Submitted by Beverly Williams
August 29, 2016 4:12 p.m.
The Fernandina Beach/Amelia Island/Yulee community once again has a federated garden club which offers residents the chance to share common gardening interests on a local, state and national level. The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. has chartered “The Bartram Garden Club” to serve residents of NE Florida who are interested in the fields of gardening and landscape design, environmental conservation, floral design and civic beautification. FFGC is a member of National Garden Clubs, Inc. which is headquartered in St. Louis, MO and supports federations in all 50 U.S. states and 200,000 international members.
In keeping with Fernandina’s deep historical roots, the newly organized club has been named after the famed Colonial Naturalist, William Bartram, who visited Amelia Island in 1774, recording its natural flora and fauna. In commemoration, a “William Bartram Trail” marker was erected at the intersection of Centre and Front Streets by the now defunct Rose Garden Club in cooperation with FFGC and the City of Fernandina Beach.
“Twenty-one Bartram Trail Markers have been erected at various sites in Florida,” explains Beverly Williams, acting president of the new garden club. “All have been given to our state by local garden clubs. When we named our club we thought about keeping alive Bartram’s legacy. He discovered many plants and animals in Florida which were new to science at that time.”
The club will conduct a “Meet and Greet” meeting at the Fernandina Branch Library on September 8 beginning at 10:00 a.m. Prospective members are cordially invited to attend. Anyone is eligible for membership who takes an active interest in gardening and is willing to promote the objectives of the club.
Beverly adds: “It’s our goal to offer an enjoyable variety of educational, social and civic projects that attract a diverse membership. Joining a local garden club is a rewarding way to grow a green world while bettering the community and environment.”
For more information Beverly may be contacted at [email protected] or by calling 404.312.8530.
Beverly Williams
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