Garden Club: November 2020

From the feedback that I heard, our first club meeting this fall on September 21 was well attended and your officers received many positive remarks and suggestions.
Our October club activity was a field trip to visit the “Shangri-la” of our neighborhood—Seaside Growers and Nursery in San Juan Capistrano. Owner Jim Cassady described the 1980s beginning of Seaside Growers when the area was an estuary along the tracks. Our newest members Cathy Tyson and Janice and Sandi Stauffer were among the masked group enjoying tropicals, palms, succulents, and more.
Our next club meeting will take place on November 19 at the same first-class, outdoor, bring-your-own-chair- and-mask setting as September’s meeting. We will again be doing the garden-related community project that we have for many years. You guessed it! The Forget-me-Not Project. Remember, this is named after a flower and is symbolic of friendship and remembrance. We are going to extend our friendship and holiday remembrance to those seniors involved in the Dana Point Senior Meal Program.
Our donation items will be different than the past because of the pandemic-stay-safe requirements. Instead of assembling gift packages, we will conduct a workshop and make 30 beautiful ornaments using Tillandsia air plants, pine cones, ribbons, and other materials—turning them into holiday decorations that will be donated to the seniors on the meal program. This project should not cost the club more than $100 to $140. Details of what to bring to the workshop (beside your mask and chair) will be sent via email. Plan to attend this fun event. A light snack will be provided.
Lastly, save the date. We are planning a holiday get together for December 21. Details later.
—Karl Kuhn