Tag: Boca Grande Garden Club

Garden Club enjoys presentation by Mississippi’s debutante farmer and cook

January 8, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY CATHERINE BALLMAN, BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB CORRESPONDENT – One of the perks of being a good chef is the fun of cooking for fancy people. Elizabeth Heiskell has had that fun, preparing food...

Boca Grande Garden Club welcomes Russ Morash

January 3, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB Russ Morash, the distinguished WGBH Boston producer and program creator, is speaking to the Boca Grande Garden Club on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. His topic...

Boca Grande Garden Club announces Carol Swift, Russ Morash, Jennie Love and Kent Russell in 2020

November 29, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB Television stars, art, candy and a very distinctive urban garden are the buzz for the 2020 Boca Grande Garden Club catalog of activities. “The Club’s leadership...

Garden Club presents Lolo Weir Memorial Buddy Bench to The Island School

November 1, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY CATHERINE S. BALLMAN Anyone who knew Lolo Weir knew she was a lot of fun. This made Lolo, who died December 21, 2017, the spark- plug for many island activities, including the Boca Grande Garden...

The beginning of spring is heralded with a great ‘Art in Bloom’ show

To the Editor: In Boca Grande, where seasons blur and winter is not cold, spring did nonetheless decidedly begin on March 21, with a beautiful, colorful and exciting floral display. At the sixth annual...

It’s Flower Week for the Garden Club: J Schwanke to speak

February 1, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY THE GARDEN CLUB The irrepressible J Schwanke lands in Boca Grande February 6 for two days of flower festivities. Mr. Schwanke, who may be the hardest-working designer in the floral biz,...

Garden Club announced season calendar, new tax status

January 11, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB The Boca Grande Garden Club has plotted a jam-packed season of presentations, workshops and field trips for 2019. The calendar looks like this: January 11...

Profile Peggy Seawert

June 15, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Peggy Seawert knows a lot about how to make things grow. As president of the Boca Grande Garden Club, she has invited some very experienced speakers to come and give lectures about gardening...

Profile Lynda Grant

■ BY SUE ERWIN You may have recently seen her on stage playing a lead part in the Royal Palm Players production of “Don’t Drink the Water,” but if you didn’t catch it, you’re sure to see Lynda...

Boca Grande Garden Club celebrates 20 years of growth

■ BY CATHERINE SHANNON BALLMAN Everything is coming up asters for the Boca Grande Garden Club this season. The star-shaped aster is the flower for 20th anniversaries, the very event Boca Grande Garden...