SEPTEMBER 2011
Sept
8th District VIII, “Leadership Lunch & Learn”
at the Garden Club of St. Petersburg.
Registration & Coffee - 8:00 AM. Call to Order - 9:30 AM
Cost $12.00 - includes
lunch - Deadline for registration is
Sept. 1, 2011
Sept 9th Executive
Committee meeting 9:00 AM
Board of Directors meeting 10:00 AM-Garden Center
Hostesses:
Bea Rahter, Judy Zimmerman, Rosalie DiMento,Linda Hanson, Phyllis Clayton.
Sept 12th CREATIVE
CRAFTS – for all GCSP members
10:00 AM at the Garden Center
Cost for materials - $3.50
members - $4.50 for guests
Sept 13th GCSP ALL MEMBERS MEETING
WELCOME
BACK PARTY 1:00 PM - Garden Center
Fun, Food and Flora
Program: Our History - “Where
we have been & Our Future - Where We are going”
Recognition of Past Presidents & 25 years
or more members
Hostess Circles: All Circles & Executive Committee
Sept
13th Night Bloomers Circle - Horticulture for Weekend Gardeners
Garden Center Carpool from Garden
Center 6 PM
Sept 16th “GALA IN THE GARDEN”
50TH Anniversary in Winter
Park at FFGC Headquarters
Luncheon, Fashion Show, Garden Tours, Floral Displays. Cost $30.00
Sept 20th Dracaena Circle Meeting - 12:30 PM - Garden Center
Sept 21st Flower
Arranging meeting– 10:00 AM - Garden Center
Sept 21st Snell Shores Circle meeting 9:30 AM
at the Princess Martha
Sept. 27th Jungle Circle & Green Fingers Circle meeting
1:00
PM - Garden Center.
OCTOBER 2011
Oct 3rd CREATIVE
CRAFTS – for all GCSP members
10:00 AM at the Garden Center
Cost for materials - $3.50
members - $4.50 for guests
Oct 7th Executive Committee meeting 9:00 AM
Board
of Directors meeting 10:00 AM – Garden Center
Hostesses: Jill Anderson, Bonnie Bowen, Carol Lee, Pat
Lynch, Carole WInter
Oct 11th Night Bloomers Circle - Horticulture for Weekend Gardeners
Members only
Oct 13th HORTICULTURE SEMINAR – for all GCSP members
Coffee – 9:30 AM Seminar – 10:00 AM
Program – All
About Gingers & how to grow them
Speaker: Anton Lee, Rare Plant Network
Bring a friend
and don’t forget to wear a flower.
Plant Exchange optional.
Oct 13th District VIII Fall Meeting hosted by Plant City
Garden Club at the John R. Tinkle Center.
Located on the Hllsborough Community College Campus,
1206 B North Park Road, Plant City, Fl
FFGC Officers share their information & goals
Cost
$25.00 Reservations - see Mary Francis Lawrie
Oct18th Dracaena
Circle meeting - 12:30 PM – Garden Center
Oct 19th Snell Shores Circle meeting
– 10:00 AM
Dr. Strubbe’s Garden
Oct 19th Flower Arranging Circle Meeting
10:00 AM - Garden Center
Oct 20th Set up for the Plant Sale 10:00 AM - 4 PM
Inspection
3:00 PM
Oct 21st PLANT & GARDEN SALE at the
Garden Center
& Oct 22nd Chairman – Sandy WIlson
SELLING - Friday – 9:00
AM -4:00 PM
SELLING - Saturday – 9:00 AM -2:00 PM
(Rain date – Oct. 23,
1-4 PM)
Oct 23-25 Fall Flower Show Symposium at Altamont Springs
Oct 25th Jungle Circle & Green Fingers Circle meeting
NOVEMBER 2011
Nov 4th Executive Committee meeting 9:00 AM
Board
of Directors meeting 10:00 AM – Garden Center
Hostesses: Barbara Kirkconnell, Joanne Keohane, Alice
Jackson, Betty Mervine, Beth Timberlake
Nov 7th Deadline for articles
for the Grapevine - send to Karin Koch
Nov 7th CREATIVE CRAFTS –
for all GCSP members
10:00 AM at the Garden Center
Cost for materials - $3.50 members -
$4.50 for guests
Nov 8th GCSP ALL MEMBERS MEETING-1:00 PM Garden Center
Program:
Camp Wekiva - Enjoy a summer at camp.
Speaker: Sue Angle - First Vice President of FFGC
Pictures,
experiences, & information about Camp Wekiva,
A environmental camp owned & operated by FFGC
Hostess
Circle - Flower Arranging
Nov. 8th Night Bloomers Circle - Horticulture for Weekend
Gardeners
7:00 PM Garden Center
Nov 15th Dracaena Circle meeting
- 12:30 PM – Garden Center
Nov 16th Flower Arranging Circle meeting
10:00
AM - Garden Center
Nov 16th Snell Shores Circle meeting
Joint meeting
with Flower Arranging
Nov 17-18 NGC Gardening Course III
Sponsored
by Venice Garden Club
5300 Colonial Oaks Park in Sarsota
Nov 22nd Jungle
Circle & Green Fingers Circle meeting
1:00 PM - Garden Center
Nov 29th GCSP FASHION SHOW & LUNCHEON MEETING
11:30 A.M. at the Garden Center
Program: Fashion Show & Luncheon
Chairmen: Linda Gersbach & Linda Baker
Fashions
by: Patchington at Isla Del Sol
Set Up & Decorate: Flower Arranging
Kitchen & Serve:
Dracaena
Clean Up: Jungle & Green Fingers
Cost: $15.00 - Reservations
& pay in advance (by 11/22)
Pay at the door - $25.00
Reservations to Liz Coerver - 865-0341
DECEMBER 2011
Dec 5th CREATIVE
CRAFTS – for all GCSP members
10:00 AM at the Garden Center
Cost for materials - $3.50
members - $4.50 for guests
Dec 6th Jungle Circle & Green Fingers Circle
Holiday Party
11:30 AM Cost, Menu, & Location to be announced
Dec
7th Snell Shores Circle Christmas Luncheon at St. Petersburg
Yacht Club - 11:30 AM Cost &
Menu TBA
Dec 9th Executive Committee meeting 9:00 AM
Board
of Directors meeting 10:00 AM – Garden Center
Hostesses: Sheron Heins, Susan Cooper, Liz Coerver, Vicki
Hyatt, Carol Moore
Dec 13th Night Bloomers Holiday Party 6:30 PM
Circle
Members only
Dec 13th Dracaena Circle Holiday Party at the Garden Center 12:30
Dec
14th Flower Arranging Circle Holiday Luncheon
Isla Del Sol 11:30 AM
Dec
16th HOLIDAY HOME & GARDEN TOUR for Garden Club Members & their Guests
Visit 5 homes &
gardens in Yacht Club Estates - 1 to 3 PM
Cost $20 per person in advance - $25 the day of the event
Tickets
will be sold for a scheduled time and tour route to regulate the flow of visitors. Tickets for groups should be
purchased together to have the same schedule.
Tour also will include - Holiday Boutique selling holiday gifts,
holiday entertainment, opportunity tickets for holiday floral arrangements, and light refreshments. Each visitor
will receive a
Passport ticket that includes their tour route. The Passport will give information
about the show homes and the addresses with directions to the homes. These homes are not wheelchair
accessible.
