Boca Raton Garden Club Returns With Great Events
By: Bryanna Basilio
Established in 1953, the Boca Raton Garden Club’s mission is to improve and beautify the city’s parks and landscape as well as share members’ knowledge and passion for gardening.
The Boca Raton Garden Club is a charitable organization centered around gardening with a long history of supporting the local community with scholarships and junior gardening programs for local students. Programs and projects include: Garden Therapy for senior citizens located at FAU’s Memory and Wellness Center, Boca’s Community Garden, and The Place of Hope located at the Haven. The club also has established Boy Scout Merit Badge projects.
Funds that are raised by the Boca Raton Garden Club are used to send local Boca Raton students along with staff to Camp Wekiva, a nature camp in Apopka with the purpose of educating children with love and respect for nature, as well as protecting the environment.
Monthly meetings, held at the Club’s recently refurbished clubhouse, feature speakers and experts on gardening, floral design, horticulture, and environmental issues.
“The clubhouse is surrounded by beautiful lush gardens lovingly tended to twice weekly by members,” stated Charlene Smith, the Publicity Chair of the Boca Raton Garden Club. “Inside the club, crafters have been working twice a week since June creating decorations and handmade gift items to be sold at the annual Holiday House.” Holiday House is the club’s largest fundraiser that runs from November 3-November 5. The fundraiser includes handmade crafts, a large plant sale, and homemade baked goods.
Listed below is the calendar and speakers attending the Boca Raton Garden Club.
For more information visit www.bocaratongardenclub.org or call 561-395-9376.
Boca Raton Garden Club’s Meetings and Programs for 2017 – 2018
October 3, 2017
Welcome Back Meeting – The Boca Raton Garden Club will hold its first Meeting of the season on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 1PM at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd. Boca Raton. This “Meet and Greet” is for members and prospective members to learn of the club’s many social and charitable activities planned for this year. This meeting is free and the public is welcome.
Please note this October meeting is the ONLY meeting held at the Boca Raton Community Center. All other meetings will be at the Boca Raton Garden Club’s Clubhouse 4281 3rd Ave. Boca Raton.
November 7, 2017
The Boca Raton Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 1PM at the BRGC Clubhouse, 4281 NW 3rd Ave. Boca Raton. Cindy Rieger, a Florida Federation of Garden Clubs accredited Master Judge, will demonstrate festive floral designs for the Holidays. This meeting is free and open to the public.
December 5, 2017
Boca Raton Garden Club’s Holiday Luncheon for members and invited guests only.
January 2, 2018
The Boca Raton Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 1PM in the BRGC Clubhouse, 4281 NW 3rd Ave. Boca Raton. Jeff Hutchinson, former president of the Bromeliad Society of the Palm Beaches will speak on the care of bromeliads and how they differ from other plants. Jeff will have a selection of bromeliads for purchase. This meeting is free and open to the public.
February 6, 2018
The Boca Raton Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 1PM in the BRGC clubhouse, 4281 NW 3rd Ave. Boca Raton. The speaker at this meeting will be Cara Abbot from The Institute for Regional Conservation, which works on conservation of rare plants, animals and ecosystems. Cara will describe their projects ranging from Vero Beach to the Keys. This meeting is free and the public is welcome.
March 6, 2018
The Boca Raton Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 1PM in the BRGC clubhouse, 4281 NW 3rd Ave. Boca Raton. The guest speaker will be Mark Cassini from Community Greening, a non-profit organization that plants trees, creates and maintains green spaces, cleans up litter and educates the public. This meeting is free and the public is welcome.
April 3, 2018
The Boca Raton Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 1PM in the BRGC clubhouse, 4281 NW 3rd Ave. Boca Raton. Lorraine Conover, President of the Boca Raton Orchid Society, will present a hands-on workshop – “Still Scared to Mount Your Orchid?” This meeting is free and the public is welcome.
May 1, 2018
The Boca Raton Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 1PM in the BRGC clubhouse, 4281 NW 3rd Ave. Boca Raton. Clint Oster, president of General Landscaping Corporation, will explain a “Florida Certified Yard” and the process he went through to create his own Florida Certified Yard. This meeting is free and the public is welcome.
