General Meeting
All meetings will be virtual on Zoom until further notice Second Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am March 9, 2021 Program: Japanese Friendship Garden Speaker: Docents Audrey and Bob Docents Audrey
and Bob will lead an informational tour through the gardens located in Balboa Park in San Diego. Scholarship Now is the time for college students to apply for our $1,000 scholarship. To learn more, go to the Scholarship page. Trips and Tours No Trips are planned for this month. See the Trips & Tours page for a suggestion for your own trip to Recipes provided by TVGC members. This loose leaf bound book contains a collection of “tried and true” recipes first compiled in 2006. They range from appetizers, beverages, soups, salads, sides, main dishes, desserts, cookies and candy. Plus the book cleverly incorporates a handy cook book stand stored inside on the binder rings. Members can purchase cookbooks from Carol Guerard. Cookbooks are for sale to the public in Old Town Temecula at Temecula Olive Oil Company, 28653 Old Town Front Street. If you wish to join TVGC, go to the Membership page and download the application form. Since we can't get together in person for group gatherings, here is an alternate activity: Online Native Plant Garden Tour which took place in the LA area on March 28 & 29, 2020. Click on the link below and then click on links of the tour: https://www.youtube.com/theodorepayne For those of you interested in Floral arrangements: The San Diego Museum of Art’s Art Alive 2020 VIRTUAL Art Alive 2020 welcomed the creative “floral” designs https://www.sdmart.org/floral-interpretations-first-floor-galleries-1-15/ https://www.sdmart.org/floral-interpretations-second-floor-galleries-16-20/ The Orange County Rose Society has been busy at the Pat Nixon Rose Garden at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda: https://www.facebook.com/219437734883200/posts/1660952210731738/?sfnsn=mo and you can see the gardens on their Facebook page and a short narrated tour of the garden is here: The Chelsea Flower Show has ended but they still have lots of videos saved on their site https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/virtual-chelsea/tuesday/jamjar-flowers "I would like to suggest than in addition to actually physically planting, pruning, mulching, and harvesting
Riverside County Master Gardeners See below for the link to these and more Master Gardener events for February, The Master Gardener blog includes information on websites and videos of interest to gardeners, and garden tips for the current month. Enjoy! Classes, workshops, schedule of Master Gardeners at Farmers' Markets, and more. Some Master Gardener events have been cancelled until further notice, but the E-blast provides several links to online sites of interest to gardeners AND a list of what needs to be done in the garden this month. The following link provides information on a Master Class Series on Floral Design at the Monclair Art Musuem in October, which may be of interest to our members: (In person activities listed below for other organizations may be cancelled or modified. I do not always receive updated information. ~Pat Boyd) Upcoming Events at Temecula Valley Rose Society As members of Temecula Valley Garden Club,
we have been invited to attend the online Temecula Valley Rose Society
Meeting. Linda Freeman has provided the details below. They
use GoToMeeting instead of Zoom.
TVRS Monthly Program Date: Thursday, February 18, 2021 Time: 10:00 a.m. (Join the meeting at 9:30 to 10:00) Place: GoToMeeting online. Presenter : Bob Martin Topic : “Oh, the Roses You’ll Grow!.” – An educational program on picking the right rose for your area, where to plant it, and rose care. The program will highlight common mistakes in deciding where to plant roses. It features beautiful photographs of outstanding garden roses, mostly by Bob & Dona Martin – Bob Martin is the 56th President of the American Rose Society, the
nation’s largest plant society. He is an American
Rose Society Master Rosarian, an Accredited Horticultural Judge and an
Accredited Arrangements Judge. He is the National Editor of Horizon Roses, an annual review by the nation’s top exhibitors of new exhibition roses. Bob is
also the author of the book “Showing Good Roses”, and maintains a
website covering U.S. rose shows at
www.roseshow.com. He is also a hybridizer with 15 named varieties, including the show roses, 'Dona Martin', ‘Butter Cream’, ‘Peter Cottontail’ and ‘Pasadena Star’. Two of his latest roses are orange blend shrub named, ‘Ruth Tiffany'’ and the orange blend floribunda, 'Escondido Sunset'. Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/286168213 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (646) 749-3122 Access Code: 286-168-213 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/286168213 Guests are welcome! Please check out our Newsletter at our website for monthly tips and features on roses, as well as Frank Brines’, Master Consulting Rosarian, monthly column, ”Rose Care FUNdamentals” at http://temeculavalleyrosesociety.org/nl/NL201812.shtml. Rose Haven Heritage Garden 30th Anniversary Offering an Opportunity for you to “Help Us Grow Our Garden” In 2020 the Temecula Valley Rose Society kicked off a fundraising campaign to support our 3-year master plan for renovations, improvements and new features to the Garden. We are excited to announce a significant new addition, the Boos Courtyard Labyrinth, which will include a 24’ walking labyrinth encircled with 220 commemorative engraved Donor Bricks. This is an outstanding opportunity for members of our community to join the “Help Us Grow Our Garden” campaign, be recognized as a donor, and become a permanent part of this enchanting Garden. Order Online: www.thatsmybrick.com/temeculars Families in the Garden will continue their third Saturday of the month programs. (hiatus during June, July, and August) Families in the Garden programs are held at Rose Haven garden at 30592 Jedediah Smith Rd in Temecula in the Tree of Life garden area. @ 9:30-10:30am Any questions or additional info: Alicia R. Cline at 951-234-2218 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
To view the "2018-19 Year in Review" Photo Presentation by Bob Boyd, go to To view the "2017-18 Year in Review" Photo Presentation by Bob Boyd, go to
To view the "2016-17 Year in Review" Photo Presentation by Bob Boyd, go to
To view photos of the Flower Show and Sale, go to
Introducing New Invitation Card
for members to hand out to prospective new members
"a convenient tool to spread our seeds, cultivate our passion, and grow our membership" ---Bob Boyd, TVGC photographer |