About the Desert Vista Garden Club

2010-2011 Officers

President.............................................................................Joyce Isaman
Vice Presidents...................................Shirley Skinner and Sandy Ebertowski
Secretary..............................................................................Wilma Myers
Treasurer.................................................................................Judy Hilty

We meet the first Wednesday of the month in members homes.  The meetings begin at 1:30 p.m. except June to September when meetings begin at 9:30. We usually have a guest speaker each month.  We have a maximum membership of 45.  There is an application process and usually a waiting list to join.  Dues are $25.00 a year.

We have a long list of projects we have done for the community. An on-going one is the Rose Garden at Lincoln Park that we maintain every year. 

Our most recent projects were contributions used in the re-furbishing of gardens at Rocket Park.  2010 grants were also made to the Museum of Western Colorado for garden projects at Cross Orchards and Dinosaur Museums.  We have recently contributed to Landscaping and Garden Tools at the new Hospice facility.  A grant was given to Mesa County Library for landscaping.

The Serenity Garden at the VA Hospital was a project completed by our club as well.

In previous years we have been a sponsor of the Annual Yard-of-the-Month Club.

For more information about the Desert Vista Garden Club please contact Joyce Isaman, by email: gisaman@q.com or phone 970-257-9104.

Mariposa Fund Donations

  • Master Gardener Endowment Fund
  • Botanical Garden Butterflyhouse Pond
  • Plants for Sculpture Garden, Art Center
  • Water Garden at Career Center
  • Bench on Riverfront Trail
  • Ornamental Grass Gardens at CSU Extension Office
  • Sponsor of the Field Guide on Western Colorado "Through the
    Eyes of Children"
  • Additional Water Features at Botanical Garden Butterfly House
  • TV with VCR for Western Colorado Botanical Society
  • Water Features in Louise Jackson Outdoor Program Center of
    Girl Scouts of America, Chipeta Council
  • Landscaping around Desert Vista Garden Club Bench, Riverfront Trail
  • Pathways and Raised Herb Garden Beds at Western Colorado Botanical Society Planters, Town of Palisade
  • The Chinle Succulent and Cactus Society
  • Serenity Garden at VA Hospital
  • Hospice Child/Teen Program
  • Plant Markers for Herb Society at Western Colorado Botanical Society Gardens
  • Landscaping for New Hospice Facility
  • Landscaping for Mesa County Library
  • Garden Tools for Hospice
  • Roses for Rocket Park