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Wednesday, September 9, was the first meeting of the year for Garden Club. It was great seeing friends again after some...
09/11/2026

Wednesday, September 9, was the first meeting of the year for Garden Club. It was great seeing friends again after some time off this summer. Mary Crane and Linda Steis gave a presentation on using an alternative to floral foam in arrangements since floral foam is not biodegradable and therefore not environmentally friendly.

We demonstrated how to use good old chicken wire (i.e. gopher basket wire) taped into the container and filling with water. Since Garden Club does a weekly arrangement beside the front door to the Post Office, we demonstrated making an arrangement using greens from various shrubs in our gardens and some zinnias which are one of the few flowers surviving the heat!

Post Office flowers are always challenging in the heat of summer so I decided to use succulent cuttings from my yard. I'...
07/31/2026

Post Office flowers are always challenging in the heat of summer so I decided to use succulent cuttings from my yard.

I've been reading about how bad floral foam is for the environment and so there's a resurgence of good old chicken wire!

Here are some photos of the process I used. Regretably, I didn't photograph the clear floral tape I wrapped completely around the container in 3 places to hold it all together. Arranging in the chicken wire wasn't quite as easy as floral foam--probably in part because my succulents were heavy but the stems did nestle firmly down into the wire. Afterward, I filled it up with fresh water. I'll check on it in a few days.

Happy Dog Days, friends!

IT'S SCHOLARSHIP TIME! Recently members of the Ojai Valley Garden Club Scholarship Committee--Lorie McWhirter, Mary McC...
06/20/2026

IT'S SCHOLARSHIP TIME! Recently members of the Ojai Valley Garden Club Scholarship Committee--Lorie McWhirter, Mary McConnell, Kris Griswold and Maddie Hitsman== took our two winners of this year's scholarships to lunch. The recipients are Rose Gold Calvin and Talen Wingate, both excellent students graduating from Nordhoff with bright futures in environmental studies in college!

Garden Club raises the funds for the scholarships from our annual holiday wreath sales each December so thank you to all our crafty talented members and all the local folks who buy those wreaths for making this happen.

Good luck in your journey Rose and Talen!

This week was the Channel Island District Luncheon in Thousand Oaks. Members of the OVGC Board attended. Speakers incl...
05/22/2026

This week was the Channel Island District Luncheon in Thousand Oaks. Members of the OVGC Board attended. Speakers included John Schoustra from Greenwood Daylily Nursery and Apricot Lane Farm, Dale Harshburger from Armstrong Nursery, and Bill Brandt a Fruit Tree Expert.

The food was delicious and the silent auction exciting! Thanks so much to our hosts the Organic Garden Club of Ventura County.

We recently celebrated another year of Garden Club with a potluck luncheon at the lovely home of Gayle and Dick Whitaker...
05/22/2026

We recently celebrated another year of Garden Club with a potluck luncheon at the lovely home of Gayle and Dick Whitaker. Gayle, Dick and Beth had created painted succulent pots as centerpieces which doubled as keepsakes for members to take home.

Members brought delicious appetizers, salads and killer desserts!

This is Ann Hester's beautiful arrangement for the final day of the Tennis Tournament Tea Tent. Many of the roses are f...
04/27/2026

This is Ann Hester's beautiful arrangement for the final day of the Tennis Tournament Tea Tent. Many of the roses are from her garden.

Today's lovely floral arrangement for the Tea Tent was presented by Garden Club member Gayle Whitaker.
04/26/2026

Today's lovely floral arrangement for the Tea Tent was presented by Garden Club member Gayle Whitaker.

Day 2 of the Tennis Tournament Tea Tent. This is Garden Club member Estelle Brutton with her striking floral arrangemen...
04/25/2026

Day 2 of the Tennis Tournament Tea Tent. This is Garden Club member Estelle Brutton with her striking floral arrangement which highlights Australian natives from her beautiful garden..

Today was the first day the Tea Tent was open at the Ojai Tennis Tournament and I had the honor of doing the flowers for...
04/23/2026

Today was the first day the Tea Tent was open at the Ojai Tennis Tournament and I had the honor of doing the flowers for the serving table. (They're all from my garden). Other members will be doing the arrangements and I'lll post them each day.

This week Garden Club members had the opportunity to visit the Strauss Gardens in the East End of Ojai. Peter graciousl...
04/12/2026

This week Garden Club members had the opportunity to visit the Strauss Gardens in the East End of Ojai. Peter graciously led us through his extensive gardens which feature rare agaves and aloes, his greenhouse filled with interesting and rare species of cactus from around the globe, his California native plant section and a lovely rose garden adjacent to his elegant spanish style home beneath the shade of a massive Coast Live Oak. He shared an abundance of horticultural knowledge of the plants he nurtures. We thoroughly enjoyed our day! Here are just a few of the photos taken by various members.

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