Erminja Maganja, Garden Club Publicity Chair A beautiful spring day awaited us on May 16, as some 50 Garden Club members assembled to close out our club year with the popular RR Garden Tour, visiting five lovely RR yards. Using golf carts as our primary transportation, we made our way across the Ranch to enjoy…
Erminja Maganja, Garden Club Publicity Chair February: On Feb. 21 Garden Club members and guests enjoyed an informative presentation by local tree experts TreeNewal. Arborist James Allen provided pointers on trees that do well in our area given our weather and soil conditions; discussed common issues and mistakes in selecting, planting, and caring for trees; and…
Erminja Maganja, Publicity Chair The RR Garden Club closed out 2021 with its annual holiday luncheon at the clubhouse on Dec. 20. The room was abuzz with members socializing and catching up on life events. Everyone also enjoyed playing Bingo and received a prize—bulbs to be planted to surprise them in their spring garden! We…
Erminja Maganja, Publicity The RR Garden Club has had a busy fall! On Oct. 18, a spectacular autumn day, a group of us enjoyed a motorcoach field trip to the Dallas Arboretum. We were enveloped in rich fall colors provided by pumpkins, gourds, and squash from Floydada, Texas, the pumpkin capital of the USA! Colorful…
After its customary summer break, the Garden Club met on Sept. 20. Attendees enjoyed a lively presentation on Container Gardening by guest speaker Charlotte Canion. Ms. Canion is a certified Texas Master Gardener who provided practical information and tips, and answered questions from participants. With the Garden Club kicking off a new operating year, a…
The Garden Club Yard of the Month for September is at the home of Betsy and Jeff Duncan. Please stop by and look at the courtyard, and side yard also, to view all their hard work. The address is 11716 Lynnbrook Drive.
Theresa Peoples Over 20 RR Garden Club members carpooled to the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens. The Japanese gardens and the Rose Gardens were much admired on this cool day in October. The members enjoyed a lunch at the Rock Springs Cafe, and then continued to tour the gardens. It was a time to get outside…
Theresa Peoples September’s Yard of the Month was the home of Bill and Avanell Patton, 9601 Cypress St. Avie is a gardener extraordinaire! You can drive by any time of the year and see a beautiful array of her handiwork.
Theresa Peoples The Yard of the Month for October is the home of Ken and Linda Lilley. Their home is 9708 Blackwood Dr. Linda is very active in the RR Garden Club, is co-vice-president, and has planned many great programs for the club. This photo doesn’t show her beautiful begonias so be sure to drive…
Theresa L. Peoples, Garden Club President Attention All Robson Ranch gardeners, it is official, the Clubhouse is open and we will be having our September meeting in the Lone Star Room on Monday, September 21, at 10:30 a.m. Your program chairs, Lori Slocum and Linda Lilley, have been working hard planning our fall meetings. At…