Resident arborist will discuss trees
GARDEN CLUB
The Garden Club will meet Monday, Feb. 19, at 1:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 2. Leisure World resident Victoria Bowles will cover the topic of trees and discuss various types of trees, including those found in Leisure World. She will also touch on other tree topics such as proper selection, myths, mistakes to watch for and urban forests.
Bowles’ mother instilled her with the love of gardening. She always enjoyed gardening as a hobby, but it wasn’t until she was downsized, after 30 years with the Gas Company Customer Service Department, that she began to view gardening and landscaping as a career.
First, she became certified as a UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener with a focus on integrated pest management. Concurrently, she attended Saddleback College’s two-year Landscape Design Certification Program.
Her husband attended classes with her, and they began working together on small projects. They soon realized they’d need a State Contractors Landscape License, so she tested and became licensed. The pair started their own landscape design and installation business, which continued for the next 20 years.
Tree selection for design projects, pruning, transplanting, and tree removal all became part of their daily work. She then studied and became certified through the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), and was later certified as a Tree Risk Assessor, also through ISA.
Tickets for the Garden Club’s Feb. 29 tour of the Bowers Museum will be on sale in the lobby before and after the meeting. Tickets are $40 per person, which includes bus transportation, entry to the museum and a docent-led tour. The museum’s exhibits include “Gemstone Carving,” “The Masterworks of Harold van Pelt;” “Miao: Masters of Silver,” “Ancient Arts of China,” “Ceramics of Western Mexic”o and many others. Lunch is not included in the ticket price but the tour will stop at the Olive Garden, where participants can order from the lunch menu. For more information, call 714-3659367 or 562-446-0056.
The We Care table will be set up in the lobby for donations of non-perishable food items, gift cards and cash. All are welcome to attend. Coffee, tea and cookies will be served after the meeting.
