While researching this information, the similarities over the years focused around our purpose as a Garden Club. In many instances, their activities were more involved with flower shows than the present. There were more projects that involved the beginnings of Quail Botanical Garden (now the San Diego Botanic Garden), the Buena Vista Lagoon and Magee House, whereas today our efforts revolve around the Agua Hediondia Lagoon Foundation. Our outreach programs are similar in terms of scholarships to Mira Costa and to Camp Pendleton. Until fairly recently, the Carlsbad Garden Club was completely independent. Around 2004, we joined the National Garden Clubs, California Garden Clubs, and the Palomar District.
The information below was found in Archives in Cole Library:
1932-Carlsbad Garden Club began and in that same year the Club set up their own “Rose Tournament”; began the practice of sending flowers to the sick at to Post Office; Tree plantings throughout Carlsbad
1933-Won silver cup and blue ribbon at Encinitas Mid-winter Flower Show; Participated in Escondido Grape Day Fair
1934-Field trip that included lunch with Miss Kate Sessions
1935-Joined the SD Floral Association; Won in Fall Flower Show in San Diego; Participated in Freesia Day
1936-Worked on beach cleanup
1937-Participated in Oceanside Flower Show
1940-“My Pink and Silver Garden” in CA Garden Magazine about Florence Pierce, Club
Historian from 1932-40; Gave plants to Red Cross & containers to Camp Pendleton
1942-Participated in a Rehabilitation Program of Prisoners at Camp Pendleton
1950, 77, 78-Winners in Carlsbad Holiday Flower Show at Plaza Mall
1957-61-Helped to create an evening Garden Club with Oceanside…O.C. IT GROW; co-chaired flower shows with them and protested with them the use of Quail Park for any purpose other than botanical garden and bird sanctuary
1950 ++-Sponsored and/or participated in Carlsbad Flower Show; Gave a scholarship to Mira Costa students
1957-61-Helped to create an evening Garden Club with Oceanside…O.C. IT GROW; co-chaired flower shows with them and protested with them the use of Quail Park for any purpose other than botanical garden and bird sanctuary
1962-Tea to install Officers; Won top award at Southern CA Exposition
1975-Won 2nd Place in Hat Show at Del Mar Fair
1976-Cactus & Succulent at Flower Show; Contributed to the time capsule which was part of Carlsbad Bicentennial Celebrations
1977-Sixth race at Agua Caliente Day named for us
1978-4 trees planted from Mount Vernon Estate given to the city of Carlsbad (tulip poplar tree). Involved in setting up Buena Vista Lagoon & Magee House
2005-2 articles on Members, Helene Trosian & Robin Griswold’s gardens in Carlsbad Magazine
2007-9-Articles on Annual Garden Tour in Carlsbad Magazine
2008-“Still Growing Strong” in North County Times featured Edie Westree (age 101 at the time), June Johnson and Anne Smith and 75 years as a Club; 2 other articles on the grant to Poinsettia Elementary School
2008-Also see article on 75 year anniversary in the San Diego Tribune
2008-Featured in Carlsbad Calendar & Community Guide Because of 75 years
2007-2008 Spent the year preparing for, and celebrating our 75th year, this ended with a luncheon and auction of over 70 gift baskets. The entire Club participated with Marilyn Kasperick as Chair. Besides the traditional donations, we used the extra money earned by joining the AHLF as a Community Member. We gave grants to 4 Carlsbad Elementary (Calavera Hills, Hope, Jefferson and Poinsettia), the Carlsbad Senior Center, Rancho Carlsbad Seniors for Boys and Girls Clubs and Petals for Patriots
2008-9-Article in CGCInc magazine, Golden Gardens on the Petals for Patriots program
2008-9-Discovery Events included making organic fertilizer, chaired by Sue Kelly-Cochrane. We also toured Cuyamaca College. We attended the CGCInc Winter Board Meeting. Gretchen Ashton, former Webmaster won First Prize in the state for the website. We had workshops where we made dish gardens. We were asked to join the Friends of the Library’s Book Sale at Cole Library. Our own Members gave demonstrations for the September Meeting, great start to the year!
2009-10-A big move from Heritage Hall to Dove Library for our meetings. Published article by President Ellen McGrath-Thorpe on the Petals for Patriots in the Golden Gardens, the magazine of the California Garden Club, Incorporated. We toured Casa Romantica in San Clemente. We gave grants to the Rancho Carlsbad Seniors Boys and Girls Club community gardens. We helped the Magnolia Elementary School recover from some terrible vandalism that destroyed their school garden. We honored Dos Gringos who has been donating all of the flowers to the Petals for Patriots project in North County and in San Diego at the May Installation Meeting. Our Club received a certificate from the CGCI for our participation in the P4P Project which was presented by the Palomar District Director Jane McKee.
The photo below is from our field trip to the Barona Resort…Great trip and a great Memory.
