WPGC Events
Below is list of upcoming events, field trips and club meetings. Please check out this page regularly for the most up to date events.
September 11, 2024, 10 AM
Listen, Learn, and Tour Mead Garden as expert Catherine Bowman, shares what are the SUPRISING AND DIVERSE NATIVE PLANTS located in this garden.
Enjoy meeting members at a Pot-Luck Salad luncheon after the tour.
October 9, 2024,10 AM
President Martha will help us ‘dish up the dirt’ but in a good way! Enjoy CREATING A DISH GARDEN you’ll be proud to bring home with all supplies provided! You may wish to bring garden gloves.
October 19, 2024, 9 AM-3 PM
BACKYARD BIODIVERSITY DAY On your own… Enjoy checking out many vendors to discover new plants and accessories that are perfect for your home at the in Mead Gardens.
November 13, 2024,10 AM
Angela Withers from Nehrling Gardens will tell us the HISTORY OF THE GARDENS AND THE JOURNEY TO RESTORE THE GARDENS.
November 20, 2024, 10 AM
Carpools depart Mead Gardens to travel to Gotha, FL
Enjoy an enlightening TOUR OF NEHRLING GARDENS for $5.00. Drive down the street for lunch afterwards at the unique YELLOW DOG EATS Restaurant. Pricing varies.
December 11, 2024, 10 AM
Let’s have a GREEN HOLIDAY with magnolia leaves enhanced with greens and ribbon to create a centerpiece or mantle design you make and take home. All supplies provided.
January 8, 2025, 10 AM
If you really ‘dig’ flowers, come explore how to grow CUT FLOWERS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, from perspicacious Robert Bowden, author and former Director of Harry P. Leu Gardens.
February 12, 2025, 10 AM
Creating THE PERFECT VALENTINE GIFT… a wine bottle enhanced with fresh flowers. Emily Bader and Susan Ashby, will give you suggestions as they demonstrate how you may create the same concept…You will get to take with you the mechanics to recreate your own embellished wine bottle!
New members will be recognized while given information about the history and activities of the Garden Club.
March 12, 2025, 10 AM
ENJOY BONSAI, the art of growing ornamental artificially dwarfed trees or shrubs. Vance Raines, a Bonsai enthusiast will educate us and explain how to enjoy this art form.
April 9, 10 AM
PLAYING DRESS UP (WITH AN ORCHID?!) Local expert Joanie Stoddard from Tiny Orchid Company in Winter Park will help us learn how to stylize and upscale these already beautiful plants. All supplies included.
Enjoy a Pot-Luck Salad luncheon.
May 14, 2025, 10 AM
FLOWER ARRANGING FOR SMALL VASES, Which flowers work and where to place them in your home. Emily and Susan demo… (maybe our members might make one to take along!)
Lunch provided
August 16, 2023, at 10 a.m. Indulge in a Sundae for Breakfast and Bunco Party at Azalea Lodge 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park, FL 32789 Prizes to take home for winners and a loser!
September 6, 2023, 10 a.m. Class: Make a Cheer Mug to take home to enjoy or give to a friend! Take pleasure in a Pot-luck Salad Luncheon. Please bring your own mug from home. (Try to bring mugs without any writing on them.) The salad luncheon will be provided by members with last names starting with A to M.
October 11, 2023, at 10 a.m. Program: Orchids…so many varieties! Which are ideal for my home? And what to do to bring my old one back to prime condition? An Orchid “fancier” will explain, show, and guide us in selecting orchids, their care, and how to repot them. Bring your old Orchid!
November 8, 2023, at 10 a.m. Program: The Art of Making Bows presented by Carol Wolfe, WPGC Member and a professional flower designer for over 20 years will show us how to make beautiful bows. Quality ribbon and chenille will be provided; all you need to do is to sign-up by November 1st and bring along your scissors from home. (Don’t bring your favorite scissors as some of the ribbons have wire in them and please tape your name to the handle, so they don’t get lost.)
December 13, 2023, at 10 a.m. Class: Embellish your Forever Wreath to be hung on a door or used as a centerpiece. Bring your ribbons and scissors. The Garden Club will provide the wreath, fresh flowers, and water picks. Plan to take home an exquisite holiday decoration!
January 10, 2024, at 10 a.m. Program: Gardening in a Changing Climate by Calvin Gardner, who is an Urban Residential Horticulture Agent at the University of Florida. He teaches homeowners how to grow and care for plants, front lawns, backyard gardens, and indoor houseplants. Calvin studied at the University of Florida and received a degree in sustainable development and spent a year studying USDA certified organic crop production.
February 14, 2024, at 10 a.m. Wine Spritzers and Roses for Valentine’s Day. Design a fresh floral Valentine to take with you while receiving step by step guidance while sipping a favorite beverage.
February 28, 2024, at 2 p.m.: Reception for Potential WPGC members and Orientation for New WPGC Members
March 13, 2024, at 10 a.m. Class: A Tisket, A Tasket, A basket full of flowers you get to design, with help if wanted. The Garden Club will provide a basket, fresh flowers, ribbon, and assistance! Please bring your scissors and clippers.
April 10, 2024, at 10 a.m. Program: Edible Flowers, Learn which flowers to select and how to prep and prepare before serving.
Annual meeting and election of officers. Savor a Pot-luck Salad luncheon featuring “edible flowers”.
May 2, 2024, at 10 a.m. Program: Annual report and installation of new officers. Enjoy a Luncheon to celebrate our 101 Birthday! Surprise Location to be announced.
Joining our club offers a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow gardening enthusiasts, learn new techniques, get inspired, and make a positive difference in the community through our various projects.
August 16, 2023, at 10 a.m. Indulge in a Sundae for Breakfast and Bunco Party at Azalea Lodge 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park, FL 32789 Prizes to take home for winners and a loser!
September 6, 2023, 10 a.m. Class: Make a Cheer Mug to take home to enjoy or give to a friend! Take pleasure in a Pot-luck Salad Luncheon. Please bring your own mug from home. (Try to bring mugs without any writing on them.) The salad luncheon will be provided by members with last names starting with A to M.
October 11, 2023, at 10 a.m. Program: Orchids…so many varieties! Which are ideal for my home? And what to do to bring my old one back to prime condition? An Orchid “fancier” will explain, show, and guide us in selecting orchids, their care, and how to repot them. Bring your old Orchid!
November 8, 2023, at 10 a.m. Program: The Art of Making Bows presented by Carol Wolfe, WPGC Member and a professional flower designer for over 20 years will show us how to make beautiful bows. Quality ribbon and chenille will be provided; all you need to do is to sign-up by November 1st and bring along your scissors from home. (Don’t bring your favorite scissors as some of the ribbons have wire in them and please tape your name to the handle, so they don’t get lost.)
December 13, 2023, at 10 a.m. Class: Embellish your Forever Wreath to be hung on a door or used as a centerpiece. Bring your ribbons and scissors. The Garden Club will provide the wreath, fresh flowers, and water picks. Plan to take home an exquisite holiday decoration!
Winter Park Garden Club 2024 Calendar
January 10, 2024, at 10 a.m. Program: Gardening in a Changing Climate by Calvin Gardner, who is an Urban Residential Horticulture Agent at the University of Florida. He teaches homeowners how to grow and care for plants, front lawns, backyard gardens, and indoor houseplants. Calvin studied at the University of Florida and received a degree in sustainable development and spent a year studying USDA certified organic crop production.
February 14, 2024, at 10 a.m. Wine Spritzers and Roses for Valentine’s Day. Design a fresh floral Valentine to take with you while receiving step by step guidance while sipping a favorite beverage.
February 28, 2024, at 2 p.m.: Reception for Potential WPGC members and Orientation for New WPGC Members
March 13, 2024, at 10 a.m. Class: A Tisket, A Tasket, A basket full of flowers you get to design, with help if wanted. The Garden Club will provide a basket, fresh flowers, ribbon, and assistance! Please bring your scissors and clippers.
April 10, 2024, at 10 a.m. Program: Edible Flowers, Learn which flowers to select and how to prep and prepare before serving.
Annual meeting and election of officers. Savor a Pot-luck Salad luncheon featuring “edible flowers”.
May 2, 2024, at 10 a.m. Program: Annual report and installation of new officers. Enjoy a Luncheon to celebrate our 101 Birthday! Surprise Location to be announced.