| District X Photo Gallery: Growing Around in Circles |
| District
X Community 'PEP' Gardens... Growing
Green... Growing Together |
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West Palm Beach
Garden Club
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The Garden Club
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Indian River County Allamanda Circle  |
 From seed... to greenhouse... to garden...to kitchen. |
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RIVERA
BEACH FIRE FIGHTERS
This wonderful community garden
located next to a firehouse was
developed by the West Palm Beach Garden Club headed by President, Sandy Arlund with the help and cooperation of Rivera Beach Fire Dept.; local artists Ann Sheehy-Moritz, Pat David-Parry, and Carrie Kelly as well as MAMA (Mothers Against Murders Association) |
They planted papayas; exotic
strawberry trees; 42 collard greens; various pepper tomato plants;
herbs and other plants. It was a labor of love as everyone 'dug' in, planted, and painted the mural. WPGC donated plants for each child to take home, and the firefighters have promised to keep everything watered. This garden doesn't have fire ants, but FIREMEN! Well done! |
ARC (Abilities Resource Center)
'Inspiration'
Community Therapy Garden
This community garden
is being 'spear-headed' by Joan Black, District X Chairman of
Community PEP Gardening, and a member of Allamanda Circle of the GCIRC. Allamlanda will soon
be joined by many other of the GCIRC Circles who are committing to the
planting of
various areas of the garden as well.
Located on the ARC property in Vero Beach, it is gradually being
turned into not only
a vegetable, herb, and flower garden, but a place to cultivate the
human spirit for approximately 150 disabled adults.
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Grants and underwriting have
been provided for seeds, topsoil, two pergolas, raised
planting beds,and repair of the existing greenhouse that was
devastated by past hurricanes. Clients have been harvesting their herbs
and vegetables (that were all propogated from seed) and have been using
them in their kitchen. For additiona info about the garden go to the In the
Spotlight page. Work days are being set up for the summer
months. |
| Spring
is in the air with the installation of New Officers in many of our
District X Garden Clubs and Circles. |
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ST LUCIE WEST GARDEN
CLUB INSTALLATION
May, 2008
 
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GARDEN CLUB OF
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, INC.
May, 5, 2008
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Past President Bea Cooper
assists District X Director Joleen
King at Installation. St. Lucie West's 2008-2010 Officers are President Nancy Allen; 1st VP Gigi Norelli; 2nd VP Ellabee Scully;TreasurerBarbara Meinken; Asst. Treasurer Ceil Deigmann; Recording Secretary Kathy Koning. Horticulture Chairperson Uta McFadden stood in for Corresponding Secretary Cheri Mabry. Log on to Dotty Green's full story at: http://tc.yourhub.com/StLucieWest/Stories/Non-profit-Organizations/ Special-events/Story~464946.aspx Photos Provided by: Beth Rising |
Karen
Vatland, GCIRC President installs the new Allamanda Circle 2008-2009 Officers with the assistance of outgoing President Jayne Huggins. New Officers are Mary Rianhard, President; Joyce Brust, Vice President; Jean Zeuner, Treasurer; Nancy Freiheit, Recording Secretary; and Robbie Broeffle, Corresponding Secretary. Installation luncheon was held at the Quail Valley Yacht Club Boat House. Addlitional information about the Garden Club of Indian River County, Inc. may be found by logging on to their website at: http://gardenclubofirc.org Photos Provided by: Joan Black |
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THANK YOU... TRAVELERS PALM GARDEN
CLUB
 DISTRICT X SPRING MEETING April 23, 2008 Hosted by TRAVELERS PALM
GARDEN CLUB
The District X Spring Meeting was held on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 in Tequesta, and was hosted by the Travelers Palm Garden Club who also planned an exciting side trip to the Jupiter Lighthouse. Over 130 garden club members from District X were in attendance. |
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 Lighthouse Guildwere so impressed with the work done by the Travelers Palm GC that they became members of the garden club and were in attendance at the Spring Meeting. |
| St. Lucie West
Garden Club - Style
Show - March 27, 2008 With Draper's and Damon's of Stuart providing the sophisticated ensembles, and Paul of The Salon in Pt. St. Lucie creating the hairstyles, this fashion show presented by the St. Luclie West Garden Club became just as outstanding as their Flower Show the week before. From 'flowers to frocks'... way to go! Some of the fashions modeled by garden club members below. Additonal photos and information may be seen by logging on to Dotty Greene's wonderful article at: http://tc.yourhub.com/StLucieWest/Stories/Non-profit-Organizations/Special-events/Story~453202.aspx Photos courtesy of Beth Rising and Dotty
Greene
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 Club President Judy
Brown looked lovely in everything she modeled.
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 Bea Cooper looks
rested and relaxed. Who would know that she had just been Flower Show
Chairman?
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 Historian ,Adele Conticello, had her hands busy with raffle tickets. |
 Gigi Norelli was
super-cool and comfortable in every style she modeled!
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 Former President (2002-04), Karen Schlitt |
 St. Lucie West
Garden Club members Karen Schlitt, Donna Swift, Uta McFadden, Gigi
Norelli, and Bea Cooper were excellent models in styles by Draper's and Damon's.
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 Corresponding
Secretary Kathy Koning, right, just happened to arrive wearing the same
outfit that Karen Schlitt was modeling for the day!
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 Style Show Chairman
Uta McFadden goes all out...even color coordinated hair that matched
all her outfits AND the gift wrapped door prizes!
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 Creative and
energetic, VP Donna Swift looks lovely -as always with matching shoes!
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West Garden Club - Standard Flower Show - 'Spring Magic' - March 14, 2008 It was absolutely 'Magical' thanks
to Outdoor Resorts of America (O.R.A.) who offered the very best spot
for the St. Lucie West Garden Club Standard Flower show at their
handsome clubhouse on Peacock Drive. St. Lucie West Garden Club was
honored to accept their hospitality and enjoy a bird's eye view of
O.R.A.'s garden-like grounds! For additional photos log on to a
wonderful article by Dotty Greene, District X Publicity Chair at: http://tc.yourhub.com/StLucieWest/Stories/Gardening/Story~453196.aspx
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 Diana Ferlisi,
Signage Chairman Kathy Koning, and Club President Judy Brown admire the
Top Awards in Horticulture
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 Phyllis Gidley (Judge) ,
Jenny Boyenga (also Design
Consultant and Staging Chair), Joan Hartsock (Judges Chair), Joan Graff
(Judge).
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 Judges
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 Carol Hager and Ruth
Belcher were glad to sell so many raffle tickets!
 1st Place Table Arrangement design by Elaine Wilford |
 'Surprising Creations' Class winner
by Pat Jaynes, an Outdoor Resorts participant.
 Janet Oliver's Wekiva display |
 The Judges Luncheon
Committee: Gerri Biles, Carol Kosman, Gloria Belleau, and Cheri Mabry.
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| Gardenfest! 2008 presented
by the Garden
Club of Indian River County - February
2-3, 2008 It
was a Bloomin' Great Day for the 7th Annual Gardenfest! presented by
the GCIRC at Riverside Park in Vero Beach. This annual event is
organized each year as a 'gift' to the community, and takes place
under the majestic oaks in Riverside Park. Over 20,000 people
entered the white arbor to look, buy, learn, have lunch,
participate in workshops and take chances of some awesome raffle
prizes. It was especially memorable since it marked the 80th Birthday
of the founding of the GCIRC. For more photos log on to: http://gardenclubofirc.org or
go to full article by Joan Black at: http://tc.yourhub.com/VEROBEACH/Stories/Gardening/Story~433668.aspx
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 Rainbow of colors! |
 Ask the experts drew a large audience |
 Jan Schubert, GCIRC Board Member greeting visitors under the arbor |
 Decisions... decisions... so many choices! |
 Karen Vatland, GCIRC President delivering Youth Volunteers to assigned stations |
 GCIRC Membership Tent celebrating 80 years! Allamanda President, Jayne Huggins, and member Helena Burgess, greet visitors |
 Master Gardeners were
ready to answer questions
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 Master Gardeners tent
provided literature and resources
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 A special 'Thank You' to everyone. See you in 2009! |