Hillsborough County Extension
Garden Clubs & Organizations
of West Central Florida

• Garden Clubs & Organizations of West Central Florida
• State, National & International Plant Societies

Garden Clubs & Organizations
of West Central Florida

Begonia Society of Tampa Bay
Contact: Dale Sena, 813/221-0567 or begoniababe@yahoo.com

American Hibiscus Society, Sunset Chapter (St. Pete/Tampa)
Don Mixon, 813/996-4384

Aroid & Tropical Plant Club of Tampa
Contact: Robert Arias 813/877-2369
Meets: 1st Tuesday of each month in Tampa. Call for meeting place.
Interest: Growing aroid plants.

Bay Area Daylily Society
Contact: Linda Sample 813/831-8294
Meets: 3rd Sunday of each month, 1:30 PM
International Academy of Mechanical Design, Room 201,. 5225 Memorial Highway, Tampa
Interest: Growing daylilies

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Bayshore Garden Club
Contact: Gerry High 813/289-9088
Meets: 1st Wednesday of each month in Tampa, 1:30 PM
Interest: Garden designs, wild flowers, and native plants.

Bromeliad Guild of Tampa
Contact: Harold Sisco, President 813/968-5726
Meets: 3rd Monday each month, 7:00 PM
Tampa Garden Center, 2629 Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa
Interest: Bromeliads

Cactus & Succulent Society
Contact: Robert Arias 813/877-2369
Meets 1st Wednesday each month. Call for meeting place & time.
Interest: Cacti and succulents

Croton Society
Contact: croton1@tampabay.rr.com or Connie Hoerstgen 813/968-9689
Meets: Quarterly
Interest: Fosters growing and interest in Crotons

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Davis Island Garden Club
Contact: Jean Skoien 813/259-9652
Meets: 1st Wednesday of each month, 10 AM
Davis Island Garden Club, 81 Columbia Drive, Davis Island, Tampa
Interest: Wildlife, Plantings in public areas.

Dogwood Garden Club
Contact: T.J. Weaver 813/689-3773
Meets: 1st Wednesday of each month
TECO Hall, Parsons Avenue, Brandon
Interest: Gardening and civic beautification projects

Fern Garden Club of Odessa
Contact: Jean Behnke 813/920-2962 or Sarah Owen 813/920-6455
Meets: 1st Thursday of the month, September through June, 9:45 AM
Keystone Civic Center, Odessa
Interest: Gardening, conservation, and civic beautification.

Florida Native Plant Society, Suncoast Chapter
Contact: Harriett Wright 813/908-9398
Meets: 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 PM,
Hillsborough Extension Service
5339 C. R. 579, Seffner, FL
http://suncoast.fnpschapters.org

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Florida West Coast Bromeliad Society
Contact: Judy Lund at 727-439-7782
Meets: 1st Tuesday of the month, 7:30 PM
Hope Presbyterian Church Annex, 1698 S. Belcher Rd, Clearwater
Interest: cultivation and promotion of bromeliads

Gulf Coast Gesneriad Society
Contact: Phyllis King 727/398-7450
Meets: 3rd Thursday of each month, 7 PM
Interest: Cultivation of Gesneriads

Herb Society - Tampa Bay Unit
Contact: Loretta Clements 813/689-3025
Meets: 2nd Saturday of each month, 10 AM, USF Botanical Gardens, Tampa
Interest: Promotes the study and use of herbs

Honeysuckle Garden Garden Club
Contact: Pat Carey 813/962-2062 or Camile Reynolds 813/935-3994
Meets: 1st Wednesday of each month, 7:30 PM, at various members homes
Interest: Education, and floral design, wildlife

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Hukyu Bonsai Society
Contact: 813/571-2768
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/hukyu
Meets: 3rd Saturday of each month, 10:00 AM
USF Botanical Gardens
Interest: Art of growing Bonsai

North Tampa Garden Club
Contact: Ruth Eikeland 813/254-3169
Meets: 2nd Wednesday of each month, 10:00 AM
Seminole Garden Center, 5800 Central Ave. Tampa
Interest: Community beautification, conservation

Orange Blossom Garden Club
Contact: Lil Bittner 813/949-2220
Meets: 1st Wednesday of each month, 10:00 AM, Lutz Community Center
Interest: Gardening, ecological preservation

Palm River Garden Club
Contact: Iva Jane Miller 813/626-4360
Meets: 1st Wednesday of each month, 10:00 AM
River Bay Mobile Home Park, Palm River
Interest: Gardening, Promotes Grow and Share Program

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Plant City Garden Club, Inc.
Contact: Darcy Stottlemyer 813/752-5485
Meets: Twice monthly 3rd Monday,6:30 PM and 4th Tues. 10:00 AM
Garden Center, 1112 N. Wheeler Street, Plant City
This organization also has four Circles that meet at different times:
Azalea Club - 3rd Monday, 1:00 PM, Hibiscus Club - 3rd Monday, 6:30 PM,
Magnolia Club - 2nd Wednesday, 1:00 PM, Bromeliad Club - 4th Tuesday, 10:00 AM

Rare Plant Network
Contact: Mollie Howell 727/797-2328
Meets: 4th Tuesday of each month, 7:30 PM, Church of Christ Annex, Pinellas Park
Interest: Rare plant propagation

Rare Fruit Council of Tampa Bay
Contact: Charles Novak 813/754-1399
Meets: 2nd Sunday of each month, 2:00 PM
University of South Florida. BSF Bldg, Room 100, Tampa
Interest: Cultivation of tropical fruits

Riverview Garden Club
Contact: Nancy Dulin 813-741-0799
Meets: 2nd Wednesday of each month, 10:00 am, Riverview Civic Center, Riverview
Interest: Horticulture, Gardening and Community Service

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Rose Circle Garden Club
Contact: Blanche E. Puffer 813-839-8961
Meets: 1st Wednesday of each month, 10:00 AM, Location varies in Tampa
Interest: Cultivation of plants, Preservation of the environment

Sunset Park Garden Club
Contact: Sydney Bell 813/287-0831
Meets: 1st Wednesday of each month, 10:00 AM, 4624 Browning Avenue, Tampa
Interest: Encouraging gardening and conservation

Tampa African Violet Society
Contact: Lynne Wilson 813/251-1581
Meets: Twice a month: 1 st Thursday, 7:30 PM and 3rd Friday, 10 AM
Seminole Garden Center, 5800 Central Avenue, Tampa
Interest: Foster the growing of African violets

Tampa Bay Area Camellia Society
Paul DuBose 813/685-2033
Meets: 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 PM
Farm Bureau Building, Highway 60 East, Valrico
Interest: Foster the growing of camellias.

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Tampa Bay Fern Club
Contact: Zoe Cole 839-2486
Meets: 4th Thursday of each month, 7:00 pm
Seminole Garden Center, 5800 Central Ave. Tampa
Interest: Growing of ferns

Tampa Bay Gesneriad Society
Contact: Phyllis King 727/398-7450
Meets: 3rd Sat. of each month, 11 AM
Dr. Marinez's office, 402 W. Martin Luther King, Tampa
Interest: Growing of Geseriads

Tampa Bay Orchid Society Inc.
Contact: 813-876-8495
Meets: 3rd Thursday, 6.30 p.m. (door opens 6.00 p.m.)
Tampa Garden Club, 2629 Bayshore Blvd., Tampa, Fl. 33629
Interest: Promoting the interest, education, cultural and artistic use of orchids

Tampa Federation of Garden Clubs
Contact: Josie Stewart 813/835-5834
Composed of 24 Circles which meet at various times and places each month
Web: http://tampagardenclub.com

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Tampa Newcomers Garden Club
Carol White 286-2617
wconsult@packet.net
Meets: 4th Tuesday of each month, 10:30 AM at various restaurants
Interest: Offers gardening information to people who have been in the area less than 3 years

Tampa Orchid Club, Inc.
Contact: Peggy Eggleston 813/677-2871
pegegg@juno.com
Meets: 4th Tuesday of each month, 10 AM
Seminole Garden Center, 5800 Central Ave. Tampa
Interest: The study and growing of orchids

Tampa Rose Society
Clarence Prevatt 813/286-2686
Meets: 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7:30 PM
Seminole Garden Center, 5800 Central Ave. Tampa
Interest: The growing, showing and propagation of roses

The Village Garden Circle
Contact: C. Wiefneth 265-2232
Meets: 1st Wednesday of each month, 9:30 AM in various members' homes
Interest: Civic beautification, gardening

Upper Peninsular African Violet Society
Contact: Mollie Howell 727/797-2328
Meets: 1st Monday of each month, 7 PM
Drew Street Library, Pinellas Park
Interest: Cultivation of exotic and rare plants.

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State, National & International
Plant Societies

American Bamboo Society

American Bulb Society

American Camellia Society

American Fern Society

American Gloxinia and Gesneriad Society

American Hemerocallis Society Home Page

American Hibiscus Society

American Horticultural Society

American Iris Society

American Rose Society

American Society for Horticultural Sciences

American Water Lily Society

Herb Society of America

The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs

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