May, 2017Vol. XLVIII, No. 9

Gardening in Harmony with NaturePresident’s Message

from Weej BaggaleySan Clemente Garden Club

P.O. Box 3891San Clemente, CA 92674-3891

www.sanclementegardenclub.comOrganized 1951

Member:National Garden Clubs, Inc.

Pacific RegionCalifornia Garden Clubs, Inc.

Orange County District

President: Weej Baggaley

1st Vice Pres. /Programs: Teresa Whitney & Diane Riopka

2nd Vice Pres./Membership: Cindy Burns

3rd Vice Pres./Ways & Means: Elyse Crane Secretary: Betsy Dunn

Correspondence Secretary: Joanne BushCo-Treasurers:

Violet McMahon/Mike GouldParliamentarian Jeannette Fromm

Garden Trellis Editor: Jim Proett

Assist. Editor & National Garden Club Projects and Services:

Launa GouldCirculation:

Wilma & Prescott CogswellBill Schafer

Article Deadline: 15th of the Month

Board Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2District, State, and National . . Page 2May Program . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2Garden Tour 2017 . . . . . . . . . Page 2Installation Luncheon. . . . . Page 2Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2Garden Therapy. . . . . . . . . . Page 3Upcoming Gardening Events Page 3

February Field Trip. . . . . . . . Page 4 GardenFest 2017. . . . . . . . . . Page 4Beauty of the Butterfly . . . . . Page 4Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5Learn from My Mistakes . . . . . Page 5Gnorman’s Photo Contest. . . Page 5Iris Raffle Winners . . . . . . . . . Page 5

Inside This Issue

Hello, happy gardeners. I hope everyone has been enjoying their own gardens, as well as the beautiful, colorful hills in San Clemente and all the planted areas. I’ve been finding it hard to keep my eyes on the road when I’m driving around amongst all this beauty. Thank you, Mother Nature, for our amazing rainy winter. Don’t forget us now, though. We’re still going to need some of that rain. We had another fantastic GardenFest in April (see page 4). It’s heartening to see all those happy faces, and to see the excitement of our guests as they learned about new plants and walked away with some amazing deals. Our San Clemente Garden Club truly makes the world a better place! Thank you to our hard working Ways and Means Chair, Elyse Crane. She and her mighty army put on another really great event. Next up for our Garden Club is this year’s Garden Tour, on May 20 (see page 5). Our Garden Tour Committee visited our featured gardens for some pre-tour logistics recently. Queue the Hewell Howzer voice: “These gardens are amazing!” You will want to come and see them on this tour, and you will want to bring your friends and neighbors. Just trust us. I hope to see you at our May 3 meeting, where we’ll hear from one of our gardeners featured on last year’s tour. This will be our last “regular” meeting of the Garden Club year before our June Installation Luncheon and then our summer break. Bring your reusable cups, because we want to take care of our planet, right? Thank you!

Before GardenFest,the club held an annual flower show at the Community Center. Entries included themed arrangements, table settings, miniatures, and individual flowers and fruits.

A look back at the history of the San Clemente Garden Club:

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Orange County District, State, and National News/Events:

Our club members are moving on to District level positions.

Bette Langford will be installed as Orange County District Director

Mike Gould will be installed as District Treasurer.Watch for the celebration date and time in the

June newsletter

Date: May 3, 2017Time: 1 pmPlace: St. Andrew’s by the Sea Methodist Church 2001 Calle Frontera, San Clemente 92673Subject: Soil Speaker: Laura Bard Soil is the key to success for any gardening endeavor and may possibly be part of the solution to the global warming problem. At our May meeting our own Laura Bard will discuss soil texture, biology, and amendments (the good, the bad, and the ugly). What a great way to start the growing season learning more about the importance of good soil. Laura was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. She indicates she is part salmon, part geoduck, permanently hydrated, caffeinated, and intimately familiar with Gore-Tex and blue tarps. Her early education included a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Washington and science has always been a focus for her. She sees change as good and says that her family experienced a big one moving to Southern California. Gardening, which once was her soul-enhancing hobby, became a focus, an object of study, and an avocation. Community college certificate programs propelled her from gardening and opened up the bigger worlds of horticulture and design. As a result, she has a passion to know and do more with the land, with plant material, and to help foster sustainability any way she can

May Meeting ProgramBoard Meeting May 3, 10 am,

in the Conference Room at the Outlets. You’re welcome to bring in food or drink to

the meetings. Members are welcome to attend our Board

meetings. Please note that we have changed the date of our Board meetings to coincide with our

General Meeting dates. Now our Board meetings will be held at 10:00 am on the first Wednesday of the month, in the San Clemente Outlet Mall

Conference Room.

Our Installation Luncheon will be on Wednesday, June 21, on Mike and Launa Gould’s Deck,1212

Avenida Buena Suerte, San Clemente, CA 92672. Ph.949-492-5518

11:30 am Social Time/12:15 pm LuncheonInstallation of officers/Award announcements

Scholarship recipients introducedSend check made out to SCGC for $15 to:

Teresa Whitney (4010 Calle Bienvenido, SC 92673) by June 1.

Casual and fun—see you there!

Installation Luncheon, June 21

The Tour gardens are busily being readied, and tickets are flying out the door. We have seven amazing gardens for the Tour on May 20, all located in San Clemente. We know you’ll be delighted and thrilled by the Tour offerings – from formal country garden, to tropical entertainment paradise, to natural beauty showcase. And don’t forget there are tasty treats to enjoy at most gardens, courtesy of San Clemente merchants and restaurants. Tickets are on sale for $30 up through May 19, and $35 the day of the Tour. Order flyers were mailed to all members and past attendees on March 31. You can also purchase tickets online at sanclementegardenclub.com.

Garden Tour, May 20 from KK Ciruli

Welcome new member:Membership from Cindy Burns

Robyn Stewart202 Del Cabo, SC 92673949-510-3412 rstewart23@cox.net

In Suzi’s absence Dolly Latteier facilitated the preparation of materials. Volunteers Tom Benton, Simone Costes, Bette Langford, and Carol Luetz assisted the eager RIO clients in making hanging cards with either a chick, a lamb or a bunny on the front. The activity got everyone into the Easter spirit. In May, for our last RIO craft of this season, we will be doing another spring activity. Volunteers will meet at Suzi Klickstein’s house to prepare the materials on Wednesday, May 10, at 11am. Please note the change from the usual day and time of our preps. Then we will meet at the RIO the following Wednesday, May 17, at 12:45 pm, to guide the wonderful RIO folks in making a colorful spring craft, and to say good bye for this season. Please contact Suzi at suziklick@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Garden Therapy - RIO Easter craft from Suzi Klickstein

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Join Goin Native and the UCCE Master Gardeners of Orange County for FREE classes held at Reata Park & Events Center, 28632 Ortega Hwy., SJC.Backyard Bees Sat., May 13, 9:30 -10:30 am

Smart Gardening 101 ClassesUpcoming Gardening Events

Expo Speaker SpotlightLeading up to Expo, each week we’ll be spotlighting some of our amazing speakers. Stay tuned each week to see who we have on board and what topic they’ll be addressing. (For the current lineup and more info, click on: http://www.goinnative.net/programs/2017-eco-garden-expo-speakers/

Saturday April 29RYL VII: Plant Selection – Five Senses Gardening

Wendy Proud:Keynote AddressSaturday at 10:30 am | Arboretum Stage Erik Cutter:Living Soil and Regenerative Agriculture Saturday at 12:00 pm | Arboretum Stage Manny Kiesser:Planting the Seeds: Taking Those First Steps into NatureSaturday at 1:00 pm | Arboretum StageWendi Phan:Growing Your own Culinary, Exotic, & Tropical Herbs in Southern CaliforniaSaturday at 1:30 pm | Backyard StageNicholas Staddon:Ideal Therapeutic Plants for Southern California GardensSaturday at 2:00PM | Arboretum Stage

Mike Evans: Creating a Native-Plant Bonsai… Live!Saturday at 3:00PM | Arboretum StageSusie Vanderlip:All You Ever Wanted to Know about Monarch ButterfliesSunday at 11:00AM | Arboretum Stage Tom Jesch:Creating from Nature with Bromeliads in Driftwood Sunday at 12:00PM | Arboretum Stage Jodie Cook:Planting a Creative and Colorful California GardenSunday at 1:00 pm | Arboretum StageJordan Perkins:Collaboration & Partnership in Urban AgricultureSunday at 3:00PM | Arboretum Stage

2017 ECO GARDEN EXPO, May 6 & 7 Los Rios Park and Historic District, 26436 Paseo Adelanto, SJC.

Free Admission

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Was created by internationally-recognized contemporary artist Matthew Placzek of Placzek Studios, was commissioned by Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens. Funds for the sculpture were donated by William and Eunice Schafer. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens dedicated the sculpture with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, February 25, 2017.

“The Beauty of the Butterf y”

Our annual GardenFest was held on Saturday, April 8. It was a great success with the plant sales at over $2500 and the flea market at over $700. Thanks to all the garden club members, husbands and sons who donated their time, vehicles, horticultural expertise, plants and muscle to make the event a huge success. We had some great vendors this year that I hope will come back next year. The community organizations that had tables were Master Gardeners, City of San Clemente Water Conservation, Tower Gardens, Essential Oils and the Rose Society of Saddleback Mountain. We also had SCGC members help with Blue Birds and butterflies, children’s activities and a popcorn machine. Saddleback Jr. College sent docents that were very helpful in the plant sale area along with our very own Laura Bard. They were able to assist our customers with their numerous questions. Thank you to our sponsors Seaside Growers, Bemus Landscape, Inc., Plant Depot and Shore Gardens. They all were very generous with their plant donations. Our winners for our Funky Container contest this year were: 1st place Mystery Funky Lady, 2nd place was Mary Mohr and 3rd place was Bertie Lloyd. The San Clemente Art Association winners this year were 1st place Daisy Daze! By Patricia Hoskins 2nd place Flowers Make Me Smile by Mary Scott and 3rd place Fleur–de-lis by Rose Walker. Thank you to all of our volunteers that made this GardenFest fabulous. We appreciate you!

Fabulous GardenFest 2017 From Elyse Crane

Our February field trip was on Thursday, February 23, at Heritage Hill in Lake Forest. Cost for the docent tour was $3.00 each. There was a nice selection of places to eat in the area.

February Field Trip from Lana Doyle

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fromWeej Baggaley When finding a place in your garden for your special new plant, think about what might be raining onto it from above. No, not raindrops. I have two healthy, beautiful chard plants that I’ve been eating from for months now. However, every time I struggle to remove the spent sunflower seed shells and free “guano” from its crinkly leaves and stalks before I eat it, I rue anew my decision to place those plants so close to my birdfeeders. My birds are messy! Some trees are messy, too, raining dead leaves or pollen tassles or little fruits on everything below them. You know those sharp succulents that seem to funnel all your garden’s detritus down their spiny leaves to the base of the plant? And then it’s murder clearing that stuff out. Don’t plant those below your messy trees, and your gardening life will be easier. I should know, because I chose the difficult route. Don’t be dumb like me!

Learn from My Mistakes

April speaker Janis Shackelford with happy iris raffle

Join Gnorman’s photo contest and help encourage other Orange County residents to help prevent water pollution. We, Gnorman, are calling for submissions for: Most Beautiful Photo of a:

* California Friendly™ Plant. * California Friendly™ Landscape.

Prizes include: * One 90 minute Landscape Consultation

with Rob Moore(Cal Native Landscape Design) valued at $250. * “Never Ending Paradise” eco-friendly 30x40 signed print by Jessica Cardelucci, featuring a wave breaking at sunset at the Wedge in Newport Beach, valued at $750. * A $100 gift card to the Tree of Life Nursery in SJC.All winners will have their photo appear in the OC Register! Deadline is May 16, 2017. Enter Today!

http://www.overwateringisout.org/photo-contest/

P.O. Box 3891 San Clemente, CA 92674-3891

Member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., Pacific Region

San Clemente Garden Club Activities

SEPTEMBER 2015

AUGUST 7 Propagation Workshop 9:30 AM AUGUST 27 Board Meeting 10:00 AM SEPTEMBER 2 Meeting & Program 1:00 PM SEPTEMBER 3 Garden Therapy Preparation 10:30 AM SEPTEMBER 8 Civic Beautification Pier Bowl Planter 8:45 AM Marine Monument at Park Semper Fi 9:00 AM Library 9:30 AM City Hall Rose Garden 10:00 AM SEPTEMBER 16 Garden Therapy-Fall Craft 12:30 PM SEPTEMBER 17 Civic Beautification – Casa Romantica Garden 9:00 AM SEPTEMBER 23 Field Trip 9:30 AM

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San Clemente Garden Club ActivitiesOctober 2015

October 1 Board Meeting 10:00 amOctober 7 Meeting and Program(see Page 2) 1:00 pmOctober 9 Plant Sale S et-up 9:00 am - 2:00 pmOctober 10 Fal l P lant Sale 8:00 am - 1:00 pmOctober 13 Field Trip - Tanaka Farms 9:30 amOctober 13 Civic Beautification-Pier 8:45 am Civic Beautification-Marine Monument 9:00 am Civic Beautification-Library 9:30 am Civic Beautification-City Hall Rose Garden 10:00 amOctober 15 Civic Beautification-Casa Garden 9:00 amOctober 15 Pumpkin Decoration Prep. 10:30 amOctober 19 OC District Meeting 9:00 amOctober 21 Garden Therapy-Pumpkins 12:30 pmOctober 29 Board Meeting 10:00 am

San Clemente Garden Club ActivitiesMay 2017

May 3 Meeting and Program 1:00 pm

May 9 Civic Beautification - Pier 8:45 am

Marine Monument 9:00 am

City Hall Rose Garden 10:00 am

May 18 Casa Romantica Gardens 9:00 am

May 20 G a r d e n To u r 10 am - 4 pm

May 29 Memorial Day Ceremonies 11 am & 1:30 pm