Meeting will feature wreath demo

GARDEN CLUB

The Garden Club will meet Monday, April 15, at 1:30 p.m. in Clubhouse 2. Terese “T” Smith will demonstrate how to enhance grapevine wreaths with succulents. These wreaths look beautiful on doors and make great gifts. One of her wreaths will be raffled off with the other door prizes.

Smith, a 15-year resident of Leisure World, has a passion for gardening, crafting and painting. Creating art out of found objects, even as a small child her creativity and imagination were evident. At the age of 13 she made crafted items and sold them in a local consignment store. Her love for color and creativity can be found in her garden and in her paintings.

Starting at 1 p.m., before the meeting, tickets for the next Garden Club tour will be on sale in the Clubhouse 2 lobby. The April 25 tour will be to South Coast Botanical Garden in Palos Verdes, and tickets at $40 each will cover bus transportation and the entrance fee. After visiting the Botanical Garden, participants will be taken to the Rolling Hills Promenade shopping center where they will have the opportunity to lunch at any of five restaurants and get some shopping in. Club members can call Elaine Lee at 714-365-9367 for pre-registration or with questions.

Also in the lobby starting at 1 p.m., tickets for the “Back To The Beach” brunch will be on sale. The brunch will be held on June 17 in Clubhouse 2 at 11:30 a.m. and will feature a meal provided by Country Garden Caterers. Tickets are $25 per person. Those who can’t make the meeting but want to purchase brunch tickets should call Nancy Goldstein at 562-896-8604 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.