Mario Bautista
This Thursday, Sept. 19, the Pine Island Garden club, at its monthly meeting beginning at 9 a.m. at the Fishers of Men Lutheran Church, will again host Jenny Evans, who will discuss challenges and successes of post Hurricane Ian efforts on the gardens of the barrier islands. Recommendations will include selecting the most resilient native plants, pruning and preparing your landscape for future storms. Packed with undergraduate and graduate degrees in the garden management field and a resume of work with botanical gardens and environmental education organizations, Evans presently serves as the Native Landscapes and Adult Education Director for the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, which is a sister land conservancy to Pine Island’s Calusa Land Trust.
Founded in 1975, the Pine Island Garden Club mission includes the protection and conservation of natural resources, encouraging island beauty and stimulating the study of the fine art of gardening. Its civic duties include the creation and maintenance of the grounds at Philips Park, Museum of the Islands, Bokeelia Post Office, Kiwanis Children’s Park and the butterfly garden at Pine Island Elementary School. It produces the annual Garden Gala, the proceeds from which are utilized to financially support several island benevolent organizations, such as the Beacon of Hope, Calusa Land Trust, CROW and the Pine Island Food Pantry.
For more information, visit pineislandgardenclub.org or contact Marty Kendall at 239-283-8175.
