The Summer is coming to a close and our Garden Club year is about to start! Join in on the fun and excellent Monthly Program line-up!! Join now and watch us grow!! Our monthly meetings/ programs run September through May and detailed information can be found on our Website Event Calendar!! All are welcome!
September 15, 2023
Home Composting. Program begins at 10:30 AM Win a free composter!!
The members of OGC continue the fun during the summer months with Summer Workshop Fun!!
Report by Bonnie Hansen:
Next Summer Workshop is Wednesday, July 19th, at 10:00AM on propagation techniques. Members are encouraged to bring plant material to “show and tell” and share propagation tips and techniques. This will be an informal conversation among us to share expertise and gift pass-along plants. Join us for the educational and social interactions.
The first summer workshop was a huge success with a robust turnout. Two new members signed up, Sue Furry from Modern Widow’s Club, and Susan Battista from Unity Orlando. Sue Furry was very active in garden clubs when she lived in South Bend, Indiana. Sue stenciled a large black and pink pot with flip flops. Sooo Florida! Susan works at Disney’s Hollywood Studios . She adjusted her schedule there to join us.
Artist Linda Tambini led the Workshop. Linda was a professional artist for many years and had her own shop in Venice Beach, California. Linda donated the paint and the use of her floral stencils. 
Several pots were donated to decorate tables at a future Garden Club event. Vicki provided delicious homemade German chocolate cake.
Our recent bit of meeting fun involved our long time member, Nancy Dunn, displaying her beautiful and unique White Bat Flower Plant! Nancy has cared for this plant for nearly 40 years!!! Thank you Nancy for sharing this with us!
White Bat Flower: Tacca integrifolia, the white batflower or black lily, is a species of flowering plant in the yam family of Dioscoreaceae. It is native to tropical and subtropical rainforests in hilly regions of South Asia from Pakistan to Bangladesh, Indochina, Malay Peninsular, Sumatra, Java and eastern China. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Tacca integrifolia Family: Dioscoreaceae
Height: 2-4′ tall missouribotanicalgarden.org Kingdom: Plantae
Bat flower will start to bloom after it has produced at least two leaves and may bloom up to 8 times in one season.Taccas have large, beautiful foliage and prefer to be grown in low light with good air circulation. Keep the soil moist but not soggy.
Tacca Bat Plants are generally a thirsty plant and can be sensitive to underwatering or stretches without watering. Always water your bat flower after planting.
It must get at least four hours of bright, indirect light.
White Bat Flower Plant
The NGC Small Standard Petite Flower Show, presented by The Orlando Garden Club, was a wonderful event with many entries and visitors. Thank you Silvia Zuniga for organizing this event, the members on the committee and the participants. There were two Best In Show Awards: Becky Lindhorst – Best in Show for design, and Jeannie Kroemer – Best in Show for horticulture. Silvia Zuniga – Won the June Horton Award – most creative use of fresh plant material – for her hanging 12 inch design. Penny Decker – Blue Ribbon for Design, Class 1
Best Horticulture Award
June Horton Award
Best Design Award
The Orlando Garden Club members that participated in the latest “Art in Bloom” event at the Orlando Museum of Art made us all proud! Please enjoy photos of their entries.
Silvia Zuniga
Kathi Belich
Judy Gore
Joanne Mulinare