Take a Trip – We have a range of field trips for Garden Club members this November. Join us on Tuesday, November 1 for a “Birds, Bees & Butterflies Garden Tour” on the grounds of the Ritz-Carlton Resort. The one-hour tour starts at 11 a.m. with a presentation from one of the hotel’s naturalists. Please wear comfortable shoes. The Ritz-Carlton … [Read more...]

Lobsters! The Garden Club is happy to announce the return of our popular Lobster Fest, to be held in the Clubhouse on Thursday, October 20. Al Glatt and Suzanne Enis are heading up the event being held for the first time since the pandemic! The event is limited to 64 attendees with Garden Club members having priority, but they will need to commit … [Read more...]

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...]