Join your fellow garden club members at the San Clemente Community Center to set up for the Fall Plant Sale. Wear gloves and bring a pruner to help clean up plants before putting them on display.

See you there!

CANCELLED - Civic Beautification at Casa Romantica has been cancelled for the month of September.

Meetings are held at St. Andrew's Methodist Church, 2001 Calle Frontera, San Clemente, CA on the first Wednesday of the month—September through June at 1 o’clock PM. You can join the club by clicking here or by showing up at any monthly garden club meeting. Join now and your membership materials and name tag will be ready for you on the check-in table at the next meeting.

Bob Gordon, M.D., Master Falconer and his Partner Huxley

September’s Guest Speaker will be Dr. Gordon, who will help us expand our knowledge of the natural history of local raptors and the birds of prey we welcome to our landscape as partners in controlling the gophers, mice, rats, and other rodents who assume our gardens are being maintained for their sole pleasure. A master falconer, Dr. Gordon gives regular monthly presentation on birds of prey, falconry and human/wildlife interaction at the San Diego Natural History Museum and the Mission Trails Regional Park’s Visitor Center accompanied by his winged partner Huxley, a Harris Hawk, perched on his fist to make sure he gets things right.

Get to know your fellow garden club members by joining them on the 2nd Wednesday of each month as we prune and weed the native gardens at Park Semper Fi.

If you have any questions, please contact Kieu Doan at kieuduyendoan@gmail.com

Get to know your fellow garden club members by joining them on the 2nd Wednesday of each month as we prune and weed the native gardens at Park Semper Fi.

If you have any questions, please contact Kieu Doan at kieuduyendoan@gmail.com

Get to know your fellow garden club members by joining them on the 2nd Wednesday of each month as we prune and weed the native gardens at Park Semper Fi.

If you have any questions, please contact Kieu Doan at kieuduyendoan@gmail.com

Location and Event Details to be announced at a later date

Get to know your fellow garden club members by joining them on the 2nd Wednesday of each month as we prune and weed the native gardens at Park Semper Fi.

If you have any questions, please contact Kieu Doan at kieuduyendoan@gmail.com

GardenFest 2024 is proving to be event more exciting than previous years! Don’t Miss It!

Click the link below for more information.

2024 GardenFest — San Clemente Garden Club

Join your fellow garden club members as we set up for GardenFest 2024

Get to know your fellow garden club members by joining them on the 2nd Wednesday of each month as we prune and weed the native gardens at Park Semper Fi.

If you have any questions, please contact Kieu Doan at kieuduyendoan@gmail.com

Meetings are held at St. Andrew's Methodist Church, 2001 Calle Frontera, San Clemente, CA on the first Wednesday of the month—September through June at 1 o’clock PM. You can join the club by clicking here or by showing up at any monthly garden club meeting. Join now and your membership materials and name tag will be ready for you on the check-in table at the next meeting.

Composting: It’s a Pile of Fun!

Attendees of this month’s meeting will learn the value of composting by Francene Kaplan, the “Priestess of Rot.” Dr. Kaplan has been trained and certified as a Master Composter and has been “recycling Nature’s way” for over four decades.

You will find out there are lots of “Dos,” a few “Don’ts,” and many “Maybes” regarding composting. While there is a general method, each family is different and contributes uniquely to the compost pile. Any household can compost its green and brown waste to eventually yield organic matter that enriches soil. The basic set up will be presented along with suggestions for those that are experienced in composting, and all are welcome to contribute to the discussion.

In this talk Dr. Kaplan will help you navigate a path to make your compost bin a thriving ecosystem. Dr. Kaplan has taught science for over 36 years.  You may have seen her at the Orange County Fair presenting a composting workshop, encouraging others to start a “pile of fun” of their own.

Get to know your fellow garden club members by joining them on the 3rd Wednesday of each month as we prune and weed the gardens at Casa Romantica.

Casa Romantica needs our support more than ever.

If you have any questions, please contact Kieu Doan at kieuduyendoan@gmail.com

Get to know your fellow garden club members by joining them on the 2nd Wednesday of each month as we prune and weed the native gardens at Park Semper Fi.

If you have any questions, please contact Kieu Doan at kieuduyendoan@gmail.com

Meetings are held at St. Andrew's Methodist Church, 2001 Calle Frontera, San Clemente, CA on the first Wednesday of the month—September through June at 1 o’clock PM. You can join the club by clicking here or by showing up at any monthly garden club meeting. Join now and your membership materials and name tag will be ready for you on the check-in table at the next meeting.

Common Home-Grown Herbs and their Medicinal Properties

Our March guest speaker, Florence LeFranc, is a Certified Medicinal Herbalist, Certified Nutrition Therapist, and a Cosmetic and Supplement formulator.

She offers health related consultations online. She has developed her own brand of herbal products and formulates and manufactures products for other companies.

She also loves to share her knowledge and enjoys hosting workshops. She will speak about the common herbs we can grow in our garden, how to grow them and their medicinal properties, the different ways of using herbs daily (addition to food, brewed as a tea, skin ointments) and the quality of herbs and how to choose them.

Florence will share an abundance of knowledge.  Be sure to bring pen and paper in case there is anything she shares that you don’t want to forget!