Upcoming Event
mvgc Garden club monthly meeting, friday, june 16, 9am, 2023
Our June meeting will be our last of the season until we start again in September. We will be enjoying a brief presentation by representatives of the City of Mission Viejo on the Core vision for the city of Mission Viejo! We will enjoy a boxed Panera luncheon as well. RSVP and pre-payment of lunch is required, $15 per members, $20 per non-member. Please contact Chris Engh to make your reservation and send checks to June Little. Hope to see you there!
Past Event
mvgc Garden club monthly meeting, friday, may 19, 9am, 2023
We will be meeting at the Murray Center this month where we will enjoy a floral arranging demonstration. Past MVGC President Paddee Neff will be using store-bought flowers, showing us how they can be used to create beautiful bouquets for our homes! Paddee will include tips on how to prepare the flowers before arranging them in order to get the longest vase life possible. We will have a raffle and cuttings table. Bring your checkbooks/cash to sign up for our June luncheon and membership renewals Hope to see you there! Refreshments will be served and visitors are always welcome.
Past Event
mvgc Garden tour, 2023 - Friday, may 5, 2023, 9am - 1 pm
Join us as we tour lovely gardens right here in Mission Viejo! MVGC members, watch your email for more details and for your tour itinerary. This year, we are requesting a $5 donation for each member who attends (cash/check). There will be no plant sale associated with our tour this year.
Non-Members and guests are also welcome to join our tour for a $10 donation (cash/check). To make your donation and obtain the addresses of the additional gardens on our tour, please visit our first garden at:
22831 Via Santiago, Mission Viejo CA, 92691
Please note that not all gardens are fully accessible, and that there may be uneven walking surfaces in the gardens. Please, NO pets!
Any questions? Please email donnajmilazzo@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you!
Past Event
friday, january 20 2023, 9am
HUMMINGBIRDS, JEWELS OF NATURE
I've you've been gardening for any length of time, you've no doubt experienced the delight of seeing these miraculous, shimmering visitors hover close by as you tend your plants. Let's start 2023 by learning more about Hummingbirds! Monique Rea, volunteer with the Songbird Care and Education Center will present "Jewels of Nature, Hummingbirds in Your Garden."
Our meeting starts at 9am with social time and refreshments. Business meeting from 9:30 - 10am. Our programs begins approximately 10:15. Visitors are always welcome!
Members, bring your checkbooks so that you may sign up for a craft activity at our February meeting.
Past Event
friday, february 17, 2023, 9am
PRESSED FLOWER ART
Join us this month for a fun project using dried flowers! We will create notecards, bookmarks, and a glass votive holder. A $12 signup fee is required in advance for this activity. All required materials will be provided. It may be helpful to bring your own pair of tweezers! Send signup fee to June Little by 2/3/2023.
Past Event
DECEMBER 16, 2022, 9am
Our December event is a members only brunch and Holiday Home Tour. Please check your emails for further details on this event. RSVP and pre-payment are required.
Past Event
NOVEMBER 18, 2022, 9am
This month, members are invited to join us on a field trip to Noguchi Gardens in nearby Costa Mesa. Please watch your email for further details on this event.
Past Event
October 21, 2022, 9am
This month we are fortunate to learn “All About Bluebirds” from Bob Franz, founding member of the Southern California Bluebird Club. Who doesn’t want to learn how to attract these adorable visitors to our gardens! Bob’s organization assists the local Western Bluebird population by maintaining and monitoring nest boxes for the birds as their natural habitats decline, and non-native bird species compete for their natural nesting sites. If we’re lucky, Bob will even bring some Bluebird Boxes to our meeting for purchase!!! The club was featured on a 2007 episode of Huell Howser which you can view here: https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/2007/09/29/bluebirds-californias-green-128/. We plan to hold a raffle, so bring some cash! Donations for cuttings/seed table needed! Doors open at 9am, Norman P. Murray Center, Mission Viejo. Visitors are always welcome!
Past Event
next meeting - friday, september 16, 2022, 9am
Everyone needs a few roses in their garden!! Not one is better suited than Tom Cooney, Master Rosarian and long-time member of the Orange County Rose Society, to give us an introduction to growing these beautiful plants! Tom is a Master Rosarian and Horticulture Judge for the American Rose Society (ARS). Tom was named the Outstanding Consulting Rosarian in 2017 for the Pacific Southwest District of the American Rose Society. Tom and his wife Miriam cultivate a garden of over 300 roses in Aliso Viejo. We plan to hold a raffle, so bring some cash! Donations for cuttings/seed table needed! Doors open at 9am, Norman P. Murray Center, Mission Viejo. Visitors are always welcome!
Past Event
may meeting friday, may 20, 2022, 9am
We will be meeting at the Norman P. Murray Center on Friday, May 20, 2022, beginning at 9am. Our meeting will include signups for our June luncheon, raffle, cuttings table, horticulture presentation and refreshments.
Our special speaker this month will be Teresa Byington. Teresa Byington loves to dig in the dirt and gets plenty of opportunities to do just that as she cares for her large cottage garden which consists of about 150 roses. She is an active member of the American Rose Society and Indianapolis Rose Society. Teresa will be presenting remotely via GoToMeeting. Teresa’s garden, Bloom Thyme Cottage Garden, is a large cottage garden that weaves together her love of roses - from the oldest to the most modern shrubs and their garden companions. Roses alongside annuals, herbs, shrubs, trees, perennials, and veggies fill this garden. Teresa's garden was recently featured in Garden Gate Magazine's January edition! You can visit her blog here: https://thegardendiary.com/
