On December 5, 2023, StuNews published the official announcement of the Matt Willey Bee Mural to be painted on a street facing wall at the Laguna Beach Water District. The project has been commissioned by the Laguna Beach Garden Club in order to emphasize and educate the community on the importance of pollinators. It will be our Love Letter to Laguna Beach!

On September 14, 2023, StuNews (Volume 15, Issue 74) reported that the Laguna Beach County Water District Commission has unanimously accepted a donation from the Laguna Beach Garden Club for a proposed Matt Willey mural to be painted at the District’s Headquarters. An initial announcement of the project had been planned for our next general meeting, but it looks like the Bee is out of the bonnet! Be sure to attend our October General Meeting for more news on this exciting collaboration.

On June 9, 2023, StuNews (Volume 15, Issue 46) reported that the Laguna Beach Garden Club awarded three $3000 scholarships to Laguna Beach High School seniors through the Laguna Beach Scholarship Foundation at their annual awards convocation held June 2nd.

On May 30, 2023, StuNews (Volume 15, Issue 43) featured an article highlighting the Top of the World School Garden. Did you know that funds raised at our annual Gate & Garden Tour help support our three fabulous Laguna Beach school gardens?

On May 26, 2023, StuNews (Volume 15, Issue 42) announced that Laguna Beach has secured “Most Waterwise City” title for eighth time! Water conservation is important to us. Our garden club collaborates annually with the Laguna Beach Water District to hold the Waterwise Garden of the year competition as part of our Gate & Garden Tour.

On May 19, 2023 (Volume 15, Issue 40) our local StuNews featured an article announcing that the Laguna Beach Garden Club awarded $2500 scholarships to two Saddleback College students studying Sustainable Landscape Design and gave $1500 to three Laguna Beach Schools to help fund school gardens.

On May 9, 2023, StuNews ran a wonderful feature on the sold out 2023 Gate & Garden Tour!

On April 18, 2023 (Volume 15, Issue 23) our local StuNews profiled our May 12th Speaker Kelly Griffin, a succulent hybridizer, propagator and avid plant explorer and our final speaker for the last meeting of the 2022-2023 Laguna Beach Garden Club season. Griffin will offer an exploration of the International World of Succulents. Meetings will resume on September 8, 2023.

On April 18, 2023 (Volume 15, Issue 31) our local StuNews featured an article on the collaboration between the Laguna Beach Garden Club and The Laguna Beach County Water district to recognize outstanding Waterwise and Firesafe gardens in our city.

We look forward to resuming our speaker series in September! On August 23, 2022 (Volume 14, Issue 67) our local StuNews featured our September 9th Speaker, renown artist Matt Willey. Willey is founder of The Good of the Hive Initiative and is on a world-wide mission to raise awareness of our struggling honeybee population and their importance to humanity.