Garden Club News
Help us Plant a Tree!
The Dade City Garden Club is currently accepting orders for memorial trees to be planted and dedicated at our Arbor Day Celebration, scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2026. This is a perfect opportunity to plant a living tribute to honor a memory, a celebration, or to recognize a special person or event.
The Dade City Garden Club Memorial Tree Program was created in support of The City’s Tree City USA designation and is co-sponsored by both the Dade City Garden Club and the City of Dade City. Since 1994, approximately 500 trees have been planted throughout Dade City.
The deadline to order a tree is March 15, 2026. This year’s memorial trees may be reserved for a donation of $100, which includes the tree, planting, marker and inscribed plaque.
Please consider helping us plant a tree. Create a lasting memorial while benefitting our environment and contributing to the health and beautification of our community. Over the past few years, the value and importance of trees have become increasingly clear. Cities and towns across the globe are facing issues with air quality, water resources, personal health and well-being, and energy use. The Dade City Garden club is happy to partner with The City of Dade City in taking steps to create a brighter and greener future.
To place your order for a 2026 Arbor Day/Memorial Tree, mail a completed Reservation Form along with payment (check made payable to the DADE CITY GARDEN CLUB) to Mona Goossens, 13039 Tradition Drive, Dade City, FL 33525 before the March 15th deadline.
For more information, contact Mona Goossens at
Download a Memorial Tree Form here.
UNCORKED—A Taste of Dade City
Saturday, March 14, 2026
2 pm to 5 pm
$75 donation in advance
Early Bird Pricing of $65 per ticket up until February 14, 2026
The Dade City Garden Club invites you to UNCORKED—A Taste of Dade City, scheduled for Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 2 pm to 5 pm. This year’s event is planned as a celebration showcasing the delectable flavor and charm of Dade City not only to residents but to the whole of the Tampa Bay area.
Visitors are invited to savor vibrant flavors, scents and experiences as garden club members transform the gardens into a celebration of the delectable charm that is Dade City! Built in 1915 as a church, the Dade City Garden Club clubhouse was moved to its present location with funds collected by the founding members through bake sales, catering, and public donations and was recognized in 1979 as a historic site by the Pasco County Commission Board and the Historical Preservation Committee. Considered a vital part of the community, the building and grounds are used not only for the garden club’s center for meetings, education, and social events, it is also available for rent to the public for weddings, anniversaries, and celebrations of life. The three-acre gardens which are maintained by volunteer members have recently been designated as a Level 1 Accredited Arboretum.
Everyone is invited to taste wine and local beer, sample culinary bites from local restaurants, enjoy live entertainment, be inspired by local artists, learn cooking tips from a local chef, and win extraordinary prizes--all while helping to maintain the historic building and grounds of the Dade City Garden Club. Restaurant Sponsors who will be featured at the event are Beef O’Brady’s, Corry’s Artisan Chocolates, Dinner’s Ready, The Farmhouse Market & Café, Green Door on 8th, Lanky Lassie’s Shortbread, Steph’s Southern Soul Restaurant, and Uncle Fatty’s Kitchen. Craft beer will be provided by The ABL and Dade City Brew House.
Gardening at East Pasco Education Academy
The Dade City Garden Club will present Gardening at East Pasco Education Academy at its January general membership meeting on Monday, January 12, 2026, at 9:30 am at the garden club.
The speaker for the program is Marisa Crane, a Master Gardener Volunteer with the UF/IFAS extension office and the school’s Student Services Assistant and Garden & Wellness Coordinator. Working with the students, she maintains 30 EarthBoxes, 8 raised vegetable garden beds, 20'X20' wildflower garden, greenhouse with 96 vertical growing pots and a courtyard butterfly garden. Their gardens are funded by grants and donations from various organizations.
Last spring, the school’s butterfly garden was certified as a Dade City Monarch Butterfly Haven by garden club members, who were so impressed to see what else besides butterflies were alive and growing on the school property. They insisted they wanted to bring the news to other garden club members and the public and asked Marisa to address the group at a general membership meeting.
Holiday Burlap Wreath Make & Take
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
6 pm to 8 pm; Dade City Garden Club
$40 Members; $45 Non-Members
Join us for a hands-on Holiday Burlap Wreath Make & Take workshop.
Participants will be guided step-by-step in creating a beautiful burlap wreath using a 14-inch frame, perfect for holiday decorating or gifting. This workshop is suitable for all skill levels, and everyone will leave with a completed wreath.
Date: December 9
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Dade City Garden Club; 13630 5th Street Dade City, FL 33525
All Supplies Provided
All materials, including burlap, frames, ribbon accents, and embellishments, will be supplied.
BEGONIAS--Propagation & Care
The Dade City Garden Club will present “BEGONIAS—Their Propagation and Care” at its general membership meeting on Monday, November 17, 2025, at 9:30 am at the garden club. The presenter is garden club member Cheryl O’Berry, a third-generation begonia grower. Cheryl became a Master Gardener in 2016 and has been a member of the Hollyhock Circle for 40 years.
Begonias can be erect, trailing, or sometimes climbing herbaceous annuals or perennials with showy flowers which come in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors. Come and learn what Cheryl has to share about best care practices, propagating and pruning these lovelies!
The November meeting will be held at The Dade City Garden Club at 13630 5th Street; Dade City, FL. Light refreshments will be served at 9 am with the membership meeting beginning promptly at 9:30 am.
Plants & Treasures SALE
Fall in Florida is a great time to add something new to your garden or your home!
Come down to the Dade City Garden Club on Saturday, October 25, 2025, between 9 am and 3 pm and take advantage of our PLANTS & TREASURES SALE. The sale will be held at the Dade City Garden Club, 13630 Fifth Street (opposite Touchton Park) in Dade City.
The Dade City Garden Club was awarded official accreditation as a Level I Arboretum by the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program in 2023 and is the only accredited Arboretum in Pasco County. Volunteer members maintain a three-acre site, with gardens assigned to each of our five circles, as well as a pollinator garden and a wildlife edible garden. The sale is planned as a fundraiser to help the garden club recover from recent financial losses due to the disastrous 2024 hurricane season. Expenses for the grounds incurred by the Club were close to $8,000 and that does not include loss of rental income resulting from the damage. The Club lost five mature trees that were part of the inventory of our Arboretum.
Included in plans to enhance the garden club grounds is a new Pergola to be built over the Presidents’ Walk/Celebration Patio. The design, planning and construction of the Pergola is an Eagle Scout project by Talon Pregartner, Eagle Scout candidate and member of BSA Troop 311, Dade City. Talon will be participating in the Plants & Treasures Sale by offering a hot dog with a soda and chips for a donation, with all proceeds going to help fund his Eagle Scout project. Shoppers are encouraged to stop by and support Talon and his good work.
