October 2026
Thursday, October 1, Social: 5:30 pm, Meeting: 6:00 pm. Garden Club of DeLand
General Meeting 865 S. Alabama Ave. Speaker: Jenna Workman, Topic: “Small Container Gardening”. Host Circle: Rose, Bring your own Mug for our Soup Delight. Contact Person: Diane Schmidt dianegcd@yahoo.com
Friday, October 2: Rose Circle Tea has been cancelled due to the Busy week. Will be rescheduled in coming months.
Saturday, October 3, 8 am to 3 pm, Fall Market Extravaganza, at the Garden Club.
Tuesday, October 6, 1:00 pm Master Gardener Plant Clinic in the DeLand Regional Library Auditorium, 130 E. Howry Ave, Program: Plant Propagation, Contact Person: Jennifer Condo jattq3@yahoo.com
Friday, October 9 at 9:00 am Butterfly Garden Dedication at Edith I Starke Elementary
Friday, October 9, Magnolia Circle: Nursery Tour at Eden of Wings, Time: TBA, Contact Person: Darcy Jesmain at 386-785-6048
Saturday, October 10, 7:30am, Downtown Planters and Pedestals, join us as we clean up downtown DeLand. Contact Persons: Rosie McKenna rosiemckenna070@gmail.com and Julia Neumann julianeumann2@proton.me
Tuesday October 13, Let’s beat the heat and start at 7:30am, Sensory Butterfly Garden Workday at Bill Dreggors Park (230 N. Stone St.) be doing a lot of weeding, please bring your own water to stay well-hydrated. This is a Garden Club of DeLand event and all members are welcomed. Contact Person: Gail LaFayette gaillafayette@hotmail.com
Tuesday, October 13, Marigold Circle 10:00am Garden Tour of Diane KlementsHome. Hostess: Diane and Suzanne, Contact Person: Sara Zollinger, sarazollinger@att.net
Thursday October 15 at 1:00 pm, GCD Book Club: Book: “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” by Barbara Kingsolver. Contact Persons: Chris Nott chrisinthegarden@cfl.rr.com or Sara Zollinger sarazollinger@att.net
Thursday, October 15, 6:30 to 8:30pm Play bingo, win plants! Join your hosts, the Firecracker Circle, for an evening of fun fundraising. Tickets are $20.00 cash per person at the door; a bottle of water is included. Soft drinks and snacks will be available for purchase, cash only. An opportunity drawing will be held to win a grand plant prize as well as prizes throughout the evening. More details will be announced.
Tuesday, October 20, Milkweed Circle, Greetings: 9:45 am, meeting 10:00 am (note time change) Speaker: Jim Norman, Topic: Ethnobotany! Contact Person: Gail LaFayette gaillafayette@hotmail.com
Tuesday, October 20 at 6PM, Firecracker Circle. Topic: Spooky Garden Tour with Erin and Poison plants presented by Dr. Mary Ripple. Hostess: Marshall Rawson’s home, Contact Person: Erin Miceli: orangeblossomerin@gmail.com
October 22, 2026 District VI Fall Meeting, Host: Ormond Beach Garden Club
Tuesday, October 27th, Let’s beat the heat and start at 7:30am, Sensory Butterfly Garden Workday at Bill Dreggors Park (230 N. Stone St.) be doing a lot of weeding, please bring your own water to stay well-hydrated. This is a Garden Club of DeLand event and all members are welcomed. Contact Person: Gail LaFayette gaillafayette@hotmail.com
Wednesday, October 28 at 4:30 pm Downtown Planters and Pedestals, join us for the new “Snip and Sip” activity, we will clean up the planters and have and then go sip, which will be announced soon. Contact Persons: Rosie McKenna rosiemckenna070@gmail.com and Julia Neumann julianeumann2@proton.me