The Orlando Garden Club Commemorated Arbor Day in many different ways this year. Approximately 150 Florida Garden Clubs held their tree planting event at 11:00 am!!
Kathy Hall, arborist from the City of Orlando spoke on planting new trees. Her team planted a Bluff Oak on club grounds. This tree does not have aggressive roots, its canopy is rounded and upright, and it may get up to 60 feet tall. Ms. Hall shared some of her tree knowledge during a brief presentation to our members after our ceremony.
Hall is an arborist and landscape inspector for the City of Orlando.
Garden clubs across the state will plant more than 400 trees on January 19, 2024, to celebrate Florida Arbor Day and the 100th anniversary of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs (FFGC).
In addition to planting hundreds of trees throughout the state, garden clubs will give away hundreds of tree seedlings.
Our Club will commemorate this day with a ceremony on January 19, which is our General meeting and we are also sponsoring an NGC Standard Flower Show. Don’t miss out on the exciting activity at our Club!! See you there!!
Lecture delivered by Calvin Gardner UF Extension Office Agent, Orange County
What a great way to continue nurturing our gardens after such a hot summer than with our first Program for the year: “Home Composting.” Calvin Gardner, (yes, that is his surname) of the Orange County UF Extension Office will share with us gardening techniques and sustainable horticulture.
Composting is a great way to go green. By composting you re-utilize your vegetable waste converting it into rich nutritious soil for your indoor and outdoor plants. See you all on September 15 at 10:30 am.
Calvin Gardner joined as an Urban Horticulture Extension Agent at UF/IFAS Extension Orange County in 2022.
As a follow-up to our posted Event of our November Program Presentation, Samuel Baker and Gabriel De Gaglia from “Wriggle Brew” company was fabulous! A fine group of young college grads have developed and are now distributing an organic amendment for the soil and roots of gardens and beds of any kind, “Wriggle Brew”!! The presentation was very informative and the attendees were able to purchase Wriggle Brew to see the fantastic results in our own gardens. I used Wriggle Brew in my normal watering of potted and bed plants and see amazing results already! The company website is: www.wrigglebrew.com, you can learn about the new fantastic product and the product is available for sale on-line.
The Orlando Garden Club welcomes new members year round! Visit and attend a monthly General Meeting, September – May, to see what all the fun is about! A spectacular monthly Guest Speaker starts off the meeting, followed by a short business meeting and then a relaxing luncheon. Find out about us via this website, our Facebook page, informational pamphlets or being our guest at our monthly meeting. Come Grow With Us!!
September 15, 2023, 10:30 am
Healey