Garden Club: October 2016 Update

The Garden Club held its first meeting of the new calendar year on September 19. Our new President, Gunjan Anand, greeted returning members and recognized the 5 new members that have joined us. She informed the members that the project approved by members at the BBQ gathering last June, namely the purchase and installation of a bench in honor of … [Read more...]

Garden Club: Next meeting – September 19, 2016

The Garden Club Board is asking all members to come to the September 19 meeting, as we will have signup sheets for all the coming year’s activities committees. As mentioned during our year-end BBQ in June your Board is asking all members to sign up to volunteer on at least one committee. By everyone volunteering the effort to put on our activities … [Read more...]

Garden Club: Planning & Useful Gardening Links

The Garden Club Board met on Tuesday July 19 to plan out the coming year. The agenda for the year will be presented to the members at our September meeting (September 19). There will be an exciting mix of field trips and lectures, something old, something new but all great fun. I hope that, by the time you read this, you have responded to Chris … [Read more...]

Garden Club: July Update

The Garden club had its yearend party on the Bluff, on Monday, June 20. Members brought a variety of foods from salads to dessert. Thanks to Bob Borland, Al Glatt and Jack Sweeney, for the cheeseburgers and the beverages. Thanks to Carmen and Suzanne for setting up the food and the decorations at the tables. The new board was elected for the … [Read more...]

Garden Club Beach Bluff BBQ: June 20, 2016 from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.

The Garden Club organized a field trip to the San Diego Museum of Art. It has been a tradition to transform the museum into a gorgeous vision of art and flowers each year. In this 35th iteration, the exhibit featured over 100 floral interpretations of famous works, from the Orient, India and Europe. The floral artists came from many parts of … [Read more...]

Garden Club: May 2016 Update

El Nino did arrive as predicted and has helped improve the drought situation in California but we are not out of the woods yet. Water conservation is still important to maintain and our community has received many accolades for its efforts. One interesting way to tap into further water savings in the garden is to deliver water directly to the … [Read more...]

Garden Club: Great Park in Irvine

On Monday, March 21, 2016, club members car-pooled to the Great Park in Irvine to tour the Farm, Food and Landscape Lab. This facility’s activities are to preserve and investigate food and farm commodities. It is a non-profit organization with a cadre of volunteer gardeners. The vast majority of plants, cuttings and seeds that they plant are … [Read more...]

Garden Club: Supporting a Hummingbird

The Garden Club met on Monday, February 15. Consistent with the long established tradition, the Hospitality group provided a varied menu of sandwiches, cheese and crackers, cut up fruit and an assortment of small pastries and cookies. Our thanks to Carmen Murphy, Carolyn Brase, Ann Strauss, Barbara Milner, Marilyn Moon, Margaret Brugger, Bob … [Read more...]

Garden Club: February 2016 Information

The garden Club met on Monday, January 18, the first meeting of the New Year. Members were treated to a wonderful lunch thanks to Carmen Murphy, JoAnn Webb, Grace Glatt, Gunjan Anand and Chris Daley. Our esteemed President, Jerry Koppang opened the meeting with the treasurer’s report, submitted by Karl Kuhn, who protects every dollar the Club gets … [Read more...]

Garden Club: January 2016 Update

We have all enjoyed another enjoyable and informational year at the Garden Club. For those who are not members, you are missing out on a lot of camaraderie and joyful fellowship, very representative of the larger Niguel Shores community. Both the women and men’s club organize a holiday party for members and their spouses. It has become a … [Read more...]