Yard Beautification Recognition

Have you seen a nicely landscaped yard in the Cocoa Beach area?  Is your own yard especially attractive?  Nominate it for our Yard Appreciation award by emailing the address to sstrawn3@gmail.com.  It may get one of our “appreciation signs” in the yard for one month.  Help us recognize efforts to make Cocoa Beach beautiful. 

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Garden Club Yard Landscape Appreciation

Have you noticed a lovely yard on your way to the grocery?
Or perhaps that neighbor a few streets over has an interesting yard design? Please call or email your nominations to Vana Strawn 321-501-5908 or sstrawn3@gmail.com so she can get one of our “appreciation signs” in their yard.

Check out this month’s winners:
141 E Pasco—Andrew Parenti
145 E Leon—Michel and Mary Nasr
14 Azalea—Bence Bartha
250 Capri—Sharon Buxton

January 2013 Message Cocoa Beach Garden Club

President's Message

Julia George

Happy New Year! We continue to experience lots of fun at our general meetings, and have heard from many very informative speakers. I hope you will come when you can, and bring a friend or two. I am always looking for gardening projects, educational opportunities, or conservation needs within our community that we can learn from and/or participate in together. Let’s put our heads together and do something beautiful in our community!

Send me your ideas and we’ll start planning—and doing. January 17th is Florida’s Arbor Day—make sure to spend a little extra time enjoying the natural beauty around us. And if you do a special project in recognition of the day, share it with us in our next newsletter.

Now is not too early to start planning to attend the FFGC Annual Convention in St. Petersburg (April 14- 16). I went to my first one last April and thoroughly enjoyed it. So much information (and lots of fun too)! I hope this New Year brings you much happiness and good health.

Please keep your fellow gardeners in mind as you count your blessings this year. Happy Gardening!   …….Julia

Cocoa Beach Garden Club       

Our first meeting of the season will be on September 11 beginning at 9:30 am with a Meet and Greet, then business at 10:00 am. 

Our program is "Welcome back--look ahead".  We will follow up with a Pot Luck luncheon at 11:30 am, so bring your favorite food to share and join us as we get excited about our upcoming year.

We meet at the Community Church which is located at 126 S Atlantic Ave.   

We always welcome new members, please join us!

LUNCHEON AND CARD PARTY

Cocoa Beach Garden Club
Sponsler Hall
Community Church of
Cocoa Beach
126 S. Atlantic Ave.
LUNCHEON AND CARD PARTY
Wednesday, MARCH 16, 2011
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
$ 13.00
For information call Hildegarde Cochran, 321-544-3807
Reservation deadline: March 14th
Mark your calendar, call your friends, reserve your tables!
Don’t play bridge? Why not get up a table of Scabble or Dominos?
Good food, lots of prizes!
We will help make up tables
if you don’t have a foursome!

2010 COCOA BEACH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY DECORATION CONTEST WINNERS

2010
COCOA BEACH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
DECORATION CONTEST WINNERS
(Cape Canaveral Hospital Added as Honorable Mention)

The City of Cocoa Beach and the Cocoa Beach Garden Club have announced the winners of the Annual Christmas Holiday Decoration Contest. Check out the addresses below and take a few minutes during the next few evenings to go "see all the lights". Awards will be presented to the winners by the City Commission at their January 6th Commission meeting. Plaques will go to FIRST PLACE winners in each catagory with 2nd & 3rd place winners receiving a certificate from the Cocoa Beach Garden Club. Thanks to all participants for making Cocoa Beach more festive during this holiday season.

BEST TRADITIONAL HOME
1^st Place: 369 N. Dorset Drive (Dan & Barbara Callahan)
2^nd Place: 104 E. Osceola Lane (Paul & Ann Jutras)
3^rd Place: 157 St. Croix Avenue (Robert Leader)

BEST FLORIDA STYLE HOME
412 N. Dorset Drive (Kent Cooper & Shambala Hammet)

BEST CONDO
3611 South Banana River Boulevard, Rocke Pointe
Honorable Mention: 850 North Atlantic Avenue, Stonewood

BEST BUSINESS
74 North Orlando Avenue, Inner Room
Honorable Mention: 801 North Atlantic Avenue, Pig and Whistle English Pub
BEST NEIGHBORHOOD
Yawl Drive

HONORABLE MENTIONS
341 Jack Drive; 150 W. Volusia Lane; 416 Angelo Lane; 906 St. Croix Avenue/Cocoa Isles;180 St. Croix Avenue; 190 St. Croix Avenue; 109 Osceola Lane; 106 Sunset Drive;
406 Dorset Drive; 457 Dempsey Drive; End of Country Club Drive; and,
Cape Canaveral Hospital

Many thanks to the members of the Cocoa Beach Garden Club for their time and efforts in selecting these holiday decoration contest winners.

2010 Cocoa Beach Annual Christmas Holiday Decoration Contest

December 14th and December 15th
(SEE DETAILS BELOW)


The City of Cocoa Beach and the Cocoa Beach Garden Club announce it's time to show your holiday spirit for the annual Christmas holiday decor contest! Categories for judging are:
Best Traditional Home
Best Florida Style Home
Best Condo
Best Business
Best Neighborhood.
Plaques will be awarded by the City for 1st place in each category. 2nd and 3rd place homes will receive a Certificate of Appreciation. Judging will take place within the city limits of Cocoa Beach during the evenings of December 14th and December 15th, so be sure to have your decorations in place and lit!
Anyone wishing to nominate a home, condo or business to be judged for this contest can call the Assistant to the City Manager, Britta Moore, at 868-3201 and leave a message (i.e., name/address of home, condo or business being nominated) or send an e-mail to:
bmoore@cityofcocoabeach.com

Cocoa Beach Garden Club Bazaar Nov 13

COCOA BEACH GARDEN CLUB ANNOUNCES BAZAAR EVENT SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13th at 9am - 2pm

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Sept Meeting - Floral Design at the Cocoa Beach Garden Club

Floral Design presentation by Betty Moore, FFGC Floral Designer…One of our own FFGC creative members. This was our presentation at our September Meeting.

Cocoa Beach Garden Club Beautification Committee 2009 - 2010 Projects

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Barb Holden, President
Cocoa Beach Garden Club

THE FLORIDA STATE GARDEN CLUB CONVENTION BOCA RATON, APRIL 22-25 2010

BARBARA HOLDEN, COCOA BEACH GARDEN CLUB PRESIDENT

ROSEMARY HOSKIN, C.B.G.C.TREASURER

BETTY VALEK, C.B.G.C. 3RD VICE PRESIDENT

JO COMPTON, STATE PHOTOGRAPHER AND PAST DISTRICT 6 DIRECTOR

47th Annual Orchid Show

The Platinum Coast Orchid Society
Presents its 47th Annual Orchid Show
"Springtime and Orchids"

April 30th, May 1st & May 2nd, 2010
Cocoa Expo Sports Center Arena
500 Friday Road, Cocoa
(1/2 mile west of I-95, at Exit 201 on SR 520)
9 am-5pm on Friday & Saturday, 9am-4pm on Sunday
Orchids and Orchid supplies for sale
Potting Booth
Plant Raffles
Beautiful Exhibitor Displays
Admission $4 ($3 if you mention this e-mail) Free Parking
A portion of the proceeds to benefit "Candlelighters" (children with cancer & their families)

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