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Have you ever dreamed of having
that perfect garden?
Come to
Gardenfest! the first weekend in February. |
The Garden Club of Indian River
County can help make your dream garden or yard come true. Over
20,000 visitors attended the 7th annual Gardenfest! held under the
beautiful oak trees of Riverside Park February 2 and 3. With over 70
vendors, there was a wide variety of beautiful orchids, native
plants, unusual ferns, wonderful roses, palms, bamboo, succulents,
herbs and many other plants to enhance your garden. In addition
there were vendors that provide outdoor furniture, lighting,
pottery, fountains, and unusual outdoor art to make a garden
special.
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This year's experts
provided advice on garden problems in a casual "question
and answer" format.
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"Turf" with John Beukers,
Master Gardener |
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"Let's Talk About Orchids"
with Wendy Griffin from Indian River Orchids |
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"Pests and Fertilizers"
with Kathy Wegel, Master Gardener |
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"Hardscaping" with Brenda
Weiss from Stone Mtn. Landscape Design, Inc. |
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"Bromeliads" with Dennis Cathcart from Tropiflora, LLC |
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"Organics, Why and How"
with Tanya Goldsmith, Master Gardener |
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"Palm Pruning"
with Violet Krochmalny, Master Gardener |
Children had face painting by
students from Sebastian River High School plus craft projects while
waiting to be painted.
Because of the generous merchants in our community, there were 20
fabulous prizes including excursions on boats, original artwork, spa
packages, jewelry, outdoor furniture, fitness memberships, Vero
Beach Theatre Guild tickets, and gift certificates in our raffle.
So sorry if you missed us in 2008, but you can find us in Riverside
Park
(3250 Riverside Park Drive) again next year – the first weekend in
February
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Saturday, February 2 |
9:00 AM to 5:00 P.M. |
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Sunday, February 3 |
9:00 AM to 4:00 P.M. |
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RAIN OR SHINE
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ADMISSION IS FREE! Come and spend
the day! A food court was available for hungry shoppers. Visitors
were urged to "BRING YOUR WAGON" in order to get purchases back to
their vehicles. This tradition has been growing each year so more
and more of our dedicated shoppers are pulling wagons, carts and
assorted wheeled vehicles.
Interested in
being a vendor?
Please click here
Gardenfest! was possible due
to our many sponsors:
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BLUE RIBBON
GARDENERS |
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Vero Beach Magazine |
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97.1 Ocean FM & The
Breeze 93.7 |
| Press
Journal |
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AWARD WINNING GARDENERS |
| Publix
Super Markets Charities, Inc. |
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GREEN THUMB GARDENERS |
| Becker
Landscaping |
| Burger
King |
| Carter
Associates, Inc., Engineers & Land Surveyors
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| Collins
Insurance |
| FPL |
| Jasmine
Garden Circle of GCIRC |
| Jimmy's
Tree Service |
| Meeks
Plumbing, Inc. |
| Poinsettia
Garden Circle of GCIRC |
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BACKYARD GARDENERS |
| Elliott
Merrill Community Management |
| F.V.
Casano Electrical Contractors |
| Jack's
Complete Tree Service |
| Richardson
Family Foundation, Inc. |
| Shades to
Shutters |
| Dace
Stubbs |
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Patrons |
| Dorothea
B. Baird Trust |
Gardenfest!
2008 Please allow
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