In The News
Browse the articles below to see what local publications have to say about the Lyons Garden Club impact and events.
July 2025; Lyons Recorder
A day to appreciate the home gardens around lyons
It was another beautiful summer day for the Fifth Annual Mountain Blooms Tour. What better way to spend a sunny June day, than to walk thru lush gardens in our own small town.
May/June 2025; Redstone Review
seeding hope: planting trees after the stone canyon fire
A donation from the Lyons Garden Club
made it possible to also purchase 67 pounds of native grass seed, and garden club members were also on hand to help train volunteers on how to best plant the trees.
June 2024; Lyons Recorder
Casual walk thru Mountain Blooming Garden Tour (photo spread)
View photos from the 2024 Mountain Blooms Garden Tour produced by the Lyons Garden Club, alongside descriptions of the featured gardens.
June 2023; Lyons Recorder
Mountain blooms tour was bursting out with delights
What phrases can I use to describe the Annual 2023 “Mountain Blooms” Home Garden Tour? Fit for a magazine? Beyond my expectations? Unique but gorgeous?
November 2022; Lyons Recorder
Lyons Garden Club announces results of chili contest
The Lyons Garden Club once again experienced big success in their annual Halloween Chili Cook-Off. Prior to the Lyons Halloween Parade, 28 mouthwatering pots of homemade chili were entered in the annual contest from local Lyons residents.
June 2022; Lyons Recorder
Lyons mountains bloomed for 2nd Garden Tour (photo spread)
Thank you to the Lyons Garden Club and all the homeowners who have put on a second, wonderful, enchanting day in Lyons Gardens.
June 2021; Lyons Recorder
Mary, Mary, quite contrary How does your garden grow?
A multitude of people expressed enthusiastic approval of the gardens on display, and begged that the Garden Tours become an annual event. “The success of this garden tour went beyond our expectations. Such a wonderful community we live in.” This is a sampling of the 19 locations that were open to visitors.
April 2020; Lyons Recorder
Garden Club beautifying Lyons
The Lyons Garden Club, a non-profit volunteer organization, began in 2008 with three women drinking coffee at the Stone Cup and looking at two empty lots full of weeds. We decided to bring plants from our home gardens to these two areas to help beautify Lyons, one flower at a time.
October 2009; Lyons Recorder
DAFFODIL BONANZA
Just in case you were wondering what all those people were doing out on Highway 66/36 between McConnell Bridge and Black Bear Hole pedestrian bridge, on Sunday, October 4, the Lyons Garden Club was so successful with their first annual "Daffodil Drive" that they had enough money to purchase their goal of 1,000 daffodil bulbs.
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August 2009; Lyons Recorder
LYONS GARDEN CLUB "DAFFODIL DRIVE"
The Garden Club wants Lyons to be known for daffodils as well as great music, art and its beautiful red rock surroundings. It will provide a much needed burst of color in the spring as people drive through town. Daffodils are not only pretty and colorful; but they multiply quickly and are deer resistant.
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