Pine Island Garden Club

Bokeelia - Pineland - St. James City - Matlacha
Florida





2010 - 2011 Committees  see Committees page

TO ALL GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS:

Steve Greenstein of “CROW” to Speak to the
Pine Island Garden Club on September 16th

The Pine Island Garden Club is delighted to have Steve Greenstein, the Executive Director of “CROW” as its first speaker of the new season.  Steve will talk about all the work and accomplishments at CROW that preserves animals and the natural habit throughout Southwest Florida. 

The name “CROW” stands for the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife and is located on Sanibel Island.  It is one of the nation’s leading wildlife rehabilitation hospitals for native and migratory wildlife.  Since its inception in 1968, CROW annually provides medical care of more than 4000 injured, sick and orphaned wildlife with the goal of returning them to their natural habitat.  CROW is such an important part of protecting our environment as a whole; it is one of the few off- Island charities supported financially by the Garden Club. 

CROW is open from 10-4, Tuesday thru Saturday.
If you would like to have one of their fantastic education lectures, call them at (239) 472-3644. 

The Garden Club meetings begin at 9:00 a.m. with a social time followed by the program at 9:30 a.m. ending with a small business meeting.  The meetings are held at the Fishers of Men Evangelical Lutheran Church on Stringfellow Road.

Anyone interested in attending the meetings or becoming a member are asked to call either Carlene Sharples, President at 283-4607, Marty Kendall, 1st Vice President at 283-8175, Kathie Reiter, Membership Chairman at 283-3176 or go to our website: www.pineislandgardenclub.org.

Congratulations
to Pine Island Garden Club member Nancy Temple.  Her jewel of a yard in Cherry Estates was recognized by Florida Yards and Neighborhoods (FYN) as an outstanding example of the use of the nine principles of Florida Friendly Gardening.  She led a team of Florida Master Gardeners on a tour and demonstrated her mastery of the concepts she learned at the introductory
FYN class.
Her enthusiasm has motivated several neighbors to have their yards recognized as well.

If you are interested in the program, call Tom Becker at the Extension Office at 533-7515.

     

 

Click Here to View Minutes from the April 15th meeting

Click Here to View Current Treasurer's Report


Officers for 2010-2011 take the oath at the April meeting.



This is Earleaf Acacia - if you see it remove it.  It is an invasive.

Earleaf Acacia up close
Click here for the Earleaf Acacia Flyer.

Check the Photo Gallery for new pictures of the Melaluca logs being used as borders for the flower beds.

For the latest newsletter click on the
Newsletter tab on the left.
Photos from the November 5th trip to
Useppa trip on the
Photo Gallery Page   
Link to Florida Exotic Plant List - 2009
http://www.fleppc.org/list/list.htm

The first link is a four page document.
The second link to the brochure, has the complete list on page 2.
This page is worth printing and having on hand to refer to.

Discount for Members

President Carlene Sharples met with the manager of Forestry Resources and arranged a commercial discount for all Garden Club members.  Just show your current membership card at time of purchase.  Forestry Resources Landscape Supply is located in Cape Coral at 190 Nicholas Pkwy NW.

See new listings on Plant Exchange Page!
Lee County has published
Lee County Landscape & Fertilizer
Best Management Practiced (BMP) Ordinance.
It has been in effect since May of 2009
Click Here for the Ordinance

Horticulture Chairperson Tracy Helin will answer or obtain answers to any and all questions about gardening.  You mail E-Mail her direct at: gardens_ala_carte@embarqmail.com

                          2010 - 2011 Officers
    President                              Carlene Sharples
    First Vice President                Marty Kendall
    Second Vice President            Bonnie Kellen
    Ass’t. Second Vice President   Tracy Helin
    Corresponding Secretary         Dottie Kernaghan
    Recording Secretary               Rita Davis
    Ass’t Recording Secretary       Susanne Quattro
    Treasurer                              Joan Rosenberg
    Ass’t Treasurer                      Donna Cook
    Ways & Means                       Kathleen Hscksher
    Membership                          Kathie Reiter
    Parliamentarian                     Barbara Peckinpaugh
    Historian                              Joyce Van Deusen


A reminder to Club members or anyone on Pine Island, that when you renew your subscription to Florida Gardening Magazine or order a new subscription, make sure you put PIGC on the form.  The Club will get $6 for every subscription and last year it was over $200. It must have PIGC in order for us to get the rebate.

Another thought is when you want to give a wonderful gift to someone that will last for a year, a subscription to the Magazine is perfect.  It is a win, win situation.  You can  give a great gift to a fellow gardener and also earns $6 for the Garden Club.

In case anyone has sent in their subscription without letting them know that it is from Pine Island Garden Club, just give me a call and I will take care of it.
Thanks,                                    Margie VanderKruik               283-4104


We can complain because rose bushes have thorns
Or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
Abraham Lincoln

Here is some interesting reading sent in by member Susanne Quattro:
NATURAL GARDENING FOR HEALTHIER PEOPLE AND PLANET

 Click here for Photos of Garden Park flowers in the fall of 2008

E-Mail the Club at - info@pineislandgardenclub.org