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 2024JANUARY
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