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Port St. Lucie Botanical
Gardens - Rio Lindo Garden Club is a founding member
of the new Gardens. Rio Lindo Garden Club is
responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the Rose
Garden at the Botanical Gardens, with regular monthly
work sessions. Participation by Club Members is
mandatory and essential - minimum 2 hours yearly
required. Purchase and maintenance of four Moongate Arbors in the Rose Garden of the PSL Botanical Gardens, installing native and exotic climbing plants. Florida Atala Butterfly Project - Rio Lindo Garden Club is promoting the revival in our area of this almost extinct butterfly species. Their favorite host plant is the Coontie ornamental landscape plant. To get our members involved, on September 25, 2023, we invited Ken Gioeli, St. Lucie County UF/IFAS Extension Agent, to give us a presentation on the repopulation and history of this strikingly beautiful butterfly. He even left us some Coontie seed pods for planting. Therefore, our members have been given seeds to plant the slow growing Coontie in the hopes of attracting this illusive butterfly. It can be found at Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens currently, as well as in a few other areas in Port St. Lucie. |
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Arbor Day Memorial Planting
- Donating to Arbor Day (3rd Friday in January) in
memory of Club Members, in participation with the PSL
Botanical Gardens Arbor Day Ceremony. Floral Design - Members will have the opportunity to demonstrate and share their flower design skills, using fresh materials. Wekiva Youth Camp - Two students or member of the Junior Gardener Program are chosen to attend Wekiva Youth Camp, and will report to the membership at the September meeting. See wekivayouthcamp.org for more info. SEEK Scholarship - Two students are awarded scholarships annually, and report to the membership at the September meeting. Horticulture - Workshops and programs are selected to teach and inform. Floral Design Components - Workshops and programs geared toward the use and construction of dry and natural materials, and the creative development of containers for floral design. Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker - Maintain landscaping of the marker on Veterans Memorial Parkway, dedicated April 2017. |