Gardeners of Southwest Florida is a free club that offers free meetings with free refreshments. Members meet on weekends in various members' gardens, mostly around Naples and Fort Myers. Full details of each of these casual and informative get-togethers are on the organization's web site at http://meetup.com/FloridaGardeners.

The 165 families who are members range from novice gardeners to horticultural experts. They can RSVP on line to indicate which meetings they plan to attend. Lively discussions over snacks and drinks include problems and solutions for all kinds of gardens, and conversations about everything else under the sun.

Visitors are always welcome at these events to discuss gardening in this semi-tropical environment. Gardeners can instantly join the group for free on the web site, with no obligation. At their first meeting, members are given cards with their names imprinted, entitling them to get the discounts of 10% or 20% at many local nurseries and other businesses that support the organization.