After a couple months hiatus, the Havana Garden Club has resumed choosing its yards of the month. For March, the residential yard of the month was awarded to Betsy Coxen of 505 E. 9th Avenue. “It was hard to get a good photo of this yard because there were so many colorful things blooming in…
Over the past school year, the Havana Garden Club has worked with middle school students at Havana Magnet School, teaching them the fundamentals of growing, nurturing, and making use of plants, along with some essential life skills that reach beyond the walls of the garden. Meeting for twenty minute classes every Tuesday and Thursday at…
Every January nearly years, the Havana Garden Club has hosted a luncheon to thank the employees, elected officials and others in Havana who have helped the club during the past year. Each member is asked to bring a favorite side dish or dessert recipe and the officers provide ham and chicken. The result is an…
It’s December, and the Havana Garden Club has selected two local lawns to be the December Yards of the Month for 2023. Havana residents and business owners have been hard at work, keeping a festive spirit of gardening and decorating around their homes. Each month, the Havana Garden Club selects a residential and commercial Yard…
August arrived with a hot gust of brutal summer heat, but the searing temperatures and saturating humidity has not kept Havana homeowners out of their gardens. While it is easy to throw in the hat and pass on the yard work during August, the Havana Garden Club found that local homeowners are still keeping up…
July is a month of summertime delights: fireworks, hot dogs, barbecue, and community gatherings. It is also a month of color, and the various lawns around Havana are putting their best foot forward when it comes to celebrating summer in proper color. Every month, the Havana Garden Club recognizes two yards (one residential, one commercial)…
June is here, and with the arrival of a new month also comes the announcement of the newest Laws of the Month. Every month, the Havana Garden Club recognizes two yards (one residential, one commercial) for the honor of being the Havana Yard of the Month. This month, the residential award was presented to Jack…
It is said that April’s rains bring May flowers, and while the saying does less for Florida lawns (that get rain just as much in May as they do April), these beautiful lawns and gardens for May’s Yards of the Month show that the warm spring weather and showers are definitely doing wonders! Every month,…
April is the month that borders the edge of spring and summer, and Havana gardeners and residents have been using the balmy weather to get outdoors and work on their lawns. Each month, the Havana Garden Club selects a residential and commercial Yard of the Month – awarding the lawn-owners and gardeners with a full…
With the arrival of warmer weather in March, lawns and gardens around Havana have brightened with blooms and new growth. The first day of Spring is Monday, March 20, but based on the green beauty of Havana’s lawn and gardens, it seems Spring has come early to Havana. Each month, the Havana Garden Club selects…
