WELCOME TO THE VENICE AREA GARDEN CLUB

The Venice Area Garden Club seeks to develop our members' knowledge of Florida gardening and participate in civic beautification, designing, planting and maintaining gardens throughout the community. We provide continuing education and resources for gardening, horticultural and floral design; and support the preservation of our fragile Florida environment.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE DONORS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE VAGC.

HATS OFF TO LINDA MCKEEGAN FOR ALL HER HARD WORK ON COORDINATING THE 2024 GIVING CHALLENGE FOR THE VAGC.

MEMBERSHIP MEETING SCHEDULE FOR NEXT VAGC SEASON
FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
AT VENICE UCC CHURCH
620 SHAMROCK BLVD., VENICE FLORIDA

OCTOBER 3, 2024
NOVEMBERS 7, 2024
DECEMBER 5, 2024-HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
JANUARY 2, 2025
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 (2ND THURSDAY)
MARCH 6, 2025
MARCH 7-8, 2025-HOME/GARDEN TOUR
APRIL 3, 2025
MAY1, 2025 SPRIING LUNCHEON
JUNE 5, 2025 SUMMER LUNCHEON

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

INSPIRATIONAL POEM

A CHILD'S GARDEN BLESSING

Place carefully your seedling wishes
In these freshly tilled rows
Sun, water and bashful prayers
Will nurture your hushed yet hopeful dreams
Still-winged thrushes wait wide-eyed and breathless
COn the promise of this harvest
You don’t need permission to flourish
Success is your birthright
Take liberties with our love
Bloom big

by Jill McCabe Johnson

DISTRICT VIII SPRING MEETING

"FINS AND TAILS"

HOSTED BY LEMON BAY GARDEN CLUB

MAY 9, 2024

Registration Form

DEADLINE TO REGISTER APRIL 17, 2024

FLORAL DESIGN WORKSHOP
LED BY LINDA THIVIERGE

MAY 1, 2024 9:00-11:00 AM
PLANTATION GOLF AND COUNTY CLUB
'HIBISCUS ROOM'

CENTERPIECES FOR MAY LUNCHEON

Please text RSVP To Angela Marchesi @ 252-670-0036 or email armarchesi@ hotmail.com

Remember to bring your flower arranging tools.

LAST HORTICULTURE COMMITTEE MEETING

TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024 (9:00 -11:30 am)

CLEAN UP SITE, PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR AND POT LUCK LUNCH

Bring A Picnic Style or Bag Lunch with Something to Share

311 Pameto Rd, Nokomis

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS

A NATIONAL GARDEN CLUB
MAJOR FLOWER SHOW

Details

Weathered Wood in a Floral Design with Susie Cochran.

Beautiful Results!

Because of YOU, we had an amazing "Garden Jewels of Venice" Home/Garden Tour and Plant/Craft Sale. Thank you attendees, home and garden owners, vendors, donors, and VAGC volunteers.

THANK YOU TO THE GENEROUS VENDORS WHO DONATED PLANTS, MERCHANDISE, AND GIFT CERTIFICATES TO OUR ANNUAL PLANT AND GARDEN CRAFTS SALE ON MARCH 8TH AND 9TH.

PLEASE CONSIDER THEM FOR YOUR FUTURE NEEDS.

Blue Sky Landscaping and Nursery,
Sarasota J & T Holland Inc Landscape, Venice

Lou's Bonsai Nursery, Venice
Edgewood Nursery and Landscape, Venice
Lowe's Home Improvement, Venice
Florida Native Plants & Nursery, Sarasota
MRT Lawn & Garden Center, Venice
Gulf Breeze Garden Center
Orchid Envy, Venice
H & H Nursery, Bradenton
Pottery Scapes, Sarasota
Hazeltine Nurseries, Venice
Pura Vida Gardens, Sarasota
Home Depot, Venice
Sarasota Growers, Sarasota

Detwiler's Market,
Venice Babe's Ace Hardware Store, Venice
Critter Ridge Landscape, Sarasota
Simply Trees, Venice & Sarasota
Sunfire Nurseries, Sarasota
Tropiflora, Sarasota
Troy's Tropics, Sarasota
Your Farm and Garden, Sarasota
Treasure Cove

RoJo Nursery and Landscape, Englewood
Crowley's Nursery and Gardens, Sarasota

Author, Melissa Garret Edwards
Authors, Laurel Schiller & Dan Walton