Bloom & Grow Garden Society: How a Garden Club Transforms Its Community

Host Ellen Wells chats with former Walt Disney World Director of Horticulture Katy Moss Warner and former Florida Nursery, Growers, and Landscape Association (FNGLA) COO Linda Adams to share the story of the Bloom & Grow Garden Society in Winter Garden, Florida. The conversation is proof that a passionate garden club can literally reshape a community.    Together Linda and Katy reveal how Bloom & Grow: - Helped turn Winter Garden’s blighted downtown into a lush linear park  - Planted 1,000 bald cypress trees at Tucker Ranch and has become known as "the folks who do trees well."  - Helped establish Winter Garden’s official flowering tree (Pink Trumpet Tree) and the Heritage Tree Walk  - Maintains multiple public gardens that support both pollinators and the people who live in and visit downtown Winter Garden. - Run multiple programs that serve as models for other community-focused garden clubs throughout the nation.     You’ll hear practical inspiration for starting or reimagining a garden club, engaging local leaders, partnering with industry and using plants to build community, connection and long-term legacy.   And the next time you see Katy, ask her about her Aspidistra collection.   SHOVEL READY: Bloom & Grow Garden Society’s Spring Fever in the Garden: https://www.springfeverinthegarden.org/ America In Bloom: https://americainbloom.org/