The Allamanda Garden Club of North Port, Florida

Newcomer's Day
2024-02-03 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | George Mullen Activity Center, 4950 City Center Blvd., North Port, FL
Newcomer’s Day is February 3, 2024 from 10:00 AM to Noon.
This is an opportunity for the club to promote the existence of our organization and possibly get new members!
Set-up begins at 8:00AM and must be completed by 9:30AM

Palms – Why is My Palm Sick?
2024-01-26 13:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Shannon Staub Library, 4675 Career Lane, North Port, FL, 34289
It 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 can attack your palms. Any of these issues might be why your palm is looking “under the weather” and why your palm might be sick!

Allamanda Garden Club Board Meeting
2024-01-19 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | North Port Public Library, 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL, 34287
Board meetings are open to all members.

Holiday Luncheon
2023-12-06 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | The Grill at 1951, 1951 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte, FL, 33948
Allamanda Garden Club
Holiday Luncheon – 2023
Wednesday, December 6th – 12:00PM – 3:00PM
Join us at The Grill at 1951 in Port Charlotte
Everyone will have the opportunity to order off the menu.
Click here to see the lunch menu.
Let the Gift Swapping begin…with a Deal or Steal Gift Swap. To participate in the fun, you must bring a wrapped gift preferably in an unmarked gift bag – $20 value. Please bring something you would want to receive yourself: a nice plant, beautiful garden pot, baked goods, Christmas ornament, garden tools, artwork, or something silly or quirky we can fight over. Try to be creative!
Please RSVP directly to JoJo so she can let the restaurant know how many will attend.
For more information contact JoJo Lucibello, (203) 506-3740 jlucibello@msn.com
or Terri Day, (317) 908-8699 terriday@sbcglobal.net

Topiary Christmas Tree Workshop
2023-11-29 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Dallas White Park, 5900 Greenwood Ave, North Port, FL, 34287
Join us for this festive workshop. We’ll be making topiary Christmas trees that can be brought home and used as a centerpiece for the holiday season. The forms, seasonal greenery, and pinecones will be provided. Please bring any festive accessories, ribbons, greenery, branches, flowers, pinecones, etc. you would like to include in your tree. Bases may be provided or you can bring a favorite bowl, container or pot to use. Instructions and examples will be provided.
This workshop is guaranteed to be social and lots of fun! A great way to get into the holiday spirit! Limit 12 members.

Cocktails in the Garden
2023-11-28 15:30 - 19:00 UTC | Phil and Wendy Sollecito’s Home, 3220 Elias Circle, North Port, FL
Phil and Wendy Sollecito
Phil and Wendy’s gardens spread across 5 lots along a freshwater canal that provides continuous wildlife viewing. Phil cultivates “stuff to eat” including two areas of vegetables, a “pinery” of over 100 pineapples, many varieties of fruit trees including multiple avocadoes, bananas, grapes, jaboticaba, mangoes, papayas, peaches, pitayas, pumelo, and tangerine.
Wendy’s landscapes focus on Florida-friendly flowering plants, and natives, plus anything she sees that strikes her fancy. With a continuing effort to reduce areas that need mowing…

What’s Cocktails in the Garden?
“Cocktails in the Garden” is held in a member’s garden from 4:30 to 7:00 PM. It’s for members only and spouses are encouraged to attend. The host provides beverages – wine, water, soda and iced tea or lemonade. We ask everyone attending to bring a dish to share. Ready-to-eat finger foods that don’t require refrigeration or heating are best. After members gather, get a beverage and a tidbit to eat, we have “the tour” – we walk around the yard while the host talks about their garden, plants, success, failures and plans for the future. It’s an opportunity to get ideas and advice. It’s also a great way to have fun and get to know each other better. Please bring a chair.

Alter-Natives
2023-11-17 13:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Shannon Staub Library, 4675 Career Lane, North Port, FL, 34289
What 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 friendly.
Presentation by Sue Watts, Chair of the Master Gardener Speaker’s Bureau in Charlotte County.

Allamanda Garden Club Board Meeting
2023-11-10 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-20 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-09-15 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
This board meeting will be conducted over Zoom. The link will be emailed to board members.
Board meetings are open to all members. Members, to receive a link please request it from President, Lisa Colburn

DIY Drip Irrigation
2023-10-27 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | North Port Public Library, 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL, 34287
Learn 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.

Pumpkin Wreath Workshop
2023-10-18 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Dallas White Park, 5900 Greenwood Ave, North Port, FL, 34287
Join us in making a beautiful holiday wreath in the shape of a pumpkin! The pumpkin form and seasonal materials will be provided. Feel free to bring your own bows or seasonal accessories to include in your wreath. Everyone will take home a wreath that they can use for the holiday season. Instructions and examples will be provided but everyone will be certain to make something unique and individual. This will be a fun and easy workshop. Limit 12 members.

Cocktails in the Garden
2023-10-17 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Emily Panek’s House, 13061 Steinhatchee Loop, Venice, FL, 34293
The next Cocktails in the Garden will be at Emily Panek’s home.
Emily lives in a “gated community” called Grand Palm… but that hasn’t stopped her from gardening! Come see a fabulous example of how to surround yourself with plants. Emily has done it well!

What’s Cocktails in the Garden?
It’s a combination of a garden tour and a cocktail party held in a member’s garden. It’s for members only and spouses are encouraged to attend. Four or five members, volunteer to co-host by providing ready-to-eat finger foods that don’t require refrigeration or heating.

Please BYOB. After members gather, get a beverage and a tidbit to eat, we have “the tour” – we walk around the yard while the host talks about their garden, plants, success, failures and plans for the future. It’s an opportunity to get ideas and advice. It’s always a lot of fun!

Hawaiian Luau & Growing Pineapples in Your Garden
2023-09-22 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Shannon Staub Library, 4675 Career Lane, North Port, FL, 34289
Join 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 interesting history, too.
Phil and Wendy moved to North Port in 2014, and immediately started planting their large vegetable garden, fruit trees and pineapples. They now have over 40 fruit trees and 130 pineapple plants!

Potluck & Plant Exchange
2023-05-26 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Shannon Staub Library, 4675 Career Lane, North Port, FL, 34289
Please 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. Bring a potted plant from your yard to contribute to the exchange. Be prepared to talk about the plant – what it is and how to care for it.
Please note the earlier time for this meeting!

Board Meeting
2023-05-19 14:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Dubai) | North Port Public Library, 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL, 34287
All members are welcome to attend board meetings

Spring Social Luncheon
2023-04-21 11:30 - 15:00 (Asia/Dubai) | The Twisted Fork, 2208 El Jobean Road, Port Charlotte, FL
Our next meeting will be a social event with plenty of opportunity to socialize, get to know each other a little better and say goodbye to our “snow bird” members before they make their way back to the North!
Spring Social Luncheon at Farlow’s on the Water in Englewood, (2080 S McCall Rd) on April 21st @ 11:30AM. We’ll order off the menu. It’s always so fun to get together like this!
We need to provide a head count to the restaurant so they can prepare. Please email or text Lisa Colburn if you’d like to attend…. And, if you have a friend who’s been toying with the idea of joining our club, please bring them along too!
Our scholarship winners will be announced at this event, We hope to see everyone there for camaraderie and conversation.

Board Meeting
2023-04-14 14:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Dubai) | North Port Public Library, 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL, 34287
Board meetings are open to all members
Meeting will be held in the Juliano Room at the North Port Library on Tamiami Trail

Air Plant Art Project
2023-04-07 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Emily Panek’s House, 13061 Steinhatchee Loop, Venice, FL, 34293
Air plants are actually called Tillandsias, which happens to be part of the Bromeliad family. They’re epiphytes because they don’t need soil to grow in. Air plants are often found in the jungles, mountain tops, and deserts, of Central and South America, and Mexico and right here in Florida!
This workshop will use air plants to create a unique art project for your home or garden.

Spring Has Sprung - 2023 Flower Show
2023-03-30 10:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Shannon Staub Library, 4675 Career Lane, North Port, FL, 34289
Susie Cochran, our Flower Show Chair, and her crew have planned a simple horticulture and design show that will let all of you shine! Don’t be shy! Go for it!
It’s easy! There are several ways to participate.
The design theme is Spring Bouquet
If you’ve taken one of the recent workshops, you can enter your creation in one of the design categories:

Dried flower wreaths
Steppingstones
Flower Pounding Art (Tataki Zome)
Make a table arrangement meant to be viewed from one side

Please note that categories 1 and 4 must be composed of plant material – nothing artificial. If it comes from a plant, you can use it! Dried plant material can be spray painted.
To make things run smoothly on the day of the show, please pre-register your entry with Emily Panek by phone 941-786-1541 or email msemilypanek@comcast.net. Simply give her your name, phone number and/or email address and let her know what you’re entering.

For horticulture, bring any of the following:
1) Cuttings from one or more plants in your yard (shrub, tree, annual or perennial) that are healthy and attractive. This can be a flower, leaves, or branches (no longer than 30 inches). Just go out into your yard Thursday afternoon or evening and take cuttings of your favorite plants, place them in water and hold them overnight in a cool area of your house to acclimate them.
2) Container grown/potted plants that you have owned and cared for two months or more. This can be any healthy, attractive potted plant or hanging basket – foliage, flowering, or succulent plants. The only limitation is that it must be small enough to be lifted easily by the show volunteers. (Less than 20 pounds) Please do not bring big heavy floor plants.
Bring your entries and plants to the Shannon Staub Library Thursday morning, March 30th @ 9:00AM. There will be volunteers to help you identify your plant by its botanical name. Judging begins @ 11:30AM. Find out about how entries placed and see the ribbons awarded when you arrive for the Membership Meeting @1:00PM.
Here is a printable version of the schedule:
https://allamandagardenclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Spring-Has-Sprung.pdf

Plant Sale Set-up and Board Meeting
2023-03-17 08:00 - 15:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Jerry and Mary Jo Davis’s Yard, 3390 Nansen Lane, North Port, FL, 34286
Please check your email for updates.
Board meeting will begin immediately after plant sale set-up – noonish.
Board members please bring a chair and a brown bag lunch.

Stepping Stone Workshop
2023-03-10 11:00 - 14:00 UTC | Gail Miller’s Home, 2649 Nanette Lane, North Port, FL, 34286
Whenever Gail Miller donates a stepping stone for a raffle, people stand in line to buy tickets, hoping to bring one of her beautiful stepping stones home with them. They’re very popular!

Join us for a fun workshop at Gail’s house and you too can go home with a fabulous stepping stone. Contact Emily Panek, Workshop Chairperson to sign up.
All supplies will be provided.
Cost is $20.00

Your finished project can be entered in the Flower Show on March 24th.

Garden Party Scholarship Fundraiser
2023-02-24 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Morgan Family Center Multi-purpose Room, 6207 West Price Blvd, North Port, FL, 34291
Garden Party Scholarship Fundraiser
Join the fun at the Allamanda Garden Club’s First Garden Party Scholarship Fundraiser on Friday, February 24th at 12:00 noon at the Morgan Family Community Center. Enjoy a light lunch featuring a variety of croissants, fruit and vegetable platters, lovely homemade desserts, and beverages. The event will feature a large silent raffle, a 50/50 drawing and surprise entertainment! All proceeds go to scholarships for students pursuing a degree in agricultural, horticultural, or botanical sciences. The Allamanda Garden Club is a 501(c)3. Last year they awarded $3,000 in scholarships.

Like the popular English Tea that the club hosted in years past, this event promises to be a classy affair. Guests will be seated at tables draped in lovely linens and set with beautiful dinnerware. Wear your stylish hats and floral outfits to enhance the festive garden party atmosphere!

The silent raffle promises to be exciting and entertaining. Raffle items include steppingstones, pottery, paintings, garden-related decor, jewelry and gift certificates to local museums, restaurants, garden centers and cultural events. Almost everyone walks out with a prize!
To purchase tickets, contact JoJo Lucibello. Call (203) 506-3740 or email: jlucibello@msn.com
Tickets are $25. Buy them early! We anticipate that they will sell out weeks before the garden party. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Board Meeting
2023-02-17 14:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Dubai) | North Port Public Library, 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port, FL, 34287
Board meetings are open to all members
The board meeting will be held in the Juliano Room at the North Port Public Library on Tamiami Trail.

Flower Pounding Workshop (Tataki Zome)
2023-02-10 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Lisa’s House, 2210 Viera St., North Port, FL, 34286
Flower Pounding, also known as Tataki zome, is the Japanese art of transferring botanical dyes from flowers and leaves onto paper or fabric by simply hammering them onto the surface.

Whether you’re out foraging, have a backyard garden, or visit a nursery or even a supermarket, pigment is all around us and we have the opportunity to create some beautiful, vibrant fine art pieces just from what’s right outside of our door in our natural earth.
Each participant will have the opportunity to create several projects that can be used for note cards or framable prints. Space is limited.
All creations can be entered into our flower show on March 24th.

Container Workkshop
2023-02-03 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Valerie Ollinger’s Home, 6756 Van Camp, North Port, FL, 34291
Our next workshop will be held on February 3, 2023 at 11 AM at Valerie Ollinger’s home, 6756 Van Camp St. North Port, FL 34293. Cost is $10.00 payable to the Allamanda Garden Club and sent or given to Emily Panek, 13061 Steinhatchee Loop, Venice, FL 34293, tel: (941) 786-1541.
This workshop will address taking cuttings, dividing, transplanting and re-potting plants. Valerie will also discuss how to create the best potting mix for success. The club will supply the plants and potting soil. Everyone will bring home a few plants!
Refreshments will be served.
Attendees are asked to bring a chair, small trowel, and garden gloves. If you can bring a few 4″ or 6″ pots, we’d appreciate it.
To register contact Emily.
Please park along the road since there’s limited parking near Val’s home. Her driveway has recently been topped with fresh gravel so it’s best to wear sneakers or closed toe shoes to walk to the house.

What's Wrong with My Orchid?
2023-01-27 13:00 - 15:30 UTC | Shannon Staub Library, 4675 Career Lane, North Port, FL, 34289
At the next meeting of The Allamanda Garden Club, Rick Belisle, orchid expert from the Venice Area Orchid Society will give a presentation on dividing, repotting, and mounting orchids. He’ll also conduct a problem-solving “clinic”. Participants are encouraged to bring in their orchids for diagnosis and problem solving. Come learn the secrets for success with orchids on Friday, January 27, 2023 @ 1:00PM @ the Shannon Staub Library, 4675 Career Lane, North Port

Board Meeting
2023-01-20 14:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Dubai)
Board meetings are open to all members.
The meeting will be a Zoom meeting. The link will be sent to all board members.
In the event that a member would like to participate, please contact Lisa Colburn for access to the Zoom link.

Holiday Arrangement Workshop
2022-12-09 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Emily Panek’s House, 13061 Steinhatchee Loop, Venice, FL, 34293
Susie Cochran, our Flower Show Chair will lead participants in making a holiday arrangement with a mix of fresh and dried flowers.
Contact Emily Panek, Workshop Chair for more information

Holiday Luncheon
2022-12-05 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Heron Creek Country Club, 5301 Heron Creek Blvd, North Port, FL, 34287
Allamanda Garden Club
Holiday Luncheon – 2022
Monday, December 5th – 12:00PM – 3:00PM
Heron Creek Country Club, 5301 Heron Creek Blvd., North Port
$25 – all-inclusive Lunch Tax & Gratuity included
Choice of:

Atlantic Salmon Dioria with a Cucumber Dill butter & Shrimp
Chicken Piccata with a Lemon Caper Sauce
Pasta Primavera-Penne Pasta Seasonal Vegetables with Marinara Sauce (Vegan)

Includes: Assorted Artisan Rolls & Butter, House Salad, Chef’s Choice of Starch & Vegetables, Freshly Brewed Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee & Herbal Teas & Soft Drinks
Dessert: Fudge Brownie Ala Mode
Let the Gift Swapping begin…with a Deal or Steal Gift Swap. To participate in the fun, you must bring a wrapped gift preferably in an unmarked gift bag – $20 value. Please bring something you would want to receive yourself: a nice plant, beautiful garden pot, baked goods, Christmas ornament, garden tools, artwork, or something silly or quirky we can fight over. Try to be creative!
Payment of $25 is expected when you sign up with your meal choice! Hopefully you will be able to do this at our members meeting Nov. 18th. Please pay by check made out to the Allamanda Garden Club. Deadline is Nov. 25th.
For more information contact JoJo Lucibello, (203) 506-3740 jlucibello@msn.com
or Michele Duym, (610) 850-2520 mkdmail@comcast.net
Mail checks & your selections after Nov.’s meeting to:
Joanne Lucibello
2924 Maximo Rd.
North Port, Fl. 34286
