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January 2026

Garden Club Joins the Celtic Festival

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Garden Club Joins the Celtic Festival

The Florida Keys Celtic Festival was held at Marathon Community Park on January 10 & 11. And this year the Marathon Garden Club hosted a tent!
Volunteers visited with guests about our organization, our history and about the events we hold to fund high school scholarships.

Volunteers shared printed (and via email) information about our meetings and programs, the plant nursery and courtyard gardens including the butterfly garden and orchid wall, our Gift Shop, and how the clubhouse and courtyard are available for rental for private events.
We told visitors about volunteer opportunities such as the Holiday Bazaar held in November, the January Jamboree and Rummage Sale was the week after the Celtic Festival, and our House and Garden Tour to be held on March 7.

The tent was hosted by Kristen Brenner, Patty Molnar, Ann Vieth, Debbie Burmeister, Debra Wonderlin, Phyllis Schewe, Clair Lanzar, and Susan Williamson. Stan Martinkosky and Margaret Tremblay set up the tent, table, and tie downs. Thanks to all who participated!

Submitted by Vicki Iverson Stead

From left: Patty Molnar, Debbie Burmeister, Vicki Iverson Stead, and Debra Wonderlin

Marathon Garden Club Receives Landscaping Gift

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When Margaret and Steve Baumann of Key Colony Beach upgraded their outdoor space, they saved two dozen round and four large rectangular concrete steppingstones from the landfill. Instead, they made a generous donation to the Marathon Garden Club!

Judy Shaw, Carl Miller, and Stan Martinkosky knew just where to repurpose these gifts. The steppingstones fit perfectly in the labyrinth created within the club’s cedar plank orchid wall. Having a level, solid surface makes it easier to enjoy all the specimens tucked in under trees in the court yard near the butterfly garden.

To enjoy the plants and new steppingstones, the club’s plant nursery is open every Thursday while our garden groomers are busy maintaining the grounds. Stop by and enjoy our gardens, visit our plant nursery, and visit with our experts about your gardening questions or concerns.