Tag: gardening

SunBird Garden Club Season Ending

Laurie Doyle The SunBird Garden Club has wrapped up the 2020-21 season. While the usual meetings and events were suspended due to the coronavirus, the Garden Club remained active, maintaining the numerous gardens in SunBird, as well as assisting in creating new gardens and viewing spots. The garden spot along Championship Road in front of…

January Garden Club Rock Found

Lisa and Denali

Laurie Doyle The January Garden Club rock has been found! Lisa Onyx and her dog, Denali, found the January rock hidden next to a tree along the grassy knoll on the north side of the clubhouse. Lisa and Denali spent days searching the rock gardens throughout SunBird, as they made their daily walks. They were…

Have You Seen Me?

Laurie Doyle I am the SunBird Garden Club’s March Rock of the Month. I can be found among the cacti, plants, and other landscape in the rock gardens. If you find me, take me home and call Garden Club member Mary Jane Mogden at 815-861-1755. The first person who captures the rock will return it…

Is Your Yard Weed-Free?

ACC Committee SunBird homeowners are solely responsible for keeping their property free of all dead/dying weeds. The warmer weather we’ve been having, accompanied by rain, will start bringing out the weeds! It is strongly advised to have your yard sprayed with a pre-emergent, and the best time to have this done is now. Please remember to spray/pull…

Garden Club Endorses CC&R Proposal Change

Laurie Doyle The SunBird Garden Club Board voted unanimously to endorse the HOA proposal to add a $300 capital improvement fee paid by new homeowners to be designated for golf course projects. Projects will be limited to those that benefit the entire community, such as improvements to irrigation and storm water ponds. The Garden Club…

Have You Seen Me?

Laurie Doyle I am the SunBird Garden Club’s January Rock of the Month. I can be found amongst the cacti, plants, and other landscape, in the rock gardens. If you find me, take me home and call garden club member Mary Jane Mogdans at 815-861-1755. The first person who captures the rock will return it…

Garden Club News

Laurie Doyle The Garden Club has been busy working throughout the community while keeping safe and abiding by the COVID restrictions. We had a successful plant sale on Community Garage Sale day, of plants we propagate and nurture throughout the year. We also sold several sets of 2020 Golf Ball Allium flowers. Thank you to…

SunBird Rocks!

Julie Anderson Many of you have noticed some beautifully-painted rocks hidden among shrubs and along the gravel paths in SunBird. What you might not know is we have a new SunBird resident who loves to paint and place these master-rocks anonymously! Last year, the Garden Club painted and hid a special rock each month, and…

SunBird Garden Club Always at Work!

The SunBird Garden Club always is working and making excellent improvements to the community. This past month, the Garden Club and volunteers made beautiful landscape improvements with additional rocks and new plants to the landscaping on the golf course along Championship Drive just south of La Costa Drive. We sincerely appreciate all those who support…