LAKE COUNTY – As the fall season develops, so are the buds on the chrysanthemum plants that are being grown by many members of Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club (CLTTGC).

Growing mums is an all-year process.

Charter member Carol Kesey has been sharing her plants and her knowledge of mums with members.

King’s Mums (www.kingsmums.com ) is an excellent source to purchase mums. There are many varieties: incurve, reflex, decorative, pompom, single, semi-double, anemone, spoons, quill, spiders, brush and thistle, exotic or unclassified, gnomes, cascades and garden cushion.

CLTTGC held judged chrysanthemum shows for many years. Last year members decided to create a non-judged show – just for the pure joy of enjoying these beautiful flowers with all the varieties and share them with our community. The flowers were presented in the form of floral arrangements and also single stems.

The theme for this year’s show is “Mum Songs.” All floral arrangements will be created around this theme.

The event is free and open to the public. The public is invited to attend the show on Friday, Nov. 13, between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Lakeport Yacht Club, next to the Fifth Street boat ramp in Lakeport.

Refreshments of cookies and cider will be available for your enjoyment as you enjoy the show.

Kabatin Redbud Flower Arrangers have already held a planning meeting for the mum show. Buds are forming on the plants as gardeners anxiously await them to open. The members flower arranging group are members of CLTTGC; they meet at Mendo-Lake Credit Union Bank on 11th Street in Lakeport on the second Tuesday of the month at 11 a.m.

Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club meets at on the third Tuesday of the month at noon at Scotts Valley Women’s Clubhouse, 2298 Hendricks Road in Lakeport ($20 annual dues). For more information visit www.clttgc.org .

CLTTGC is a member of Mendo-Lake District, California Garden Club, Inc., Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.