2018-2019 Programs
The Santa Rosa Garden Club generally meets on the fourth Monday of each month from September to May. Non-members are welcome as guests to our programs. Meetings are held at the Luther Burbank Art & Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa, California. The general meeting begins at 1:00 pm and programs begin at 1:45 pm. Programs cover a range of subjects including gardening, floral design, civic beautification, environmental responsibility and the exchange of information and ideas.
September 24, 2018
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Fred is the owner of Vintage Tree Care and a certified arborist. His career started during six years working for a well-respected tree company. That experience sparked his love of trees and interest in their well being. The next nine years were spent with the City of Santa Rosa in the Tree Division of the Public Works Department. He took advantage of every opportunity to advance his knowledge of horticulture, arboriculture and all things associated with trees, attending every seminar and workshop available in his quest for knowledge. Now, after more than 20 years in the industry, he still enjoys learning and putting his knowledge and training to work in tree education, maintenance, and instilling his passion in others. He loves his work, finding it fun and entertaining.
The Santa Rosa Garden Club will be the lucky recipient of his vast background and interest in fruit trees. Fred will share information about dormant season care, proper pruning tips, and general maintenance for maximum tree health and fruit production. The early Fall program will start the SRGC off for a good year with fruit trees.
The Santa Rosa Garden Club will be the lucky recipient of his vast background and interest in fruit trees. Fred will share information about dormant season care, proper pruning tips, and general maintenance for maximum tree health and fruit production. The early Fall program will start the SRGC off for a good year with fruit trees.
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October 22, 2018
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Suzanne Clarke is a Sonoma County Master Gardener. She has been a lifelong gardener and has gardened in Germany, Taiwan, England, Zimbabwe, as well as the United States. While living and teaching near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, she became a Master Gardener and with her class studied and raised Monarch caterpillars on milkweed. Her garden has been a Way Station for Monarch Watch for over 20 years. In 2012 she moved to Petaluma, became a Sonoma County Master Gardener, and has continued creating wildlife habitats, using IPM (Integrated Pest Management), to encourage home gardeners to plant natives to increase beneficial insects and reduce the use of pesticides. We are fortunate that she will be bringing her passion for Monarchs to our club.
Monarch butterfly populations have declined 97% in 35 years. These valuable pollinators need help from home gardeners. Suzanne will teach us about the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly, its distribution in the United States, reasons for concern and hope for this amazingly beautiful butterfly. She will also explain what the home gardener can do to help their survival. In addition, we will learn how to make a farm, enabling us to observe the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a chrysalis and then into a butterfly. Visit Suzanne’s Face Book page “Sonoma County Butterfly Alliance”.
Monarch butterfly populations have declined 97% in 35 years. These valuable pollinators need help from home gardeners. Suzanne will teach us about the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly, its distribution in the United States, reasons for concern and hope for this amazingly beautiful butterfly. She will also explain what the home gardener can do to help their survival. In addition, we will learn how to make a farm, enabling us to observe the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a chrysalis and then into a butterfly. Visit Suzanne’s Face Book page “Sonoma County Butterfly Alliance”.
November 26, 2018
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Melinda Wolcott is a National Gardens, Inc. Flower Show judge who enjoys both gardening and flower arranging. She is also a member of the Santa Rosa Flower Arrangers Guild. Three years ago she and her husband moved from Connecticut to their family home in Healdsburg. Through work, they have lived in England twice, Italy, Singapore and Washington D.C., which has broadened her appreciation of gardening and design styles. She shares her love of designing and teaching flower arranging to all ages, taking pleasure in her students’ evolving design abilities.
Melinda will be showing the Santa Rosa Garden Club how to make holiday floral arrangements, using basic design principles with readily available materials. Her goal will be to enable us to make our own arrangements, without being intimidated by the process. She will also be mindful of the types of arrangements that are used to decorate our homes during the holiday season
Melinda will be showing the Santa Rosa Garden Club how to make holiday floral arrangements, using basic design principles with readily available materials. Her goal will be to enable us to make our own arrangements, without being intimidated by the process. She will also be mindful of the types of arrangements that are used to decorate our homes during the holiday season
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December 10, 2018
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The Bethlehem Tower Choir under the direction of Gloriann Lindberg will perform for the garden club again this year and there will be a focus on Holiday songs to singalong with. The choir is largely comprised of Bethlehem Tower residents and has been performing for six years. A catered lunch can be purchased, or you are welcome to bring your own lunch.
Socializing, enjoying festive music, and enjoying each other will be the perfect way to spend some time.
Socializing, enjoying festive music, and enjoying each other will be the perfect way to spend some time.
January 28, 2019
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A Master Gardener for 17 years, Sandy has written and lectured on a variety of garden related topics. She is also a hands-on “maker", who has enjoyed building things from a young age. For many years she asked Santa for drills, drivers and saws. And some time ago she took 4 semesters of welding at the SRGC. Now living in the heart of Santa Rosa, Sandy tries to keep her “mini-Monet” garden under control. She has written 12 books: all but 2 are books for juvenile and middle grade kids, 8 of them kid gardening books with a plot. She’s the immediate past president of the 350-member Redwood Writers and is active in the Sonoma County Forum. You can find out more about Sandy at www.sandybakerwriter.com.
Sandy’s Program is titled “Trash Art for the Garden” will be a treat. When trolling thrift shops, yard sales, and Recycletown, there is nothing more exhilarating than coming across a treasure that is just right for your garden. Your husband or friends might say, “What, that’s just an old piece of junk!” You know better. With a little sanding and paint, some glue or nails, you are certain that you have scored a unique art piece for your yard. Rust, scratches or chipped paint are fine; they just add character. In her PowerPoint presentation, Sandy will show you 100’s of fun and creative items you can add to your garden. They may be just the way you discovered them or with a little bit of touch-up love.
Sandy will bring kids books to sell, many, focused on gardening. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the SRGC and its fundraising efforts.
Sandy’s Program is titled “Trash Art for the Garden” will be a treat. When trolling thrift shops, yard sales, and Recycletown, there is nothing more exhilarating than coming across a treasure that is just right for your garden. Your husband or friends might say, “What, that’s just an old piece of junk!” You know better. With a little sanding and paint, some glue or nails, you are certain that you have scored a unique art piece for your yard. Rust, scratches or chipped paint are fine; they just add character. In her PowerPoint presentation, Sandy will show you 100’s of fun and creative items you can add to your garden. They may be just the way you discovered them or with a little bit of touch-up love.
Sandy will bring kids books to sell, many, focused on gardening. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the SRGC and its fundraising efforts.
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February 25, 2019
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Diane Kenworthy, with input from Anne Lowings, Laura Southworth and Kathleen Fitzgerald-Orr, are a group of Master Gardeners who have received advanced training in Integrated Pest Management, and are also insect experts. Master Gardeners are volunteers who receive training in general gardening from the University of California and volunteer in many ways to help home gardeners enjoy healthy and productive landscapes.
Their presentation on Bugs in Our Gardens will focus on the typical insects we find in Sonoma County and what they mean to our gardens. Some are pests, some are beneficials, and some are just doing their jobs in the environment, neither helping nor hurting our gardening efforts. Some are pests at one life stage and beautiful additions to gardens in another. The program will deal with case studies of specific insects and their role in our garden “ecosystems”.
Their presentation on Bugs in Our Gardens will focus on the typical insects we find in Sonoma County and what they mean to our gardens. Some are pests, some are beneficials, and some are just doing their jobs in the environment, neither helping nor hurting our gardening efforts. Some are pests at one life stage and beautiful additions to gardens in another. The program will deal with case studies of specific insects and their role in our garden “ecosystems”.
March 25, 2019
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Lea Goode-Harris, PhD, has created traditional and contemporary labyrinth installations for both public and religious organizations, corporations and individuals throughout the United States and internationally. Included among them are: the Santa Rosa Labyrinth, the SNOOPY™ Labyrinth for the Charles M. Schultz Museum, and the Ladybug Labyrinth book for children (and adults).
Her Santa Rosa Labyrinth design was installed on the first green roof-top garden in the United States by the American Psychological Association in Washington, D.C. Lea has given classes and experiential labyrinth talks at Universities, Junior Colleges, High Schools and to numerous organizations in the United States and internationally. Website & Blog: www.creativelabyrinths.com
Lea’s presentation is “Labyrinths in the Garden.” Some of the earliest labyrinths were in Nature’s Garden. These twists and turns were originally carved into turf, onto rock slabs and into mountainsides. Their place in nature has evolved into the gardens of our homes, as well as public places. We can only be curious about what the early builders of labyrinths felt or thought, or what the purpose of these designs were in the pre-common era or in the Medieval Gothic Cathedrals of Europe. This presentation will offer a history of labyrinths as well as examples and inspiration of the simple and sometimes complex creation of these beautiful designs in contemporary garden spaces.
Her Santa Rosa Labyrinth design was installed on the first green roof-top garden in the United States by the American Psychological Association in Washington, D.C. Lea has given classes and experiential labyrinth talks at Universities, Junior Colleges, High Schools and to numerous organizations in the United States and internationally. Website & Blog: www.creativelabyrinths.com
Lea’s presentation is “Labyrinths in the Garden.” Some of the earliest labyrinths were in Nature’s Garden. These twists and turns were originally carved into turf, onto rock slabs and into mountainsides. Their place in nature has evolved into the gardens of our homes, as well as public places. We can only be curious about what the early builders of labyrinths felt or thought, or what the purpose of these designs were in the pre-common era or in the Medieval Gothic Cathedrals of Europe. This presentation will offer a history of labyrinths as well as examples and inspiration of the simple and sometimes complex creation of these beautiful designs in contemporary garden spaces.
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April 22, 2019
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Jani went through the Sonoma County Master Gardener program in 1997 and continued her volunteer work with them for almost a decade. She has experience as a wedding planner and florist, a manager of The Nursery at Emerisa Gardens, and a UC Extension Program instructor in Ornamental Horticulture. In addition, she is the owner of GardenWeaver Design, a design/build landscape company.
Jani’s program will address the need for drought tolerance with the desire for a landscape leaning toward lush. What kinds of plants can be used that flow and cascade without drinking too much? Are there succulents that fit into this scenario, and how can combinations of plants fulfill this goal? Examples of plants that can work in such an environment will be brought, and different combinations of these plants will show how texture and color play into it. Plants will be available for sale after the program.
Jani’s program will address the need for drought tolerance with the desire for a landscape leaning toward lush. What kinds of plants can be used that flow and cascade without drinking too much? Are there succulents that fit into this scenario, and how can combinations of plants fulfill this goal? Examples of plants that can work in such an environment will be brought, and different combinations of these plants will show how texture and color play into it. Plants will be available for sale after the program.
May 20, 2019
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The club’s last activity together before the summer break will be our annual potluck and installation of officers. Former SRGC Presidents will be honored, and special awards given. New members will also be recognized and officers for the upcoming year installed. It is a good time to eat and visit with friends as well.
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June 24, 2019
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Also known as SRGC's “In and Out” meeting. Activities, events and speakers for the upcoming Garden Club year are discussed and planned. All members are invited to participate.