Garden Club Plant Sale: March 23, 2024 in the Clubhouse

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, too. Everyone is welcome to attend.

We accept payment in cash and by credit card.
This is our club’s major fundraiser! Plant Sale proceeds will be used for:
Horticultural Academic Scholarships, Penny Pines Reforestation Program
Non-Profit Conservation-Focused Organizations

GARDEN CLUB – March 2024 News
Our next meeting is Monday, March 18, from 11:00 to 12:30, in the Niguel Shores Clubhouse. Our speaker, Cassie Jarold-Jones of Wildflower Florist, will speak on Flower Arranging. Her floral creations will be raffled off to meeting attendees.
The art of flower arrangement dates back to Ancient Egypt (2,500 BCE), and has gradually evolved over time. Egyptians regularly placed cut flowers in vases, and made arrangements for burials, processions, and table decorations. The Greeks and Romans also used flowers, not often in vases, but instead in garlands and wreaths. Ancient China, as early as 207 BCE, used flower arrangements as integral to religious teaching and medicine. Flower arranging arrived in Europe around 1000 CE, and was particularly popular in churches and monasteries. The crusaders brought back new and interesting plants from the Middle East, which Europeans began experimenting with. Floral design in Europe started in Italy, and grew across the continent. Depending on the time period, arrangements were formal and symmetrical to asymmetrical with no definite style, looking almost unplanned. In the Americas, early Colonial arrangements were created with wildflowers, grasses, and seed pods, then evolved to reflect, primarily, the European
ideals of the time.

Last month, our speaker Kathy Monge, an Orange County Rose Society master rosarian, was very informative and covered the basics of rose selection, planting, fertilizing, pruning, and pest management.

Our annual Garden Club Plant Sale is March 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in the Niguel Shores Clubhouse. Everyone is welcome to come to this popular fundraising event and browse the extensive array of plants and garden supplies for sale.
The Garden Club continues to welcome new members. Membership is open to all residents of Niguel Shores. You do not need to be a gardening expert to join. Our meetings are varied and may comprise a speaker, workshop, garden- related projects or a field trip. Refreshments are served at each meeting. Dues are $20 per person per year, and $5 per guest visit. Sign-up forms are in the Niguel Shores office. Please contact Sandi Stauffer at sandistauffer@comcast.net with any questions. We hope that you will join us.

—Judi Palladino