The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs District XI Roadside Wildflower Chair, Sandra Lynch and The Fort Lauderdale Garden Club's Community Education and Civic Improvement Chair, Rose Bechard-Butman have joined forces to install a demonstration roadside wildflower planting at I95 and Broward Boulevard's Greening Gateway to the city. It is their hope to encourage more planting of native wildflowers along roadsides to reduce our carbon imprint by eliminating more high maintenance mowing of sod and to encourage native birds and butterflies along our Flyway Corridor.

This project is made possible through a grant from the Community Foundation of Broward County. This is a true collaborative effort that includes Broward County's Naturescape, D.O.T., The Greening Gateways Committee, The City of Fort Lauderdale Urban Forestry Division and Softscapes Landscape Architect and Naturescape Broward member, L. Thomas Chancey.

Native Gaillardia and Coreopsis were planted by 40 volunteers on Saturday May 8th to include; The Fort Lauderdale Garden Club & it's Youth Gardeners, 4-H Junior Master Gardeners and friends of the garden club on Saturday May 8th at 10:00 AM followed by a lunch at Softscapes, which is located behind the planting area on SW 19th Avenue. The native wildflowers replaced non native plantings that did not survive last year's drought.

There was follow up event at Softscapes on Saturday, June 5th at 10:00 AM at 15 SW 19th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale. A workshop with speakers on attracting birds and butterflies, composting and community gardens was presented.

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2010 Flower Show "An Invitation"

Photo courtesy of : Rose Butman 

To View more of Rose's photos click here
Photographer Barbara Richie has also posted a power point presentation on her web site to view go to page http://barbararichiephotos.com/SlideShows.aspx  and select the show which will open a power point  presentation on your computer.

Kudos to Kris Blake for a great flower show...
Lots of blues for Moringa but several did not receive ribbons - hoping to be counted since we believe we took the most blues and ....... 100% participation.
 
Officers Elected for 2010-11
Sharon - President
Rose - Vice President
Karen - Secretary
Cindy - Treasurer
Our installation of officers will be held on May 26 at Starr's home.