Monthly meeting
Potluck & Plant Exchange
Shannon Staub Library 4675 Career Lane, North Port, FLPlease mark your calendar for our next meeting on May 26th @ 12:00PM at the Shannon Staub Library, 4675 Career Lane, NP. This meeting will begin with a potluck lunch. Please bring something to share that requires no heating. (Finger-foods, appetizers or desserts) and bring your own beverage. This meeting will feature a plant exchange. […]
Hawaiian Luau & Growing Pineapples in Your Garden
Shannon Staub Library 4675 Career Lane, North Port, FLJoin the Allamanda Garden Club for a Hawaiian Luau - complete with leis! Phil Sollecito, Master Gardener from Charlotte County, will speak about Growing Pineapples in Your Garden. Learn Phil’s secrets of success with growing everyone’s favorite tropical fruit – the pineapple! From propagation to gauging ripeness for harvest - with a little of its […]
DIY Drip Irrigation
North Port Public Library 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port, FLLearn about Do-it-Yourself Drip Irrigation Jackie Lebouitz, Program Assistant from the Sarasota County Extension Water Resources Program will present a program about how to transition from high-flow spray heads to low-flow drip irrigation, just one of the ways you can conserve water in the landscape.
Alter-Natives
Shannon Staub Library 4675 Career Lane, North Port, FLWhat you plant in your landscape matters. Invasive plants compete with native plants for nutrients, light, water, and space. They have the potential to cause harm to the environment and economy. Learn which plants in our area are invasive and what to plant instead for a Florida-Friendly landscape that can be both beautiful and environmentally […]
Palms – Why is My Palm Sick?
Shannon Staub Library 4675 Career Lane, North Port, FLIt wouldn’t be a Florida landscape without a palm tree swaying in the breeze, but what can potentially make your palm tree sick? Donna Worthley, a 30-year University of Florida Master Gardener volunteer, will present a power point regarding palm nutrition needs, diseases that can infect palms in your landscapes, as well as insects that […]
The Tale of Atala and Coontie
North Port Public Library 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port, FLThe Tale of Atala and Coontie: FFL Success Story, Forest Hecker, Community Educator with the University of Florida Sarasota County Extension will present a program about the Atala butterfly that is back from the brink of extinction in part due to our Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ choices. The history of the Atala's host plant and our colonization […]
Potluck and Plant Exchange
Shannon Staub Library 4675 Career Lane, North Port, FLJoin us for a fun meeting where we share plants, food and great conversation among friends.
Success with Succulents in SW Florida
North Port Public Library 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port, FLOur rescheduled September program title is “Success With Succulents in SW Florida”. Florida Master Gardener Joyce Laubach will share information gained from her years of experience growing succulents in our area of SW Florida. The primary focus will be on outdoor growing - in ground and in containers, including information on optimal plant varieties, design […]
Magnificent Mangoes in Your Home Garden
North Port Public Library 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port, FLPhil Sollecito, Charlotte County Master Gardener, will speak about how to grow Mangoes in your landscape. He speaks from 9 years’ experience and draws on information from far-away mango growing regions such as Australia and Ghana. He will provide in-depth information to help you choose varieties based on time of fruit ripening, disease resistance, tree […]
Xeriscaping and Florida Friendly Landscaping
Shannon Staub Library 4675 Career Lane, North Port, FLJustin Taylor from MRT Lawn and Garden Center will be speaking to our club about Xeriscaping and Florida Friendly Landscaping. The discussion will include information on establishing a water-efficient landscape by implementing practices to conserve water and reducing the amount of resources needed to maintain them.