Each year the Garden Club holds a gala banquet dinner in November to acknowledge  non-garden club homeowners and businesses who have enhanced the natural beauty of our environment by creating outstanding or unusual gardens.  

 

A committee of Garden Club members selects three to four gardens of islanders who do not belong to the Garden Club for  recognition as good examples of outstanding horticulture practices. These gardens must be maintained by the owners, and they may be either private or commercial gardens. The award recipients are invited to join the Garden Club members and their guests for a banquet dinner, and are then  honored with a  certificate, and enjoy viewing video and poster presentations of their gardens. In addition, these gardeners' outstanding efforts are recognized in the local media.

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This is a fun, social event and an opportunity for Garden Club members to see beautiful landscapes that are beyond the gardens they create themselves.