Spring Plant Sale
Sunday, March 20 is the first day of spring! The spring or vernal equinox—when the sun sits vertically above the equator—is when day and night are of equal length across the whole planet. The Niguel Shores Garden Club is celebrating the coming of spring with our annual fund raiser, the Plant Sale!
This sale is the major fund raiser for our club and will be held on Saturday, March 26 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Niguel Shores Clubhouse.
Admission is $1 per person and $10 for a raffle ticket.
Every hour during the sale, we’ll draw a ticket for a special plant or gift certificate from one of our sponsoring local nurseries:
■ Dana Point Nursery
■ Green Thumb Nursery
■ Harvest Landscaping
■ Plant Depot
■ Seaside Growers Nursery
We will be selling beautiful plants suited to our coastal climate, cuttings and plants from our members’ gardens, and garden-related items. Local gardeners will be present to help you with your garden-related questions. Plus: home-baked cookies! For your convenience this year, you’ll be able to buy using both cash and PayPal.
“A flower will always grow in the direction of the sun because beauty recognizes beauty.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
Spring Wildflowers
Remember the anticipation of wildflower displays that come with the advent of Spring? Anza-Borrego Desert State Park received one inch of rain in December 2021, and the park is now sprinkled with tiny green seedlings: an indication that the annual wild flowers have germi- nated. However, they will need more rain and continued mild weather before park botanists can verify whether the park will have a wildflower superbloom this March. For more information and updates, please call the Anza- Borrego Wild Flower Hotline at (760) 767-4684.
Upcoming Garden Tours
The Laguna Beach Garden Club will conduct their
Annual Gate & Garden Tour on Saturday, May 7 from
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Visit lagunabeachgardenclub. org for more details. The tour is popular, and tickets are limited, so be sure to book early.
The San Clemente Garden Club is planning their 2022
Garden Tour. Save the date of Saturday, May 14. Visit
sanclementegardenclub.com for more details.
—Ann Strauss
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