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TROWeL PRINTS
All our Cinderellas Can Ride in the Golden Carriage
On Flower Show Days, March 24 and 25, and at the Preview Party the evening of March 23, Cinderella’s golden decorated carriage will be on the prow as you enter the garden.
It will be a wonderful photo opportunity. . .
Posted January 31, 2017
Containers With Pizzazz
Living in Florida, many of us with condos or lanais have learned how to garden using containers. Claire Jones will teach us how to compose a container with unique accessories and unusual materials at our General Membership Meeting on March 6.
Posted January 31, 2017
Succulents are Simple to Use
Just like at an AA meeting, Laura Eubanks started the Feb. 6 General Membership Meeting saying, “Hi, my name is Laura and I’m addicted to succulents.” Then she proceeded to tell the audience why.
You can cut succulents up and move them around. You can cut off their roots and they will grow.
Posted February 10, 2017
A Blast From our Past
The Naples Garden Club has been doing an annual Flower Show for 64 years. As the 2017 Flower Show approaches, Linda LaRue Brown presented a History Minute about past flower shows at our Feb 6 General Membership Meeting.
For many years, the Flower Show was held at the Naples Depot, our club home.
Published February 10, 2017
Exciting, Fun, Unforgettable . . . Our House and Garden Tour
The House & Garden Tour on February 4 was a spectacular event. Over 850 attendees enjoyed delicious refreshments in the beautiful hospitality tent. Then a well-orchestrated bus trip brought them to 4 gorgeous houses staffed with warm and friendly hostesses, giving highlights of the homes.
Published February 10, 2017
ECHO Global Farm – Fighting Global Hunger
Back by popular demand. If you have not visited ECHO Global Farm, now is the time to sign up. This is a fascinating guided-walking tour of a creative working farm whose mission is to teach innovative farming techniques to fight global hunger.
Along the way, you will find unique plants, demonstrations and techniques useful to farmers and urban gardeners alike.
Published February 10, 2017
Provisional Application Opens
It’s that time of year. If you have a friend you’d like to sponsor for NGC membership, they will need to register soon. The online application will only be available from February 15, 2017 through March 15, 2017.
One of the requirements is to attend a General Membership meeting prior to registering.
Published February 10, 2017
NGC Grants Help Children in Need
The ability to work in a garden is an eye-opening experience for traumatized children. One of our NGC grant recipients is Youth Haven, southwest Florida’s residential emergency shelter for children, ages 6-17, who have been removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect or abandonment.
At Youth Haven, growing and nurturing plants is a therapeutic activity.
Published February 10, 2017
How Should We Spend Our Money?
Each year Naples Garden Club is faced with the same decision we all face personally … what to do with the money that remains after we budget for fixed expenses. Members attending our January meeting helped prioritize how we spend our “discretionary” expenses by completing a short survey.
Programs were overwhelmingly number one for the 56 members. . .
Published February 10, 2017