Garden Club of Cape Coral Logo

Garden Club of Cape Coral

Tours

Monthly Tours & Events

Every month the Garden Club of Cape Coral organizes a tour of a garden or place of interest. In the current garden season we have several exciting tours planned. Here is some general information. More specific details will be available closer to the event day. A special thank you to our Special Event Chair.

We have many fun and friendly events throughout the year.

August 9, 2023 - Summer Social - The Monkey Bar

Local Ladies Social Network Summer Sip & Shop
August 12, 2023 - Our very own Joanne Kishfy will be participating in the Local Ladies Social Network Summer Sip & Shop event which is taking place in the ballroom of the Cape Cabaret Dinner Theater from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. She will be showcasing her beautiful floral shell art. Two of her pieces are pictured at the bottom of this email. Hope you can come out to support Joanne and the other local artists and vendors.

UF/IFAS Extension Program Workshops
August 5, 2023 - Florida Friendly Landscape Hurricane Recovery Learn which Florida Friendly plants can withstand the next hurricane that may affect Lee County, Florida. Join a 50 min presentation that explores the Sanibel Island vegetation that survived hurricane Ian. Mariana Pardo, Lee County Master Gardener

September 8, 2023 - FMLC Garden Council Meeting

UF/IFAS Extension Program Workshops
September 9, 2023 - Container Gardening Often while driving or walking our neighborhoods, we admire various planters and the designs of the chosen materials. Are you a little intimidated about what to choose and how to best plant the container of your dreams??? Join us to learn best practices, tips and even some tricks to make your containers beautiful! Andrea Psaras, Lee County Master Gardener

September 13, 2023 - GCCC General Membership Meeting

October 10, 2023 - Keep Lee County Beautiful - Youth Environmental Council - Special Presentation by Sherie Bleiler

October 11, 2023 - GCCC General Membership Meeting

CLUB SPECIAL EVENT 2023
OCTOBER
Burroughs Home and Garden - Fort Myers. Carpool with Lunch at a local restaurant

October 11,2023 - GCCC General Membership Meeting

October 13, 2023 - Fun with Flowers

Edison/Ford Estate - Plant Sales
October 14 and 15, 2023 - Orchid Symposium

October 17, 2023 - FFGC District IX Fall Meeting

October 21, 2023 - Rotary Park Tropical Plant Sale

October 28, 2023 - Plant This, Not That Learn Florida Friendly alternatives to invasive plants. Add beauty to your yard, attract birds and butterflies and save money! Vanessa Hazelton and Marie Hauser, Lee County Master Gardeners

2023 Naples Yard and Garden Show
October 28 and 29
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-naples-yard-and-garden-show-tickets-622087349007

CLUB SPECIAL EVENT
NOVEMBER, 2023
Florida Botanical Garden - Largo FL. Bus trip and lunch locally

November 4, 2023 - Vermicomposting Come learn about the benefits of Vermicomposting, which include the following: Cost savings (soil and fertilizer aren’t cheap), Sustainability (Good use of table scraps), Less space, time & smell than regular composting. By the end of the class, you will be able to set up your own worm bin and immediately begin producing your own low-cost soil enrichments to keep your gardens happy. Angie Fritz Nichols, Lee County Master Gardener

November 8, 2023 - GCCC General Membership Meeting

November 10, 2023 - FMLC Garden Council Meeting

Edison and Ford Winter Estates
Plant Sales
November 18 and 19, 2023 - Fall Garden Festival

December 1 and 2, 2023 - Punta Gorda Garden Club Holly Days Home Tours

December 2, 2023 - Special Presentation at the Cape Coral Library
by Nancy Colgan, Kathy Woodlock and Fran McIntyre

Edison/Ford Estate - Gardening Classes
December 2, 2023 - Amaryllis Waxing

December 3, 2023 - Holiday Party - Lake Kennedy Center

Edison and Ford Winter Estates
Plant Sales
December 2 and 3, 2023 - Bromeliad Show & Sale

December 8, 2023 - Fun with Flowers

Edison/Ford Estate - Gardening Classes
December 8, 2023 - Holiday Wreath Making

December 13, 2023 - GCCC General Membership Meeting

CLUB SPECIAL EVENT 2024
JANUARY
Fruit and Spice Park - Homestead. Private tour. Bus trip and lunch or dinner at local restaurant.

January 10, 2024 - GCCC General Membership Meeting

January 19th, 2024 - Arbor Day Event - 11 am - Cultural Park and Sirenia Vista Park - two Sweetbay trees being planted (one at each park)

CLUB SPECIAL EVENT 2024
FEBRUARY
Marie Selby Boatanical Garden - Sarasota. Carpool and lunch at local restaurant

February 7, 2024 - GCCC General Membership Meeting

CLUB SPECIAL EVENT 2024
MARCH 9TH 2024 - MARCH IN THE PARK at Rotary Park 9am to 3pm

March 13, 2024 - GCCC General Membership Meeting

CLUB SPECIAL EVENT 2024
APRIL
Picnic at the Fort Myers-Lee County Garden, Virginia Avenue. Sandwich swap and desserts. Tour the Berne Davis Garden

April 10, 2024 - GCCC General Membership Meeting

CLUB SPECIAL EVENT 2024
MAY
Maree Farmes and Sincerely Succulents in Fort Myers. Carpool and lunch

May 8, 2024 - GCCC General Membership Meeting



PAST EVENTS
April 15, 2023 Garden Tours at Joanne Kishfy's garden, Cheryl Buckley's garden, and Beverly Nugent's garden.

January 19, 2022 Buckingham Farms, Fort Myers. Tour and honey tasting $10. Eating lunch at the farm, choice of four lunches estimated cost of $18

February 12, 2022 Peace River Botanical and Sculpture Garden, Punta Gorda. Tour $10. Followed by lunch at Laishley Crab House

March 12, 2022 March in the Park! Our annual fundraiser plant and garden art sale. Jaycee Park 4215 SE 20th Place, Cape Coral from 9 am to 3 pm

April 2022 TBA

May 14, 2022 Fruit Scapes, Bokeelia. Lunch at Tarpon Lodge.

October 14, 2021 Member's Garden Tour (care of Beverly Nugent)

November 12, 2021 Sundance Orchid Nursery, Fort Myers followed by lunch at Bahama Breeze

December 2021 Punta Gorda Garden Club Holly Days Home Tour. Donation requested. Carpool 10:45 am meet at Burnt Store Publix, near McDonalds, corner of Pine Island Road and Burnt Store Road, CC. Lunch at The Ice House. Date TBA

In the past, we have toured Vizcaya Gardens in Miami, US Sugar in Clewiston, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve in Fort Myers, and Marie Selby Gardens in Sarasota. Monthly events and tours were not held in Fall 2020 due to Covid-19. However, we held our monthly meetings online with ZOOM. In lieu of a monthly event or tour members were invited to watch a gardening webinar. Here are a few suggestions:

A Guide to Restoring The Little Things That Run The World

Creating Pollinator Pathways in the Build Environment

Permaculture Food Forest in Florida Grows Fruits & Perennial Vegetables without Watering

October 2019 Club Outing

Saturday, October 12, 2019
Visit Pottery Express in Punta Gorda for a tour of their bamboo gardens and showroom. Lunch will be held at Cass Cay Restaurant & Bar, Burnt Store Marina.
Car pool will meet at 10 am Saturday morning at the Publix on the corner of Pine Island Road and Burnt Store Road.

November 2019 Club Outing

Monday, November 11, 2019
Visit Koreshan State Historic Site in Estero, FL. The Koreshans were a utopian religious sect who believed the universe existed within a giant hollow sphere. Their rustic homes dating from 1894 are preserved as a South West Florida architectural museum. Lunch will be held at Texas Roadhouse Grill, Estero, FL.
Car pool will meet at 9 am Monday morning at the Publix on the corner of Cape Coral Parkway and Santa Barbara Boulevard. Cost is $5.00 per car and $5.00 per person for the tour.

December 2019 Club Outing

Saturday, December 7, 2019
Lunch will be held at The Ice House Pub followed by the annual Punta Gorda Garden Club Holly Days Home Tour. Using only fresh and dried natural materials, the members of the Punta Gorda Garden Club decorate four homes in the Punta Gorda Historic District and the First United Methodist Church. The funds raised are used to provide scholarships to graduating seniors and fund local projects
Car pool will meet at 10:45 am Saturday morning at the Publix on the corner of Pine Island Road and Burnt Store Road. Donation is $15.00 per person for the tour.

Garden Tours 2023

Peace River Botanical and Sculpture Garden, Punta Gorda February 2022

Sundance Orchids & Bromeliads Nov 2021

Koreshan State Park 2019

Pottery Express Bamboo Gardens 2019

Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve

Bailey's Homestead Tour