Barbara Anderson, Garden Club President On Monday, February 15, the Robson Ranch Garden Club enjoyed a visit from three delightful ladies from Ponder, TX. Expert gardeners Pat England, June Marquis and Joyce Nuckels joined forces to talk about “Wildlife Pollinator Gardening,” encouraging the use of plants native to north Texas. Each presenter showed pictures of…
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Generals, March 2016
Garden Club learns about Wildlife Pollinator Gardening
Barbara Anderson, Garden Club President On Monday, February 15, the Robson Ranch Garden Club enjoyed a visit from three delightful ladies from Ponder, TX. Expert gardeners Pat England, June Marquis and Joyce Nuckels joined forces to talk about “Wildlife Pollinator Gardening,” encouraging the use of plants native to north Texas. Each presenter showed pictures of…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Garden Club news
Barbara Anderson The Robson Ranch Garden Club began the new year on January 18 with a very informative program by Mr. Beau Propes on the benefits of organic lawn compost top dressing. We were reminded that our lawns are living organisms and need “a healthy balance of organic matter to grow lush, healthy grass and…
Clubs & Classes, January 2016
Garden Club enjoys annual Christmas lunch
Barbara Anderson Robson Ranch Garden Club members enjoyed their annual Christmas lunch at the Grill on Monday, December 21, in The Heritage Room. Santa brought table favors and there was even entertainment! Did you know that there was a “drama group” in the Garden Club? Well maybe not, but a small ensemble participated in a…
Clubs & Classes, December 2015
Garden Club members enjoy beautiful meeting at Calloway’s Nursery
Barbara Anderson Flowers are the perfect way to brighten a dreary morning, and the Robson Ranch Garden Club was surrounded by lovely blooms at Calloway’s Nursery in Denton for our November 16 meeting. Tammy Trimmer, store manager, had a beautiful display of colorful plants for winter blooming. Tammy demonstrated planting a simple wooden orange crate,…
Clubs & Classes, November 2015
Garden Club hears program on honey bees
Barbara Anderson There is no better way to begin a week than with laughter on a Monday morning, and that is just what the Robson Ranch Garden Club experienced on Monday, October 19 with a program on honey bees and just good story-telling by Bill Marquis of Storey, Texas. We learned that honey bees are…
Clubs & Classes, September 2015
Garden Club news
Barbara Anderson, President The Robson Ranch Garden Club will begin its nine-month program year on Monday, September 21, at 10:30 a.m. in The Lone Star Room. We will be transitioning into new leadership in September with our very dedicated president, Janie Cindric, and incredibly competent secretary, Joan Petre, going off the board. These two devoted…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Garden Club takes summer hiatus
Barbara Anderson, Vice-President and Program Chair The rain delay for the road trip May meeting of the Robson Ranch Garden Club will be a lengthy one…one year! A long-anticipated trip to a lavender farm in Gainesville was canceled due to the excessive rain that has pelted north Texas for the past two months. The owners…
Clubs & Classes, March 2015
Garden Club update
Barbara Anderson The February meeting of the Robson Ranch Garden Club was held on Monday the 16th. A brief business meeting was conducted by the vice-president, Barbara Anderson, in the absence of the president, Janie Cindric. The Garden Club is looking forward to a new program year beginning on 1 September 2015 with new officers:…
Clubs & Classes, May 2014
Garden Club road trip in May
Barbara Anderson Members of the Robson Ranch Garden Club enjoyed a plant exchange at our April 21 meeting. Most of those attending went home with at least one plant obtained by the luck-of-the-draw of the winning ticket. Many members had more than one variety of plant to add to their own gardens. Since the meeting…