Descanso Garden Club

DGC Projects

Community members are welcome to participate in any current or future project. Our current club beautification project is Project Daffodil. We have also discussed assisting with the Descanso Elementary School student garden, and maintaining the flower border at the Descanso Town Hall. Those projects are on hold until some member can find the time to get them started. If you are a community member who would like to participate in one of these 'projects in waiting,' please write or e-mail our club president.

Project Daffodil

Jay and ruth D'Spain began Project Daffodil in 1994 by with a small planting at the Descanso Welcome sign. Project Daffodil took on a life of its own and grew each year for 10 years of planting, to an estimated 35,000 bulbs planted in the community by 2004. Large concentrated plantings were accomplished at the Descanso Library, the Descanso Elementary School, the corner of Viejas Blvd and Manzanita Lane on the Brerton property, the corner of Oak Grove Drive and Boulder Creek Rd. on the Kirkwood property, The Corner of Viejas Grade Rd. at the Forestry Station, The Descanso Town Hall, The CDF Descanso Fire Station, and a most productive planting at the Descanso Red Barns sponsored by Gary McClintock. Smaller locations were planted around Descanso with a great deal of participation by individual property owners. Due Jay's illness, ruth gave the project a rest for two years in 2004. In 2006, the Descanso Garden Club revived the project to replant around the Descanso Welcome sign.

Project Daffodil has become a part of the Descanso Garden Club's outreach program. In the fall of 2007 we planted over 1,000 bulbs behind the Descanso Welcome sign on the Hernandez property after the first good soaking rain. These bulbs were purchased and donated by members of the Garden Club and members of the Descanso community.

It has become obvious over time that planting in unprotected areas is not wise. The bulbs get run over, dug up, parked on, etc. Therefore, if you have an area on your property in good view of the public, please get it touch with us for future planting plans. Meanwhile please continue to purchase and plant the yellow love-a-lees around mailboxes and your property. The gophers will NOT bother them and no water is needed except in drought years, when small amounts will suffice.

Project Daffodil will attempt to gain business and community member sponsors for the donation of daffodil bulbs starting the summer of 2008. Look for posted information at the Post Office, Perkins, and the Library.

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