ABOUT FORT LAUDERDALE GARDEN CLUB, INC.: Founded in 1927, to help restore the natural beauty of Fort Lauderdale after a devastating hurricane destroyed the city’s tree canopy, the history of Fort Lauderdale Garden Club, Inc. is an enduring record of civic achievements and commitment to beautifying the Fort Lauderdale landscape. In 1933, Fort Lauderdale Garden Club, Inc. was instrumental in the planting the royal palms that grace Las Olas Boulevard, and the planting of hundreds of subtropical flowering trees in what is now downtown Fort Lauderdale. Some of these trees have since been listed in the American Forests Champion Trees national register as representing the oldest and biggest tree of its species on record. Other notable early projects include landscaping Port Everglades with salt and wind tolerant trees in 1933, planting 1,600 plants and shrubs along Federal Highway in 1954, donating 100 trees to help restore Hugh Taylor Birch State Park after Hurricane Cleo in 1964, initiating the garden therapy program at South Florida State Hospital in 1965, and in 1976, the club dedicated The Annie Beck Park of Flowering Trees, which is still enjoyed by all who travel along Victoria Park Road. After Hurricane Wilma in 2006, Fort Lauderdale Garden Club, Inc. planted trees and restored the gardens in George English Park and Sunland Park Elementary School. To this day, Fort Lauderdale Garden Club, Inc. maintains the Sensory Garden at the Lighthouse for the Blind since its installat ... view more »

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