Calusa Garden Club to Present Flower Show

On Saturday, March 7th, and Sunday, March 8th, from 10 AM to 4 PM, Calusa Garden Club will present its Flower Show at Marco Island Center for the Arts. The Flower Show is open to the public. The show features beautiful and exotic floral designs displayed in the art gallery, plant exhibits of potted plants of many varieties, educational exhibits, and even arts and crafts. 

Flower Show Chairman Connie Lowery named the flower show “Art, Flowers and Anniversaries” in honor of the Marco Island Center for the Arts’ 50th anniversary in 2020, as well as in honor of the upcoming National Garden Clubs, Inc.’s 100th anniversary. The theme of “Art, Flowers and Anniversaries” will be carried out throughout all the exhibits, with silver and gold being featured colors in many of the exhibits. 

National Garden Clubs, Inc. sets standards for flower shows held by member garden clubs throughout the United States. There will be beautiful floral designs that are always a popular feature in a flower show, but there will also be a wide range of exhibits. Educational exhibits will include Tommie Barfield Elementary School’s Junior Gardeners Earthboxes plus exhibits on gopher tortoises and burrowing owls. The range of exotic and beautiful plants that will be exhibited in the botanical section draws many people, since all the potted plants and specimens of plants are identified by their botanical names so that attendees can take note and perhaps buy them for their own landscapes or lanais. This year, the Flower Show will also feature decorative arts in three versions: popular women’s fascinators, men’s boutonnieres and invitations to an anniversary party, all of which have been decorated with dried flowers.

Pictured from the 2018 Calusa Garden Club Flower Show Botanical Section are Rhea Brekke with her beautiful pitcher plant and Sue Oldershaw with her award-winning cactus. Two cascade floral designs are shown in another picture, and an award-winning miniature floral design with gerbera daisies is featured in the final picture.

Calusa Garden Club is a member of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs and membership is open to those interested in horticulture, floral design and environmental matters residing 5 months or more in Collier County. 

Calusa Garden Club meets the second Monday of the months of October and November, and January through March, at Wesley United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 350 S. Barfield Drive, Marco Island. Business meetings begin at 12:30 PM and programs begin at 1:15 PM Calusa Garden Club welcomes visitors interested in our educational programs and visitors interested in membership. Contact the Garden Club at calusagardenclub@aol.com, or on the Garden Club’s website, calusa.org, or visit the Club’s Facebook page Calusa Garden Club.