Garden Club Field Trips
NOV 2008 – MAY 2009
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-Wednesday, November 19th, 10 am-
Hatchet Creek Nursery
We had four members Jackie Host, Cheryl Owen, Shirley McKendree, & Elsie Mills, brave the cold and go on the Hatchet Creek Nursery tour. Geroge Griffin lead us on an informative tour while explaining the steps of starting the plants and how they grow and become ready to sell. George ships plants all over the United States. He starts his cuttings from his own stock plants. We encouraged him to start growing more native plants.
Plants in the first stage. George showed us some plants we had never seen before and let us buy some at wholesale prices. One we really took a shine to was a shrimp plant called "Fruit Cocktail". He also donated plants to the Girl Scouts that are helping with the McRae Butterfly Garden.
Cheryl , Jackie , George & Shirley
Cheryl, Jackie, George & Elsie
Thanks George for such a great tour!!!!!
After the Tour we had lunch at Blue Water Bay in Melrose. Wish you had been with us; you missed a good tour and meal!
Jackie, Elsie, Cheryl and Shirley (seated) at the Bay.
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-Sunday, December 7, 12:00 pm-Garden Club of St. Augustine Tour of Homes ($15 advance purchase, $20 day of tour) - Meet at Hitchcock’s (by Vystar kiosk) 10:00 am to carpool
-Thursday, December 11th, 10 am- UF Poinsettia Open House- Meet at Faith Presbyterian Church at 8:45 am to carpool
-Wed,January 28th, 10 am– Cummer Art Museum ($10 adults $6 Seniors/Military/Students)-Meet at Hitchcocks (by Vystar kiosk) at
9:00 am to carpool
-Wednesday, February 25th- Kanapaha Botanical Garden, 10 am ($6/adult over 10 group rate $4.50) - Meet 9:00 am at Faith Presbyterian Church to Carpool
-Wednesday, March 11th, 10:00 am- Glenn St. Mary Nursery (free)- Meet at Hitchcock’s at 9:30 am to Carpool
-Saturday, March 14th, 10:00 am- Ravine Gardens, Azalea Festival, Palatka ($4 per car with over 2 people)- Meet at Hitchcock’s, 9:30 am to carpool
-April 15-17th- FFGC 83rd Annual Convention, Plaza Resort and Spa, Daytona Beach, FL- since this is so close to us we are hoping some members will want to team up and attend this state meeting
-Wed April 29th 10 am – UF Bedding Plant (Spring) Trial Gardens (free)-meet at Church at 9 am to carpool. Those who wish to go visit the UF Butterfly House could do so after viewing the trial gardens as it just down the road ($13.50 FL resident, $11.50 Seniors 62+ & Students 17-13 Students 12 & under $8.50, Toddlers under 3 free-prices subject to change)