Laguna Beach Garden Club

Trips & Tours – The Getty Center
2025-10-22 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | St. Catherine’s Church, 1042 Temple Terrace, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651, United States
For our October Trips & Tour, we will be visiting Getty Center excursion on Wednesday, October 22nd. Due to logistical coordination with the Getty, we will be taking sign-ups for this trip at the same time as our September T&T with a sign-up deadline of October 5th. Actual departure time TBD. We need to submit to the Getty Center, a tally of people and cars: we strongly recommend that you carpool. While admission is free, parking is $25/car to be split amongst carpool members.
There will be a group tour, and there are options for lunch at the Getty Center. The exact departure time will be communicated closer to the date. Afterwards, there is an option to stop and shop at Rainforest Flora on the way home.
1. The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles
2. Rainforest Flora, 19121 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance
As usual, we will gather at St. Catherine of Siena Parish for carpools (Actual time TBD) Temple Terrace, Laguna Beach. We appreciate drivers!

Itinerary:

The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles

Rainforest Flora, 19121 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance

A sign-up sheet will be available at the general club meeting on September 12th. Or use the contact form below.
Reminders: pay attention for updates and changes communicated at the general meeting and through Constant Contact email and remember to wear your badge at the T&T.

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Board Meeting
2025-10-27 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Laguna Beach, CA, Laguna Beach, United States
Our Board of Directors meets to discuss and vote on club business. Members are welcome to attend!
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Meeting & Speaker: Hannah Muller
2025-11-14 09:30 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Laguna Presbyterian Church, Tankersley Hall, 415 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach, 92651, United States
Join us at our General Meeting on November 14th to hear Hannah Muller speak on Designing with Dried Flowers.
Hannah Muller is a second generation flower farmer and florist in Northern California. She harnesses the beauty of blooms to create everlasting works of art while leaning into a legacy flourishing with sustainability. She was born and raised on Full Belly Farm, which is located in the beautiful Capay Valley in Northern California.
Full Belly Farm Grows over 350 acres of certified organic fruits, vegetables, animals and flowers. Fifteen of those acres are devoted to cut flowers, which they sell primarily through their farmers markets, to wholesale buyers, and to local stores and restaurants. Hannah now co-owns the farm with her family. She creates floral arrangements that mimic the surrounding landscape and uses the fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers grown on Full Belly Farm to create unique and wild garden style designs for weddings and events. She also makes wreathes and textural installations with the flowers they dry in Full Belly Farms’ Wreath Room and incorporates dried flowers into her other designs along with fresh flowers.
Over the last decade, she has helped to pioneer the Field-To-Vase movement in Northern California, reminding supporters of local organic farming to not only eat local produce but to enjoy locally grown flowers as well.
Hannah is the author of ‘Designing with Dried Flowers’ and has been featured in Sunset magazine in June 2024.
Join us from 9:30-10:00 a.m. for social time and refreshments, the meeting begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. Meetings are held at Laguna Presbyterian Church in Tankersley Hall located at 415 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, Ca. Non-members are invited to attend for free on their first visit.
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Board Meeting
2025-12-01 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-02-23 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Laguna Beach, CA, Laguna Beach, United States
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Meeting & Speaker: Jana Johnson
2025-12-12 09:30 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Laguna Presbyterian Church, Tankersley Hall, 415 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach, 92651, United States
Join us at our General Meeting on December 12th to hear Jana Johnson speak on her work on the conservation of the Palos Verdes Blue butterfly.
Jana Johnson is a tenured professor at Moorpark College and holds adjunct positions with SMC & UCLA. Her lab at Moorpark College is a grad lab in a community college setting and known as the Endangered Butterfly Project. Her research is endangered lepidoptera and it is her absolute joy to release captive reared endangered butterflies to the wild multiple times each year from the efforts of her community college-based student lab.
Jana singled-handedly brought this delicate and beautiful butterfly back from the brink of extinction. The beautiful Palos Verdes Blue butterfly can be seen on the Matt Willey mural located at the Laguna Beach County Water District. When the Laguna Beach Garden Club commissioned the mural Matt felt strongly about including this incredible creature in his effort to bring to light the plight of the pollinators in his mural.
Jana received her B.A. in Biology from UT and briefly pursued a career in pharmaceutical research. She returned to school and received an M.S. in Biology from Texas State University and discovered her passion for Ecology. She went on to receive her PhD in Biology at UCLA.
Join us from 9:30-10:00 a.m. for social time and refreshments, the meeting begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. Meetings are held at Laguna Presbyterian Church in Tankersley Hall located at 415 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, Ca. Non-members are invited to attend for free on their first visit.
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Meeting & Speaker: Ari Novi
2026-01-09 09:30 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Laguna Presbyterian Church, Tankersley Hall, 415 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach, 92651, United States
Join us at our General Meeting on January 9th where Ari Novy will be our speaker. Novy’s career spans from an estate gardener in Italy, sustainable gardening in the Philippines, Executive Director of the US Botanic Garden, and President & CEO of the San Diego Botanical Garden.
Dr. Novy is a plant biologist with a wide range of expertise in plant science and education. He started his career in student support services with New York University. Dr. Novy completed his graduate work at Rutgers University in New Jersey, where he conducted research on plant population genetics, invasive species, plant conservation, horticultural improvement, agronomic risk assessment, beekeeping management, plant evolution and agricultural economics and policy.
Dr. Novy remains an active researcher, holding an appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor at Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He is the founding co-chair of the Food & Agriculture Professional Section of the American Public Gardens Association. He has served on task forces and advisory panels for diverse groups including the White House Council on Environmental Quality. He is immensely proud of having been a science advisor for the most recent seasons of The Magic School Bus.
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Laguna Art Museum ART + NATURE Speaker Series: Landscape Designer Sarita Jaccard
2026-01-10 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Named ‘One to Watch’ by Architectural Digest, Saita Jaccard explains how she views every landscape design project as an existing story she continues to tell – asking herself, “What do I want to add to this story?”
Join us for an inspiring presentation and workshop as we discover how thoughtful, climate-appropriate and sustainable landscapes enrich our environment and help us thrive. Some of Jaccard’s interests include California native species, local materials and gray-water irrigation systems. Collaborating with artists to bring the mark of the human hand into nature is one more element in her box of design tools.
This event is is presented in collaboration with Laguna Art Museum’s Art +Nature initiative. Visit lagunaartmuseum.org/art-nature to learn more and participate.
Visit Laguna Art Museum website for tickets.
Advance tickets recommended.
Members: $25
Non-members: $35
Laguna Beach Garden Club Members: No cost, included with Membership

Board Meeting
2026-01-26 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Laguna Beach, CA, Laguna Beach, United States
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Trips & Tours – Casa Romantica
2026-01-28 09:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | St. Catherine’s Church, 1042 Temple Terrace, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651, United States
Daytrippers, you can still sign-up for the docent-led tour of Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens on January 28th, followed by lunch at Trevor’s at the Tracks and a self-tour of Mission San Juan Capistrano. Sign-up at the January general meeting, and please be prepared to pay the tour fee of $8 in cash at the T&T table. You will see reminders and updates at the meeting and in Constant Contact emails.
As usual, we will gather at St. Catherine of Siena Parish for carpools at 9:15 am., leaving promptly at 9:30 am. Parking is in front of the church and is free; address is: 1042 Temple Terrace, Laguna Beach. We appreciate drivers!

A sign-up sheet will be available at the general club meeting on January 9th. Or use the contact form below.
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Valentine's Extravaganza Open House
2026-02-13 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Laguna Presbyterian Church, Tankersley Hall, 415 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach, 92651, United States
The February meeting of the Laguna Beach Garden Club is an Open House for the community to come join in on the Valentine Extravaganza! Members make beautiful handcrafted potted plant creations for all to bid on. There is also a plant sale for those of you who like to do your own planting. There will be succulents and unusual perennials galore. In addition, there will be a One-of-a-Kind boutique items for sale. As if all that was not enough, there will be a spectacular raffle with great prizes for you to peruse. New this year, we will have garden tool sharpening service on site where you can either choose “drop-off” service or “while-you-wait”.
Come and support your Laguna Beach Garden Club and meet the 256 members and have some fun and just maybe, find something unique and special for your Valentine, even if that Valentine is you! Laguna Beach Garden Club supports our local school gardens, provides scholarships to Laguna High School students, Saddleback College students, the Orange Coast College Horticulture department, The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano as well as helping to beautify Laguna Beach through maintenance of several pocket parks just to name a few, and bringing you the beautiful “Good of the Hive” mural downtown at 306 3 rd Street at the Laguna Beach County Water District Building. So come exhibit your “For the good of the hive” attitude and drop by, have some refreshments and help your community!

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Trips & Tours – South Bay Nursery Crawl
2026-02-25 09:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | St. Catherine’s Church, 1042 Temple Terrace, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651, United States
On Wednesday, February 25th, we will visit a line-up of nurseries in the Torrance area. We will go first to Flora Grubb Gardens, then lunch at lil’ Vegerie, followed by Deep Roots Garden Center, and ending with Rainforest Flora.
Date: Wednesday, February 25th

Carpooling: Meet at St. Catherine’s Church at the corner of Temple Terrace and Oak Street
We are leaving the church at 9:30 AM

Meet at 9:15 AM. We plan to leave PROMPTLY at 9:30 AM. We appreciate drivers!
Sign up to join at our February 13th General Meeting or complete the form below and let us know you’re coming.
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Meeting & Speaker: Ashley Irene
2026-03-13 09:30 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Laguna Presbyterian Church, Tankersley Hall, 415 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach, 92651, United States
Join us at our General Meeting on March 13th where Ashley Irene will speak on the topic “The Art of Edible Potager.”
Ashley Irene is a member of the Garden Coach Society and a certified garden designer, but her style is also inspired by her grandparents. Irene grew up on her grandparent’s farm in central Wisconsin and has always had a love of farming. She was a fashion design major, giving her an eye for design, that later came in handy in creating her own gardens. She later earned her MBA and served as a brand consultant until COVID hit when she began her company Heirloom Potager. Irene’s showcase kitchen garden situated in front of her 1920’s French Tudor home in Floral Park in Santa Ana that she shares with her husband Nathan, has inspired many neighbors to reach out to her about starting their own gardens.
Potager, a French word for home kitchen garden, is where the inspiration for Ashley’s company came from, it was the springboard for her company, Heirloom Potager. Her client list runs the gamut from award winning chef’s and mixologists, to the most discerning developers, curators and homeowners, her company creates timeless edible gardens and landscapes in Southern California and beyond. Her work has been featured in Orange Coast at Home, Orange County Business Journal, Riviera Magazine, and the Orange County Register.
Join us from 9:30-10:00 a.m. for social time and refreshments, the meeting begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. Meetings are held at Laguna Presbyterian Church in Tankersley Hall located at 415 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, Ca. Non-members are invited to attend for free on their first visit.
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Board Meeting
2026-03-23 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Laguna Beach, CA, Laguna Beach, United States
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Board Meeting
2026-04-27 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Laguna Beach, CA, Laguna Beach, United States
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2026 Gate & Garden Tour
2026-05-02 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Laguna Beach County Water District, 306 3rd Street, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651
Supporting educational school gardens, local scholarships and community projects
On Saturday May 2nd, 2026, the Laguna Beach Garden Club will host its 21st annual Laguna Beach Gate & Garden Tour, a major fundraiser for educational school gardens, local scholarships and community projects.
The 2026 Walking tour will be held on Saturday May 3rd, from 10 am-4 pm, starting at the Laguna Beach County Water District. The buildings gorgeous “Mediterranean Revival” style building built in 1927 is now the permanent host venue for the Laguna Beach Garden Club Gate & Garden Tour. Luxury VIP Buses will transport you to the start of the tour where you will stroll through a masterfully curated set of gardens in local neighborhoods.
The festive event will offer artisanal margaritas and Mexican fare for sale, as well as free spectacular homemade baked goods and refreshments. In addition to being able to enjoy plein air painters in several gardens you can participate in a raffle of prizes from local artists and businesses. Participants wearing festive garden party hats will be entered into the hat contest. It has become one of the most popular events in our town with multiple years of sold out attendance.
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Board Meeting
2026-05-27 14:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Laguna Beach, CA, Laguna Beach, United States
NOTE THAT THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD ON A WEDNESDAY DUE TO THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY.
Our Board of Directors meets to discuss and vote on club business. Members are welcome to attend!
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