Schedule of Events

 

* Meetings are held at the Clubhouse, 1203 Clay St., Ukiah, Calif.

* Daytime meetings are held the 2nd Wed. of the month and are  followed by a program and refreshment.

* Evening meetings are held the 3rd Mon. of the month,  will have light refreshments, and some will have exciting plants for sale based on the program.

 

Wed. Sept. 10, 2008    Daytime Meeting & Pot Luck     12:30 PM

Program:     Enchanting Sweet Peas  

Speaker:     Glenys Johnson, Sweet Pea Farm, Sebastopol

 

Glenys will reveal secrets of successfully growing these delicate, aromatic plants and will bring seeds or plants for sale.

 

 

Mon. Sept. 15, 2008             Evening Meeting                    7:00 PM

Program:     Insects and intro to drought tolerant plants for

                    Ukiah 

Speaker:      Tony Linegar, Asst. Agricultural Commissioner

 

Tony Linegar with the County Agriculture Dept. will talk about pest control & planting water efficient gardens & the growing & selection of drought tolerant plants. 

Ladybug Clip Art

 

Wed. October 8, 2008          Daytime Meeting              1:30 PM

Program:       Attracting Birds to Our Gardens
Speaker:        Dave Bengston

 

Mr. Bengston is a former Agriculture commissioner of Ukiah.  He is a familiar face to our club.  Our new members will enjoy his informative and informal presentation.

 

Mon. Oct. 20, 2008             Evening Meeting                   7:00 PM

Program:    Permaculture

Speaker:     Antonia Partridge

Antonia is a Certified Permaculture Designer.  Permaculture is smart gardening without having to reinvent the wheel.  This program will change the way you garden for the better.  You'll start thinking about your garden, house, land, and water in a whole new and much easier way. 

 

Wed. Nov. 12, 2008             Daytime Meeting                   1:30 PM

Program:    English Gardens

Speaker:     Rebecca Landrum-Rama

 

 

Our own Rebecca will take us on a tour of great English Gardens she saw this past July.  She will show us power point photos that will give us ideas to fill our flower beds. Included in the tour will be a day at the Hampton Court Flower Show. If you dream of booking an English Garden tour, this is the next best thing."

 

Mon. Nov. 17, 2008          Evening Meeting                  7:00 PM

Program:     Drip Irrigation

Speaker:      Leon Springer, Dripworks, Willits

 

Mr. Springer is the expert when it comes to irrigation systems.  In these dry years, his knowledge and advice couldn't be more important.  Come learn how you can help your garden grow as you cut your water usage.  Find out all about the latest technology.

 

Sun. Dec. 7, 2008      Holiday Tea and Sale     12:30 PM – 3:30 PM

 

 

This is our annual Open House and Tea, complete with cookies, good cheer and Christmas spirit.  All of our special handmade gifts and decora-tions will be available for sale.  This is also the last day to pick up orders.

 

Holiday Workshops begin Monday September 22nd .   Monday through Friday 10 to 3 p.m.

 

Open Oct. 6th  for Sale and Orders

 

Mon. Dec. 15, 2008            Evening Meeting                   7:00 PM

Program:     Chinese Gift Exchange and Potluck. 

 

Bring your best/worst (garden-related) White Elephant wrapped up along with your favorite covered dish and be prepared to laugh a lot.  This will be one of the best evenings!  Great food, great company, and even a really funny gift. 

 

Wed. Jan. 14, 2009            Daytime Meeting                     1:30 PM

Program:    Camellias

Speaker      Dan Charvet, Heartwood Nursery

 

Dan is a hybridizer and grower of camellias.  He owns Heartwood Nursery in Fort Bragg, a wholesale nursery which grows and sells camellias and other general stock.

 

Mon. Jan. 19, 2009              Evening Meeting                  7:00 PM

Program:     A Greenhouse for pleasure 

Speaker:      Kitty Loberg

Kitty put in a gorgeous greenhouse in her backyard and her passion for propagation has taken off.  She'll teach us how simple it may be for you to put in a greenhouse as well as how to handle both hot weather and cold weather extremes.   Come learn the joy of having a greenhouse and what you may be able to do with one. 

 

Wed. February 11, 2009     Guest Day - Catered Lunch    12:30 PM

Program:          Flower Arranging

Speaker:          Redwood Arrangers

As usual, we will welcome the always outstanding arrangements of the talented Redwood Arrangers.  This is a presentation greatly anticipated each year as each artist tells about his/her inspiration and materials involved in his/her creation.

 

 

 

Mon. Feb. 16, 2009           Evening Meeting                     7:00 PM

Program:    English Gardens

Speaker:     Rebecca Landrum-Rama

Rebecca spent over a month in England last summer visiting gardens and the Hampton Court Flower Show. She will present a power-point show and make us all want to move to England. She'll also give us ideas for making our borders better.

 

Wed. March 11, 2009             Daytime Meeting                 1:30 PM

Program:  Attracting Butterflies to your Garden

Speaker:   Julie West, 2nd Vice President, Calif. Garden Clubs, Inc.

Julie’s interest in gardening for butterflies began in 1993 when she joined a committee to create a butterfly garden within Sonoma State University’s Native Plant Garden.  After 15 years, over 22 species of butterflies can be observed.  She became an accredited flower show judge in 2006, is a past President of Santa Rosa Garden Club.

 

Mon. Mar. 16, 2009            Evening Meeting                   7:00 PM

Program:       Create a Practical Paradise; Come Explore the Wide World of Sustainability. 

Speaker:        Kate Frey

 

 

Sustainability is more than what the name implies. How and why we can achieve garden sustainability will be illustrated in this talk, and Kate will seek to make the comprehensive concept easy to understand and simple to follow with an array of colorful slides from around the world.

 

Wed. April 8, 2009             Daytime Meeting                   1:30 PM

Program:  Irises in your Garden

Speaker:  Kitty Loberg

 

Our own Kitty, an accredited judge of the American Iris Society, and Past V.P. of A.I.S. Region 14, will present a PowerPoint show and speak to us about the joys of having these beauties in our gardens, how easy it is to grow them, and have a spectacular display in your garden. 

 

Sat. April 18, 2009         Spring Plant Sale           8:00AM- 2:00PM

Members will bring plants they have propagated and dug from their gardens.  Sale is held at the home of Nona Carpenter, 9400 West Road, Redwood Valley.   A great way to promote plants that grow well in our area.

 

 

Mon. Apr. 20, 2009             Evening Meeting                    7:00 PM

Program:    California Native Bees ‘Looking For Urban Estate'

Speaker:     Dr. Gordon Frankie, University of Calif., Berkeley

Last year Dr. Frankie spoke in April and 
packed the clubhouse full to standing room only!  He's coming again, this time for the night meeting.  He is a world-renowned leading expert on bees, a professor at UC Berkeley, a biologist,  entomologist, and horticultural

ecologist.  His program is wonderful, easy to understand and extremely informative. 

 

 

May 13, 2009     Installation of Officers and Potluck     12:30 PM

Program:      Plant Exchange and Installation of New Officers

 

Bring a dish to share, and a plant to exchange for one that you may not already have or to expand your garden varieties.

 

 

Sun. May 17, 2009            Garden Tour              9:00AM – 4:00PM        

 

 

Tickets will be $20 and will be available at the Mendocino Book Co.

 

 

The 2009 Garden Tour is one of our most important and fun events of the year.  This year promises to be spectacular.  We have beautiful gardens, a energetic team working on creating new elements that will be wonderful The feedback from the public is always very positive about how lovely the gardens are and especially how polite and kind the Ukiah Garden Club members are.  If you can, sign up to help hostess this special event and don't miss the fun.

 

 

 

Special Events Committee:  REBECCA LANDRUM-RAMA, Chair, 485-1511.

 

 

 

 

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