NFC Garden Club Celebrates Florida Arbor Day with Madison Garden Club

North Florida College Contributor The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs set a goal of planting 400 trees on Jan. 19 in honor of its 100th anniversary and Florida Arbor Day. To help with the celebration, the North Florida College Garden Club partnered with the Madison Garden Club to plant two native White Oak trees on NFC’s Madison campus. Florida celebrates Arbor Day in January as many plants are dormant and lose less water this time of year, making them easier to transplant without stress to the trees. Florida Arbor Day emphasizes the role of trees in Florida’s commitment to clean air and environmental preservation. Hurricane Idalia impacted NFC’s main campus, where many of its