Field Trip - Greenspot Farms Pumpkin Patch
Come out and pick your own pumpkin at Greenspot Farms in Mentone. There is also a petting zoo, hay bale tractor ride, country store, and honey shop. Decorating for Fall? There are a variety of pumpkins (different colors), corn, and gourds for sale. Admission and parking are free.
They only accept CASH.
Meet at the Vons Parking Lot at 9am on Tuesday, Oct. 14 to carpool. The Farms are located at 10133 Ward Wy., Mentone.
General Meeting
Planting Pumpkins with Succulents
We’ll also be holding an election of officers at the meeting.
Field Trip - Big Bear Discovery Center Nature Trail Walk & Tour
More details coming soon!
Workshop - Bee Abodes
Build a nursery for native bees! Make a home for digger bees and a bee hotel for cavity dwellers on Thursday, August 14th at 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Chris Panes’ home, 485 Vista Lane, Sugarloaf. Sign up at the August general meeting, or call Norma Grimes, 909-878-3429. There is a $25.00 fee to cover cost of materials. Please pay at sign-up.
General Meeting
Pollinator Stewardship
Norma Grimes will be presenting a slide show from Pollinator Partnership. Join us at 9:30 a.m. at the Masonic Lodge and learn how you can help our friends, the pollinators.
Enchanted Garden Boutique
Thank you to everyone who came to The Enchanted Garden Boutique!
Workshop - Worm Composting
A Worm Composting Workshop will take place this coming Friday, June 20th at 10 a.m. at Fran Wyman's (2150 3rd Ln., Irwin Lake). Each person will make a worm composter to take home. Fran will talk about all the different ways to use worm compost and how to maintain the bin year round. Cost for the class is $5.
Worms to start the bin are available at the Fish Locker for approx. $7. Call Cheryl, 909-878-3474, to check availability.
Call Fran if you want to attend, 909-725-7222.
Field Trip - Heaps Peak Arboretum
Wendy has scheduled a field trip to nearby Heaps Peak Arboretum, on Wednesday, June 18. The Arboretum is located in Skyforest, about a 45-minute drive from Big Bear. Situated in the San Bernardino National Forest at an elevation of almost exactly 6,000 feet, the 30-acre Arboretum and its botanical gardens maintain a fascinating diversity of mostly native trees, shrubs, wildflowers and other plants. Meet in the VONS parking lot at 10 a.m. to carpool. Sturdy shoes, water, and a hat are recommended.
An Adventure Pass ($5) for parking is required, or an America the Beautiful Pass can be used. They do not sell them there, so please purchase ahead of time at the Big Bear Discovery Center, Big 5, or a variety of other spots in Big Bear.
For info contact Wendy at 760-468-1878.
General Meeting
We were very honored to receive Sandy Sneers this morning at the general Garden Club meeting. She gave a delightful presentation on the Big Bear Eagles. Everyone was excited to hear her speak and we were all entertained by the eagle antics she described and learned new things about eagle behavior. We are all very proud of our little eagle family in Big Bear.
Our community has become famous worldwide as some of our world travelers attested to this morning. We will continue to follow Jackie, Shadow, Sunny and Gizmo and hope our little fledglings will be successful in navigating the big world out there. We hope to see Jackie and Shadow back next season.
For more information and updates, check out the FOBBV website as well as the posts on Facebook.
Field Trip - Baldwin Lake Pebble Plain Walk
More details coming soon! Please note that the date for this event has changed now to Saturday, April 26th, 2025.
Earth Day Celebration
Join us for the Earth Day celebrations at the Discovery Center in Fawnskin!
Become “A” Member!
Do you love gardening? Interested in meeting like-minded gardeners from across Big Bear Valley? If so, become an “A” Garden Club member today!