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WELCOME TO THE VENICE AREA GARDEN CLUB

The Venice Area Garden Club seeks to develop our members' knowledge of Florida gardening and participate in civic beautification, designing, planting and maintaining gardens throughout the community. We provide continuing education and resources for gardening, horticultural and floral design; and support the preservation of our fragile Florida environment.

VAGC Scholarships Awarded in 2024.
$16,000 in College Scholarships
$700 in Camp Scholarships 

Consider joining the VAGC!  Attend a meeting and discover all we have to offer.

NATIONAL GARDEN CLUB AWARD FOR VAGC!!

A big thank you to everyone who worked so hard to pull this together and all those who had entries.


Caiden Crites, Venice High School

Attending Florida Gulf Coast University; Majoring in Environmental Studies


Michael O. Mizanin III, Venice High School

Attending University of South Florida; Majoring in Environmental Engineering


(Pictured: Left to Right) Merry Lucas, Scholarship Chairman, Caiden Crites, Michael O. Mizanin III, Sara Stafford, VAGC President

MEMBERSHIP MEETING SCHEDULE
FIRST THURSDAY OF THE  MONTH
AT VENICE UCC CHURCH
620 SHAMROCK BLVD., VENICE FLORIDA

OCTOBER 3, 2024
NOVEMBERS 7, 2024
DECEMBER 12, 2024-HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
JANUARY 2, 2025
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 (2ND THURSDAY)
MARCH 6, 2025
MARCH 7-8, 2025-HOME/GARDEN TOUR
APRIL 3, 2025
MAY 1, 2025 SPRIING LUNCHEON
JUNE 5, 2025 SUMMER LUNCHEON 

 

VAGC Membership meeting, October 3, 2024, Venice UCC, 620 Shamrock Blvd., Venice, 10AM.  This will be a Mad Hatter Tea Party! All are encouraged to wear hats or fascinators.  We will be creating "Cups of Cheer" to distribute to a local assisted living facility.  You are asked to bring tea cups, coffee mugs, or tea pots which we will plant or make floral arrangements in.  Supplies of plants and flowers will be provided by the club, however you are welcome to bring your own. A drill will be onsite if you need a drainage hole.  Please contact Tracy Ivey at ivgrdn@earthlink.com or 941-412-1642 about your attendance so that we may have sufficient supplies.  This will be fun and rewarding!

 

By The Beach Flower Show

Special thanks to Angela Marchesi, Susie Cochran and the whole committee that spent more than a year on the show. Special shout out to Barbara Rao who planned and planned and then put together the submission for the award, which was a huge task..










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