EQUALITY GARDEN CLUB
Upcoming Meetings
Upcoming 2026 Events
What: Join your fellow club members to enjoy our monthly meetings. Learn from our speakers, enjoy refreshments, buy raffle tickets to win amazing plants donated by our members and see if you’re lucky enough to win a door prize!
A TROPICAL PLANT FAIR (ATPF)
EGC will once again be hosting its annual “A Tropical Plant Fair” at Richardson State Park, in Wilton Manors, FL this November!
URBAN FARMING INSTITUTE TOUR
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Join us at 10:00 a.m. for a guided tour of The Urban Farming Institute which serves as a regional education, demonstration, and resource center for educators, health practitioners, gardeners, farmers, and producers interested in growing food in an urban setting.
1101 NE 40th Court
Oakland Park, FL 33334
$10.00 per Member
EGC ANNUAL MEMBER GARDENS TOUR
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Join us for our annual tour of selected Equality Garden Club Members’ fabulous gardens.
Details will be forthcoming.
TOUR OF FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Join us at 11:00 a.m. for a guided tour of the renowned 83-acre Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, established by Robert H. Montgomery and opened to the public in 1938 featuring extensive collections of rare tropical plants. Fairchild is also now the home of the American Orchid Society.
10901 Old Cutler Road
Coral Gables, FL 33156
$20.00 per Member (Space Is Limited)
HOMESTEAD AREA NURSERY RAMBLE
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Shop ’til you plop yourself back on the bus after this year’s Homestead area Ramble of five (5) fine nurseries! Bus departs Ft. Lauderdale at 8:00 a.m. and returns at 5:00 p.m.
$40 per Member.
Upcoming Local Gardening-Related Events
Sawgrass Nature Center and Wildlife Hospital’s February Orchid & Plant Festival – February 28 and March 1, 2026, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
3000 Sportsplex Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065 (Parking at Sawgrass Springs Middle School)
Flamingo Gardens Exotic Plant Festival & Bonsai Show – March 7-8, 2026, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
3750 South Flamingo Road, Davie, FL 33330
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Orchids in Bloom – March 14-15, 2026, 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156
Rare Plant Festival – May 1-3, 2026, Noon to 6:00 p.m. Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday/Sunday
Early Admission 10:00 a.m. Friday (extra cost)
Miami Fair Expo Center, 10901 SW 24th Street, Miami, FL 33165
Redland International Orchid Festival – October 2026, TBD
Redland Fruit and Spice Park, 24801 SW 187th Avenue, Redland, FL 33031
Broward County Native Plant Sale – September 19, 2026, 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Fern Forest Nature Center, 201 S. Lyons Road, Coconut Creek, FL 33063
Also the University of Florida publishes a listing of gardening events, webinars, and presentations being held around the state. Check out their website here: https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/mastergardener/events/
