Members of the Marco Island Calusa Garden Club prepare for their Nov. 22 sale of plants, Thanksgiving arrangements and succulent food gardens. Recently, a group met at Linda Colombo’s home to design and plant luscious vegetable gardens. Colombo led the group in teaching them how to put the gardens together; a layer of drainage rocks or pebbles is needed if the dish does not have drainage holes, and porous soil such as cactus mix should be used. Gardens can be decorated with seashells or colorful rocks placed between plants. Members helped each other with design feedback as they placed their plants in the containers of their choice.
Workshop participants were Sara Wolf, Marsha Riss, Sharon Sutton, Monna Hormel, Margie Bramel and Laura Furlong in addition to workshop leader Colombo. Club members prepared a total of 30 succulent food gardens of varying sizes and styles of containers to sell at their Thanksgiving and Plant Arrangement Sale on Nov. 22. Workshop members contributed 20 and had fun as they worked, rearranged and finalized their creations.
Sharon Sutton, Linda Colombo and Marsha Riss don’t hesitate to get dirty by creating their succulent food gardens.
Sharon Sutton, Linda Colombo and Sara Wolf with their vegetable gardens.
The Marco Island Calusa Garden Club Thanksgiving and Plant Arrangement Sale will be held Tuesday, November 22, outdoors in the parking lot of Marco Lutheran Church, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The sale will also feature Charlette Roman, a friend of the Calusa Garden Club, selling a variety of her award-winning orchids and cuttings from some of her orchids. Other offerings for sale include approximately 40 fresh flower arrangements suitable for the Thanksgiving holiday that will be handmade by club members, over 100 individual plants ready to be planted or used in its decor, a group of beautiful planters with several plants for interior and exterior decoration. and the luscious food gardens.
These beautiful gardens of succulent food are ready for November 22n/a sale.
Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island is a 501(c)3 organization and is a member of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs. Membership is open to those interested in horticulture, floral design, and environmental issues residing five months or more in Collier County.
The Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island meets the second Monday of each month, October through April, at the Rose Hall of the Marco Island Library. If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact the Garden Club at calusagardenclub@yahoo.com. For updates and information, please visit the Garden Club website, calusa.org, or visit the Club Calusa Garden Club Facebook page.
