LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club recently teamed up with the Blue Heron 4-H Club to teach youth about flower arranging.   

The 4-H students each worked on a fresh and a dried flower arrangement that they took home after the class.  

In addition to flower arranging basics including texture, color, and design, they also learned about methods to keep arrangements secured and fresh.

Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club members who donated their time, talents, and materials included Jo Shaul, Barbara Swanson, Leanne Harvey, Betty Atwood-Reyna, Michelle Wisler and Jo Jameson, who prepared wonderful examples of arrangements to introduce the students to different arrangement styles.  

Additionally, Joyce Porterfield donated lovely vases, Sharon Reeves helped with supplies, and Tim and Leslie Slater donated some of their beautiful grasses to the event.

To thank the Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club members, the Blue Heron 4-H Club members presented them with special iris rhizomes.

New members are always welcome to join the garden club; more information may be obtained by contacting Club President Leanne Harvey at 707-263-0850, on the Web site, www.CLTTGC.org , or by attending one of the meetings held the third Tuesday of every month at the Scotts Valley Women’s Clubhouse, 2298 Hendricks Road, Lakeport.  

Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club is a member of the Mendo-Lake District, California Garden Club Inc., Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.