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The Lemon Bay Park and Environmental Center was the great
attraction on Saturday November 7th. The Autumn Plant Sale
Extravaganza was well attended by admirers and buyers. There
were many varieties of plants, including palms, roses,
orchids, grasses, vegetable, herbs and fruit trees . There
was fertilizer and all types of supplies. Sarasota County
Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener was on hand for
gardening questions. If you need advice on any plant, the
Master Gardener is available at the Helpmobile site at the
Elsie Quirk Public Library,
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100 W. Dearborn St., from 9:30 to 11:30 am, each Tuesday.
The event was well represented by Members of the Englewood
Men's Garden Club, Members of the Englewood Area Orchid
Society, The Charlotte Harbor chapter of the Native Plant
Society, The Lemon Bay Historical Society, Crowley's
Tropical Trees, Viola Wildflowers, The Edmondson Company,
Children's Haven and Florida Environmentals, Inc., and The
Florida Native Plant, Inc. October 17, Laurel Schiller,
wildlife biologist and co-owner of Florida Native Plant,
Inc. participated in a seminar on
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Lewis Culp, Doris Doerson,
Dorothy Rich, Dorothy Morrison, Miles Gibson, Kathy
Rader-Gibson, Dave Smith and Marley Watko. Psst:
Miles plays a great guitar.
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backyard habitat; "Gardening For Butterflies And Other
Critters". November 7th was the ideal time to purchase those
plants to attract butterflies.
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