December 2020 Garden Selection of the Month

Posted on November 28, 2020 by FLGardener

Ophie Cordero of Winter Haven Court has been recognized as December 2020 Garden Selection of the Month by The Garden Club at Palm Coast. 

Ophie is origininally from the Phillipines and lived in Chicago until she moved to Palm Coast in 2008.

 

The front landscape has a variety of plants. Behind the stone wall you see bromeliads, red miniature knockout roses, plumeria, Liriope muscari (lily turf), pink dwarf oleander, Schefflera arboricola, pindo palms, red and pink hibiscus, yellow ixora, society garlic, yellow and red coreopsis, and bird of paradise.

Along the meandering stone walkway are gardenias, hydrangea, Sampaguita (the national flower of the Phillipines which is used to make a fragrant garland),  ti, orange Ixora, loropetalum, junipers, boxwood, schilling holly, Mammey and Petra crotons, bush daisy, all under a canopy of fan palms, magnolia, holly,  loquat, persimmon, and a fig tree.

The left side of the yard continues to have an abundance of color with coreopsis, ti, Mammey crotons, Mexican petunia, crape myrtle, cassia, plumeria, canna lilies, Schefflera arboricola, Sampaguita, and fan palm.

The back yard has wandering jew under the magnolias, as well as pagodas, jade, ti, a pot of bromeliads, climbing yellow and red mandevillas, a lime tree, and parsely and basil herbs.  Truly a beautiful landscape with diversity.

In absence of an in-person garden club meeting as a result of the COVID epidemic, the Selection of the Month certificate has been handed out on location.

Submitted by Nancy Iandoli
Selection of the Month Committee

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Garden Club Christmas Tree 2020

Posted on November 22, 2020 by FLGardener

The Holiday season is here and one of the annual Palm Coast traditions is the Palm Coast Public Library Festival of Trees. Many local organizations decorate a Christmas tree to showcase their club, their good cause, or just display a beautiful tree.

Preparations for this year’s Garden Club tree started a while ago. Kelley Callery created a slew of ornaments.

Here are some shots from last Friday’s Christmas Tree decorating at the Palm Coast Library from the Arrangers Guild.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Many Thanks to Denise Garcia for allowing us to use her house to decorate the ornaments, Kelley Callery for making the Ornaments, and ALL the ladies who helped decorate both days!

I encourage you to go and take a look yourself at the Flagler County Public Library – Main Branch, you will love the show.

The library is located at:
2500 Palm Coast Pkwy NW, Palm Coast, FL 32137.
Phone: 386-446-6763

Thank You!

Article and photos: Andrea Rogers

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Fall Plant Sale

Posted on November 8, 2020 by FLGardener

The Garden Club’s plant sale on Friday and Sat. Nov. 6 & 7 was a huge success! In addition to the 122 bromeliads that were donated from a man in Hammock Beach there were at least 150 propagated plants. The sale was open to club members, family and friends. Masks and social distancing were in effect.

The club is grateful to Linda DuLong who stored the bromeliads for a week and graciously said we could have the sale at her side “preserve” area. A team of Propagation Guild members set-up the tables and organized the plants on Thursday afternoon despite a quick rain shower. Luckily the area was shaded so there was no need for canopies.

The sale ran from 9 am to 1 pm both days. Saturday brought the most attendees as the group decided to post it on Next Door and on the Club’s Face Book page. Jane also posted a temporary sign in the neighborhood to attract passersby.

By noon on Saturday most of the plants were sold, and Denise Garcia took some of the leftovers to sell to her friends in Island Estates.

The profit was nearly $1,000 which was earmarked for the Club’s unrestricted budget. Since the club is not meeting nor having monthly plant sales, this was a good opportunity to boost the bank account to pay the Club’s monthly bills and support its programs.

I want to thank all the people who helped set-up, propagated beautiful plants and worked the sale and came to buy!!! The team was fantastic!

Article and photography by Jane Villa-Lobos
Director Propagation Guild

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