Fort Lauderdale Garden Club, Inc.
Calendar & Meeting Programs
(second Friday of each month)
October 2018 - May 2019

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OCTOBER 2018
3


District XI Design Guild Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center


9:30
10


Board of Directors Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center
10:00
12


General Meeting
Public and Guests Invited
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

Program: “New and Winning Plants,”
presented by Jesse Durko, Plant Expert
and Owner of Jesse Durko Nursery
Website: http://www.jessedurko.com/

Design: “Parallel Design” presented by
District XI Design Guild

Horticulture: “Tomato Time,” presented by
Gene Cain & Beth Waldorf

Host/Hostess: Bayberry Garden Circle
10:00
22


FFGC District XI Fall Meeting:
9:00 A.M. Registration/ 9:30 A.M. Call to Order

Glenn F. Bates Garden Center
Hosted by Pompano Beach Garden Club

9:00
24


District XI Florida Flower Show Judges Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center


10:00

 

   NOVEMBER 2018
7


Moringa Garden Circle’s
“Mostly Green & White Sale”

Glenn F. Bates Garden Center
6:00 Preview Items 6:30 pm Auction Begins
6:00
9


Board of Directors Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

8:30
9

General Meeting
Public and Guests Invited
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center


Please be at the park at 9:30.

Besides our regular monthly meeting, we are having the dedication of 124 trees and shrubs donated
by the Fort Lauderdale Garden Club to Hugh Taylor Birch State Park.
The dedication will occur at 10:00
at the front entrance of Hugh Taylor Birch State Park.

City officials including
Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis
will be attending.
We expect the press and photographers to be there.

Please be at the park at 9:30.
Park your car as usual by the Garden Center.
Get together with other members and carpool
to the front.

Program: “Special Designs in
Everyday Containers”
presented by Cindy Rieger,
Master Judge Emeritus,
Award Winning Floral Designer


Host/Hostess: Parkinsonia Garden Circle
9:30
10

Fort Lauderdale (FLGC) Plant Sale
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

9:00
12-14

District XI Flower Show School
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center
8:30 Registration
8:30

 

DECEMBER 2018
5


District XI Design Guild Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center
9:30
6

Fort Lauderdale Garden Club
Holiday Party “Starry Starry Night”

Glenn F. Bates Garden Center
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

A special time to enjoy each other’s company
and celebrate the holidays
at the Garden Center
6:00
7


Board of Director's Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center
10:00
11

District XI Florida Flower Show Judges Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

 10:00

 

JANUARY 2019
5


Youth Gardening: Distribute Plants
9

District XI Design Guild Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

9:30
9


District XI Florida Flower Show Judges Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

 11:30
11


Board of Directors Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center


8:30
11

General Meeting
Public and Guests Invited
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

Program: “Compost for the Home Gardener
and Compost Tea Basics”
presented by Vivian Landix,
Rutgers Master Gardener

Design: “ A Featured Plant Material Design”
presented bythe District XI Design Guild

Horticulture: “Grow Your Own Pineapple”
presented by Gene Cain & Beth Waldorf

Host/Hostess: Cordia Garden Circle

 10:00
17


Flower Show Horticulture and Design Set-Up

Glenn F. Bates Garden Center


  
18

FLORIDA ARBOR DAY
18


FLGC Standard Flower Show
“Wedded Bliss” Preview Party

SHOW SCHEDULE
Entry Form Sample

Glenn F. Bates Garden Center
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Host/Hostess: Moringa Garden Circle
6-9
19-20


FLGC Standard Flower Show “Wedded Bliss”
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

Open to the public on Saturday & Sunday from
10:00 am to 3:00 pm

1/18 Breakfast Host/Hostess: Bayberry Garden Circle

1/18 Lunch Host/Hostess: Cordia Garden Circle
10:00
19


FLGC Plant Sale
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

9:00
23-24

Tropical Short Course, District X

Embassy Suites, 4350 PGA Blvd
Palm Beach Gardens FL 33410

 

FEBRUARY 2019
1


Cordia Garden Circle “Day of Games”
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center


10:00
6

District XI Design Guild Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

9:30
8


Board of Directors Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center


8:30
8


General Meeting
Public and Guests Invited
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

Program: “Bees in Broward:
What’s the Buzz?”
Presented by Dr. William Kern,
Associate Professor, Dept of Entomology,
University of Florida

Design: “Multi-Rhythmic Design” presented
by the District XI Design Guild

Horticulture: “Five Florida Invasives Everyone
Should Know”
presented by Gene Cain & Beth Waldorf

Host/Hostess: Members at Large
(MAL) – All FLGC members bring a dish to share


10:00
23 2019 SECRET GARDEN TOUR
Garden tours of homes in Ft. Lauderdale		 9-3

 

 MARCH 2019
1


FLGC Field Trip to
Green Cay Nature Center & Wetlands
12800 Hagan Ranch Rd., Boynton Beach FL 33437
Carpool: 9 am Glenn F. Bates Garden Center
9:00
6


District XI Design Guild Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center
9:30
8

Youth Standard Flower Show
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

Little Schoolhouse and
BFF Intermediates
8


Board of Directors Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center


8:30
8


General Meeting
Public and Guests Invited
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

Program: “Antique Roses
for the South Florida Garden”
presented by Janine Griffiths,
Owner of Green Thumb, Inc.
for Native & Tropical & Landscaping

Design: “Illuminary Design” presented
by District XI Design Guild

Horticulture: “A is for Amaryllis”
presented by Gene Cain & Beth Waldorf

Host/Hostess: FLGC Board of Directors – All Members Bring a Dish to Share


 10:00
11-13

Deep South Region of National Garden Clubs
58th Annual Convention

Westin Hotel, Jekyll Island GA

  
18-20

Youth in-School Standard Flower Show
Floranada, Virginia S. Young,
Harbordale Schools
26

District XI Florida Flower Show Judges Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center
10:00

 

APRIL 2019
3
District XI Design Guild Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center
9:30

7-9

FFGC Convention
St. Augustine FL
11

Board of Directors Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

4:30
11


General Meeting - NIGHT MEETING
Public and Guests Invited
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

 Social Hour/Refreshments 6:00 pm/
Meeting 7:00 pm

Program: “Getting to Know Our Fungi”
presented by Scott Bryan,
Park Aide at Secret Woods Nature Center

Design: “Underwater Design”
presented by District XI Design Guild

Horticulture: “B is for Begonia”
presented by Gene Cain & Beth Waldrop

Host/Hostess: Moringa Garden Circle
6:00
22

Earth Day

  
25

District XI Spring Meeting
Host: Lauderdale by the Sea Garden Club

  
26

National Arbor Day

  
29-5/2

National Garden Club, Inc. Convention
Beau Rivage Resort, Biloxi, Mississippi

  

 

 

MAY 2019
1


District XI Design Guild Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

9:30
13


Board of Directors Meeting
Coral Ridge Yacht Club, Fort Lauderdale FL

9:30
13


Officers Installation/Annual Meeting and Luncheon
Coral Ridge Yacht Club,
Fort Lauderdale FL
Host/Hostess: Parkinsonia Garden Circle
11:00
15


Board of Directors Reorganization Meeting
Glenn F. Bates Garden Center

 10:00

JUNE 2019
2-8


National Garden Week

  


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