Container Gardening in South Florida
Growing plants in containers on the lanai, patio or balcony can add a touch of beauty, be a source of fresh herbs and vegetables and be a lot easier to maintain. Some issues to be aware of is that potted plants need regular watering especially in the summer months. Also, if you plan to keep your plants near your pool, choose plants that don’t drop their leaves or flowers. For example, hibiscus tends to drop their flowers after blooming and these inevitably end up in the pool.
March In The Park
March in the Park will be held March 14, 2020! For more information, vendor and sponsor applications please click here.
This is our major fund raiser of the year and the proceeds enable us to give donations to schools, Marty Ward Merit Awards to local high school students, landscaping of the annual Habitat Cape Coral Women’s build home, FFGC projects Camp Wekiva and SEEK, plus a donation annual to the Rotary Park Butterfly Garden in memory of members who have passed.
We thank all our visitors and vendors who made the occasion such a resounding success in 2019 and are hoping for a repeat success in 2020. Thanks, too, to to all our members for their hard work in staging MIP.
Blue Star Memorial Marker
Blue Star Memorial Markers in the United States pay tribute to the U.S. Armed Forces. The National Council of State Garden Clubs, now known as National Garden Clubs, Inc., started the program in 1945 after World War II. The Blue Star was used on service flags to denote a service member fighting in the war.
We are raising money for a marker in Eco Park just off of Veterans Parkway. The presentation to coincide with Cape Coral’s 50th Anniversary in 2020!
Donations
Donations are needed for the Thrift Table at the March in the Park plant sale fundraiser. Donations should be garden related items such as terracotta pots, ceramic pots, garden trellis, bird baths, ceramic or cement figurines, bird feeders, bird houses, butterfly feeders, cute stepping stones, wind chimes, plant stakes, watering cans, sprinkler heads, gardening tools, trowels and trimmers, pot stands, pot movers. Craft items should also be garden related. If you have craft items to donate please contact one of the thrift table committee members: Valerie Breen, Pam Dawson, Debbie Cooper or Connie Posul.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Holiday Party
