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Carol Clark Montgomery

Planting onions by Janice Ellis

Janice Ellis is the Clark Garden Garden Club President and shared with our Garden Club members information on how to plant onions.I asked Janice if I could share this information on the Clark Gardens blog and she kindly agreed.The following are her n...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Houdini's Girlfriend has a name!!!

Our beloved Houdini has found true love. We ran a contest to rename the trumpter swan as she was mistakenly named Doc. And the winner is (drum roll please)....Debbi Robertson. Thanks to Debbi Doc's new name is Judy Valentine. We chose the name ...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Recipe for a Successful Spring Festival, part one

On this beeautiful spring day we can't help but start talking Spring Festival presented by . This year's theme is "The Art of Living....Texas Style" and will be held March 31 and April 1st (all joking aside ) We will have our Education Stations aga...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Final TWO days for Half Price Memberships

Our once a year "Half Price Membership" is available until Tuesday, February 14th at 5:00 pm. A Clark Gardens membership is the perfect gift for the Valentine in your life.Memberships must be purchased at Gift Shop of by phone.  Call Beverly at ...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Father Daughter Dance

 G.A.L.S Father Daughter Ddance was a huge success.  Send us your pics so we can share them. ...
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Beverly Hayes

Mother's Day Luncheon

Treat your Mom to the beauty of Clark Gardens at our Mother's Day Buffet Luncheon created by Judy at City Kitchen. Menu Freshly Baked Rolls Brisket Braised w/vegetable & Red Wine Sauce Chicken Forestier w/pearl onions, mushrooms, terragon and...
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Beverly Hayes

Soup Canning Class At Clark Gardens

Date:  Saturday, February 11, 2012 Time:  9:30am – 2:30pm *Lunch will be included Cost $50.00                        &nb...
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Beverly Hayes

Houdini has found his Valentine

You can't come to Clark Gardens without noticing the majestic Houdini, our Mute Swan who lives on Oxbow Lake.  He is handsome, fearless, and commands the respect of all other garden creatures.  Only recently has Houdini ventured out and dis...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Give the Gift of Love...(for Nature)...on Valentines Day

Clark Gardens LOVES our members so much we are offering our memberships at half price-- Valentines Day Half Price Membership  again this year. Last year many of you took advantage of this special offer so we are making it available again.  ...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Clark Gardens BOOtanical

Get your costumes ready for BOOtanical. The judges are looking for that X Factor--do you have it?  These guys did last year.                    Great prize...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Non-Traditional Thanksgiving Cooking Class with Sandra Lewis THIS Saturday

The Fall season brings with it an anticipation of warm kitchens filled with family and friends. For my family it's all about the food. The next three weekends, Clark Gardens is offering cooking classes sure to please the most discriminating foodies. ...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Class this Saturday--How to Grow Iris--taught by Mr. Clark himself

Do you love irises-those beautiful blooms that appear in early spring? Maybe you haven't had much luck with them or perhaps you don't know how to get started growing them.  This Saturday, September 24, Clark Gardens is offering you an opportu...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Some Like it Hot! Can you believe these blooms?

With this summer as hot and dry as it's been, I am amazed at what plants have continued to thrive and grow in this heat.  But take a look.. Rose of Sharon and Crape Myrtles Encore Azaleas--who would have thought....
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Ol' Gringo Chili Co Sponsors Spiciest Festival Around Chili Cook Off

Ol' Gringo Chile Co of Fort Worth has teamed up with Clark Gardens to sponsor the 2011 and 2012 chili cook off on Oct 1 at Clark Gardens.  North Texas Spiciest Festival just got spicier.  Thank you Tom West and Ol' Gringo Chili Co. Enter...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Congrats to Latte da Dairy, Eagle Mountain Farmhouse Cheese and Brazos Valley Chees

Over the past two years the Clark Gardens Spring Festival festival attendees have had the opportunity to sample and purchase fresh artisanal cheeses from Texas cheese companies.  Not only do we think they are the best, three of the cheese makers...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Fall Gardens are the BOMB!! Fresh lettuce, spinach, arugula, greens...yummy!

A few years back I had my first experience with planting a fall vegetable garden.  To my surprise and delight I enjoyed it more than I had my spring garden.  Here I was in my mid 50's and for the first time EVER eating fresh lettuce and spi...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

3rd Annual Clark Gardens Photo Contest

Do you fancy yourself a bit of a photographer?  Or do you simply have that "once in a lifetime" photo?  If so it's time to enter the Clark Garden 3rd annual Photography Contest.  The competition is open to photographers of all ages.&nb...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Fascinating Fabulous Dragonflies

by Jeanette Henderson Dazzling, glittering, jeweled acrobats and the most agile of all flying insects are the Dragonflies and Damselflies that make up the insects belonging to the order Odonata called Odanates. Dragonflies belong to the suborder cal...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Calling all chili chefs!! Clark Gardens is hosting the Spiciest Festival Around

Clark Gardens Fall Festival on October 1st promises you a spicy good time.  This year's theme is North Texas' Spiciest Festival Around.     Do you fancy yourself a chili aficionado?  If so Clark Gardens has a challenge for...
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Carol Clark Montgomery

Calling all chili chefs!! Clark Gardens is hosting the Spiciest Festival Around

Clark Gardens Fall Festival on October 1st promises you a spicy good time.  This year's theme is the "Spiciest Festival Around.     Do you fancy yourself a chili aficionado?  If so Clark Gardens has a challenge for you. En...
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