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Welcome to Naples Islands Garden Club

Naples Islands Garden Club of Long Beach California (NIGC) is dedicated to create, promote and further an interest in gardening; to support horticultural scholarship; to encourage neighborhood beautification and environmental improvement; to conserve the natural resources and to promote an atmosphere of goodwill and fellowship within the community.

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Beautification

Learn more about "the ladies in red aprons" and how they beautify the local community.

Membership

Interested in joining NIGC?

Join us to make a difference and keep our community blooming!

Events & News

Armstrong Garden Center Classes

Mar 15

Crepe Myrtle Trees Planted at Naples Bayside Academy

Mar 4

Crepe Myrtle Trees Planted at Naples Bayside Academy

Welcome New Members!

Feb 21

For over 50 years, the Naples Islands Garden Club has been dedicated to enhancing the beauty of our island—one hedge trim, weed pull & fountain refresh at a time.

La Bella Fontana is one of our signature spaces, lovingly maintained by our members under a right of entry from the City of Long Beach. We care for the pepper trees, manicure the boxwood hedges & help the Grand Italian Fountain live up to its name.

This month’s beautification effort came with a (fashionably late) Galentines celebration—February rain may have delayed us, but it didn’t dampen our spirits. Big thanks to our Bella Fontana co-chairs for the thoughtful treats & a champagne toast that proved garden gloves pair beautifully with bubbles.

#GardenGlovesAndGalentines #IslandBeautification
#GardenClubs

Florals, flair, and a few fabulous past wins!

As the Spring season begins, we’re looking ahead to one of our favorite events: next month’s Annual Flower Show at the Long Beach Yacht Club.

Here’s a peek at some past entries—blooming with creativity and perfect inspiration for new members getting ready to join the fun.

Each year brings a fresh theme, beautiful designs, and a celebration of all things garden and gorgeous.

Time to get inspired! 🌷✨
#flowershow #gardenclubs #flowerdesign

📸: Trish Schooley

Happy Sunday, everyone! After all that rain, our Naples gardens are basically throwing a flower party!
Blooming, beaming, & loving this sunny day—just like us ☀️🌿✨

#RainKissed
#NaplesInBloom

Today, we gathered for our annual Arbor Day tribute, honoring the memories of cherished members and loved ones we lost this past year.

The Naples Bayside Academy Student Council shared heartfelt poems and a beautiful choir performance, and loved ones shared special memories that deeply moved us.

Through nature, reflection, and remembrance, their legacies continue to blossom. 🌿💚🪽

#ArborDayTribute
#RememberingWithTrees

The Naples School Beautification Committee is hard at work!

Our dedicated Garden Club ladies + Jake— are weeding, raking, sweeping, & spreading mulch to make the school grounds sparkle for next week’s Arbor Day Memorial Tribute.

A little teamwork goes a long way in keeping our community beautiful! 🌿✨

#ArborDay #GardenClub #CommunityBeautification

Dripping in elegance— Wisteria is basically nature’s chandelier! 💜✨ Did you know these gorgeous vines can live for over 100 years? Talk about aging gracefully!

#WisteriaWonder #GardenWisdom #BloomingBeauty

Honoring tradition, remembrance, and growth!🌳✨

Each year, we work with the Naples Elementary principal and student council to plan a Arbor Day ceremony and select a special spot on campus to plant a tree, shrub, or flowers—both as a tribute to loved ones lost and to support a greener future.

In preparation for this year’s celebration, we’ve planted our annual crepe myrtle (lagerstroemia indica), plus two more to honor the school’s 100th anniversary!

These trees will provide oxygen, cool temperatures, and create vital habitat and nesting spaces for our native bird species. While they are still dormant and leafless now, we can’t wait to see them bloom. 🌿💚

Special thanks to Moon Valley Nursery for their help in planting these beautiful trees!

#ArborDay #NaplesIslands #TreePlanting #100YearsGrowing

Our Club members are easily recognizable in their red aprons as they volunteer monthly in landscapes around the island ♥️

One of our Beautification Projects is maintaining the Naples Elementary School frontage by weeding, tidying shrubs, and planting myrtle trees along the parkway.

We collaborated with the City and LB School District to completely re-landscape the school frontage in 2016 and we continue collaborative maintenance work to this day.

🌳🌳🌳🌼

#beautification
#redapronladies
#naplesbaysideacademy

📸: Esther Watkins

Sending everyone some Valentines Day flowers to brighten up rainy days!💘

Camelias are blooming like fireworks on the fourth here in Naples! These queens of the winter flowers will be blooming from now until April 🌦️

Also pictured are NIGC ladies enjoying February Bunco🥂🎲🌹 Members meet for Bunco once a month — a good excuse to engage in a few hours of game playing, eating, sipping, and mindless frivolity! 🩷❤️🩷❤️

#naplesislandcanal
#gardenclubsofamerica

Happy New Year! Here’s to another fun year of beautification, fundraising, events, & activities.🍾🪩⛲️🪴

#gardenclubs
#nationalgardenclubs

Happy Holidays from the Naples Islands Garden Club!

Here’s a few photos from our garland set up day. We hope the holiday cheer brings a smile to your face every time you cross a Naples bridge! ☺️

Wishing you and yours a warm and joyful holiday season ♥️

Our club’s award-winning float in the Naples Christmas Boat Parade. Thank you to every member for supporting this endeavor to honor our 50 year legacy of beautifying our community!

Fun Facts:

Sandy Davidson was presented with the National Garden Club Certificate Award for “Membership Awareness”. Sandy led and managed NIGCs award winning 50th Anniversary Float…

The Float went on to win numerous awards including “Most Creative Float” in the Naples Island Boat Parade, “The most innovative activity & most outstanding efforts to increase club awareness and club membership” for the 1ST PLACE award in CA Garden Clubs, and the 1ST PLACE award in the whole Pacific Region. In addition, the float won the BIG 1ST PLACE award for “membership awareness” in the National Garden Club which is the certificate Sandy was presented with!

Past President Deborah Smith introduced the Honorary Member Award to Ben Fisher. He was thanked for his willingness to always lend his support and for his assistance in helping build the NIGCs award winning 50th Anniversary Float. He was also thanked for taking the initiative to film drone footage of the Anniversary Float in the Bay and canals, hence generating a great promotion for the club.

Thank you to everyone who helped make our last year holiday experience so memorable! ♥️
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#nationalgardenclubs #californiagardenclubs #gardenclubawards #boatparade

Tis the season!

This year our club was gifted with an opportunity to decorate all of the bridges with lights and garland! Without our community’s support, beautification projects like this wouldn’t be possible.

Thank you to the ladies of The Garden Club for coming out and adding our touches to the bridges for this holiday season ♥️

#NaplesIslandsGardenClub
#NaplesIslands

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Welcome to Naples Islands Garden Club

CONNECT - CULTIVATE - CHANGE

Beautification

Membership

Armstrong Garden Center Classes

Crepe Myrtle Trees Planted at Naples Bayside Academy

Welcome New Members!

@naplesislandsgardenclub

Naples Island Garden Club is a Non-Profit Organization
and Proud Members of

Welcome to Naples Islands Garden Club

CONNECT - CULTIVATE - CHANGE

Beautification

Membership

Armstrong Garden Center Classes

Crepe Myrtle Trees Planted at Naples Bayside Academy

Welcome New Members!

​

@naplesislandsgardenclub

Naples Island Garden Club is a Non-Profit Organization and Proud Members of

Naples Island Garden Club is a Non-Profit Organization
and Proud Members of