HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE — The Hidden Valley Lake (HVL) Garden Club will host a presentation by Hidden Valley Lake resident Nina Bouska on the history of Lake County”s agriculture on Monday.
Bouska”s talk will touch briefly on the primary agricultural crops grown in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; on the prevalence of orchards and vineyards in Lake County and about the introduction of the pear, walnut, green bean and hops industries.
Included in her talk will also be a description of the rather elaborate flower gardens of Mary (Thompson) Rocca, wife of Andrew Rocca, the manager of the Great Western mine once located four miles south of Middletown.
In 1938, Rocca”s youngest daughter wrote, “The house itself and its porches were partly covered by several climbing roses (including) an immense white Lady Banksia.”
Meetings of the Hidden Valley Lake Garden Club are held on the second Monday of every month in the administration building of the Hidden Valley Lake Association, located at 18174 Hidden Valley Road. Meetings aare free and open to the public. Social gathering with refreshments begins at 9:30 a.m. The meeting and program begin at 10 a.m. For further information, contact Angela Birk at 987-0195, deerhillhv@yahoo.com.
