Garden Club of Cape Coral

Garden Club of Cape Coral Garden Club of Cape Coral, Florida promotes environmental awareness and Florida friendly gardening. Join us online, like, share & subscribe:)

We are proud members of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs (FFGC) and the National Garden Clubs (NGC). Thank you for visiting our page. Our Garden Club has members from all parts of the country as well as native Floridians. We have a wealth of wisdom to share! Together we explore the uniqueness of Florida’s diverse plant life and growing climate, learning from one another and our vis

iting speakers. We invite you to join us in our ongoing efforts to encourage environmental consciousness in enjoying the gifts of nature in South West Florida. Our Club was established in 1997 and currently has in excess of 100 members. We are proud members of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., and the National Garden Club, Inc. We are active in the community, caring for the Butterfly Garden at the Cape Coral Public Library and the Rose Garden at the Cape Coral Historical Society. Through our Merit Awards program, we give scholarships to local high school students who are considering careers in the horticultural or environmental fields. We also donate to several schools to support school gardens. Some of our members mentor the students who work in the gardens. So, if you have a lively interest in gardening, and want to make new friends, come join us! We meet the second Wednesday of the month, September through May, at the beautiful Palmetto-Pine County Club, 1940 SW 9th Ct, 33991. Our meetings start at 5:45 pm with a social gathering followed by our monthly educational program and business session. During the season we organize Saturday trips to places of interest in the area. Please view our website www.gardenclubofcapecoral.com for details and updates.

We had our first Summer Social at Blossom and Brie last night. We had 21 members join us. The food was excellent and the...
06/11/2026

We had our first Summer Social at Blossom and Brie last night. We had 21 members join us. The food was excellent and the service was superb. If you have not been there check it out. They also have a brunch and lunch. Thanks for taking the pictures Claudia H.
Our next Summer Social will be at Miceli’s on Pine Island Road on July 14th. Save the date. I will be sending out an email soon.

We have a new venue! Everything has been confirmed with Gulf Coast Village auditorium for our monthly meetings.Please n...
05/27/2026

We have a new venue!
Everything has been confirmed with Gulf Coast Village auditorium for our monthly meetings.
Please note: We will go back to the second WEDNESDAY of each month, starting in September
Timing remains the same: 5:45 PM for 6:15 PM business meeting. Lots of well-lit parking available across from the main building and a lot of handicapped parking near the main building's entrance. The venue would be the auditorium at Gulf Coast Village 1333 Santa Barbara Blvd S, Cape Coral, FL 33991

Notice something on our page? We have updated our cover photo with Penny Salvesen's winning photo of a Sun Ground Orchi...
05/22/2026

Notice something on our page? We have updated our cover photo with Penny Salvesen's winning photo of a Sun Ground Orchid! Congratulations Penny.

Sheri wanted to show you the stem of senna plant she presented at the meeting the other night. Sheri put it in the butte...
05/14/2026

Sheri wanted to show you the stem of senna plant she presented at the meeting the other night. Sheri put it in the butterfly cage and it was filled with sulphur caterpillars today. She counted 7, one hiding in the flowers at the top. Those flowers must be yummy!
Wow Sheri that is a lot of caterpillars.

At our meeting last night we gave the final two award winners, Emily and Audreyana, their awards. They were very happy t...
05/14/2026

At our meeting last night we gave the final two award winners, Emily and Audreyana, their awards. They were very happy to have them and especially the Donna Conway award. That award was given to Audreyana and Emily recieved the Marty Ward Scholarship.
➡️Then Wendy Sprague gave an interesting talk on Bees. After that Sheri Blier gave a talk on Pollinators. Both were vey informative.
➡️Joann announced the winner of the annual photo contest. Congrats to Penny Silveson for her Sun Ground Orchid
➡️We talked about March in the Park, it is on for 2027.
➡️➡️We talked about the Summer Socials. ➡️The first one is June 10th at Blossom and Brie in North Fort Myers

Look at all the caterpillars and butterflies at the Butterfly Garden at the SW Library. Some members of the Garden Club ...
05/12/2026

Look at all the caterpillars and butterflies at the Butterfly Garden at the SW Library. Some members of the Garden Club take care of this garden. If you have not been there check it out, it is amazing!
Thank you Sheri and Valerie for the pictures.

Here is a recent DYI planter project I completed. I wanted a couple self watering planters as I am constantly forgettin...
05/10/2026

Here is a recent DYI planter project I completed. I wanted a couple self watering planters as I am constantly forgetting the pots by front door. But self water ones are $$$. I created ones for $5 each as I had most of the stuff around the house.

Ups a Daisy planter insert from Walmart online that will fit snug at least 1/2 - 2/3 down planter. PLANTER CANNOT HAVE ANY DRAINAGE HOLES

Covered little holes with Gorilla waterproof tape

Husband made a large circle cut to hold a plastic cup. Poked holes in cup. Make sure cup will not fall thru (my cup had a little edge to it but I also used more tape)

Cut a 1” pvc pipe a little taller than planter, angled end so would not sit flat at bottom of planter (the insert has a 1” hole already)

Insert into planter and add soil (cup should be firmly packed).

Add water thru pvc pipe.

I need to paint the top of the pipe. I also added a long skinny piece of styrofoam in pipe as a “water meter”. When I see it disappear I know it needs water in the reservoir.

Just thought I would share!
Roberta

We had 10 members at the District IX Spring meeting, held at the Elks Club in Port Charlotte today, hosted by the Port ...
05/08/2026

We had 10 members at the District IX Spring meeting, held at the Elks Club in Port Charlotte today, hosted by the Port Charlotte Garden Club and led by Sue Lawson. The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs (FFGC) is divided into nine Districts, and we, the Garden Club of Cape Coral, are in FFGC District IX. Each District has a Director, and the Director of District IX is our own Susan Lawson, current member and former President of the Club.
The 10 members there today were Patty and Jennings, Roberta, Nancy, Sylvia, Jeanine, Debbie D, Cathy D, Charlene and Sue. We had breakfast, coffee and tea made by the PC Garden Club and we also had lunch. There were drawings and lots of prizes to be won. And many awards were given to many garden clubs. Thank you! to the Port Charlotte Garden Club for a wonderful event.

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