OUR GENERAL MEETING SCHEDULE HAS CHANGED!

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1 November/December 2018 Volume 31 Issue 2 President s Theme Sharing Our Passion for Gardening and the Environment Green Thumb Fort Lauderdale Garden Club, Inc. Est President s Message, The Holidays are here and we have many reasons to celebrate. OUR GENERAL MEETING SCHEDULE HAS CHANGED! Our COMMEMORATIVE TREE PLANTING CEREMONY is on November 9th. We planted 124 trees and shrubs indigenous to Birch State Park. City officials including Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis will be attending. We expect the press and photographers to be there. PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN THIS IMPORTANT EVENT! IF ATTENDING, PLEASE RSVP TO ROSE BECHARD-BUTMAN AT labud@comcast.net or rbechardbutman@broward.org Date: November 9 th Time: 10:00 AM Followed by the FLGC General Meeting at 10:30 am Dedication Ceremony Location: Front Entrance to Birch State Park IMPORTANT - Parking and logistics: Please be at the at 9:30 AM. Park your car as usual by the. GET TOGETHER WITH OTHER MEMBERS AND CARPOOL TO THE FRONT. There is limited parking near the entrance. Try to get as many members into one car as possible Drivers may need to make a few round trips from the to the Front Entrance. Some members may choose to walk! We need the front area parking spots to be available for our guests. See more about our tree donation on page 5 of this Green Thumb! By now we should all own a few plants to groom for the flower show. Our member and circle friends are our best support to grow and groom our plants into award winning specimens. Share the voyage with them. And saying goodbye to 2018, our Holiday Party s preparations are ongoing. Chairmen Jane Palmisano and Kristine Barlow have been working on the evening since April. Our Headquarters Building and Garden will be the venue for Starry Starry Night on December 6th. The gala will light up our Headquarters. See YOUR INVITATION on Page 3 of this Green Thumb! Roswitha Sidelko President of Fort Lauderdale Garden Club Upcoming FLGC General Meetings and Sensory Garden Circle BIRCH STATE PARK TREE DEDICATION 10:00 (see details in the President s Message!) General Meeting November 9, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. Program: Special Designs in Everyday Containers presented by Cindy Rieger, Master Judge Emeritus & Award Winning Floral Designer Hostess Circle: Parkinsonia Garden Circle FLGC Holiday Party December 6, 2018 Glenn F. Bates 6 pm to 9 pm Sensory Garden for November/December: Parkinsonia Circle Januaary/February: Moringa Circle A Bay Cedar tree one of 124 trees donated by FLGC to Hugh Taylor Birch State Park

2 Green Thumb PAGE 2 FLGC and Bayberry Garden Circle Welcomes New Members Save the Date 2019 FLGC Secret Garden Tour Visit Lush Tropical Gardens Unique to Fort Lauderdale February 23, 2019 VOLUNTEERS WILL BE NEEDED FOR A VARIETY OF POSITIONS SO PLEASE SAVE THE DATE! FLGC Yearbook Changes Your FLGC Yearbook is being distributed through your Garden Circles and by Becky Schuberth for the MAL Members. Please note the following changes to the information in the Yearbook: Add the Master Gardener designation (MG) on Page 93 to Laney Drath s information and she has been a member since 2016 Send any corrections or changes to Gene Cain at auxcain@bellsouth.net for listing in the next Green Thumb. IN MEMORIUM Maureen Frazel Moringa Garden Circle FLGC Member Moringa Garden Circle is accepting donations to its Memorial Tree Fund in Maureen s name. To make a donation contact Barbara Richie at Danielle Chicoye Danielle is an early retiree who spent four wonderful years in Costa Rica. Prior to that she lived in Washington State and enjoyed her membership in the Seattle Garden Club. While there she visited other garden clubs and took field trips to Canada and Oregon. When Danielle moved to South Florida she met Diane Casserly, a Bayberry member, during our holiday Barnes & Noble fundraiser. She thanks us for being so welcoming and wants to be included in making our area more beautiful and helping to spread the joy of gardening. Linda Gurr Originally from Long Island, New York, Linda has spent the last 30 years in Florida and retired this past year. Linda was also introduced into the Bayberry Circle by Diane Casserly and she considers herself to be a novice gardener. She is looking forward to learning more about plants in her home and the care of the environment. Plan Now for Wedded Bliss A Standard Flower Show Presented by the Fort Lauderdale Garden Club January 19-20, 2019 Show Schedules are available from your Circle President or at the next General Meeting! Friday, October 19, 2018 Plants must be in the possession of exhibitor Thursday, January 17, 2019 Enter horticulture entries and prepare designs Friday, January 18, 2019 Judging and Preview Party (6 pm) Saturday, January 19, 2019 Open to the Public 10 am - 4 pm Sunday, January 20, Open to the Public 1 0 am- 4 pm Sunday, January 20, 2019 Show Break Down 4 pm FLOWER SHOW CLERKS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! PLEASE PARTICIPATE AND HELP AS A VOLUNTEER! SEE MORE INFORMATION ON PAGE 5 OF THIS GREEN THUMB

3 Green Thumb PAGE 3 Join us for a Dazzling Holiday Party at our FLGC Garden Center! Starry Starry Night Thursday, December 6, :00-9:00pm Glenn F. Bates 6:00-7:00 Cocktails Under the Stars in our Garden Dinner, Raffle and Entertainment to follow Tickets: $50 including Dinner & Wine Seating is limited so please send in your RSVP below by November 21, 2018 to: Kristin Barlow, 1316 N Rio Vista Boulevard, FL with checks made out to FLGC. Name: Phone Number and Number of $50: Entrée Selection: Chicken Salmon Vegan Note: Tables are Open Seating (The committee will do our best to honor Circle requests.) Please list any Circle Table Requests Below: Questions contact: Kristin Barlow or Jane Palmisano RESERVATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE NEXT GENERAL FLGC MEETING ON 11/9

4 Green Thumb PAGE 4 Youth Gardening Equals Satisfied Customers! Calling all Clerks. We re invited to a Wedding at the! FLGC proudly presents, Wedded Bliss, a Standard Flower Show on Saturday, January 19th and Sunday, January 20th. Clerks are needed to assist the flower show judges on Friday, Jan 18th from 9:00am until about noon. Experienced and new clerks are both warmly welcome. For those who are new, this is a great opportunity to immerse yourself into the flower show. Clerking is a fun and wonderful learning experience as you assist and follow an assigned set of judges. Don t worry, we will properly train and pair you with someone who has clerked in the past! Please let me know if you would like to be a clerk. Looking forward to a special day on Jan 18th as we prepare for a lovely wedding in the. Kristin Barlow, Clerks Chairperson Kab16star@gmail.com FLGC Fall Plant Sale WHERE: In the Shade Houses WHEN: Saturday, November 10, 2018 TIME: 8:30-4:00. NEEDED: VOLUNTEERS AND PLANTS! We need FLGC members to assist helping our customers with plant selection and we also need more cashiers on the afternoon shift: 11:30-4:00. If you can help out please Florence Miner at frsminer@att.net or call You may also call Laney Drath at love2hike@hotmail.com or We need and appreciate your help. Thank you for your consideration.

5 Green Thumb PAGE 5 The following is the official press release about the Garden Club s tree donation to Birch State Park Fort Lauderdale Garden Club Continues Restoring Roots The FLGC was formed in 1927 to help restore the natural beauty of Fort Lauderdale after the disastrous hurricane of 1926 that devastated south Florida. The history of the Fort Lauderdale Garden Club is an enduring record of civic achievements and dedication to beautifying our city s landscape. In 1930 they planted the stately Royal Palms that grace Las Olas. In 1964 they dedicated 100 trees to Birch Sate Park after hurricane Cleo. They have continued to plant trees throughout the years, maintain the Sensory Garden at the Lighthouse of Broward, and in collaboration with local schools, offer students the hands on opportunities of growing plants through our Youth Gardening Program. To Commemorate our 90th Anniversary, The Fort Lauderdale Garden Club has donated 124 native trees and plants indigenous to Birch State Park, as a Hurricane Irma Restoration Project. This project was partially funded through the National Garden Clubs. Inc., Natural Disaster USA Fund. The tree and plant species were determined in collaboration with park staff biologists. The bay cedars, pigeon plums, black ironwood, willow bustic, Jamaican caper, golden beach creeper, necklace pod, marlberry and Hercules club, are all historically native to Birch State Park. The Fort Lauderdale Garden Club built its headquarters at the Glenn F. Bates in Hugh Taylor Birch State Park in 1951 and has called it home ever since. All General Meetings are open to the Public and free of charge. For more information about the Fort Lauderdale Garden Club visit FLGC.org or call TREE DEDICATION DATE: November 9, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. ADDRESS: Hugh Taylor Birch State Park East Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL For the Brochure Gone With The Wind.Storm ; Hurricane Tree Maintenance and Replanting Guide, contact Broward Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division/NatureScape rbechardbutman@broward.org MEDIA CONTACT: Rose Béchard-Butman, Fort Lauderdale Garden Club Civic Improvement Chair PHONE: Green Thumb Gene Cain, Editor auxcain@bellsouth.net Fort Lauderdale Garden Club, Inc. Est Glenn F. Bates Hugh Taylor Birch State Park 3109 E. Sunrise Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, Florida Mailing address: P.O. Box 4114 Fort Lauderdale, FL PHONE: Visit Your Garden Club Web Site! November Mon Shadehouse Workday for Plant Sale, 9:00 a.m. 7 Wed Moringa s Mostly Green and White Sale, Preview 6:00 p.m., Auction 6:30 p.m. 9 Fri FLGC Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m. 9 Fri Tree Donation Dedication, 10:00 a.m. Front Gate, Birch State Park 9 Fri FLGC General Meeting, 10:30 a.m. 10 Sat FLGC Fall Plant Sale, 9:00 a.m., 12 Mon Dist XI Flower Show School, Registration 8:30 a.m. December Mon Shadehouse Workday, 9:00 a.m. 5 Wed District XI Design Guild Meeting, 9:30 a.m. 6 Thu STARRY STARRY NIGHT HOLIDAY PARTY 6 9 p.m. 7 Fri FLGC Board Meeting, 10:00 a.m. 11 Tue District XI Florida Flower Show Judges Meeting Meeting, 10:00 a.m. 17 Mon Shadehouse Workday, 9:00 a.m FLGC Secret Garden Tour February 23 th!