2026 Meetings
Coordinator: Tessa Buechler
FYI – keep scrolling down for Field Trip information…
~2026~
Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 :: Member & Board Meeting
February 2026 :: Beacon Bites
Thursday, Feb 19, 2026 :: Member Meeting, No Speaker, Garden Gala Presentation
Saturday, Feb 28, 2026 :: Pine Island Garden Club Annual Gala, 9am-2pm
Thursday, Mar 19, 2026 :: Member Meeting, Speaker:
Amanda Manrique: Osprey Program Coordinator Coastal Wildlife from SJCCA.org
Thursday, Apr 16, 2026 :: Member Meeting
Thursday, Apr 16, 2026 :: Member Meeting
Thursday, May 21, 2026 :: Member Meeting
May 2026 :: Beacon Bites
Field Trips
Coordinator: Tessa Buechler
Helper: Kathleen Hecksher
December 9, 2025
- Sarasota Jungle Gardens Tour, $18
- Guided Tour of Gardens and Animal Show
- Our group is booked for a group of 12 or more. The tour starts at 11am tour. The Flamingo Cafe inside the grounds has not been reopened. So we will look into alternative locations near by for lunch. There is an optional show included on our ticket. Transportation will be via your own means. Carpooling is encouraged.
March 12, 2026
- Sincerely Succulent Gardens, Buckingham.
- Tour and then workshop on building our own succulent dish garden.
April 2, 2026
- Fruitscapes in Bokeelia
- Guided Tour of fruitscapes in Bokeelia, 10am.
- Tour of fruit trees, JW Tropicals and a Mama Donna Bread tasting.
Past Events
Field Trips
- VIP Tour of Selby Gardens, Sarasota, FL
- Sundance Orchids & Bromiliads, Ft Myers, FL
- Everglades Wonder Gardens Tour, Bonita Springs, FL
- Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium Tour, East Ft. Myers, FL
Fun Events
- Beacon Bites Plant Therapy
- Garden GALA “Art in the Park”
- Monthly Speakers
Garden Cleanup
- Bokeelia Post Office
- Elementary School Butterfly Garden
- Phillips Park
- Pine Island Museum
- St. James City Civic Association (SJCCA)
