GARDENERS OUT EAST GARDEN CLUB IN LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLORIDA
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Programs

We generally meet the second Monday of the month, 1:00 to 3:00 pm from October to May.
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October 13, 2025 - "How Everything Affects Sarasota Bay"
                                  Speaker: Dr. Ryan Gandy, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
 

​                                  1:00 - 3:00 pm 

November 10, 2025 - "What Can I Grow on My Lanai?" - tour and presentation
                                   Your Farm and Garden, 735 S. Beneva Road, Sarasota
                                   10:30 - 11:30 AM. Optional lunch at nearby restaurant
                                   Carpools are recommended.


December 12, 2025 - Holiday Social at member Lyn Simensen's home
                                  Members and their guests only. We will have raffle baskets!
                                  Your payment is your reservation.
                                   11:30 am - 1:30 pm

January 12, 2026 - "Florida Native Plants that Fed, Healed and Occasionally Poisoned Us" 
​                                 
Speaker:  Elliot Prout, Florida Native Plant Society - Serenoa Chapter 
                                1:00 - 3:00 pm

February 9, 2026 - Flower Arrangement or Floral Design?--  a Flower Show Judge's Perspective
                                 Participants will create a flower arrangement for their homes while learning
                                 about flower shows
                                Speaker: Mercy Abrams, National Garden Club Flower Show Judge 
                                1:00 - 3:00 pm

March 9, 2026 - TBD 
                              
 
                              
April 13, 2026 - Season Finale (location TBD)
                           Luncheon and general meeting:  Vote for new slate of officers
                          
11:30 am - 1:30 pm


            Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held at Robert Toale &Sons Celebration of Life Center
                                                  4310 Solutions Lane, Lakewood Ranch, Florida                 



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Gardeners Out East is a 501(c)(3) organization and a member of
​the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
​and the National Garden Clubs, Inc.
  • Home
    • Contact Us
  • About
    • Our Officers
    • Our Founding Members
    • GOE's FFGC Convention Awards
  • Membership
  • Program Dates
    • Photo Gallery
  • Butterfly Garden
    • Photos
    • Trellis
    • Butterfly Garden Dedication
  • Blue Star Memorial
    • BSM fundraiser proceeds to Vets2Success
    • Blue Star Memorial Dedication
    • BSM Dedication Gallery
    • BSM Dedication Program
  • Education
    • Gopher Tortoises
    • Ikebana
    • Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
    • Rosary Pea - Exotic Invasive Plant
    • ORCHIDS
  • Environmental Issues
    • FFGC Position on Fracking
    • Coral Restoration Project
    • Mosquitos and Bromeliads
    • Plants for Improved Indoor Air Quality
  • Links
  • Login