Our 2025-2026 Spectacular Monthly Programs

by Octive Healey | Sep 11, 2025 | Updates

Our Garden Club new year is here!  Don’t miss out on our exciting line-up beginning September 19, 2025!!

Join us for each monthly program and see what The Orlando Garden Club is all about!!  Membership is open and all are welcome!!

Date: September 19, 2025 

When: General Meeting and Program begins at 10:30 am

Where: Orlando Garden Club  710 East. Rollins St. Orlando, Fl.  32803

September 19, 2025   10:30am

Speaker: Pastor Vance Rains

Vance Rains grew up in Orlando. He has a degree in Communications/Public Speaking from UCF, a Masters of Divinity from Duke University, a Doctoral degree from Asbury Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from St. Thomas University. He is the Lead Pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Orlando.

Bonsai

Vance was first introduced to gardening in high school when he worked at the Palmer Seed and Feed Store on Church Street. He will define what Bonsai is and give a brief history. We will learn about the primary features, different styles, and needs of bonsai. Vance will bring examples from his personal collection.

Summer at Wekiva Youth Camp

by Octive Healey | Jul 10, 2025 | Updates

Volunteering a few weeks at the FFGC Wekiva Youth Camp is an experience I look forward to each summer.  If you aren’t familiar with our camp, please google it!  In 2024 our camp celebrated our 50th anniversary!

Campers come from all over Florida each Summer to enjoy the experience.  They make new friends and celebrate spending time with past camp friends.  Many long time campers continue to become Counselors, Staff, Craft and Nature Coordinators,and Directors.

The days are filled with fun, friends, and education.  Programs such as Nature, Crafts, and Swimming are enjoyed by all, as well as Wekiva Springs swimming, nature walks and night rides.  Evenings include Camper Skit Night, Counselor Hunt, paid programing covering wildlife education, falconry, raptor rehabilitation, science experiments, snake programs for children, Indian and Native American programs to mention a  few.