The Wellington Garden Club will meet on Monday, Oct. 6, at 10 a.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). The meeting will feature a presentation by Emily Marois on growing native Florida plants in your garden. She specializes in Florida native plants, edible gardening and “Florida-Friendly Landscaping.”
Marois is a UF/IFAS (Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences) urban horticulture extension agent in Palm Beach County. She creates and delivers educational programs with the support of other master gardeners. A South Florida native herself, she holds a master’s degree in agriculture education and communication and a bachelor’s degree in plant science from the University of Florida. Her background includes working as a horticulturist at the Naples Botanical Garden and in the floriculture industry. She served as coordinator of the Master Gardener Volunteer Program for Palm Beach County.
The community is invited to join the club for coffee and a plant raffle beginning at 9:30 a.m. Visitors are asked to check-in at the desk upon arrival. Reserving a spot at the meeting is recommended. Contact the Wellington Garden Club Membership Chair Anne Hlasnicek via e-mail at [email protected] to RSVP.
The Wellington Garden Club, founded in 1981, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating its members and the public in the fields of gardening, horticulture, floral design and landscape design; and to promoting conservation of natural resources, civic beautification and youth education. For more information, visit www.wellingtongardenclub.org.
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