Holiday Party—Celebrate the season at our Annual Holiday Party (a potluck) on Monday, December 16, at 11:00 a.m. in the Clubhouse. Members are asked to bring an appetizer, salad or dessert. Those wishing to participate in a gift exchange should bring a garden- related gift valued at around $20. Toy Collection—The club is partnering with both the … [Read more...]

The Garden Club meets on Monday, November 18 at 11:00 a.m. in the Clubhouse. We will be hosting a Com- munity Service Project called Forget-Me-Not, named after the flower that symbolizes friendship and remembrance. Francine Stout and Chris Daley will guide us in making garden-related holiday ornaments for the project. Those attending the workshop … [Read more...]

GARDEN CLUB Poisonous Plants!—Some poisonous plants can be dangerous to touch: poison ivy, oak, and sumac. Others can be poisonous to eat: certain wild berries, mushrooms, and rhu- barb leaves. There are “beautiful“ poisonous plants that are toxic to us or our pets: oleander, hydrangeas, rhododendrons, and daffodils. The deadly nightshade is … [Read more...]

September Meeting Our first meeting of the new club year will be on Monday, September 16, at 11:00 a.m. in the Club- house. Florence LeFranc, a certified medicinal herbalist and certified nutrition therapist, will speak about the common herbs we can grow in our garden, and how to use them. She will review their medicinal properties and the … [Read more...]

For the first time ever, members of the Garden Club decorated a golf cart and entered this year’s July 4th Parade! Thanks to the efforts of Janice Stauffer, Margi Eckes, and Nadine Allen, we won Third Place in the Creative Category! YEA! The club will be donating to Penny Pines in memory of two of our members who have recently passed away: … [Read more...]

Special Congratulations! The Garden Club’s honorary life member Ruthy Stahl turned 106 years old on June 15. Ruthy is one of the club’s original founders, and attended for more than twenty years. The Garden Club donated money to the Penny Pines Reforestation Project in Cleveland National Forest in Ruthy’s honor. Our Garden Club meeting in June … [Read more...]

Our April meeting featured a presentation by our 2023 Garden Club Scholarship recipient, Linda Cessna, who is studying Horticulture and Landscape Design at Saddle- back College. The club also made an excursion to the Garden of Launa Gould in San Clemente. Launa is the Orange County CGCI district director and parliamentarian for the San Clemente … [Read more...]

It’s been an especially busy time for the Garden Club! Our March speaker was Cassie Jarold-Jones of Wildflower Florist. Her demonstration of flower arranging was artful and interesting, and we raffled off her beautiful floral creations. Interested club members also participated in a guided tour of Casa Romantica in San Clemente, followed by lunch … [Read more...]

Garden Club Plant Sale SATURDAY, MARCH 23 9 a.m. to 12 noon—Niguel Shores Clubhouse Come and see the beautiful plants from our sponsoring local nurseries: Dana Point Nursery Harvest Landscaping Plant Depot Seaside Nursery Laguna Beach Nursery You’ll find plants and cuttings from our members’ gardens, plus other garden-related items, … [Read more...]