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We are a
non-profit organization of about 200 women and men
volunteers organized
into 9 subgroups called circles. Each circle was
created to accommodate varying interests and availability
of its members. We encourage potential members to
find the circle that best meets their needs and to
attend a monthly meeting to meet the members of that
group.
Although
our gardening activities run year round, most meetings
run September through May with a welcome back potluck
luncheon in October and a luncheon in April to elect
our new officers for the following club year.
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To
encourage and develop among gardening amateurs knowledge
and specialized skills in the art and practice of
gardening and the floral arts.
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To
cooperate with others in the beautification our community,
state, and nation.
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To
maintain our gardens and garden center as a teaching tool
and to showcase our objectives.
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To study,
support, and practice conservation measures that promote
sound ecological and conservation practices.
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To
help educate members of the community in the areas of
ecology, horticulture, floral design and conservation.
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To
achieve our objectives, our club has regular monthly
meetings with interesting educational programs, field
trips, workshops, fund raisers, and other creative and
interesting projects and events in addition to our
business meetings.
SGC
provides scholarships to Weikiva Summer Camp and a college
scholarship for advanced study in an area that advances our
objectives.
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Fridays
Sarasota
Garden Club members knowledgeable about plants will be
found working in the botanical gardens until
noon. The Butterfly Club will be in the
Butterfly Garden and they will be happy to talk about
what plants attract butterflies, talk with children
about butterflies, safe insecticides to keep pests out
without killing caterpillars, etc.
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You
are invited to come in and talk with them.
People
who are not sure just what they are growing in their
house or yard can bring tree branches, a stem, or a
potted plant for Plant Identification on Friday
morning, and discuss how best to grow what they have.
There
will be people to answer questions on how to join the
garden club, the requirements of membership, kinds of
membership, and the cost.
SGC
offers workshops open to the community on gardening in
this area, especially the Florida Gardening Series,
the popular Plant Sharing in which members sell plants
from their gardens to the community at below market
price, and as well, a course in Floral Design. The
garden club has programs for children ages 3-18, teas
and tours for ALFs and nursing home outreach.
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