BLOOM 'N GROW GARDEN SOCIETY COMMUNITY PROJECTS

LANDSCAPE PROJECTS

On going:

• “Path of Life at Chapin Station on the West Orange Trail in Winter Garden – developed, landscaped
and maintain the walking brick path, garden and fountain
• Planting of trees in West Orange and South Lake areas for Arbor Day
• Landscaped the butterfly garden for Habitat for Humanity – “Home at Last” 2009 project in Oakland and committed to working on “Home at Last” 2010 project
• Maintain the entrance to the Oakland Nature Preserve
• Landscaped and maintain the grounds at the Christian Service Center in Ocoee

Previous projects:

• Contributed plants for the butterfly garden on the West Orange Trail
• Landscaped the gazebo in Oakland Town Square
• Landscaped the Palm Park in Windermere

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

• Award cash scholarships yearly to deserving horticultural students who attend Florida Universities
• Sponsor scholarships yearly to the Wekiva Summer Environmental Camp
• Contribute to the Oakland Nature Preserve
• Contribute to the landscaping of downtown Winter Garden
• Donated gardening books to Orange and South Lake county school students
• Contributed to:

• the renovation of the Garden Theater
• the Windermere and Ocoee streetscape
• community garden in the city of Winter Garden
• the preservation of Nehrling’s Home and Garden
• wood duck nesting boxes to Oakland Nature Preserve and B & G project
• the Agricultural History Program of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, provided to area school students
• purchased bike racks for the new City Hall in Winter Garden

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Co-sponsor with the City of Winter Garden the annual Spring Fever in the Garden festival
• Provide “garden therapy activities” at area senior living centers
• Established a Junior Garden Club at Windy Ridge Elementary School
• Co-hosted the Louis Comfort Tiffany event in Winter Garden

AWARDS RECEIVED

• Received the prestigious Kellogg Award, given to only one garden club in the US, for the “Path of Life”
• Received the national Civic Beautification Award from Habitat for Humanity
• Awarded the School Ground Beautification Award for our establishment of a Junior Garden Club at Windy Ridge Elementary School