Theresa L. Peoples Robson Ranch welcomed local celebrity, Dottie Woodson aka the Orchid Lady, to share her knowledge about orchids with over 65 residents and members of the RR Garden Club on Jan. 20, 2020. Dottie holds up a 30-year-old Epiphyllum orchid (those that grow above the ground) called “The Lady of the Night”…it blooms…
Theresa Peoples The RR Garden Club had a delicious luncheon on Dec. 16, 2019. The group played a Texas garden trivia game and found out quite a bit about Texas gardening! The centerpieces were a mixture of a variety of poinsettias and cyclamen. Raffle tickets were drawn, and the winners chose their prize. At our upcoming…
Theresa Peoples Over thirty members drove to Roanoke’s Classic Cafe to listen to Chef Charles explain what he grew in his gardens and used in recipes in the cafe. Afterwards, the members had a delicious lunch at the cafe. Many new members got to know one another over lunch. The club was invited to return…
The RRGC announces their May Yard of the Month as being 9628 Crestview, the home of Letha and Jay Straub. They also had their home on the Garden Club tour of home patios and gardens on May 20.
Theresa Peoples The Lone Star Room was packed on Monday, February 18 for the Robson Ranch Garden Club meeting. The club’s guest speaker was Mrs. Shirlee Singer, a Denton County Master Gardener since 2009 who has been teaching horticultural practices from Texas A&M EarthKind and design since 2011. Her presentation on Fire Wise Landscape Design…
Theresa L. Peoples, Co-VP Programs October 15, 2018 turned out to be one of the coldest and wettest days of the year, but 22 of the RR Garden Club members dressed warmly and went to the Dallas Arboretum for a pleasant treat. There were over 9,000 pumpkins and gourds decorating the grounds and lots of…
Lori Slocum The Robson Ranch Garden Club had a meeting Monday, September 17. Our featured speaker was Kent Coleman and the question and answer period was facilitated by Cathy Lustgarten. Thank you, Kent, for educating our members on common areas, golf areas and the army worm issues! Our door prize winner, Sonya Smith, was awarded…
Lori Slocum On Monday, March 19 the Garden Club had our monthly meeting. Master gardener Liz Moyer was our speaker and introduced many varieties of native plants that will thrive and flourish in our part of the state. Liz brought some asters to our lucky door prize winners! Our April meeting will be the…
Lori Slocum On Monday, February 19 the Robson Ranch Garden Club took a field trip to see the first blooming tulip field in Texas. The Tulip Farm in Pilot Point was started four years ago by Pieter Koeman, who moved here from Holland. They grow approximately 600,000 tulips every year on their six-acre tulip…
Theresa L. Peoples Not only do gardeners love their gardens but they also love the birds as well. On Monday, January 15, at 10:30 a.m in the Lone Star Room of the Clubhouse the Garden Club will have Dr. John Kirk, a retired food animal veterinarian and one of the organizers of the Robson…