From left, Ukiah Garden Club President Cheryl Gordon, Willits Garden Club President Willma Schaffer, North Shore Garden Club President Henry Bethel, Mendo-Lake District Director GinaBelle Smith and Clear Lake Trowel and Trellis Garden Club Past President Claire Grieve with the Mendo-Lake District sign. Photo by Linda Pyers.

LAKE COUNTY – Have you ever wanted to talk with another gardener, get some ideas, share your plants, learn new things?

Did you know there are several garden clubs in our area? There are six garden clubs, all within the Mendo-Lake District (www.mendolakedistrict.org ).

All the districts in California are under the California Garden Club Inc. (www.CaliforniaGardenClubs.org ), then within the Pacific Region (www.PacificregionGardenClubs.org ), and then the National Garden Clubs, Inc. (www.gardenclub.org ). These Web sites contain a wealth of information – check them out.

The garden clubs in the Mendo-Lake District are:

– Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club, established 1955, meets at the Scotts Valley Women's Clubhouse in Lakeport (www.clttgc.org ).

– Fort Bragg Garden Club, established 1955, meets at the Botanical Garden.

– North Lake Garden Club, established 2005, meets at the Lucerne Community Church.

– Potter Valley Garden Club, established 1954, meets in various locations.

– Ukiah Garden Club, established 1949, meets on W. Clay Street in Ukiah (www.ukiahgardenclub.org ).

– Willits Garden Club, established 1951, meets at the Golden Rule Clubhouse in Willits.

GinaBelle Smith is the Mendo-Lake District director. For further information check out any of the above Web sites or call 707-964-3798. All are welcome to visit the garden clubs.

The district meets quarterly and the public is invited to attend any of the meetings. Watch for future announcements of meetings and activities.