The Gardening Group meets designated months of the year, 4th Thursdays, 10 am – noon, to tour gardens or hear a presentation, and share knowledge and ideas with fellow gardeners. As you can see from the photos below, they are always doing something interesting! Contact Janine Martin, Garden Group leader, for information and to be included on their mailing list.
December 2023 – The group returned once again to High-Hand Cafe for a holiday luncheon.
November 28, 2023
Here you see the group gathered in Leader Janine Martin’s garage to create holiday wreaths. As is obvious from the photos, they knew what they were doing! Beautiful, colorful, and handily crafted holiday wreaths!!
On October 26, 2023, the group’s purchased tickets gave them an afternoon of champagne, coffee, scones, fruit, sandwiches, and a creative session in learning how to assemble beautiful pumpkin centerpieces at New Life Nursery in Penn Valley.
The group’s made a trip, June 22, 2023, was to Tres Jolie Lavender Farm. Please contact Susie Monary-Wilson (monarywilson@msn.com) if you are interested in this group.
May 25, 2023, the Gardening Group visited Empire Mine, where they were given a tour by fellow AAUW member and Empire Mine docent Kris Vasser.
March 2023, thank you, Sarah, and Peaceful Valley, for the informative talk on soil, and methods for improving it (organic fertilizers and never too much compost)!
Orchid presentation, February 2023; 15 in attendance!
The group met twice in December. On December 5, 2022, they gathered at Janine’s to assemble Christmas wreaths: Mid-December, they met for lunch at High-Hand Cafe in Loomis.
June 23, 2022, the Garden Group toured Jennifer Wilkersen’s garden; Bernadette Sylvester captured the group in the photo here: 
May 24, 2022, Vintage Fashion Show created by Cherie Oliver of Sierra Yesteryear, staged at Susie Monary-Wilson’s home. Members of the Garden Club and anyone else wanting to attend enjoyed an authentic vintage fashion history lesson, starting with the 70s and working back in 20-year increments, 1970 – 1950 – 1930 – 1910 – 1890. Cherie led us through each era with fascinating facts about where we were historically, and the reasons fashions changed as they did. Janine Martin supplied a lovely array of treats and Susie provided her home as a perfect setting!! For more photos, click here.
Vintage dresses modeled by Janine Martin, Cece Royal, Bup Greenwood, Cherie Oliver, Rose Tami, and Jo Ann Schilling
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