Nancy Finley Garden Club members visited the cottage gardens of Joanne and Steve Spurgin, 701 Seville Road, Denton, on April 20. Steve and Joanne guided small groups around their extensive, half-acre lot. There were so many shrubs, plants, shade, and sunny areas. Joanne called it a “cottage garden.” Joanne and Steve travel extensively and brought…
Nancy Finley The Garden Club presents Clare and Brian Krestzmer, who live at 8201 Cocolobo, as the April/May Yard of the Month. The Krestzmers built their home more than two years ago. Originally, Clare hails from New Jersey, via California and then nearby. Her sons live in Stardust and Harvest, so the grandkids are close.…
More than 60 Garden Club members shared plants at the March 17 meeting. Four long tables were full of cannas, iris, columbine, spider plants, succulents, hardy cactus, prayer plants, African violets, seeds, and even garlic and onion sets. Each member announced plant names and helpful planting information such as annual/perennial, sun/shade, color, and height. Several…
Nancy Finley The Garden Club’s annual Plant Exchange will be on Monday, March 17, at 10:30 a.m. in the Lonestar Room at the Robson Ranch clubhouse. Plan to bring any cuttings, plants, or sprouts to share with other Garden Club members. Bring them in plastic bags or boxes to reduce the amount of dirt left…
Nancy Finley The Garden Club celebrated Christmas with a luncheon on Dec. 18 in the Lonestar Room. The tables were decorated with Christmas poinsettias, bulbs, and, of course, candy. We played Flower Bingo and ate trio salads, with Christmas cupcakes for dessert. A lucky member from each table took a poinsettia home! It was a…
Fall is in full swing, and Christmas is upon us. Have your frost blankets prepared for when the freezing weather arrives. Drive around to see all the festive decorations around the Ranch. The Garden Club Christmas Luncheon will be held on Monday, Dec. 16, in the Lone Star Room at the clubhouse. There will be…
Nancy Finley More than 50 Garden Club members enjoyed a chartered bus trip to the Dallas Arboretum on Oct. 21. The Arboretum was decorated for fall with pumpkins galore. There were too many to count, and they even wore cowboy hats! Only in Texas! The weather was perfect. Small groups toured the gardens and met…
We are happy to announce that the September Yard of the Month goes to Kris and Tom Tarczon at 9933 Grandview. They are longtime residents of Robson Ranch. They did move to Colorado for a while but returned and bought an existing home, then remodeled it. What a task! They moved walls and created new…
Nancy Finley The Garden Club is happy to announce that June’s Yard of the Month belongs to Cheryl McCally, 12313 Glenbrook Street. Cheryl has spent most of her adult life with her own Pilot Point, Texas, horse business, training, breeding, and showing Arabian horses. She still owns several and just had a new colt born…
Nancy Finley Lee Ann Yates, Denton Master Gardener, spoke about hummingbirds and butterflies at the Garden Club meeting on Feb. 19. There were 119 people in attendance. I learned to leave the caterpillars alone. Lee Ann assured us that the plants eaten “to the ground” will re-grow and, by then, I will have butterflies! That’s…