April program Tuesday, April 21 at 7 pm on the deck at Diana Oropallo http://www.dickersonlandscaping.com/

Gardening Friends of the Big Bend, Inc. 2nd Annual Speaker Dinner 6:30, March 28, 2009 Fountain H. May, Sr. Building, NFREC 155 Research Road Quincy, FL 32351 Mr. Robert Bowden, Director of Leu Gardens in Orlando, FL will be the featured speaker. Robert Bowden has been the Director of the City of Orlando’s beautiful Harry [...]

A Special Benefit Concert for Goodwood Museum & Gardens Thursday, April 2, 2009 7:30 p.m. Marvin Goldstein in concert in Goodwood Museum and Gardens’ Carriage House… it just doesn’t get any better. Combining the wonderful acoustics in this unusual building with Marvin’s magnificent talent guarantees a delightful evening of lyrical and melodic music that will [...]

The Agriculture Program at the Leon County Extension office is offering the “Home Gardening in the Big Bend” short course. The four night program is designed specifically for beginning and novice gardeners, and begins on Thursday, March 19, 2009. Seating is limited to 70 class participants, and early registration is strongly encouraged. Class information and [...]

It’s that time of year again! Jim West is having his spring plant sale at Lincoln High School. If you haven’t gotten your order form, here it is! From Jim: We are excited to announce our first Spring Butterfly Plant Sale March 18 – 20 from 9:00 until 4:00 in the new Lincoln Park Garden. As [...]

Everyone is getting excited about the coming Flower Show! Lana Arnold is making it fun for everyone. Get your horticulture ready to exhibit or sign up with Marion Dunn to enter a floral design. Eleven Circles have reserved a space for the Garden Bazaar on the front lawn. Other gardening organizations are being invited to [...]

FFGC Wekiva Camp Needs Reusable Totes Wekiva Youth Camp for students would like your help in providing Re-usable Totes (such as grocery store, drug store, etc.)  for our campers to take their craft items home in this summer, illustrating to their families the importance of Recycling and Re-using!!! We’re asking everyone to please bring one [...]

The next workday in the gardens at HOPE is on Saturday from 9-12.  We’ll be removing grass from the daylily beds, doing some planting and sprucing up the front yard.

Farmer Herman is conducting his workshop on tomatoes at Turkey Hill Farms to teach where to plant, where to get seeds or plants, what varieties do best and how to plant them. He’ll also share what do to about pests and diseases. The workshop charge is $35 per person which includes a workbook, a tomato [...]

President’s Message The December fundraisers were very successful thanks to all those who assisted and participated. The Tea and Silent Auction showed a profit of $2270.83 and the Poinsettia Sale raised $1651.04. We encourage your support of our Caladium Bulb Sale – Final date Feb 9 (Candy Strand, 514-0515) and the upcoming Garage Sale (see [...]