Tag: Gardening

Garden Club gets tips for winter gardening

The Robson Ranch Garden Club learned about winter gardening.

Mary Ann Rich The Robson Ranch Garden Club met at the Denton Calloway Nursery. Andrea Spencer, the bedding department manager, shared a variety of plants to give a world of winter color as well as being frost resistant. Other topics covered included how to protect sensitive plants from freezing temperatures and how to combine structure…

Garden Club meeting notice

Theresa L. Peoples The Robson Ranch Gardening Club will meet on Monday, November 20, at 10:30 a.m. Ms. Carol Rowley, representing the Speakers’ Bureau of Denton County Master Gardener Association, will be speaking to our members and guests on “Soil preparation and best plants for our area.” Ms. Rowley will also discuss winter garden chores…

Garden Club to meet October 16 at 10:30 a.m.

Theresa Peoples On Monday, October 16, the members of the Robson Ranch Gardening Club will be traveling to Denton’s Calloway Nursery for their 10:30 a.m. meeting. Ms. Andrea Spencer, Bedding Dept. Manager at Calloway’s, will speak on bedding plants for winter borders and will also demonstrate some plants to place in containers for winter color.…

Garden Club

Theresa L. Peopes RR Garden Club president Mary Ann Rich thanks September’s program speaker, Susan Pohlen, from the Elm Fork Chapter of Texas Master Naturalist organization. Ms. Pohlen’s very informative program was on “The Ecology of North Central Texas.”

Gardening Club news

Theresa L. Peoples Robson Ranch Gardening Club will meet on Monday, September 18, at 10:00 a.m. We will have as our guest speaker Susan Pohlen from the Elm Fork Chapter of Texas Master Naturalist organization. This is a volunteer non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in affiliation with Texas A & M/AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Parks &…

Robson Ranch Garden Club happenings

Members took advantage of the “plant exchange.”

Barbara Anderson The Robson Ranch Garden Club meeting on Monday morning, May 15, had a full agenda and was fun too! Peggy Backesof, the nominating committee, presented the slate of officers for the program year 2017-2018 and there followed the election of the slate by acclamation. We look forward to the leadership of the following:…

Garden Club meeting notice

Denton County Master Gardener Zoe Broxson; Photo by Janie Cindric

Barbara Anderson On Monday, 17 April, Denton County Master Gardener Zoe Broxson presented a program about the value of herbs, and their importance both to our food and to our health. Many herbs grow very well in our north Texas climate. Mint loves water but not so much for rosemary. Spanish lavender is better for…

Garden Club visits unique property in Ponder

Viewing the garden of June and Bill Marquis; photo by Janie Cindric

Barbara Anderson June and Bill Marquis have a large, beautiful and very unique property in Ponder, and they graciously opened their place to the Robson Ranch Garden Club on Monday, March 20. June is an incredible gardener and Bill is, well, a “collector” of almost anything; and between June’s eye for plants (mostly native) and…

Landscaping tips to attract birds to your yard

Presenter Cecil Carter; photo by Janie Cindric

Barbara Anderson On Monday, February 20, the Robson Ranch Garden Club heard a wonderful presentation from Cecil Carter titled, “Landscaping to Attract Birds To Your Yard.” Once again we heard that native plants, which tolerate our earth and climate, are the key to advertising “good food” to native and migrating birds. Carter suggests two top…

Robson Ranch Garden Club learns about trees

Scott Geer; photo by Mary Ann Rich

Barbara Anderson On Monday, January 16, the Robson Ranch Garden Club heard a presentation by Scott Geer from The Tree Shepherd about the value to our home landscapes of trees and the proper planting, care and maintenance of those assets. Trees are usually a permanent fixture of our landscapes, even as we redesign garden beds…