The home and garden of Denise Baier is the site for the Gulf Coast Garden Club June meeting.

The meeting will start at 10:00 AM.
RSVP to: Denise at dbaier4@yahoo.com

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On Jan 19, 2024, The Gulf Coast Garden Club (GCGC) planted an Orange Geiger, its first Florida Arbor Day tree, located near the Blue Star Marker we dedicated in the Bonita Springs Riverside Park in 2021.

The Gulf Coast Garden Club is also celebrating its 20th Anniversary as well as the 100th Anniversary of the Federated Garden Clubs of Florida. and the 95 Anniversary of the National Garden Clubs Organization.

We celebrate our promotion for the love of Gardening, floral design and our continuing promotion of our civic and environmental responsibility.

From: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST182

Geiger Tree – Scientific name: Cordia sebestena   Pronunciation: KOR-dee-uh seb-ess-TAY-nuh
Geiger tree Family: Boraginaceae  USDA hardiness zones: 10B through 11
Light requirement: full sun to partial shade  Soil tolerances: clay; sand; loam; alkaline; acidic; well-drained. Drought tolerance: high. Aerosol salt tolerance: high

Flower characteristics: color: orange red; very showy; funnel-shaped;
Florida native tree. Growing in full sun to partial shade
Flowering: most of the year, but abundant in summer

Fruit characteristic: shape: oval – egg-shaped; length: 1 to 2 inches; covering: dry or hard. 
Fruit color: turns from green to white when ripe.  Fruit characteristics: does not attract wildlife; showy; fruit/leaves a litter problem; fragrant; fleshy 1-4 seeded drupe

Lorna O’Hara and Anina Bachrach participated in the planting of a new tree near our Blue Star Marker

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Gayle Dorio gave a talk on Orchids
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The September 11, 2023 Gulf Coast Garden Club meeting was held at the home of Laura Sullivan in Bonita Springs.
Photos by Anina Bachrach and Sue Masters

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Meeting 9/8/2023 Photos
Garden Solutions Handout – click here or view below

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Gulf Coast Garden Club Summer Meeting

August 14, 2023

At the home of Rose and Jack Ford.
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The large landscape garden was neglected for many years and seriously damaged after the Ian Storm in September 2022. We brought with us many plants from our former garden in Naples Park.
We are discovering what will grow here as compared to our established garden in the Park. Each week we learn what will thrive, strive, and survive under our new growing conditions. Fun in the Sun with new HOA regulations. Suggestions welcome!