OURMISSION
WHOWE ARE
Our focus is the education of the membership and the community relating to horticulture, conservation, environmental issues, landscape design and artistic floral design.
WHATWE DO
Regular meetings:
Host educational and floral design meetings (September through May)
Special Events & Activities:
Fun with Flowers workshops, field trips, etc.
Annual Fundraiser:
Games Day
latest news
WHAT’S HAPPENING
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Biography of our...
Read moreWritten by: Blanche Lowe HirshbergApril 7, 1960 Grace Osborne Edwards was born in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, November 16th, 1871, daughter of Benjamin Eugene and Ella Osborne Edwards. She attended elementary schools in Lacrosse, boarding school in Amherst, Massachusetts, and received her B. A. from Wellesley College in 18940 In 1898 she graduated from the Library School […]
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Another WPGC Year
Read moreWelcome to the start of another WPGC year! Please accept my heartfelt thanks for your flexibility, optimism, and commitment during this pandemic, which has caused us to flip-flop our meetings from in-person to Zoom, back to in-person, and now to Zoom again. I would especially like to thank my entire Board for adapting to our […]
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An Edible Orchard...
Read moreThis Civic Awareness project has been in the works since 2018! Our membership voted to award $3,000 to the City of Winter Park to create an Edible Orchard on Cady Way Trail behind the tennis courts. The objective being to plant fruit trees that walkers, runners, bikers, and families who are pushing strollers can pick […]
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April's General Meeting
Read moreThe WPGC general meeting has been moved from online to in-person outdoors at the Mead Botanical Gardens Pavilion located at 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park, FL 32789 on Wednesday, April 14th at 10:00am Program: YouTube “Summer Leafy Greens for Florida Gardening” This horticulture. Your health and safety are always our top priorities as in-person […]
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Cancellation of April...
Read moreThe Winter Park Garden Club (WPGC) had extended an invitation to the members of the Orlando Garden Club (OGC) to join with us on April 8, 2021 from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM for an afternoon of activity in an open air pavilion in Mead Garden. Extenuating circumstances, beyond our control, have forced us to […]
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How to Dispose...
Read moreWhen we finish a bottle of pills or have leftover or expired medicine, disposing of them is more important than you may think. To help you manage the process, I’ve outlined the recommended disposal methods: Practically all over-the-counter pill bottles are made with #1 polyethylene terephthalate plastic (PET or PETE) or #2 high-density polyethylene plastic– […]