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October, 2017Vol. XLIX, No. 2
A Growing PassionPresident’s Message
from Teresa Whitney San Clemente Garden Club
P.O. Box 3891San Clemente, CA 92674-3891
www.sanclementegardenclub.comOrganized 1951
President: Teresa Whitney
1st Vice Pres. /Programs: Sandy Cushman
2nd Vice Pres./Membership: Cindy Burns
3rd Vice Pres./Ways & Means: Elyse Crane Secretary: Betsy
Dunn
Correspondence Secretary: Carol GlasheenCo-Treasurers:
Violet McMahon/Mike GouldAdvisors:
Launa Gould/Weej BaggaleyGarden Trellis Editor:
Jim ProettAssist. Editor, Financial Secretary
& National Garden Club Projects and Services:
Launa Gould OC District: Treasurer:
Mike GouldOC District Director :
Bette LangfordCirculation:
Wilma & Prescott CogswellBill Schafer
Article Deadline: 15th of the Month
District, State, and National . . . Page 2October Program . . .
. . . . . . . Page 2Field Trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
2Garden Tips - Milkweed . . . . . Page 2Membership . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . Page 3Jr. Gardeners . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 3
Garden Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3Ralphs Community Program
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Green Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4Garden Tips -
October . . . . . . . Page 4 Civic Beautification . . . . . . . . .
Page 4Weej’s Summer Trip. . . . . . . . . Page 4Leadership Workshop
. . . . . . . Page 5Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page
5Goin’ Native Plant Sale . . . . . . Page 5
Inside This Issue
Where in the world did the summer go? It’s Fall and the days are
getting shorter and the temperatures are “supposed” to be cooling
off. I’m not complaining – especially as I watch the news and see
all the flooding, hurricanes and fires going on. Our thoughts and
prayers are with those who are enduring these hardships. I know
everyone has been touched in one way or another. With that said, I
say we’ve been blessed with the hot weather! Surely the last of the
tomatoes and other veggies in your gardens have probably been
enjoying the heat and growing like crazy. There are a lot of
happenings going on in October. Our Fall Plant Sale is just around
the corner on October 14, so I hope you’re either helping or
shopping – or both! The Garden Club does have nominations for its
annual Front Yard Garden Contest. Contest winners will be announced
at the Garden Club Fall Plant Sale on October 14. “All about Bees”
will be presented by California Garden Clubs Bee chairman, Josie
Goodenow, at Laguna Beach Garden Club. If you’re interested, it’s
on October 13. Go to their website to get details:
LagunaBeachGardenclub.org. And most importantly, our next meeting
is on October 4. One of our long time sponsors Rod Rodriguez and
his grandson Rick will be speaking on what he is passionate about
and makes a living on…TREES!
Member of National Garden Clubs, Pacific Region
The Sale is in the Multi-Purpose Room of the San Clemente
Community Center. It includes a variety of plants propagated and
grown by club members. The members will begin setting up at 7 am
for an opening at 8 am. Customers will be lining up early so get an
early start! A full-sized flyer, like the one on the right, is
included at the end of this newsletter.
Fall Plant Sale
Fall is the time for planting… Vegetables & herbs,
Seeds & bulbs,
Flowers & perennials,
Succulents & cactus,
Shrubs & house plants
Horticultural advice available
www.sanclementegardenclub.com
Fall Plant Sale Saturday, October 14th 8am – 1pm SC Community
Center Del Mar @ Seville
In partnership with the City of San Clemente Beaches, Parks,
& Recreation Department
LagunaBeachGardenclub.org.
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Board Meeting - 10/4October 4, 10 am,
at the VIP Lounge at the Outlets. You’re welcome to bring in
food or drink to
the meetings.
Orange County District, State, and National News/Events
DISTRICT MEETING:Monday, November 6, 2017
9:30-11:30 amBusiness Program: Information from CGCI Fall Board
Meeting.Program: Speaker Discussing Plants – Kathe Hayden, Floral
Designer, Club events promotion.Location: Norman P. Murray
Community and Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA
92692Host: San Clemente Garden Club Cost: $5 - RSVP to Vi McMahon
by the meeting on Nov 1.
Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2017Time: 1 pmPlace: St. Andrew’s by
the Sea Methodist Church 2001 Calle Frontera, San Clemente
92673Subject: Rod’s Tree ServiceSpeaker: Rod Rodriguez, Tree
Surgeon, and grandson Rick
October Meeting & Program
Our October field trip takes us to Shipley Nature Center in
Huntington Beach. Mark your calendar for Monday, October 16. The
cost for a docent tour is $3 which I will collect when we leave St.
Andrew’s church parking lot at 9:30 am. Kathy May’s Lakeview Cafe
and The Park Bench Cafe are within walking distance from Shipley.
If you are interested please let me know so I can call in a
reservation. We are near downtown Huntington Beach so some of you
might prefer going into town. There is Duke’s on the pier and a
large mall on PCH with a food court. If you have any questions,
please call me (949) 498-6017 or (909)556-9510-cell or text me.
Happy trails!
October Field Trip from Lana Doyle
Need stumps removed, large trees trimmed and/or removed? Want
information on bugs/beetles that use our trees for their homes?
Come learn and enjoy this presentation from Rod and grandson
Rick.
from Teresa Whitney Susie Vanderlip presented to the SCGC back
in February 2017 about “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About
Monarch Butterflies”. She spoke about the controversy of tropical
versus native milkweed and the OE parasite. If you have tropical
milkweed (the type with the orangish-red and yellow flowers) then
commit to pruning the plants to 6-inch stems and removing all
leaves from November through January. This will help kill off the
OE (microscopic parasite) and promote the migration of Monarchs as
well as ensure a healthy Monarch population.
Time to Cut Back Tropical Milkweed!
from Teresa Whitney There are two types of Milkweed Bugs that
love to hang out on the Milkweed plants: the Large Milkweed Bug
(Left; Oncopeltus fasciatus) and the Small
Milkweed Bug. Both feed on the seeds of the Milkweed plants.
They look almost exactly the same, except one is smaller than the
other. So are they Good or are they Bad? It depends on if you will
be collecting your Milkweed Seeds. If the answer is ‘yes’, then you
want to remove the bugs and destroy their nymphs. Milkweed bugs are
more of a nuisance than a threat to milkweed plants. They feed on
the seeds by piercing the seedpod and can be found in all stages of
growth on the plants in mid to late summer. Because they have no
predators, it will be up to you to remove them. A quick smash will
do. If you are not picky about how much or where your milkweed
distributes their seeds than leave the bugs alone. The ‘babies’ or
nymphs of the Milkweed Bugs look like the adults but don’t have any
wings nor any reproductive organs. They also lack the black
spots.
The Milkweed Bugs are Here!
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Welcome! to our newest members:Please add these new members to
the Yearbook Directory:
New Membership from Cindy Burns
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from Weej Baggaley Please take a moment now to enroll or
re-enroll in the Ralph’s Community Contribution Program.
(Membership in the program expires every August 31.) It’s a great
way for our club to earn money for scholarships, community service,
etc. Click on this link and follow
instructions:https://www.ralphs.com/asset/ralphs_instructions_2016-2017
I’d be happy to help you at the October meeting if you need a
little assistance. Just bring your smartphone. Thanks for helping
us raise funds for all our good work!
Ralph’s Community Contribution Program -- Time to enroll or
renew
Paige Brown and Clint 221 Via Malaga, San Clemente 92673-6702
949-702-5667 Text: Yes [email protected] Kaye 2863 Calle
Estebar, San Clemente 92673949-394-3394 Text: Yes
[email protected] Gould 12 Via Carina, San Clemente 92673
310-597-0773 Text: Yes [email protected] Carol Lee 26671
Valpariso Dr., Mission Viejo 92691-3442 512-294-8451 Text: Yes
[email protected] Eggleston 317 Cazador Lane, San Clemente
92672-6638 949-498-4958 Text: No [email protected]
Marblehead has a garden clean up planned for September 26 at 1
pm. Las Palmas has expanded their garden into an area that was a
field, and monthly programs are being planned for each grade.
Concordia will be holding their monthly garden club for all
students and interested parents every 2nd Wednesday of the month at
2:30. The first meeting will be October 11. At Concordia, brand new
raised garden beds were built and filled with organic compost
before school started (see the pictures on the right). These await
the Junior Gardeners once their program gets underway. Thank you
SCGC for assisting with the funding from your grant program to make
all this possible! We are always happy to welcome volunteers to our
Junior Gardener Committee. If you are interested please contact
either one of us: Sherry Christensen,Doris Weinbaum, Junior
Gardener Co-Chairs
Junior Gardeners from Doris Weinbaum
Raised flower beds at Concordia.
Organic Compost
In early September Simone Costes, Barbara McLaughlin, Sandy
Cushman and Lana Doyle met at Suzi’s house to prepare materials for
the first Garden Therapy activity of the new season. The volunteers
put together parts for a cute little windsock designed by Barbara
McLaughlin. The RIO clients will complete the craft by adding
flowers and decorations. The colorful windsock can be hung in a
window so it will move in the breeze. On September 20, garden club
volunteers met at the RIO and, guided by Barbara McLaughlin,
assisted the enthusiastic clients in making a windsock. The prep
for October’s craft will be on Wednesday, October 11, at 10:30 am
at Suzi’s house. Garden Therapy will meet at the RIO on Wednesday,
October 18, at 12:45 pm. Hope you can make it for one or both of
the above activities.
Garden Therapy from Suzi Klickstein
https://www.ralphs.com/asset/ralphs_instructions_2016-2017
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Beautiful England This summer, my family visited England and
spent 4 days in the Cotswolds, which is just loaded with calendar
and chocolate box-worthy scenes of quaint cottages, lovely gardens,
and baaing sheep. We wanted to visit this beautiful church, but
found it was closed as a wedding was taking place. Based on the
STUNNING floral display surrounding the archway, I just knew we had
to hang around outside and get a glimpse of the wedding party as
they exited. I’m so glad we did. Later I got a closer look at the
floral arrangements throughout the church and just could not
believe how amazing they were.
What I did this summer from Weej Baggaley
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The Civic Beautification members were busy in September at Park
Semper Fi. Thanks to all who were there: Simone Costes, Launa
Gould, Jim Proett and me. We trimmed the Lantana plants, the
Cleveland Sage and had to pull out several of the Spanish Lavender
shrubs because they were dying. Simone will ask Plant Depot to
donate some plants for the club to replace next month. We hope to
have more help for October 10 since we will have lots of work to do
to prepare the Park Semper Fi garden for the Veterans Day
celebration on November 4.
Civic Beautif cation from Kieu Doan
from Gail DeMarco Did you know CR&R’s Organics Curbside
program has been fully operational for over a year? We can divert
waste from the landfill and do our part towards the conversion of
organic waste materials into clean burning fuel and organic
fertilizer. CR&R accepts bread, fruit, fish, meat, vegetables,
fats, oils, grease and dairy, in addition to flowers, grass,
leaves, pruning, and weeds from our yards. (Palm trimmings need to
go in the trash. They’re too fibrous and gum up the works) Please
bring your questions to the October meeting as Tyler Douthitt from
CR&R will be there with a Curbside Organics Presentation.
Happy composting!
Greetings from the Green Team! At Park Semper Fi:
(L to R) Simone, Launa, Kieu and Jim
from UCCE Orange County Master Gardeners If you are planning on
making any changes to your garden in the way of moving or adding
plants, now is the best time. With the exception of tropical plants
that prefer to be planted in warmer weather, October is the ideal
time to plant in our area. The ground is still warm, which will
encourage good root growth, but the air is cooler so the plants
won’t be under too much stress. Soon the rainy season will start
that will help the plants become established before the new growth
cycle in the spring. Take into consideration the eventual size of
any large shrubs to avoid crowding in the future and make sure they
will be getting the correct amount of sun to avoid problems. Most
plants that are plagued with pest and disease problems are simply
planted in the wrong place or climate. Continue to clean up and cut
back perennials that bloomed all summer. Remove debris under plants
that can be harboring disease or insects. Adding a layer of mulch
now will keep the soil warmer longer and maintain the moisture from
the rainy days ahead. Continue to water until the rainy season
starts, especially during Santa Ana winds when plants are under
great stress.
Your Garden in October
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San Clemente Villas by the Sea660 Camino de los Mares, San
Clemente 949.489.3400 sanclementevillas.com
Rose Sponsors $500
San Clemente Garden Club
Topline Garden Products - Juan Velasco29511 Rosenbaum Rd., San
Juan Capistrano
949.735.0438 [email protected]
*Always Inn B&B & Beach Rentals177 Avenida Cabrillo, San
Clemente949.374.4944 [email protected]
Bemus Landscape, Inc.P.O. Box 74268, San Clemente 888.557.7910
bemus.com
Dana Point Body Centre24629 Del Prado, Dana Point949.487.0891
[email protected]
*DeNault’s Hardware - Ruth DeNault 535 N. El Camino Real, San
Clemente 949.888.5200 x102 denaults.com
Glen’s Landscape & LightingNative Plant Specialist, San
Clemente 949.492.6492 glenslandscape.com
Green Thumb International Nursery23782 Bridger Rd., Lake
Forest949.837.3040 greenthumb.com
*Living Gardens Landscape DesignSacha McCrae 949.218.7459 San
Clementelivinggardenslandscapedesign.com
Luna Landscape & Luna Tree114 W. Paseo de Cristobal, San
Clemente 949.492.3208 lunatreetrimming.com
*Morgan Stanley - Ken Wakefield800 Newport Center Dr., Newport
Beach949.760.2405 [email protected]
Rod’s Tree ServiceP.O. Box 3897, San Clemente949.492.0657
[email protected]
Serrano Creek Soil Amendments25200 Trabuco Rd., Lake
Forest949.768.1008 serranocreeksoils.com
Shore Gardens Nursery201 South Ola Vista, San
Clemente949.492.3526 shore-gardens.com
*Tom Benton - Surterre Properties 621 South El Camino Real, San
Clemente 949.285.1945, [email protected], Bre#01316408
The Marine Monument at Park Semper FiHeritage San Clemente
FoundationP.O. Box 456, SC 92674 marinemonument.com
We are very Grateful to our Sponsors!Asterisk (*) indicates San
Clemente Garden Club Member
2017 - 2018 SPONSORS
Plant Depot32413 San Juan Creek Rd., SJC949.240.2107
plantdepot.com
Dana Point Nursery34100 Coast Highway, DP
949.496.5137
*Distinctive Coast Properties110 Avenida Del Mar, SC - KK
Ciruli
949.547.8484 dcpsanc lemente .com
Daisy Sponsors $250
Support our 2016 - 2017 Club Sponsorsfrom Bette Langford,
Director, Orange County District An exciting and motivating
Leadership Workshop was held August 21, at the Lake Forest Beach
and Tennis Club, for officers and club members of Orange County
District Garden Clubs. Twenty-one members from various Orange
County Garden Clubs attended including six members from the San
Clemente Garden Club: Bette Langford, Launa Gould, Teresa Whitney,
Lana Doyle, VI McMahon and Cindy Burns. The Lake Forest Garden Club
was hosting and served a delicious lunch. The Instructor was Robin
Pokorski, former President of California Garden Clubs, Inc. and
currently National Garden Clubs Corresponding Secretary. Robin
developed this Leadership Forum from a vast array of resources.
Some of the topics were Parliamentary Procedures, taking minutes,
personnel issues, dealing with difficult people, handling
dissension and talkers, treasurer’s reports and budgets. Robin made
it fun for all of us and we discovered that Leadership is
rewarding, fun and interesting.
Leadership Workshop, August 21, 2017
(L to R) VI McMahon, Cindy Burns (at the far table), Lana Doyle
and Teresa Whitney,
Robin PokorskiGoin’ Native’s Plant Sale... Continues! We’re
continuing plant sales on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 am-2:00
pm. Goin’ Native is offering more opportunities to come find a
unique or native plant for your garden or landscape. Our little
plant market is held at Goin’ Native Headquarters in the heart of
Historic San Juan Capistrano.
31731 Los Rios StreetSan Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
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San Clemente Garden Club ActivitiesOctober, 2017
October 4 Board Meeting 10:00 amOctober 4 Meeting and Program
1:00 pmOctober 10 Civic Beautification-Pier 8:45 am Park Semper Fi
9:00 am City Hall Rose Garden 10:00 amOctober 13 Plant Sale Set-up
9:00 am - 2:00 pmOctober 14 Fall Plant Sale 8:00 am - 1:00
pmOctober 18 Garden Therapy-Pumpkins 12:45 pmOctober 19 Civic
Beautification-Casa Garden 9:00 am
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Fall is the time for planting… Vegetables & herbs,
Seeds & bulbs,
Flowers & perennials,
Succulents & cactus,
Shrubs & house plants
Horticultural advice available
www.sanclementegardenclub.com
Fall Plant Sale Saturday, October 14th 8am – 1pm SC Community
Center Del Mar @ Seville
In partnership with the City of San Clemente Beaches, Parks,
& Recreation Department
