Council Directory

Poinciana Garden Club
Meeting Times
2nd Tuesday (September - May) Meeting 9:30 am
Meeting Location
Garden Council Building
2166 Virginia Ave
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Contact Email
Contact Address
Regina Rice & Carol Duffy
4090 Nocatee Ln.
Fort Myers, FL 33905
Phone Number
239-825-6506
Projects/Donations
Penny Pines, Avon Park Penal Therapy, Wekiva Youth Camp, Hope Hospice
Annual Dues

20

Special Events
Cups of Cheer and Trash off Trails

FFGC
Yes
Members (approx)
31
Potpourri Designers
Description

The club’s goal is to provide guidance and education into the world of Floral Design. We practice and improve design skills under the helpful guidance of each other and accredited judges who have agreed to work with the club members. Members are all experienced designers who have completed taking all seven design courses offered by NGC, Inc.

Meeting Times
4th Monday (Sept-June) 1:00 pm
Meeting Location
FMLC Garden Council Headquarters
2166 Virginia Ave.
Fort Myers 33901
Contact Email
Contact Address
4340 NW 27th Lane
Cape Coral, FL 33993
Phone Number
651-341-5409
Annual Dues

25

Special Events
Participation in area Flower Shows.
FFGC
No
Members (approx)
12
Punta Gorda Garden Club
Category
Meeting Times
1 PM - 3rd Wednesday Sept. - May
Meeting Location
Peace River Baptist Church
478 Berry St.
Punta Gorda, FL
Website Address
Contact Email
Contact Address
Mary Yeomans
2601 Rio Plato Dr
Punta Gorda, FL
Phone Number
609-751-2374
Projects/Donations
FFGC; Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center; PGI Green Thumbs; ECHO; Keep Charlotte Beautiful; Peace River Botanical Gardens; Peace River Wildlife Center; Penny Pines Project; FFGC Wekiva Youth Camp; College Scholarships; FFGC S,E.E.K; Coral Reef Restoration Foundation.
Annual Dues

25

Special Events
“Holly Days Tour - Christmas Carols”; Dec 1 and 2, 2023, 10AM to 4PM, Historic Downtown Punta Gorda
FFGC
Yes
Members (approx)
78
Royal Palm Garden Club
Meeting Times
3rd Thursday (October - May) 10 am
Meeting Location
FMLC Garden Council Headquarters
2166 Virginia Ave.
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Contact Email
Contact Address
Janice Miller
9667 Cypress Hammock Cir #202
Estero, FL
Phone Number
606-831-7000
Projects/Donations
Camp Wekiva-Sponsor one camper
Annual Dues

25

FFGC
Yes
Members (approx)
26
Shell Islands Garden Club
Meeting Times
2nd Tuesday (October - May) 10 am
Meeting Location
Varies by program and available space
on the island due to hurricane recovery
Contact Address
Gwenda Hiett-Clements
3025 Poinciana Circle
Sanibel, FL 33957
Phone Number
239-848-5858
Projects/Donations
$5000 grant from National Garden Clubs Inc to go to San-Cap
Conservation Foundation Native Landscape and Garden
Center plant restoration
Annual Dues

35

Special Events
Art in Bloom - Date and Time TBD
FFGC
Yes
Members (approx)
65
Southwest Florida Orchid Society
Description

Southwest Florida Orchid Society was founded November 1953. The goals of The Society are educational, and its purpose is to encourage deep and continuing interest in Orchid culture in its members and in the community at large.

We are a 501(C5)non-profit organization and an Affiliated Society of the American Orchid Society.

Meeting Times
2nd Tuesday Monthly (except Apr & Dec) 6:30 pm
Meeting Location
Faith United Methodist Church
15690 McGregor Blvd.
Fort Myers, FL 33908
Contact Address
Stan Grigiski
Projects/Donations
Benches for Edison Ford Estates.
Annual Dues

25/35

Special Events
Edison Orchid Symposium —2nd Saturday in October.
Members receive free admission and can show plants at the
Naples Orchid Society Show
FFGC
No
Members (approx)
200
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