About
We are a group of active members, committed to promoting and encouraging horticulture and urban gardening, and to promoting the cultivation, preservation, and improvement of the urban landscape through educational programs and direct financial support for organizations dedicated to environmental conservation and civic improvement. Through educational programs, workshops and events, we strive to encourage our members and our neighbors to learn more about the many benefits and beauty of gardening. We are members of the National Garden Club and the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs.
ANNOUNCING Floral Design Study Units 7, 8, 9 ( Plus, a refresher class)
This series is a step by step, hands on learning opportunity to learn and continue Floral Design Study. You are invited to join us on Monday, August 26, 2024, Monday, September 9, 16, and 23, for the continued study series. 9:30 AM for coffee and chat with class beginning at 10:AM.
Please bring a sack lunch!
If you were not able to attend the courses in Jan./Feb. NOW is the time to catch up with the offered refresher course. For those who took the series, this is a ‘recap’ giving you the opportunity to quickly ease back into floral design.
$85 for all 4 courses and register by August 16th.
Please click here to complete the registration form.
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Floral Design Study
614 S Dakota Ave.
Tampa, FL 33606
FRED BALL PARK UPDATE
Traci Riley of Rose Circle was able to prove the area in Fred Ball Park behind the chain link fence that borders the Sanctuary was city property. This expanded the park 15.6 liner feet. The city agreed to take the old fence down which was completed the first week of June. The Parks & Rec horticulturalist who designed the garden beds around the gazebo and behind the spring has agreed to design the liner garden that will be planted by Rose Circle in the fall where the old chain link fence once stood. After we flagged the trees to keep Traci worked with the city to get all of the unwanted vegetation removed and the trees pruned. We also removed old irrigation pipes, fencing etc… On Friday, June 28th a total of 30 volunteers from PwC, Target, Keeping Tampa Bay Beautiful, Argyle Real Estate Group, and Tampa Garden Club came together to help the city remove all of the debris and load it into trucks. The next phase will be to, grind stumps, grade the area, ensure proper drainage, repair irrigation and put in borders for the new liner garden. Please consider volunteering to help Rose Circle in the fall plant the new liner garden. We will need about 70 volunteers to get the job done. The goal is to have the plants substantiated and the front of the park ready for the historical marker ceremony in March of 2025.
Rose Circle is currently collecting bids for a decorative fence that will surround the gardens to keep out the dogs so we can remove the stakes and twine.
The cleaning out of Palma Ceia Spring was completed on June 7th costing the city $62,000. That money will combine with the money from generous donors, Tampa Garden Club and the Circles to increase the total for grants. The spring will be power washed again the first week of July. The city will then touch up the paint on the exterior walls. Traci is looking for EPA approved paint that can be used to paint the interior walls of the spring. We used some of the donated money to get the needed survey of the spring for Ecosphere while it was drained saving us the $18,000 it would have cost to drain it. We are still waiting to find out if we got the matching grant money. Once we have that information, we will meet with Ecosphere to determine the next step. It has been an exciting summer in the park and we are still moving full speed ahead.
Traci Riley
Fred Ball Park
SOG Community Garden
Florida Arbor Day
Tampa Heights Community Garden
In addition to the above projects, a great number of small beautification projects and school gardens are attributed to the hard work and donations of Tampa Garden Club members.
Help Us Grow
As a member of the Tampa Garden Club you will join others who share your love of gardening and a desire to foster a more beautiful and “joyous” place to live.
Joining as a Member-at-Large, you will enjoy early notification and access to special events, entrance into our Flower Show, information on upcoming classes, and volunteering opportunities! Annual membership is $50.
If you are interested in joining a garden circle, please click here and a club member will get in touch with you.
A Venue With A View
Located on beautiful Bayshore Boulevard and nestled on over three acres of lush lawns and stunning gardens, The Tampa Garden Club is the perfect backdrop for weddings, corporate affairs, and social events. You are welcome to choose your caterer, decorator, photographer, musician, etc. or choose from our list of preferred vendors.
Tampa Garden Club In Action
Creating decorative pots at GardenFest was such a blast and we loved putting them in the parks!
Wreath making workshop just in time for the holidays!
When we finished replacing our St. Augustine grass in the circular drive with Empire Zoysia for hardiness against traffic and Tampa weather.
Improving sites around Tampa Bay is a major part of our mission.
Special workshops are fun for all.
The beans we planted in the Tampa Heights Community Garden are growing fast!
Members enjoy floral design workshops.
Tampa Garden Club members attend District VIII meetings. There are 23 garden clubs in District VIII.
Tampa Garden Club members are full of fun helping out at the annual Gasparilla Pirate Fest parade.
This Blue Star Memorial Marker was restored and rededicated.