ORGANIZATIONS
A Listing of
Garden Clubs, Societies and Botanical Gardens
in Mesa, Delta and Montrose Counties
If you know of organizations which should be listed,
please provide Dr. Curtis E. Swift
with the name of the organization and contact person.
The Chinle Cactus and Succulent Club
- If you love cacti and other succulent plants, check out the `Chinle Cactus
and Succulent Club'!!!
- Meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM. at the Mesa
Mall Community Room (Enter from the Mall parking lot using small door between
Mervyn's and Penney's entrance. First room on left in hall.)
If you need more information, contact Reed Irwin at irwin@rmi.net, President at 970-249-2981,
or Don Campbell, campbelldonl@aol.com, at 970-245-5088.
Grand Valley Rose Society
(Check out their web page)
JUST A BUD BUT ON THE VERGE OF BLOOMING
- The "Grand Valley Rose Society" is a chapter of the American Rose Society,
a group of about 300 chapters. GVRS meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month
at the Pomrenke Children’s Library at the Western Colorado Botanical
Garden at 7PM. The programs are all about growing roses in our unique climate
and soil conditions. The Grand Valley Rose Society has special speakers, workshops,
and competitions.
- Their goal is to promote the growing and appreciation of fine roses in the
valley. MEMBERSHIP in the GRAND VALLEY ROSE SOCIETY is $15/yr and includes
monthly programs and informative newsletters.
Contact Janet Coleman 970 245–7759, Judith Curtis–Mardon 970 314–7920 (rosyoldie@yahoo.com), Sue Roberts 970
242–6661 (jsroberts@bresnan.net)
for more information.
The Colorado Desert Herb Society
- The Colorado Desert Herb Society meets the
second Monday of each month at 6:30 PM at the Botanical Gardens Annex, 7th
and Struthers, Grand Junction, Colorado.
- For information contact Marilynn Sinclair (241-1065) or Lana Fergeson (245-6159).
The Montrose Botanical Society
- For further information contact John Eloe at 970-240-9236.
The Western Colorado Bonsai Society:
- The meetings are held on the second Saturday of the month at the Library
at the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens, 641 Struthers Avenue.
For more information, please contact Bonnie Holloway at 243-0595, or e-mail
her at rowdy@wic.net. Guests are welcome!
The Western Colorado Botanical Gardens
and Butterfly House, 641 Struthers Avenue, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501.
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Office: 245-3288, Greenhouse/Butterflyhouse Giftshop:
245-9030.
The Western Colorado
Gardening Foundation
Mission
To promote funding for the edification of residents of Western Colorado in matters
pertaining to horticulture in order to foster successful and environmentally
sound gardening practices that protect and beautify neighborhood environments
in Western Colorado.
Western Colorado Gardening Foundation
P. O. Box 40423
Grand Junction, CO 81504-0423
info@wcgf.org
WebMaster
Colorado State University Extension
Tri River Area
2775 US Hwy 50, Grand Junction, CO. 81503
voice: 970-244-1834
fax: 970-244-1700
