Proudly Serving Amelia Island and the Nassau County Area
The Bartram Garden Club, Inc. was chartered in September 2016. Our mission is promoting the love of gardening, floral design, civic beautification and environmental responsibility in our community.
We meet the second Thursday of the Month – September thru May (with the exception of September 2025 when the meeting will be Tuesday, September 9th) at Story & Song Center for Arts & Culture, 1430 Park Ave., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 at 10:30am with social time starting at 10am.
We are a member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc. and the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. and we strive to support their objectives and projects.
Membership is open to all regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, physical ability or religious affiliation.
The Bartram Garden Club, Inc. is a 501(c)3 educational organization focusing primarily on:
Floral Design
Gardening
Service
Join The Bartram Garden Club, Inc. and become an active member of this great organization.
Next Club Meeting
This is a members only meeting
Registration Required
December 9, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Doors open at 10:00 a.m
Call to order at 10:30 a.m.
Note Date Change
Story and Song Bookstore Bistro
1430 Park Avenue
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Program: Tea Cup Holiday Designs
10 tips for making a tea cup arrangement
Make-and-Take Tea Cup Designs and Charity Workshop
Greeters: Lorraine Conover, Sandy Neuss
Inspiration: Elisabeth Beekman
Raffle Item: Karen Stanley
Club Members Sign Up Here:
Calendar of Events & Meetings
Items of Note
Most Recent Club Activities, Education and Service to our Community
Garden Therapy at
Council on Aging
In October 2025 the Garden Therapy Committee helped 9 senior citizens with limited mobility prepare fall flower arrangements in pumpkins which had been filled with Oasis floral foam. Supplies were placed on the tables. Seniors chose from a variety of fresh mums to place in their pumpkin along with babies breath and greenery. Garden Club members drew a Halloween face on each finished pumpkin. “A good time was had by all,” according to garden therapy chairman, Elizabeth Rawson.
Sponsors Spotlight
Visit our sponors’ websites below
Rosie Davidson
Oak Sponsor
Liberty Landscape Supply
Oak Sponsor
Dottie “B” Florist
Oak Sponsor
Hagan Hardware
Holly Sponsor
Amelia’s Native Wildflowers, LLC
Holly Sponsor
Become a corporate or individual sponsor:
Click here for the application form.
No Child Left Inside.
Grows Well Together Sprouts!
The first meeting of our Junior Garden Club, Grows Well Together, was held on September 30, 2025. Fourteen homeschooled students ages 4 - 14 created terrariums and learned about the elements of light, temperature, condensation, humidity, drainage and transpiration. They added a layer each of gravel and charcoal to their container for good drainage. A lesson was taught about using worm castings in the potting mix. They nestled terrarium plants in a layer of moss, which they learned does not have true roots. Resin frogs and decorative rocks were added as finishing touches.
The students also learned about our club’s namesake, William Bartram, America’s first naturalist, and the flora and fauna he discovered during his travels in Florida in 1774.
Why Join a Federated Garden Club?
Bartram Garden Club is one of only two Florida Federated Garden Clubs in Nassau County.
Those who join The Bartram Garden Club automatically become a member of our state affiliate, The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. and national affiliate, National Garden Clubs, Inc.
FFGC amplifies the opportunities beyond the borders of our local club. Diverse educational programs and outreach opportunities to the public are available to all FFGC clubs.
School Book Donation
Natalie Loucks, 4th grade teacher at Emma Love Elementary in Fernandina Beach, accepting nature books published by National Garden Clubs and donated by The Bartram Garden Club. Natalie is the daughter of club member Claudia Burningham. These books encourage children to get outside and connect with nature, furthering our club objective to “leave no child inside.”
Adopt-A-Park, Online Butterfly Courses, Bartram Trail designations, NGC Blue and Gold Star Memorial Markers, Coral Restoration, Florida Wildflowers, Garden Therapy, Habitat for Humanity, Invasive Plants & Species awareness, NGC Plant-A-Tree (formerly Penny Pines), Roadside Beautification, Reclamation and Recycling, and Youth Activities are just a few ways FFGC extends services to the community at large in Florida.
National Garden Clubs, Inc. additionally supports community gardens (Plant America, Feed America grants); gardening and horticulture education; environmental and conservation concerns; National Garden Week; Wildlife Habitat Certifications; Flower Show, Environmental, Gardening, and Landscape Design Schools; College Scholarships; and Natural Disaster Relief grants.
Click here to learn more about FFGC and National Garden Club programs.
NGC
FFGC
Smokey the Bear / Woodsy Owl
Poster Contest
Know a budding artist in grades 1-5 who resides in Florida? Our garden club wants to sponsor children in grades 1 -5 to enter the National Garden Club’s annual Smokey the Bear/ Woodsy Owl Poster Contest. See our exhibit at the Fernandina Beach Library or contact us here.
Special poster paper will be provided by the club. Deadline is December 16.
Club Members Attend
District IV Meeting
Five of our members represented the Bartram Garden Club at the District IV fall meeting in Orange park on October 17, 2025. Bev Williams, Karen Reily, Kathleen Lunmen, Elisabeth Beekam and Pam Dawson.
The National Gardener
The National Gardener is only available online. Please use the link above to read all current and past issues.
FFGC Newsletter
Idea Exchange
Learn more about the travels of our namesake William Bartram,
America’s First Naturalist
See the video of our club participating in the Bartram Trail celebration on Egan’s Creek.
William Bartram Month Proclamation
See the news article here
