This Club Year's Progams and Trips
2011 - 2012
Meetings usually at Torrance Airport Meeting Room
9:30 am to noon

Garden Party with Potluck Luncheon
September 27th, starting at 9:30
at St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church,
26825 Rolling Hills Road, RHE 90274

September Speaker: Chef Debbi Dubbs of Deb's Kitchen Pantry will do a cooking demo of garden produce and offer her book "What's in your pantry?"

General Meeting at Airport Meeting Room
October 25, starting at 9:30

Susan Hillyer, manager of many local Farmers’ Markets will demonstrate making and enhancing holiday table arrangements using squash and other produce available seasonally. NOTE: Program from 10-11 AM. General Meeting to follow.

General Meeting at South Coast Botanic Gardens
Place Setting Show - Holidays in the Movies
November 15, 9:30 to noon

This meeting is one week earlier than usual because of Thanksgiving the following week. We are participating by request from Gudy Kimmel of Las Gabrielinas, who is hosting a place setting show entitled Holidays in the Movies. It is the FREE TUESDAY at the SCBG.

Holiday Party at Bluewater Grill, Redondo Marina
December 4th, Luncheon at 11:30

General Meeting at Airport Meeting Room
January 24, 9:30 to noon

Jon Bell, owner of DEEP ROOTS Garden Center in Manhattan Beach will speak to us about succulents and plant propagation. Jon is an experienced speaker and has given many garden club classes.

Car Excursion:
Virginia Robinson Gardens, Beverly Hills
& Bistro 31 (an extra outing this year)
January 31st, meet at Lago Seco Park
at 8:45 am to arrange car share

(Buses are forbidden in the Robinson Estate neighborhood so we must car share. NOTE: uneven walkways and steps may be difficult). We will tour the delightful gardens of Mrs. Robinson at 10 am then drive to Bistro 31 (a Culinary School & restaurant in Santa Monica, 2900 31st St.). Delicious food prepared and served by chefs-to-be behind the glassed kitchen walls. $35. Checks and RSVP to Marilyn by the January 24 meeting.

General Meeting at Airport Meeting Room
February 28th, 9:30 to noon

Judy Gerber, a local garden columnist, writer and certified master gardener will present a program on starting a spring garden.

Bus Trip to the private Gottlieb Garden, Beverly Hills
March 27th, arrive at Lago Seco Park 9:15 a.m.
to board the bus for a 9:30 a.m. departure

A native plant and wildlife habitat garden at the home of Daniel and Susan Gottlieb is a special treat. Susan is a naturalist and the owner of G2 Gallery in Venice. Arrive at Lago Seco Park 9:15 a.m. to board the bus for a 9:30 a.m. departure. We’ll stay for about 1-1½ hours. Enjoy a yummy Wood Ranch lunch at the famous Farmer's Market. Then some time to explore before heading home on the bus. $35. Checks and reservations to Marilyn before March 21.

General Meeting at Airport Meeting Room
April 24th, 9:30-noon

Polly Kinsinger, a local orchid grower and enthusiast will do a demonstration on how to re-pot, split and take care of cymbidium orchids (she is highly recommended by Bobbie Davison.) She will raffle $100 worth of orchid plants to our members.

General Meeting at Airport Meeting Room
May 22nd, 9:30-noon

Riviera Historic House Tour Preview. We will have a media show and preview of our June 2 Tour.

Riviera Historic House Tour
June 2nd

In the 1920's developer Clifford Reid decided to duplicate the French Riviera near Hollywood - he chose Redondo Beach (well...it's actually Torrance!) - and thus Hollywood Riviera was born. While the ensuing Depression put a damper on the development, 32 houses were built in the Riviera before 1940. All of them were well-built red tile roof masterpieces and all of them still exist!

Installation of Officers and Mad Hatter Lunch, June 12th

Our annual hat decorating contest.