The Allamanda Garden Club of North Port, Florida

Virtual Board Meeting
2020-09-18 14:00 - 16:00 UTC
A Zoom invitation will be emailed to all board members. As always, the board meeting is open to all members. Please contact Lisa if you wish to be included in the Zoom meeting.

55th Anniversary Proclamation
2020-09-03 16:00 - 17:00 | North Port City Hall, 4790 City Hall Blvd, North Port, FL, 34286
Emily Panek will be presented with a proclamation from the city of North Port in honor of the 55th Emerald Anniversary of The Allamanda Garden Club.
Please show your support by joining Emily at city hall as she accepts this special designation on behalf of the club.

CLUB LUNCHEON
2020-06-26 11:30 - 13:30 | Dallas White Park, 5900 Greenwood Ave, North Port, FL, 34287
Get Together at Dallas White Park! We have use of the pavilion from 11:30 until 1:30. Please remember to bring the following:

Your Name Badge
A Chair
A bagged lunch and beverage
A mask
A $25.00 check for your dues if you have not already paid

The park is located at 5900 Greenwood Avenue, NorthPort

Here is a link to a map to Dallas White Park:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dallas+White+Park/@27.0454584,-82.2318405,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x9afa8faa45ebf102!8m2!3d27.0454584!4d-82.2318405

Be sure to bring any books you wish to pass along to other readers! Also, feel free to bring any guests who may be interested in joining our Club!

Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns!

Janet
651-295-2205

GARDEN CLUB OF ST. PETERSBURG FLOWER SHOW
2020-04-25 08:00 - 17:00
More details on website:
http://gardenclubstpetersburg.org

SARASOTA GARDEN CLUB FLOWER SHOW
2020-03-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Sarasota Garden Club, 1131 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
See website for more details:
https://sarasotagardenclub.org

GARDENS IN PARADISE GARDEN TOUR
2020-03-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Sarasota Garden Club, 1131 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
See website for details:
https://sarasotagardenclub.org

LEMON BAY FLOWER SHOW
2020-03-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Lemon Bay Garden Club Clubhouse, 480 Yale Street, Englewood, FL
MARCH 14, 2020

See website for more details:
https://www.lemonbaygardenclub.org

COCKTAILS IN THE GARDEN
2020-03-10 16:00 - 18:00
Mary Jo and Jerry Davis will host our spring Cocktails in the Garden at their lovely home and garden, 3390 Nansen Ave., North Port.
Our garden has two areas that we especially enjoy, the pond and the shade garden. The pond has waterfalls and a stream with two small stone bridges. Growing in and around the edges are Waterlilies, Cattail, Taro, Pickerel, Canna and Iris. Around the pond we have Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Sabal and Queen Palms, Oleander, Jatropha, Gardenia, Plumbago, Bougainvillea, Snowbush, Beautyberry, Crown of Thorns, Bird of Paradise, Blue Daze, Penta, Milkweed, Geranium, African Iris and some really ugly Flax Lily. The paths in our shade garden meander under a canopy of Oak and Sabal Palms. Some of the plants growing beneath are Beautyberry, Fire Spike, Fire Bush, Arboricola, Dracaena, Porterweed, Walking Iris, Orchids, Turk’s Cap, Starburst and several varieties of Crotons, Bromeliads, Philodendron and Fern. There’s also a volunteer Sago Palm and a volunteer Crinum Lily!

VENICE AREA GARDEN CLUB 31st ANNUAL HOME TOUR
2020-03-06 10:00 - 16:00
See website for more details:
http://venicegardenclub.com/images/hometour.pdf

ENGLEWOOD AREA ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW
2020-03-01 08:00 - 17:00 | Englewood United Methodist Church, 700 E. Dearborn St, Englewood, FL
Stay tuned for additional details – correct time to be announced.
http://www.eaos.org

Sarasota Garden Club Flower Show
2020-02-29 08:00 - 17:00
Time and location to be announced

ANNUAL ENGLISH TEA
2020-02-28 11:30 - 15:00
FEBRUARY 28, 2020 – 11:30AM
ANNUAL ENGLISH TEA –our most popular event of the year! Enjoy a traditional English Tea with finger foods and tiny sandwiches. Chinese auction with over 100 prizes – gift certificates, art work, pottery, plants and more! 50/50 raffle. All proceeds are for scholarships awarded to college juniors, seniors, graduate or doctoral students majoring in a horticulture-related field. Last year we awarded two $2,000 scholarships. This year, we hope to award more!

BOARD MEETING
2020-02-21 14:00 - 16:00, 2019-11-15 14:00 - 16:00 | North Port Public Library, 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL, 34287
All members are welcome to attend our board meetings.

CLUB TRIP TO THE SUNKEN GARDENS & A CULINARY ADVENTURE
2020-02-13
We’re joining All Around Bus Tours for a trip to the Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg, a botanical paradise in the midst of a bustling city. As St. Petersburg’s oldest living museum, this 100-year-old garden is home to some of the oldest tropical plants in the region. Unwind as you stroll through meandering paths, lush with exotic plants from around the world. Explore cascading waterfalls, beautiful demonstration gardens, more than 50,000 tropical plants, and flowers. After the Gardens enjoy an elegant lunch at Park Shore Grill and to “top” off your day the views from The Canopy (roof top) at the Birchwood Inn can’t be beat as you enjoy your dessert.
Tour INCLUDES : Bus transportation, admission to the garden, lunch and dessert on the roof top.
$75 to be paid by designated date directly to the tour company. Call (941-488-9393)

VENICE AREA ORCHID SOCIETY ORCHID SHOW
2020-02-01 08:00 - 17:00
FEBRUARY 2020
Correct time and date to be announced soon.
For more information go to: https://www.vaos.org
326 S. Nokomis Ave., Venice

MANATEE RIVER GARDEN CLUB FLOWER SHOW – “20/20 VISION”
2020-01-31 08:00 - 17:00
JANUARY 31 – FEBRURARY 2, 2020

MANATEE RIVER GARDEN CLUB FLOWER SHOW – “20/20 VISION”
3120 1stAve. W., Bradenton
More information at: https://www.manateerivergardenclub.com

CLUB TRIP TO VISIT GARDEN CENTERS
2020-01-30 09:00 - 16:00 | Florida Native Plants Nursery, 730 Myakka Rd., Sarasota, FL, 34240
Join us for a visit to two outstanding garden centers.
Our first stop will be Florida Native Plants Nursery and Garden Center
and then we’ll head to Crowley’s Nursery and Gardens
Lunch will be at Gecko’s, 5585 Palmer Crossing Circle, Sarasota
We’ll be carpooling. Meet in the Walmart parking lot at 9:00am. We’ll leave by 9:15am.

TROPICAL FERNS
2020-01-24 13:00 - 16:00
Gil MacAdam, a tropical fern expert, will talk about the wide world of tropical and semi-tropical ferns (terrestrial as well as epiphytic) that can be grown in Florida. Gil has a particular passion for staghorn ferns. He will have a number of tropical plants for sale – one that is particularly difficult to find: Pavonia bahamensis, known as a hummingbird magnet!
Gil MacAdam is a graduate of Kent State and worked as a Naturalist and Environmental Administrator for the Broward County Park System for 33 years.

BOARD MEETING
2020-01-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2019-12-13 14:00 - 16:00

SARASOTA ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW
2020-01-04 10:00 - 2020-01-05 16:00 | Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL
“Orchids in Paradise”

ANNUAL HOLIDAY BASH
2019-12-06 11:45 - 15:00 | Heron Creek Country Club, 5301 Heron Creek Blvd, North Port, FL, 34287
Allamanda Garden Club Holiday Luncheon 2019
Friday, December 6, 2019
11:45 a.m. – 3 pm
Heron Creek Country Club
5301 Heron Creek Blvd., North Port, FL
$25 all-inclusive luncheon
Included
House salad and dressing, assorted rolls and butter
Choice of:

Atlantic Salmon Dioria made with cucumber dill butter and shrimp

Charbroiled Marinated Chicken Breast finished with artichoke hearts, fresh basil, grape tomatoes, in lemon butter

Vegan Dish – Zoodles tossed in marinara with assorted sautéed vegetables

Chef’s Choice of starch and vegetables
Dessert, Coffee, tea and soda, Tax and Tip included

Let the gift swapping begin…with a Yankee Gift Swap. To participate in the fun, you must bring a wrapped, unmarked gift to exchange. Something you would want to receive. The gift can be a re-gift, a nice plant, beautiful garden pot, baked goods, Christmas ornament, garden tools, artwork, or something silly or quirky we can fight over… Be creative. Suggested $10 to $15 value.
We’ll have a RAFFLE for gift baskets, holiday floral centerpieces, and….we’ll be drawing the winning ticket for the Gourmet Dinner for Four with Chef Paul!
Sign-up at the meeting in November. Payment of $25 is expected at the meeting. Check made out to Allamanda Garden Club.
For more information Contact Christy Glenn 941-423-2267 gardenglenn1@gmail.com
Can’t make the meeting? Mail check and indicate meal selection to:
Christine Glenn
5112 Pine Shadow Lane
North Port, FL 34287

What’s a Yankee Gift Swap? – also called “Dirty Santa”
Suitable for small to large groups, adds an element of excitement and humor to traditional gift giving.
In a Yankee Swap, each participant brings a wrapped, unmarked gift and places it in a designated area. Guests are given numbers as they arrive, or their names are randomly drawn, and they select and unwrap gifts from the pile in that order — with a twist.
The person who receives the number 1 will pick a gift (that is not their own) from the pile and open it for all to see (or models it, reads it, or demos it). During the selection of a wrapped gift, the participant may visually inspect the gifts, pick them up and/or gently shake them.
The person who receives number 2 then chooses a gift and opens it, and then must decide whether to keep it or swap it for the first player’s gift. Each person in order then gets to select a present, open it and decide whether to keep it or swap it for any other gift someone has already opened.
Opening of gifts and swapping takes place until all the presents have been chosen. Finally, the person who picked first gets to choose from all the gifts or keep what he/she has already received. In the end, the gift you are holding is the gift you take home.
Because all the gifts are wrapped or in gift bags, you don’t get people taking the most obvious best gift or leaving the least desirable for last. It also adds an element of surprise! Most of the fun happens as people “steal” gifts from each other!

PUNTA GORDA GARDEN CLUB HOME TOUR
2019-12-06 10:00 - 2019-12-07 16:00

GIVING TUESDAY
2019-12-03
Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. It is sponsored locally by KDW Radioin North Port, one of the few campaign locations in the state of Florida.
Money donated to the Allamanda Garden Club will be used directly for our charitable giving. We make annual charitable donations to Backpack Angels, Friends of Little Salt Spring, People for Trees and area food banks. We donate books to local schools and provides financial support to school gardens. Annual scholarships are awarded to college students pursuing degrees in agricultural, botanical or horticultural areas.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY MASTER GARDENER PLANT SALE
2019-11-23 10:30 - 13:00 | Charlotte County Extension Office, 25550 Harbor View Rd Port Charlotte, Port Charlotte, FL, 33980
Charlotte County Environmental Campus
25550 Harbor View Road
Port Charlotte

THANKSGIVING TABLE ARRANGEMENT
2019-11-22 13:00 - 16:00
Make a beautiful floral arrangement for your Thanksgiving table. Carol Smith, a National Garden Club Accredited Flower Show Judge in Maine and Florida will teach us a few tips, tricks and techniques to create a professional-looking table arrangement for our holiday table. Everyone will go home with a masterpiece.

CLUB TRIP TO PEACE RIVER BOTANICAL & SCULPTURE GARDEN
2019-11-12 09:00 - 16:00 | Peace River Botanical and Sculpture Garden, 5827 Riverside Drive, Punta Gorda, Florida, 33982
Join us for a guided tour of the Peace River Botanical and Sculpture Garden followed by lunch at the Wyvern Hotel, 101 E Retta Esplanade in Punta Gorda. https://www.thewyvernhotel.com/eat-drink/
We’ll be carpooling to the gardens. Meet in the Walmart parking lot at 9:00 AM and leave by 9:15 AM.
Please RSVP to Christy so she can plan garden admission and restaurant reservations.
Admission to the gardens is $9.00.
Lunch on your own.

GOURMET DINNER WITH CHEF PAUL LUCIBELLO
2019-11-11 00:00 - 2019-12-06 00:00
Win a dinner for four at Chef Paul Lucibello’s home
Lobster Tail & Filet Mignon
Includes: Appetizers, Salad, Vegetables & Dessert
To be drawn December 6, 2019 at our Holiday Bash.
Need not be present to win. Tickets are only $10 each!!
See any Allamanda Garden Club member to purchase tickets.
(Winner will be able to arrange the dinner date with Chef Paul.)

PLANT CITY GARDEN CLUB FLOWER SHOW
2019-11-09
Time and location to be announced.
