Barbara Anderson, Garden Club President Calling all gardeners regardless of your skill level. The Robson Ranch Garden Club will begin its program year on Monday, 19 September, 10:30 a.m. in the Lone Star Room at the Clubhouse. The meeting will last approximately 90 minutes. We particularly invite our many new residents. If you have moved…
Tag: Gardening
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Garden Club on hiatus for the summer
Barbara Anderson, President, Robson Ranch Garden Club Wise are the people who learn from experience! Fact: North Texas has an average of 36 inches of rain per year. Fact: May is the wettest month of the year with an average of four inches of rain. For the second year in a row the long-anticipated Robson…
Clubs & Classes, May 2016
Garden Club enjoys presentation by Andrea Cloutier
Barbara Anderson On Monday, 18 April, The Robson Ranch Garden Club had a wonderful presentation by Ms. Andrea Cloutier from The University of North Texas. A master’s degree candidate at UNT, Ms. Cloutier explained that we are “urban gardeners” with unique climatic and soil conditions. First and foremost know the site where you wish to…
Sports, May 2016
Gardening with an enchanted twist
While the stress-relieving capabilities and health benefits of gardening are well known, a twist on this timeless hobby offers a way to add charm and a whimsical feel to your home and garden. Creating an enchanted fairy garden can boost imagination and offer a family-friendly way to hone your green thumb. These miniature landscapes, often…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
Robson Ranch Garden Club learns the fine art of Bonsai
Barbara Anderson The Robson Ranch Garden Club enjoyed a wonderful program on bonsai on Monday, 21 March, in The Lone Star Room with Vice-President Mary Ann Rich presiding. Bonsai is the traditional Japanese art of dwarfing and shaping trees and shrubs in shallow pots by pruning and controlled fertilization. Gene Holt, a Robson resident, gave…
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…
Generals, October 2015
Learn how to become a Denton County Master Gardener Oct. 20
Pat Pape Any Denton County resident interested in gardening and horticultural education is invited to attend the Denton County Master Gardener Association Round Up from 10:00 a.m. until noon on Tuesday, October 20, at the Texas AgriLife Extension Office in the Joseph A. Carroll Building, 401 W. Hickory St. in Denton. The annual event focuses…
Clubs & Classes, October 2015
Garden Club happenings
Barbara Anderson The Robson Ranch Garden Club began its 2015-2016 program year with its meeting on Monday, September 21. Past President Janie Cindric called the meeting to order and then passed the gavel to Barbara Anderson, the new president. Barbara introduced the new Board: Mary Ann Rich, vice-president; Kathy Marrou, secretary; Nancy Buenzow, treasurer; Barbara…