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Submitted By: Sara Wolf<\/strong><\/p>\n Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island \u2013 Publicity Chairperson<\/strong><\/p>\n Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island\u2019s recent September \u201cCocktails and Chat\u201d session included a Round Robin in which club members showed floral designs they had made from flowers and plants found solely in their own yards or condominium grounds.\u00a0 The creativity the floral designs showed was fantastic!\u00a0 In our subtropical landscapes here on Marco Island, we have the opportunity to grow many beautiful flowering plants and exotic foliage plants all year round.<\/span><\/p>\n C<\/span>alusa Garden Club members have enjoyed their informal \u201cCocktails and Chat\u201d sessions online through the Zoom app over the summer and early fall.\u00a0 The informal Zoom meetings always include a Round Robin so that the members can discuss a particular topic on horticulture or floral design. One horticulture Round Robin featured members showing a plant or a photo of a plant that the member \u201cloved, or loved to hate\u201d (in the event there was a problem growing the particular plant).\u00a0 In addition, the online get-togethers have included news of gardening activities the members are working on, offers to share offshoots of plants,\u00a0 and any announcements of community or online programs of interest to Garden Club members.<\/span><\/p>\n The photos show Jackie Purvis\u2019 cascading floral design in a two-level container that featured three\u00a0 graduating shades of pink ixora balanced with wild variegated ginger, fern and sansevieria foliage.\u00a0 She also showed a low-level design of a darker coral ixora that was a complement to its light blue ceramic container.\u00a0 Jackie collected her greens from her condo grounds and the flowers from Maria Bachich\u2019s yard. Susan Neustadt made two designs, one with pink jatropha flowers and yellow allamanda flowers from her yard and including string of pearls foliage, and the other showcasing an areca palm frond cut in half to make a dramatic statement, accented with coral jatropha flowers, red firebush flowers, and bright white vinca flowers to match her vase. Marianne Foley\u2019s design included a pale green anthurium flower centered between two inflorescences of bromeliads of the same color as her vase, accented with fishtail palm leaves. \u00a0 Sharon Lewis used a variety of foliage, including a looped dieffenbachia leaf, to frame clusters of colorful ixora flowers and added a few lilies purchased locally. Liz Haines arranged pretty pale lavender orchids on contrasting dark red ti plant leaves in a clear glass cube.\u00a0 Sara Wolf used stalks of umbrella papyrus to lend height to her colorful pink vinca flowers accented with multi-colored lantana blooms.\u00a0 Sue Oldershaw made a design suitable as a table centerpiece.\u00a0 Its low profile was framed by dark greenery including fern fronds for length, plus a few spikes of liriope and bromeliad inflorescence for varied height, while the pink and cream ixora flowers contrasted nicely with the dark greens and the eye-popping yellow popcorn cassia tree blooms.<\/span><\/p>\n 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.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n Calusa Garden Club normally meets the second Monday of the months of October through March, at Wesley United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 350 S. Barfield Drive, Marco Island.\u00a0 However, no physical meetings are being held during the corona virus pandemic. If you are\u00a0 interested in membership, please contact the Garden Club at <\/span>calusagardenclub@aol.com<\/a>. For information about Calusa Garden Club activities, please visit the Garden Club\u2019s website, <\/span>calusa.org<\/a>, or visit the Club\u2019s Facebook page Calusa Garden Club.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_slider _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” alt=”Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island” title_text=”FD3″ background_image=”https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FD3-scaled.jpg” background_enable_image=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ background_size=”contain”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” alt=”Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island” title_text=”FD8″ background_enable_image=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ background_image=”https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FD8.png” background_size=”contain”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” alt=”Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island” title_text=”FD8″ background_enable_image=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ background_image=”https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FD8-scaled.jpg” background_size=”contain”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” alt=”Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island” title_text=”FD7″ background_enable_image=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ background_image=”https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FD7-scaled.jpg” background_size=”contain”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” alt=”Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island” title_text=”FD6″ background_enable_image=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ background_image=”https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FD6-scaled.jpg” background_size=”contain”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” alt=”Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island” title_text=”FD5″ background_enable_image=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ background_image=”https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FD5-scaled.jpg”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” alt=”Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island” title_text=”FD4″ background_enable_image=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ background_image=”https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FD4-scaled.jpg” background_size=”contain”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” alt=”Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island” title_text=”FD1″ background_enable_image=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ background_image=”https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FD1.jpg”][\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” alt=”Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island” title_text=”FD2″ background_image=”https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FD2-scaled.jpg” background_enable_image=”on” background_size=”contain” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island\u2019s recent September \u201cCocktails and Chat\u201d session included a Round Robin in which club members showed floral designs they had made from flowers and plants found solely in their own yards or condominium grounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n Submitted By: Sara Wolf<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island \u2013 Publicity Chairperson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island\u2019s recent September \u201cCocktails and Chat\u201d session included a Round Robin in which club members showed floral designs they had made from flowers and plants found solely in their own yards or condominium grounds. The creativity the floral designs showed was fantastic! In our subtropical landscapes here on Marco Island, we have the opportunity to grow many beautiful flowering plants and exotic foliage plants all year round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Calusa Garden Club members have enjoyed their informal \u201cCocktails and Chat\u201d sessions online through the Zoom app over the summer and early fall. The informal Zoom meetings always include a Round Robin so that the members can discuss a particular topic on horticulture or floral design. One horticulture Round Robin featured members showing a plant or a photo of a plant that the member \u201cloved, or loved to hate\u201d (in the event there was a problem growing the particular plant). In addition, the online get-togethers have included news of gardening activities the members are working on, offers to share offshoots of plants, and any announcements of community or online programs of interest to Garden Club members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The photos show Jackie Purvis\u2019 cascading floral design in a two-level container that featured three graduating shades of pink ixora balanced with wild variegated ginger, fern and sansevieria foliage. She also showed a low-level design of a darker coral ixora that was a complement to its light blue ceramic container. Jackie collected her greens from her condo grounds and the flowers from Maria Bachich\u2019s yard. Susan Neustadt made two designs, one with pink jatropha flowers and yellow allamanda flowers from her yard and including string of pearls foliage, and the other showcasing an areca palm frond cut in half to make a dramatic statement, accented with coral jatropha flowers, red firebush flowers, and bright white vinca flowers to match her vase. Marianne Foley\u2019s design included a pale green anthurium flower centered between two inflorescences of bromeliads of the same color as her vase, accented with fishtail palm leaves. Sharon Lewis used a variety of foliage, including a looped dieffenbachia leaf, to frame clusters of colorful ixora flowers and added a few lilies purchased locally. Liz Haines arranged pretty pale lavender orchids on contrasting dark red ti plant leaves in a clear glass cube. Sara Wolf used stalks of umbrella papyrus to lend height to her colorful pink vinca flowers accented with multi-colored lantana blooms. Sue Oldershaw made a design suitable as a table centerpiece. Its low profile was framed by dark greenery including fern fronds for length, plus a few spikes of liriope and bromeliad inflorescence for varied height, while the pink and cream ixora flowers contrasted nicely with the dark greens and the eye-popping yellow popcorn cassia tree blooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Calusa Garden Club normally meets the second Monday of the months of October through March, at Wesley United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 350 S. Barfield Drive, Marco Island. However, no physical meetings are being held during the corona virus pandemic. If you are interested in membership, please contact the Garden Club at calusagardenclub@aol.com<\/a>. For information about Calusa Garden Club activities, please visit the Garden Club\u2019s website, calusa.org<\/a>, or visit the Club\u2019s Facebook page Calusa Garden Club.<\/p>\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=693"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":706,"href":"https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693\/revisions\/706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.calusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}