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.
Vegetable Gardening in Florida
Below are links to the April’s meeting Powerpoint presentation.
An excellent presentation by:
Sedigheh(Sedi) Samiee, Extension Agent I
Environmental Horticulture and Master Gardener volunteer Coordinator UF/IFAS Extension Nassau County
Next Club Meeting
September 10, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Doors open at 10:00 a.m
Call to order at 10:30 a.m.
Story and Song Bookstore Bistro
1430 Park Avenue
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Program: TBD
Greeters: Babs Marshall
Inspiration: Cathy Klein
Raffle Item: Frances Ambrose
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
The Garden Therapy Committee offers periodic workshops at the Nassau County Council on Aging for senior citizens with cognitive and mobility limitations. Supplies are provided by the club with club members assisting during the process. “A good time is had by all,” according to garden therapy chairman, Elizabeth Rawson.
This is an ongoing program.
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.
These meetings are ongoing.
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.
Council on Aging
Butterfly Garden Installation
Members Jerry Walthall, Rich Reily, Pam Cartwright and Sabine Jarvis planted 145 plants in the pollinator garden at the Nassau County council on Aging facility in Fernandina Beach. They finished the project with a fresh layer of mulch.
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
Florida Arbor Day 2026
Gerbing Camellias — A Living Legacy
To celebrate Florida Arbor Day 2026, the club highlighted the beautiful camellia, which at maturity is a small specimen tree. We recognized Girl Scout Troop 71733 who propagated cuttings from a 70-year-old camellia grafted from two Gerbing camellia cultivars. The original plant was propagated by renowned horticulturist Gustav Gerbing. In 2024, the mother plant was threatened by redevelopment on Kenneth Court in Fernandina Beach. It was relocated to the Amelia Island History Museum through a partnership with the developer’s arborist and The Bartram Garden Club. This Girl Scout project continues the Gerbing legacy and ensures the survival of living pieces of Amelia Island’s horticultural heritage. The club donated an etched granite plaque to place near this cutting and the other Gerbing Camellias planted at the museum.
Club Members Attend
District IV Meeting
Five of our members represented the Bartram Garden Club during the District IV spring meeting at Ribault Garden Club on May 15, 2026. We were honored to meet our state president. L to R: Elisabeth Beekman, Kathleen Lunmen, Evelyn Moore, FFGC President Christy Linke, Bev Williams 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
