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  The next lecture presentation to the Garden Club of Celebration will be  a fun an educational one. On Wednesday, March 15, Irene Gromulka, an expert in Ikebana, will create three flower arrangements in an exacting Japanese floral art form.  She has practiced and taught this art since 1996 in the Orlando area and has been a presenter at the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival. The business meeting will begin at 9:30 after a 30 minute social time. Irene’s presentation will begin around 10:00 and be an hour long. Please come to this interesting lecture!  Bring a friend!  This promises to be one of the best lectures of the year.       We will also present the slate of …

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The monthly meeting of the club on February 15, 2023 saw about 40 members attend to see Stephanie Gaspar discuss her research on Purple Martins. We had a vote to pass the amended bylaws as required every three years and we had nominations for next months vote for club officers.  Two field trips were discussed. A trip to Creation Village School and a trip to Discovery Gardens near Tavares. Next meeting is March 15 and the subject will be Ikebana flower arranging.  To see photos from the meeting click on the post heading.

The club took a field trip to DeLeon State Park and took a nice pontoon boat trip and we had a naturalist pointing out the local fauna.  After whetting our appetites we headed to the Sugar Mill for a make your own pancakes lunch that filled everyone up. After that we drove to Blue Springs State Park and saw 188 manatees that were in the spring run to avoid the cold water in the rivers. The previous day over 770 manatees were seen in the spring Click on the HEADING above to see a gallery of photos from the trip. 

Featured speakers at the January monthly meeting were Hannah Wooten and six year old Brady, who gave a presentation about hydroponic gardening. The topic was fascinating and everyone was charmed by the delightful Brady who has been growing hydroponic lettuce and basil since he was 3 years old. Click on the heading to see photos of the meeting.

Save the date – Orange County Extension Garden Festival and Plant Sale will be held on March 4. Click on the heading of this post for MOREinformation and a link to the Orange County Extension website.

 Mark your calendars for the 28th Annual Mount Dora Plant and Garden Fair Saturday & Sunday, November 12th & 13th in beautiful Donnelly Park in the heart of historic, downtown Mount Dora. Some of Florida’s finest growers will be on hand with their best native and exotic plants that will work perfectly with your next garden project.  Join us for two days of outdoor shopping and a downtown full of restaurants, cafes, galleries, boutiques and more… www.MountDoraPlantandGardenFair.com Sponsored by:  Lake County – Real Florida Real Closeand Visit Mount Dora

Our first face to face meeting with a touch of Zoom.