General Meeting Calendar
2017 - 2018
Thursday, September 14
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am Program: “Edible Gardening.”
Presented by Rosalind Creasy, a garden and food writer, photographer, and landscape designer with a passion for beautiful vegetables and ecologically
sensitive gardening. She has authored several books and will be sure to delight us with the wonders of edible gardening.
1:00 pm Garden Sharing – Diane Sasser
Thursday, October 12
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am Program: “Salvage Secrets.”
Presented by James Pettigrew and Shawn Stout from Organic Mechanics. They will speak about the creative ways to re-use materials in gardens.
James has a keen artistic eye and Shawn has an extreme love of nature and together they make a dynamic duo, creating one of a kind habitat
gardens.
1:00 pm Garden Sharing – Karen Giorgianni
Thursday, November 9
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am Program: Our very own Laurie Callaway will share her Secrets of a Four Season Garden – How to have flower and leaf interest using color,
texture and shape throughout each season here in the Bay Area.
1:00 pm Garden Sharing – TBD, see the Clippings
Thursday, December 14th
Holiday Party!
11:00 a.m.
Contra Costa Country Club
801 Golf Club Road
Pleasant Hill, CA
Thursday, January 14
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am Program “Raptors.”
Presenter Jenny Papka is the founder and keeper of Native Bird Connections and is a highly respected expert in raptor handling and education. She will speak to us about her work with raptors and their habitat, and how our gardens play a role.
1:00 pm Garden Sharing – TBD, see the Clippings
Thursday, February 8
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am Program: “WELO the Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance and How it Effects California Gardeners and Homeowners.”
Presenter Lori Palmquist, Irrigation Designer and Consultant, will discuss how everyday gardeners can deal with the challenges of water
conservation and be part of the solution.
1:00 pm Garden Sharing: TBD, see the Clippings
Thursday, March 8
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am Program: Ikebana
Presenter Gail Emmons will share her knowledge and passion for Ikebana flower arranging. She studies Sogetsu Ikebana with a dynamic sculptural style that mixes the traditions of both East and West in new and daring ways.
1:00 pm Garden Sharing: TBD, see the Clippings
Thursday, April 12
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am Program: Aesthetic Pruning of Japanese Maples.
Presenter Yuki Nora will share her extensive expertise in Aesthetic Pruning of Japanese Maples. The Japanese Maple, when pruned well, has an essence of grace and elegance. We look forward to hearing Yuki teach us how best to care for these beautiful trees.
1:00 pm Garden Sharing: Jean David’s home
Thursday, May 10
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am - There will be no formal program at this meeting. After the business meeting, members will be asked to work on various tasks preparing for Saturday's "Artful Gardens Tour." Garden hostesses will be meeting in their groups, and Carolyn Bybee will be working with propagators to pot up plants for the plant sale. We need everyone's help, so please plan to attend!
Saturday, May 12
10:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Artful Gardens Tour
See the "Garden Tour" page for more information about this fundraising event
Thursday, June 14
Garden Party
11:30 a.m.
Scott's Seafood Restaurant, Walnut Creek
Social hour
Installation of Officers
Catered Luncheon
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am Program: “Edible Gardening.”
Presented by Rosalind Creasy, a garden and food writer, photographer, and landscape designer with a passion for beautiful vegetables and ecologically
sensitive gardening. She has authored several books and will be sure to delight us with the wonders of edible gardening.
1:00 pm Garden Sharing – Diane Sasser
Thursday, October 12
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am Program: “Salvage Secrets.”
Presented by James Pettigrew and Shawn Stout from Organic Mechanics. They will speak about the creative ways to re-use materials in gardens.
James has a keen artistic eye and Shawn has an extreme love of nature and together they make a dynamic duo, creating one of a kind habitat
gardens.
1:00 pm Garden Sharing – Karen Giorgianni
Thursday, November 9
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am Program: Our very own Laurie Callaway will share her Secrets of a Four Season Garden – How to have flower and leaf interest using color,
texture and shape throughout each season here in the Bay Area.
1:00 pm Garden Sharing – TBD, see the Clippings
Thursday, December 14th
Holiday Party!
11:00 a.m.
Contra Costa Country Club
801 Golf Club Road
Pleasant Hill, CA
Thursday, January 14
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am Program “Raptors.”
Presenter Jenny Papka is the founder and keeper of Native Bird Connections and is a highly respected expert in raptor handling and education. She will speak to us about her work with raptors and their habitat, and how our gardens play a role.
1:00 pm Garden Sharing – TBD, see the Clippings
Thursday, February 8
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am Program: “WELO the Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance and How it Effects California Gardeners and Homeowners.”
Presenter Lori Palmquist, Irrigation Designer and Consultant, will discuss how everyday gardeners can deal with the challenges of water
conservation and be part of the solution.
1:00 pm Garden Sharing: TBD, see the Clippings
Thursday, March 8
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am Program: Ikebana
Presenter Gail Emmons will share her knowledge and passion for Ikebana flower arranging. She studies Sogetsu Ikebana with a dynamic sculptural style that mixes the traditions of both East and West in new and daring ways.
1:00 pm Garden Sharing: TBD, see the Clippings
Thursday, April 12
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am Program: Aesthetic Pruning of Japanese Maples.
Presenter Yuki Nora will share her extensive expertise in Aesthetic Pruning of Japanese Maples. The Japanese Maple, when pruned well, has an essence of grace and elegance. We look forward to hearing Yuki teach us how best to care for these beautiful trees.
1:00 pm Garden Sharing: Jean David’s home
Thursday, May 10
9:30 am Social Hour
10:00 am Meeting
11:00 am - There will be no formal program at this meeting. After the business meeting, members will be asked to work on various tasks preparing for Saturday's "Artful Gardens Tour." Garden hostesses will be meeting in their groups, and Carolyn Bybee will be working with propagators to pot up plants for the plant sale. We need everyone's help, so please plan to attend!
Saturday, May 12
10:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Artful Gardens Tour
See the "Garden Tour" page for more information about this fundraising event
Thursday, June 14
Garden Party
11:30 a.m.
Scott's Seafood Restaurant, Walnut Creek
Social hour
Installation of Officers
Catered Luncheon
