Club Information
Additional Information
"Gardening for the Future"
Organized in 1925 - Federated 1927
Club Flower - Daylily
(386) 624-6960
865 South Alabama Avenue * DeLand, FL 32724
Members of :
National Garden Clubs, Inc. "Plant America"
National Garden Clubs, Inc. provides education, resources, and national networking opportunities for its members to promote the love of gardening, floral design, and civic and environmental responsibility.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc. “Get Back to Nature, DSGC”
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. "Worlds of Wonder"
“Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. promotes the love of gardening, floral and landscape design, and civic and environmental responsibility by providing education, resources and networking opportunities for our members, youth and the community.”
The Garden Club of DeLand Officers 2021 - 2023
"Gardening for the Future"
President - Marshall Rawson
1st Vice President - Lisa Schnetzer
2nd Vice President - Tammy Rhode
Recording Secretary - Suellen Biferie
Corresponding Secretary - Sara Zollinger
Treasurer - Christina Dudley
2021 - 2023 Garden Club Circle Presidents
*see Membership Page to learn more about each Circle
Daisy - TBA
Firecracker - Dr. Carol Grigas
Marigold - Marshall Rawson
Magnolia - Marcia Baker
Milkweed - Gail LaFayette
Rose - Noma Thomas
Clubhouse Rentals
For more information call (386) 624-6960
Garden Club of DeLand has a beautiful venue for your next meeting or party.
Download Rental Rates found below in downloadable pdf format
Visit the Rental Page for more information
Garden Club of DeLand's
Garden Brick Pathway
Remember your Garden Club members, Veterans, loved ones, special events and years of service with this everlasting tribute. Download form and order today! Form below.
About Us
Gardening
Our city of DeLand loves its Downtown Container Gardens and Sensory Garden that we maintain. Our club thrives on making a difference and serving in our Community.
Our Clubhouse is located at:
865 South Alabama Avenue * DeLand, FL 32724
Clubhouse 386-624-6960
For Clubhouse Rentals call : (386) 624-6960
All are Welcome
2021-2023 Learn * Plant *Grow
Gardening Study is our main theme this year.
The Garden Club of DeLand will be offering a different program each month based on different gardening and environmental issues. Our speakers experts in their field!
Our Garden Club year is September through May.
We are Members of a Large Organization
By having a large number of members, we have a stronger voice when contacting our legislators about our Environment. Join us and help to make our voice even stronger.
When you join the Garden Club of DeLand you become a member of the
National Garden Clubs, Inc. www.gardenclub,org
NGC aims to promote the love of gardening, floral design, and civic and environmental responsibility and we help coordinate the interests and activities of state and local garden clubs in the U.S. and abroad.
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs. Inc. www/ffgc.org
“Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. promotes the love of gardening, floral and landscape design, and civic and environmental responsibility by providing education, resources and networking opportunities for our members, youth and the community.”
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc. www.dsgardenclub.org
FFGC District VI
Garden Club of DeLand, Inc. www.gcdeland@gmail.com
National Garden Week
Downtown DeLand Container Gardens Project
Downtown DeLand Container Gardens Project
Garden Club of DeLand maintaining their distancing while caring for the Downtown DeLand Gardens. . Monthly maintenance we will need club members (assuming we will still be social distancing, so staying 6 feet apart at all times, wear your masks) to come downtown begin as early as you want but by 8am; just be safe. First Saturday of each Month unless otherwise notified. The Garden Club of DeLand gathers two times a year to plant 68 container gardens, 16 of these are pedestals. Please go to Calendar of Events page for dates and times of maintenance.
2020 & 2021 Garden Club of DeLand Awards Won from Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs, National Garden Club, Inc.
Habitat for Humanity
July 11, 2020
On July 11th, Suellen Biferie, chair, along with volunteers from Habitat for Humanity planted shrubs at their newest Habitat House on Stone Street in DeLand. We planted Podocarpus at the owner's request. After finishing on Stone Street, we planted red Pentas at the Habitat Office.
Project
Garden Club of DeLand supports Habitat for Humanity with donations and volunteers.
Upcoming Events
Downtown DeLand Beautification Planting and Monthly Maintenance
"Beautifying DeLand One Seed at a Time"
The Garden Club of DeLand gathers two times a year to plant 68 container gardens, 16 of these are pedestals. One Saturday out of each month, a group of volunteers "The Downtown Planters" from the Garden Club meet to weed, tweak, and evaluate the condition of each container garden. All month long, as time allows, each Garden Club Circle checks on their assigned containers and reports issues to the chair.
Sensory Garden
Throughout the Year the Sensory Garden is maintained by Garden Club Circles to attract pollinators and wildlife. All 5 senses are engaged when you walk through our garden. This has been an ongoing project of the Garden Club forever 20 years. Rededicated May 5, 2018 Located at: Bill Dreggors Park, 230 N. Stone Street, DeLand Florida
Rentals of the Garden Club Clubhouse
You can rent the Garden Club Clubhouse for your Party or Meeting.
For more information call (386) 624-6960 visit the Rental page .
Certified Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Gardens
Have your Garden Certified Today
Butterfly Garden Certification
To date, over 130 gardens in the city of DeLand have been certified as Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Gardens. Maybe you have seen those signs around town?
We are continuing to certifying Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Gardens, for details on how you can have your garden certified, download the form below.
DeLand Monarch City USA
Nearly 1,000,000,000 monarch butterflies have vanished since 1990 according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. To help combat this problem, DeLand became part of Monarch City USA on February 5, 2018. Our shared purpose is to encourage municipalities to directly help the monarch butterfly population recover.
In conjunction,
The Garden Club of DeLand, is encouraging gardens of all sizes to become butterfly garden sanctuaries with an emphasis on our monarch population. Only applicants with a DeLand zip code are eligible.
Become a Certified Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary
Plan your garden or add to your existing garden. To register, you must have a minimum of twenty (20) nectar and host/larval food plants total. Plant a total of three (3) different host/larval food plants which includes a minimum of five (5) milkweed plants as they are the primary host plants for the monarchs.
Plant a minimum of five (5) different butterfly nectar plants as food sources. The brighter the color, the more butterflies will visit. Submit your application. pdf below
DeLand Gardens
We are certifying Gardens in DeLand. Members that do not live in DeLand may have their Gardens Certified.
Butterfly Squad
The Butterfly Squad calls you once your application has been reviewed. They set up a time to stroll through your garden and certify it. You have the option of buying the yellow sign to proudly display in your garden.
FAQs
How long before the Butterfly Squad Contacts us?
It doesn't take long unless there are a great many applications.