Garden Club News
Garden Club celebrates National Garden Week
The Dade City Garden Club is joining National Garden Clubs across the country to celebrate National Garden Week, June 1 – 7, 2025, and is offering a free program for members and the community on Monday, June 2, 2025, at the garden club. This week is an opportunity to encourage pride in our community, interest new members, and work with other groups to be part of those efforts.
All are invited to join the garden club at an exciting evening as we explore the top gardening trends for 2025! Whether you're new to gardening or a seasoned pro, you'll find plenty of inspiration to grow on. This is a free event in honor of National Garden Week.
🌱 Bonus: Plant Swap!
Bring a plant to share—take a new one home!
🎟 Free and open to DCGC members and the community.
📧 Contact: Becky Maxwell at
The Dade City Garden Club invites you to 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 24, 2025. 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 475 trees have been planted throughout Dade City. This year’s memorial trees may be purchased for $100, which includes the tree, planting, marker and inscribed plaque.
Bee Apiaries
The Dade City Garden Club will present a program on Bee Apiaries at its March general membership meeting on Monday, March 17, 2025, at 9:30 am at the garden club. The presenter will be Dave Hackenberg of Hackenberg Apiaries, home of Buffy Bee Honey. After serving as the president of the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association, the American Beekeeping Federation and as a member of the National Honey Board, Dave presently holds the position of co-chairman of the Honey Bee Health Advisory Board. He will be taking a look at commercial beekeeping's importance, how honey bees are related to your environment and human health, and how you can help.
Members will also conduct their annual election of officers and consider nominations for the garden club’s 2025 annual historic ornament at the March meeting. The ornament, which honors a local landmark or organization, will be for sale starting in September and will be the 32nd ornament issued in this exclusive Dade City collection.
The 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.
Botanical Cocktail Lesson -- CANCELLED
Friday, February 21, 2025
6 pm to 8 pm; Dade City Garden Club
$20 Members
$25 Non-Members
Join Us for a Botanical Cocktail Lesson!
Sip and mingle with us at the Dade City Garden Club's Botanical Cocktail Lesson! 
Enjoy a variety of festive botanical cocktails crafted straight from the Camellia Circle’s recipe book, along with a refreshing mocktail and tea option. Light bites will also be served to complement the evening.
Discover how to create botanical beverages using ingredients you can grow in your own garden. This will be an informative and delicious tasting experience.
Solving the Mysteries of Florida Vegetable Gardening
We all know that growing your own vegetables offers many benefits. From exercise and mental clarity to fresh air and economic savings, vegetable gardening can be easy if you understand the challenges presented by growing vegetables in Florida.
The Dade City Garden Club will present Solving the Mysteries of Florida Vegetable Gardening at its January general membership meeting on Monday, January 13, 2025. Presenting will be Pam LaPan, Treasurer of the Dade City Garden Club but also, vegetable gardener extraordinaire!
Pam grew up watching and helping her grandfather and father, who first started growing vegetables out of necessity but eventually continued for enjoyment while also feeding the family. Gardening for 55 years, she is a Florida native, and all her experience has been in this area. Pam has presented to garden club circles helping them discover the fun and satisfaction of vegetable gardening in Florida.
The program will be offered at two different time slots to meet the schedules of all members and guests. The morning program will begin with socializing and refreshments at 9 am with the meeting beginning promptly at 9:30 am. The evening session will start with socializing and refreshments at 6 pm with the meeting following at 6:30 pm. Also, as part of the program will be a quick informative lesson by Laraine Stovall, Horticulture Chair, who will be instructing members on how to prepare their cut specimens for entry into the spring Flower Show.
Seed Starting Make & Take
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
6 pm; Dade City Garden Club
$15 members
$20 non-members
Details:
Kickstart your 2025 gardening season with our Seed Starting Make & Take workshop! 
Together, we'll plant seeds for beautiful flowers like zinnias, cosmos, daisies, and sunflowers—perfect for our area. These fast-growing varieties bloom in just about 60 days, giving you vibrant spring bouquets before you know it.
What You’ll Receive:
- A seed starting tray with 20 slots
- Starter plants
- Individual seed packets (with extras to take home)
- Informational sheets detailing care tips (watering, light requirements, transplanting, etc.)
What We’ll Do:
- Fill trays with soil and plant seeds together
- Learn how to grow, transplant, and harvest flowers successfully
By the end of the evening, you’ll walk away with everything you need to grow stunning flowers from seed, plus started plants to jumpstart your garden!
Spaces are limited, so sign up now to reserve your spot!
RSVP:
Don’t miss this fun and educational event. Let’s make 2025 a blooming success! 
Children's Make & Take Workshop
Saturday, December 14, 2024
10:30 am to 12 Noon
Hugh Embry Library
$15 per child (grades K thru 5)
Join us as for a fun-filled morning as members of the Dade City Garden Club help our kiddos get ready for the holidays at our festive Children's Make & Take Workshop.
Building on the success of the Make & Take series held at the garden club for adults, this program is being presented for children to create and bring home holiday gifts and decorations. Each child will be able to make three holiday crafts.