District IV Runner Publications Archives
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Contents Vol 4, No. 3
Director’s Message.. 2
Penny Pines Renamed Plant-A-Tree. 2
Membership Matters. 2
Mark Your Calendars!. 3
Final Changes to FFGC Awards. 4
Fall District IV Meeting. 5
Scholarship Support. 6
Getting Your Horticultural Entries Ready to Show.. 7
The Idea Exchange – An Idea Whose Time Has Come. 7
The Beauty of GardenFest 2024. 7
Yes, We May Have No Bananas. 8
Cigar Plants Light Up Pollinator Interest. 9
QR Codes: Quick and Easy, Part 1. 10
Convention’s a Comin’ 11
THANKS-GIVING (continued) 12
Contents Vol 4, No. 2
· Director’s Message ....................................2
· Our Logo..........................................................2
· Mark Your Calendars! ................................3
· Changes to FFGC Awards...........................3
· Experience the Camp Wekiva Magic as
· an Adult Volunteer.....................................5
· Get a Bite of the Wekiva Camping Bug ..5
· First Annual Tri-Council Retreat .............7
· How NGC Judges select the top
· Horticulture exhibits in a Flower Show. 8
· Nature Detectives at Work in 2024 to Educate
· Our Children ....................................................9
· In the Height of Hurricane Season ....... 10
· Sandhill Cranes ......................................... 10
· Perennial Peanut: Promise and
· Problems .................................................... 11
· Once Again, Through the Garden Gate 13
Contents Vol 4, No. 1
· Winter-Spring 2024...........................................1
· Director’s Message ............................................2
· Mexican Sunflower – A Winner for
· Pollinators..........................................................2
· Mark Your Calendars! .....................................3
· The Camp Wekiva Magic .................................4
· Items of Interest.................................................4
· Blue Star Gardening .........................................5
· “W” is for..........................................................6
· Sour Cream Pound Cake..................................7
· Meet the Garden Club of Green Cove Springs..8
· New Hardiness Zones in Florida......................9
· Southern Pecan Pralines.................................10
· 501c3 Tax Exempt Garden Clubs..................10
· Plant America & Ames Tools Grants............11
· Beyond Robert’s Rules: Internet Netiquette 12
· The Dreaded 404: “Page Does Not Exist”....12
· New Beginnings Always Start from the Roots…13
Contents Vol 3, No. 3
· Fall 2023 Recap ............................................. 1
· Director’s Message .................................. 2
· Mark Your Calendars! ................................. 3
· We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby .................. 4
· Items of Interest ...................................... 4
· Sisterhood of the Traveling Plants .............. 5
· Scholarships and More ................................. 6
· Centennial Arbor Day Planting ................... 7
· Awards Reminder ......................................... 7
· Precious Metals Certificates ........................ 7
· Blue and Gold Star Price Increase Jan. 1 ... 8
· Finding Gold in Goldenrod .......................... 9
· Fall District IV Meeting Recap .................. 10
· GardenFest Was the Best!.......................... 11
· Our Clubs Honor Arbor Day..................... 11
· FFGC Centennial Convention, Update..... 12
Contents Vol 3, No. 2
· Director’s Message ..................................... 2
· Mark Your Calendars! ....................................... 3
· The Many Hats of Steve Davies......................... 4
· Get Your Read On ........................................ 4
· Wekiva: Better and Better ........................ 5
· Centennial Arbor Day Planting .......................... 6
· Awards Updates................................................ 6
· Precious Metals Certificate for Your Club.......... 6
· NGC Schools Report for District IV Fall 2023...... 7
· Lights Out Northeast FL Shows Birds the Way... 8
· Protecting Bees and Butterflies During Heat ..... 9
· Spring District IV Meeting Recap ..................... 10
· Meet the Garden Club of Fleming Island ......... 11
· FFGC Centennial Celebration April 10-12......... 12
Contents Vol 3, No. 1
§ Director’s Message .................................... 2
§ Introducing Steve Davies ......................... 3
§ Arbor Day Tree Celebrations............................ 4
§ Birds Benefit from Human Help........................ 5
§ It’s Raining Men!........................................ 6
§ Facebook Pages: an Update ............................ 6
§ Course 3 of the NGC Landscape Design Course . 7
§ Bees and Butterflies......................................... 7
§ The Language of Flowers.................................. 8
§ Mark Your Calendars!...................................... 9
§ Meet the Garden Club of Palatka ................... 10
§ Finding Our C.E.N.T.E.R.................................. 11
Contents Vol 2, No. 3
§ Director’s Message .................................... 2
§ Introducing Smaro (Sam) Runyon ........... 3
§ First Wekiva Experience................................... 3
§ Rededicating Our Blue Star Memorial Marker .. 4
§ Notes from Our Fall District IV Meeting............ 5
§ Garden Club of Jacksonville ............................. 6
§ Technology at Your Service .............................. 6
§ Course 2 of the NGC Landscape Design Course . 7
§ In Memory: Joan Alice Jones........................... 7
§ The Language of Flowers.................................. 8
§ Arbor Day in January ....................................... 8
§ Scholarship Dollars.......................................... 9
§ Meet the Garden Club of Switzerland............... 9
§ Closing Thoughts........................................... 11
Contents Vol 1, No. 3
§ Director’s Message .................................... 2
§ Spotlight on Our Gardeners ............................. 2
§ 95th FFGC Convention: Update ....................... 4
§ Bartram’s Trails in Florida ................................ 5
§ District IV Blue and Gold Star Markers ............. 6
§ District IV Landscape Design School Course 1 ... 7
§ This and That................................................... 8
§ Grow Your Club: Member Retention &
§ Recruitment.................................................... 8
§ News, Events, and Deadlines ......................... 10
§ Closing Thoughts........................................... 11
Contents Vol 1, No. 2
§ Director’s Message .................................... 2
§ Spotlight on Our Gardeners ............................. 3
§ Registration for Camp Wekiva Activities! ......... 4
§ National Garden Club (NGC) Schools................ 5
§ What is an Arrangers Guild?............................. 6
§ Junior Gardeners and Awards.......................... 7
§ Grow Your Club: Recruit, Retain, & Revitalize... 8
§ Make a Food Circle; Break the Waste Chain...... 9
§ Giving Facebook a Facelift.............................. 10
§ Giving Facebook a Facelift, Part 2................... 11
§ News, Events & Deadlines.............................. 12
Contents Vol 1, No. 1
§ Director’s Message .................................... 2
§ Inspiring Environmental Stewardship ... 3
§ Growing into Butterfly Gardening .......... 4
§ Horticultural Help at Your Service .................... 5
§ A Habitat for Humanity Landscape Project ....... 6
§ Frosted Holiday Cranberries............................. 7
§ District IV Awards 2021 -22.............................. 8
§ Upcoming Flower Show Schools....................... 9
§ Events, News & Deadlines.............................. 10
§ Introducing the New District IV Website......... 11