The Garden Club took a field trip to the Fullerton Arboretum on April 29. Two excellent docents gave us an informative tour of the gardens, with the history of the various plants and trees. The tour was followed by lunch at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim. Everyone enjoyed authentic German fare and beer to go along with it. On May 9, we had our … [Read more...]

The April meeting of the Garden Club was pushed to the end of the month because a field trip had been scheduled. On April 29, the Garden Club visited the Fullerton Arboretum after the deadline for the report, so the readers will have to wait for the June issue to learn more about our experience! We car pooled for the trip, leaving the Club house … [Read more...]

The Garden Club met on March 19. We want to thank Carmen, Marjean, Carol, Barbara and Grace for a great luncheon spread that included a variety of small sandwiches and choice of desserts. Our President, Jerry Koppang informed us of the field trip planned for Wednesday, April 29 to the Fullerton Arboretum. We will be carpooling, leaving from the … [Read more...]

Caring for Gift Plants It happens during the holidays. Someone, like a neighbor, goes out of town and leaves you with their gift plant to care for. Or, more frequently you are the recipient of a gift plant in exchange for being a fabulous host. If you absolutely had to group gift plants into a single kind of care category that would help them … [Read more...]

The Garden Club met on the January 19. Once again the hospitality team of Ruth Levitan, Chris Daley, Carmen Murphy and Lee Sweeny did a great job providing a variety of tasty small bites. Our guest speakers were Gabriella Guidry and Crysta Dickson. They gave a very informative presentation of organic gardening and its many benefits, both towards … [Read more...]

The Garden Club had its holiday party on the 15th of December. Many members of the club provided a great variety of salads and desserts. Our heartfelt thanks to the volunteers for setting up the tables in beautiful holiday colors. Everybody brought useful garden related gifts that were exchanged via raffle. For our January 19 meeting we will have … [Read more...]

The Garden Club met on Monday, November 17. Following lunch, which was provided by several members of the Club, all the members got busy putting together 30 gift bags for the seniors of Dana Point, in collaboration with the Dana Point Senior Center. Francine Stout and Melanie Wilcox did an outstanding job of bringing an assortment of gifts to add … [Read more...]

The Garden Club met on Monday the 20th. Our thanks to the hospitality committee for a great selection of snacks. Our guest speakers were Roberta Fox and Tony Glinskas. They educated us on how to maintain an orchid garden in the house. We are blessed with the ideal climate to grow orchids. Most of the common cultivated orchids are epiphytes and … [Read more...]

The September 15 Garden Club Meeting was scheduled for the Great Park Food and Farm Lab. Due to high temperatures in Irvine, the field trip was cancelled.  We will reschedule the trip for a later date. The first meeting of the year was held in the ClubHouse with a box lunch served. New members were introduced including Allen & Carolyn Brase, … [Read more...]