Caladiums Order

At our March meeting, the club generally offers its popular group caladium purchase. It’s a great opportunity to buy unusual bulbs at wholesale prices to add color to our gardens over the summer. 

If you need to store your bulbs until you are ready to plant them, unpack them immediately and store them in a warm (70^o), well ventilated place.  Caladiums need long days and warm temperatures to do well.  Plant outside when soil temperatures are above 70^o, when soil is warm to the touch.  Container bulbs can be planted earlier, especially if the container is in a protected site.  You can find information on caladium planting and care on the websites of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service and the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service.

Fall Plant Exchange

Open to members only. Held as part of our September meeting, attendees are asked to bring potted perennial plants to exchange. Check the September Seedling newsletter for further information.

Informal Exchanges Throughout the Year

Get to know other members and what they grow. Gardeners often have extras and are glad to pass them along or swap. So “advertise” your extras, your interests, and your wants, verbally at meetings or in the Seedling (deadline for the next publication is included in each newsletter).

Spring Plant Sale

Typically in May, it offers numerous opportunities to acquire plants, and is open to the general public as well as to FCGC members. Volunteering members are entitled to a free plant to thank them for their work. Refer to the Spring Plant Sale page and check the Seedling.

Bulb Ordering

This bulk ordering is sometimes offered (depending on whether a member offers to run it): by choosing from a selected list, members are able to order a larger number of bulbs, resulting in a discount to each member.