Gardeners Out East 2018 - 2019 Program Calendar
We generally meet the second Monday of the month, 1:00 pm, from September to May.
Our 2018 - 2019 Program Calendar is slowly revealing itself! See the link below to suggest a program!
We generally meet the second Monday of the month, 1:00 pm, from September to May.
Our 2018 - 2019 Program Calendar is slowly revealing itself! See the link below to suggest a program!
September 10, 2018: "The Care and Growing of Palms"
October 8, 2018: Visit Manatee Farms – Wholesale Flower Grower
November 12, 2018: "The 'How To' of Flower Arranging using Store bought Flowers."
December 18, 2018 - Holiday Luncheon
January 14, 2019: "Vegetables in Containers and in the Garden"
February 11, 2019: "Protecting Threatened Gopher Tortoises and Indigo Snakes"
March 11, 2019: "Using Flowers & Herbs for Wellness"
April 8, 2019: "EarthBox: Learn how an EarthBox makes it simple and easy to grow edibles and flowers"
May 13, 2019: "Gardeners Out East Season Finale for Members and their Guests"
- 1:00 to 3:00 pm: Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, Salon C, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, Lakewood Ranch 34202
- Presented by: Manatee County Master Gardener Amy Stripe
- NOTE: A short business meeting will follow the presentation.
October 8, 2018: Visit Manatee Farms – Wholesale Flower Grower
- 1:00 to 3:00 pm: Manatee Farms: 11703 40th Ave W., Bradenton
- Acres of Greenhouses filled with flowers. Learn about growing flowers for wholesale; the environmental issues and more facing growers today. Tour of greenhouses with opportunity to purchase flowers grown at that time.
- TBD: Members to plan lunch in nearby prior to our tour as well as opportunities for shopping in the area after the tour.
November 12, 2018: "The 'How To' of Flower Arranging using Store bought Flowers."
- 1:00 to 3:00 pm: Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, Salon A, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, Lakewood Ranch 34202
- A demonstration presented by Sylvia Bird, Floral Designer, AIFD, AAAF, PFCI, NDSF
December 18, 2018 - Holiday Luncheon
- Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club Wine Room
- 11:30 am to 2:00 pm
- Click here for more details.
January 14, 2019: "Vegetables in Containers and in the Garden"
- 1:00 to 3:00 pm: Lakewood Ranch YMCA, 5100 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch, FL 34211
- Presented By: Carol Fanella
- Carol will explain through narration and slides how to incorporate growing veggies in with your regular landscape or container planting.
February 11, 2019: "Protecting Threatened Gopher Tortoises and Indigo Snakes"
- 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm: Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
- Presented by: Chase Pirtle
- BIO:
- Bio: Chase Pirtle is the Animal Care Specialist and Habitat Manager at Ashton Biological Preserve in Archer, FL. He has worked at a wolf sanctuary, has his FL FWC venomous license, as well as his authorized gopher tortoise agent permit. Chase completed a two-year animal science program in New Jersey, attended a forestry and wildlife ecology program in Sou Carolina, and graduated from the Santa Fe Teaching Zoo in FL.
March 11, 2019: "Using Flowers & Herbs for Wellness"
- 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm: Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
- Presented by: Laurel James of Four Pillars Spa which is located in San Marco Plaza, Lakewood Ranch, FL
April 8, 2019: "EarthBox: Learn how an EarthBox makes it simple and easy to grow edibles and flowers"
- 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm: Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
- Presented by: EarthBox Garden Center
- There will be a raffle!
May 13, 2019: "Gardeners Out East Season Finale for Members and their Guests"
- 11:30 am – 2 pm: Venue TBD
- Members bring a dish to share; the board will provide beverages and dessert.
- RSVP by May 1, 2019
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