Welcome everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful, safe and relaxing summer. The summer has flown by and our plants have grown wonderfully with all the summer rains. Now we have to trim, prune and fertilize for the winter, dry months. Come join us at our General Meetings on the Second Friday of each month from October to May (Thursday, April 10th is our evening meeting so our working friends can join us) and learn about Florida's Gardening in Paradise. It is different from the northern states!!!

Click Programs for the schedule of exciting monthly programs as well as our special events for this year. Beginning October 18th we host the District XI Fall Meeting and Luncheon at the Garden Center. The State (FFGC) Officers will be in attendance, and it's a wonderful way to meet our friends outside Ft. Lauderdale and learn what the rest of the state is doing.

Saturday, December 1st will be our "Celebrate the Holidays" fundraiser luncheon at the Ft. Lauderdale Yacht Club. With Holiday Baskets Raffle, Bakery, Arts and Crafts Table, Clothing and Jewelry, Plants, and more -- you can get your shopping for the holidays completed early and spend a wonderful afternoon with friends. Look for more information at our regular monthly meetings.

Continuing this year, NBC 6 has invited various FLGC members to be on South Florida Today Show and give their expertise on gardening tips. Check our calendar for the dates, and watch NBC 6 at 10:00 a.m. each Thursday for their exciting programs.

Of course, March 7-9 will be our Adult Flower Show "So Proudly We Hail" with our beautiful designs honoring America and our veterans/troops around the world. The horticulture plants and designs are always wonderful - and it is amazing people can grow such gorgeous plants - but that's Florida - the Gardening Paradise.

Due to the wonderful fundraising from the Circles and FLGC, we were able to send 64 campers to Camp Wekiva this past summer (26 boys and 38 girls). We work with many elementary, middle and high school students in weekly and/or monthly programs instructing them on growing plants and creating designs and entering them in the Youth Flower Show, "Stars and Stripes Forever", April 16-17, 2008.

We are starting the Flower Show School (Judges School) (February 5-7, 2008) this year. It's a two-year course, and is sponsored by the District XI.

We hope to see you and your friends at our monthly meetings and other activities throughout the year. All are welcome, come meet new friends that share your love of the gardens.

Sincerely,

Becky Schuberth, President
Fort Lauderdale Garden Club
2007-2008

 

 

 

 

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