This Calendar of Events is a free member
service listing club, affiliate and district SPECIAL events which are open to
the public. PLEASE NOTE that regular monthly meetings and/or events may be posted on the CGCI district calendar for the district in which they occur. If your group is a member of CGCI, send information you would
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herefor the Official Calendar
of CGCI Activities & Events
2008
May 10 Mission Hills Garden Walk
Presented by Mission Hills Garden Club, Inc.
10 Years for the Garden Walk,
100 Years for the Mission Hills Neighborhood, 1 Special Day in the Gardens
Begin at Mission Hills Nursery, 1525 Fort Stockton Drive, San Diego, 92103
Maps and booklets available at 10:00 AM. Trolleys will carry people to and from the walk area
Tickets may be purchased in advance for $15.00 at: Mission Hills Nursery, Walter Anderson Nursery,
Pt. Loma. Cedros Gardens Nursery in Solana Beach. Tickets day of the walk, $20.00.
Information: 619-923-3624. Website: missionhillsgardenclub.org
May 10 10th Annual Roseville Rose Show
Presented by: Rsvl Arrangers Guild, Rsvl Better Gardens Club, Rsvl Green Thumb Club
Registration: 7:00 am -- 10:00 am
Judging: 10:00 am -- 12:00 noon
Show Opens -- 12 noon -- 4:00 pm
Place: Bassett Furniture Store, 9200 Fairway Drive, Roseville
Contact: (916) 783-0016
Admission Free
May 10 La Jolla Garden Club's annual Gardeners' Market
Enjoy the sights and scents of blooming plants, fresh floral arrangements, and a bake sale. Held just in time for Mother's Day, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., at Washington Mutual Bank Patio, 7777 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Proceeds support local horticultural scholarships as well as civic and conservation projects. Information: Anne Caprioglio 858-454-6227
May 14 Bonita Valley Garden Club’s 12th Annual Garden Tour Bonita in Bloom 2008
10:00am to 3:00pm. With this even the Bonita Valley Garden Club hosts a plant sale, raffle and Garden Shop at the Bonita/Sunnyside Library in the Community Room. Doors open at 9:30am and close at 3:00pm. A box lunch is available by reservation for only $10.00. For ticket information please contact Vera Matthias at 619-4789-0429 or Leslie Schroeder at 619-216-8863.
May 14 Green Ink
San Francisco Botanical Garden Society & Friends of the San Francisco Public Library present a Lecture & Discussion series highlighting the principles of green living, conservation and sustainability. Meet garden designer and author Alrie Middlebrook, for a talk about drought-tolerant native garden design.
6:30pm. Book Bay Fort Mason, Fort Mason Center, Building C, Room 165, San Francisco.
Free. Info: 415/661-1316 or www.sfbotanicalgarden.org or 415/626-7500 or www.friendssfpl.org
May 15 “Photographing
‘Picture Perfect’ Flowers”
will be presented by Frank Peele - Head of Photography Instruction at Redlands
Adult School and member of Redlands Camera Club. There is no charge and
everyone is welcome. Check the Society’s website www.rhis.org
or call 909 793-1016. 7:00 PM. Church of the Nazarene, 1307 E. Citrus Avenue,
Redlands.Redlands Horticultural & Improvement Society
(founded 1889).
May 17 Woodlake Garden Faire
10am until 2pm. Woodland Park and Community Center, 501 Arden Way, Sacramento. There will be lectures from master gardeners, garden art, children craft activities, and a variety of demonstrations.
Participates please contact Gary R. Miller at gmiller7701@yahoo.com or call 916-359-7701 for details. Deadline is April 1.
May 17 Family Field Trip Day at San Francisco Botanical Garden
A special family event to explore the Botanical Garden with activity, craft, and learning stations throughout the Garden! 1-4pm. San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way, San Francisco.
Cost: FREE. Ages: All ages welcome; children must be accompanied by an adult
Public Info: 415/661-1316 or www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
May 22 “Workshop
- “Memorial Day Designs for our Vets”
which will be delivered to the VA Hospital on May 23 - just in time for
Memorial Day. There is no charge and everyone interested in floral design
is welcome. Check the Society’s website www.rhis.org
or call 909 793-1016. 10:00 AM at Plymouth Village, 945 Salem Drive, Redlands.RHIS
Floral Design Group - part of Redlands Horticultural & Improvement Society
(founded 1889).
May 24 5th Annual Gardener's Market
10 am - 4 pm. Plants and garden related items for sale. Participants include: The Orange County Geranium Society, The Horticultural Society of Orange County, Begonia Societies, Hobby growers, and others. Located at the East Anaheim Christian Church, 2216 E. South St., Anaheim. For more information contact www.geocities.com/thehortsocietyofoc.
June 3 Grower Summit Conference: “All About Pest Exclusion”
This one-day seminar program geared at nursery growers in California will feature an informative line-up of speakers, including the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s A.G. Kawamura, Secretary, and John Connell, Director, Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services, and legislative advocates of the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers. Topics will include: CDFA’s vision of pest exclusion and their challenges on funding and implementation, agriculture commissioners’ views from the front lines of pest exclusion efforts, USDA’s glimpse into the future on plant regulatory issues, and more. The conference will be held at the Doubletree Hotel at 201 East MacArthur Boulevard, Santa Ana, California 92707. For full details and registration information, visit http://www.californiagrownshow.com/id17.html.
June 4 The California Grow Show...Exposition of Plant and Flower Growers
This all-new, one-day, all-grower trade show has been designed to promote the grower and give the attendees a marketplace of trees, plants and flowers like no other. Various industry professionals are invited to attend including Retail Garden Centers, Home Centers and Hardware Stores, Grocery and Drug Stores, Landscape Architects and Designers, Landscape Contractors, Wholesale Greenhouse and Nursery Growers, Plug Growers, Cut Flower Growers, Florists, Parks and Recreation Departments, and Municipalities. Registration is free. Held in conjunction with the Grower Summit Conference and the Southern California Plant Tour Days. For complete details, visit http://www.californiagrownshow.com.
June 5-9 CGCI Convention
Hilton Woodland Hills, Woodland, CA
Co-Chairmen: Rita Desilets and Pat Zarnowski CLICK HEREFOR CONVENTION INFORMATION
June 7 San Clemente Garden Club 2008 Garden Tour
10 A.M. to 4 P.M. The 2008 San Clemente Garden Tour of six unique local gardens tended by passionate coastal gardeners. As a “tourist” you will be treated to distinctively different garden styles where ideas for design, unusual plant material and innovative hardscape provide inspiration for your own garden creations. Advance tickets are available until June 1 for $20 each. Tickets purchased after June 1 and on the day of the tour are $25 each. Prepaid box lunches by Angels Touch Catering will be available and served in a seventh ocean view garden. Only 150 lunches will be served.
For a ticket order form and information please go to www.sanclementegardenclub.com or contact Mary Mohr at (949) 498-2818 or go4mohr@cox.net after March 24.
June 7-8 Paradise Garden Tour
Paradise Garden Club, Inc.Saturday,10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sun. June 8th from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. A self guided tour of six heavenly gardens designed by their owners in Paradise CA. Also includes plant sale, benefit drawing, composting demonstration and refreshments. For more information call {530} 877-4242 or {530} 872-7771.
June 7-8 “June Bloom” Perennial Plant Sale Fullerton Arboretum. The Fullerton Arboretum is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. For more information, go to www.fullertonarboretum.org or call (714) 278-3579.
June 11 Green Ink
Join nationally acclaimed author Susan Freinkel for a discussion about her book, American Chestnut, The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree. She will share her fascinating research on the story of a North American keystone tree species and how human ingenuity helped rebuild a degraded ecosystem.
6:30pm. Book Bay Fort Mason, Fort Mason Center, Building C, San Francisco. Presented by San Francisco Botanical Garden Society and Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.
Free. Public Info: 415-661-1316 or www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
June 14 June Plant Sale features Perennials
10am-1pm. No admission fee, plants are priced competitively.
Public Info: 415/661-1316 or www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way, San Francisco.
June 16 Design With Palms - Lecture /Presentation
with guest speakers Flora Grub & Jason Dewees. 7pm. County Fair Building, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way, San Francisco. Cost: $5 general public, Free to SF Botanical Garden Society & Cal Hort members. Info: 415/661-1316 or www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
June 26 “Workshop
- “Summer Surprises!”
There is no charge and everyone interested in floral design is welcome.
Check the Society’s website www.rhis.org
or call 909 793-1016. 10:00 AM at Plymouth Village, 945 Salem Drive, Redlands.
RHIS Floral Design Group - part of Redlands Horticultural & Improvement
Society (founded 1889).
July 12 July Plant Sale features Shrubs and Salvias
10am-1pm. No admission fee, plants are priced competitively.
Public Info: 415/661-1316 or www.sfbotanicalgarden.org.
San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way, San Francisco.
July 24-26 48th CGCI Symposium San Mateo Marriott Hotel, San Mateo.
Design: Julia Clevett—"A New Look at Creativity"
Horticulture: Dottie Howatt—"A Fresh Look at Roses" and "Perennial Pandemonium"
Allied Topic: Clevett & Howatt— "First Aid for Garden Trauma Victims"
Registrar: Gayle Davis, 707-585-2362 Click here for brochure/registration form, or for more information, please call or click the registrar above.
July 26 Lake of the Sky Garden Club's Lake Tahoe North Shore Garden Tour
from Carnelian Bay to Tahoe City, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
View ten private gardens, including five lake-fronts, featuring native and perennial beds, water gardens, and beautiful lawns. Local artists will be on site creating original artwork. Complimentary refreshments will be served. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased by mailing a check or money order to Lake of the Sky Garden Club, P.O. Box 1827, Tahoe City, CA 96145-1827, or call Anne Chartier at 530-546-4902.
After July 1, tickets will be available at local Truckee/Tahoe nurseries. More information at www.lake-of-the-sky.org or call 530-582-8487.
August 2 Summer Garden Fair
10am-3pm. There will be activities, demonstrations, plants to buy, and guided walks to explore the Gardens. Visitors can purchase a choice specimen, and have their questions answered by experts. FREE. Public Info: 415/661-1316 x 354 or www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way, San Francisco
August 9 August Plant Sale features Shade Plants
10am-1pm. No admission fee, plants are priced competitively.
Public Info: 415/661-1316 or www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way, San Francisco.
September 8-11 CGCI Fall Board Meeting
Holiday Inn Express- Grass Valley
Host: Golden Foothills District
Chairmen: Myrtle Findley & Joan Craig
Prior to the board meeting, there will be a Tri-Refresher (open to everyone, but eligible consultants may refresh their certificates, pending NGC approval)
September 13 September Plant Sale features Native Plants and Succulents
10am-1pm., No admission fee, plants are priced competitively.
Public Info: 415/661-1316 or www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way, San Francisco.
September 21 Mad Hatter's Tea and Home Tour
The Ceres Garden Club invites you to The Whitmore Mansion for their Mad Hatter's Tea and Home Tour. Cost is $20.00. Tickets are available from Ceres Garden Club members, Scenic Nursery in Modesto, The Floral Cottage in Ceres, or by calling one of these numbers: 209 537-3246, 209-537-5643 or 209 668-8363.
October 2-5 NGC Fall Board Meeting
Providence, Rhode Island
October 11 October Plant Sale features Trees, Ferns & Rhododendrons
10am -1pm. No admission fee, plants are priced competitively.
Public Info: 415/661-1316 or www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way, San Francisco.
November 8 SF Botanical Garden Nursery’s End of the Season Plant Sale
10am -1pm. No admission fee, plants are priced competitively.
Public Info: 415/661-1316 or www.sfbotanicalgarden.org
San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way, San Francisco.
December 6 Family Holiday Wreath-Making Workshop
10am -2pm. Create your own holiday wreath and one-of-a-kind garlands using fresh greens and colorful plant cuttings from the Botanical Garden. Cost: $20-$40 depending on size of wreath. Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. Public Info: 415/661-1316 x354 or www.sfbotanicalgarden.org. San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way, San Francisco.
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