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On Wednesday, March 4, Eileen Tongson, owner of FarmGal Flowers, an urban flower farm and design studio in Orlando, was a speaker at the Boca Grande Garden Club. Eileen is a graduate of the University of Florida IFAS Master Gardener Program and has studied floral design at Floret Flower Farm and the Flower School of […]
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BY THE BG GARDEN CLUB On Wednesday Jan. 7, Elin Haaga presented “Creating Your Own Paradise” to the Boca Grande Garden Club. Elin was born in Monmouthshire, Wales, and moved to Somerset, England, when she was five. Her family were avid gardeners. In fact, their garden was featured on the BBC flagship gardening show, “Gardeners’ […]
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Coffee and Conservation invites the public to a special hands-on workshop, Vertical Oyster Gardening: Clean Water Starts Here, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to noon at Don Pedro Island State Park. Participants will dive into the water quality challenges facing Charlotte Harbor and discover the surprising power of oysters to help filter and […]
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BY THE BOCA GRANDEGARDEN CLUB On Wednesday Nov. 5, Michele Hilbert, of Hilbert Honey Company, Traverse City, Mich., spoke to the Boca Grande Garden Club. Michele is married to Keith Hilbert, whose family is the fifth generation of Hilbert’s to work the honey farm. Hilbert’s was founded in 1887 by George James Hilbert. A farmer, […]
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On November 22 through 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers will hold its 17th annual Autumn Garden Festival. Over 80 garden vendors from around Florida and the Southeastern states will have exotic and native plants and trees for sale. The festival takes place under large shade […]
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On November 22 through 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers will hold its 17th annual Autumn Garden Festival. Over 80 garden vendors from around Florida and the Southeastern states will have exotic and native plants and trees for sale. The festival takes place under large shade trees where plant vendors will be spread out on […]
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UF/IFAS Extension Charlotte County will host a series of vegetable gardening workshops in September, offering practical tips for home gardeners. Sessions include Vegetable Growing in Southwest Florida on Sept. 13 in Port Charlotte, Square Foot Gardening on Sept. 17 in Englewood, Backyard Vegetable Gardening on Sept. 19 in Port Charlotte and How to Grow Your […]
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While contractors worked inside, a garden crew was out Wednesday at the Bob and Betty Lindner Garden at First Baptist Church of Boca Grande. “They are taking out the salty sand,” said Pastor Ken Lindow Sr. “They took out basically all the old plants.” The crew from Affordable Lawn Care, including Ryan Walton, Tristan Blaisdell […]
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Storm restoration work continues at First Baptist Church of Boca Grande, which was flooded during the fall hurricanes. Construction crews this week were working inside, clearing where the floor was removed. “It did not have a plywood subfloor,” said Sam Lowman of Right Hand Construction Solutions, who was there with a team looking at the […]
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BY LAMAR TOOLE,BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB The final meeting of the Boca Grande Garden Club 2024-25 season was held on April 2 and featured an entertaining presentation by Michigan- and Florida-licensed landscape architect Jack Barnwell, owner of Jack Barnwell Design, Mackinac Island, MI, and partner and lead designer of C3 Gardens, LLC, in Naples. One […]