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Garden Club of the Halifax Country teaches Brownie Troop 195 about native plants

This event was the second annual Education Day held by the Garden Club.

By Observer Staff
| 8:00 a.m. March 12, 2024

Emmersyn Burgess, Turner Jiloty, Kennedy Burgess, Abigail Jiloty and Charlie Jiloty from Brownie Troop 195. Courtesy photo

Garden Club of the Halifax Country member Babs Foster with her great granddaughter Landon Foster and Marlowe Frankel. Courtesy photo

Charlie Jiloty, Kennedy Burgess, Emmersyn Burgess, Madison Lee and Anna Ninnivaggi. Courtesy photo

Garden Club of the Halifax Country members Linda Friedus and Carol Akers. Courtesy photo

Past Garden Club of the Halifax Country presidents Muffi Chanfrau and Linda Armour. Courtesy photo

Ormond Beach Observer
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The Garden Club of the Halifax Country hosted Brownie Troop 195 at Vadner Park on Sunday, March 10, for an afternoon of learning about native plants, conservation and ways to make a difference.

This event was the second annual Education Day held by the Garden Club, according to a statement to the Observer.

"This year the Brownies and friends and family of the GCHC toured the park used the QR codes to identify plants, had a nature scavenger hunt and completed their day by planting Coreopsis and Red Maple seeds," the statement reads. "The children took their newly planted seeds home to nurture and to remember native plants."

Vadner Park, located at 105 Seminole Ave., was transformed into an all-native pocket park in 2022 thanks to a partnership between the Garden Club and the city of Ormond Beach. The project was primarily funded by grants, including those by the Garden Club of America Founders Fund Finalist, the Daytona Beach Racing ad Recreational Facilities District and the National Garden Club Plant America. Private donations and a city match helped to complete the project.