Garden Club members enjoyed the traditional barbecue and picnic at the Beach Bluff on June 20. What a perfect setting for celebrating a year of work, growth and learning more about caring for Mother Nature! This marked the final event of our club’s calendar year. The new slate of officers for our upcoming season was officially installed at the … [Read more...]

End of Year Celebration The final event of our calendar year—the traditional Garden Club Barbecue & Picnic—will take place at the N Niguel Shores Beach Bluff on Monday, June 20 at 11:00 a.m. This is an opportunity to get together with fellow gardeners and to celebrate another great year of work, growth, and learning more about caring for … [Read more...]

Our next meeting is on Monday, May 16 at 11:00 a.m. in the Clubhouse. Kevin Alison from the Tree Of Life Nursery will speak about the importance of the identity and choice of California Native Plants for our gardens during a drought. The Tree of Life Nursery is singularly passionate about California Native Plants and is well worth a visit. Check … [Read more...]

Field Trips April promises to be an exciting month for the Garden Club, with two field trips planned. The first trip will be to the Hortense Miller Garden in Laguna Beach on Monday, April 4 at 10 a.m. The garden, established in 1959, covers over two acres on the slopes of Boat Canyon and demonstrates the range of plants that can be grown in … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

Our next meeting is Monday, February 21 at 11:00 a.m. Our speaker will be Elizabeth Wallace, who has been gardening with California-native plants for thirty years. About three years ago, she embarked on a landscaping project for the non-profit Teen Project in Trabuco Canyon. Her goal was to rehabilitate a residential acreage of twelve acres, and to … [Read more...]

December has finally arrived: a time of celebration, colorful lights, vibrant wreaths, and family gatherings. Garden Club will celebrate this joyful season at our Holiday Party on December 13 at 11:00 a.m. in the Clubhouse. If members wish to participate in the fun gift exchange, please bring a wrapped garden-related gift, valued at $15. Lunch … [Read more...]

To kick off the holiday season, our club will take a field trip to Roger’s Gardens on Tuesday, October 19. Their garden shop will be decorated with festive Christmas trees, special ornaments, and holiday plants and bulbs available for purchase. We will meet at the Clubhouse Parking Lot at 10:00 a.m. to carpool. We’ve made lunch reservations for … [Read more...]

“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” - Frances Hodgson Celebrating 20 Years Welcome back to the 2021-2022 Garden Club year, which starts up during the waning days of a glorious summer. It is hard to believe that September 22 marks the first day of fall. Please note that the Garden Club meeting time has … [Read more...]