Welcome to the Claremont Garden Club (GC) pages!
Have you ever wondered "What is this plant?", How do I get a tropical effect with waterwise plants?", "What's the best way to support tomato plants and how do I use all those zucchini?" The Garden Club can help (and it's fun!).
We meet the second Wednesday of most months in the Napier Center at Pilgrim Place (660 Avery Rd). Chatting and plant swapping begin at 6:30 pm with the talk at 7pm. Field trips and workshops occur at various times.
We need to move towards more climate-appropriate gardens, but we can do that without losing the lush look of Claremont or our trees.
For helpful info, see the "Links" page above, the links below, and books from our free lending library (Garner House in Memorial Park).
Help us create a great resource for all things related to gardening by sending us info about tree services, websites, books, and suchlike!
Garden Design
- Sustainable Gardening Methods (Garden Club publication)
- Easy Water-Wise Gardening (Sunset magazine publication)
- Don't Gravelscape LA (LA Times)
- The Artifice of Artificial Turf (TreePeople blog)
- 3 Essential Steps to Hire a Landscaper
- Landscape Plants for California Gardens (Bob Perry, FASLA)
- Native Plants for Wildlife (list-Garden Club publication)
- Getting Wild(life) in the Garden! (Garden Club presentation-plant photos)
- An excellent gardening website for LA (Master Gardner Yvonne Savio)
Trees
- Waterwise Tree Care (Inland Urban Forest Council)
- Compatible Plants Under and Around Oaks (California Oak Foundation)
- Why Topping Hurts Trees (International Society of Arborists)
- Pruning Mature Trees (International Society of Arborists)
- Keeping us a City of Trees (quick guide to tree watering; Garden Club publication)
Irrigation
- Watering Trees and Other Garden Plants (Garden Club publication)
- Drip Irrigation Tutorial (The Drip Store)
- Irrigation Design Guides (Rain Bird)