2021 - 2022 Programs
The Santa Rosa Garden Club generally meets on the fourth Monday of each month from September to May. Programs cover a range of subjects including gardening, floral design, civic beautification, environmental responsibility and the exchange of information and ideas.
- Non-members are welcome as guests with a $5 donation 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 approximately 1:30 pm.
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November 22, 2021
Suzanne Clark
"Transformation of an Urban Garden in a Wildlife, Sustainable Habitat"
What happens if your newly purchased home doesn’t have your “dream” garden when you move in? That happened to Suzanne several years ago when she moved into a Victorian home in Petaluma. With a dark backyard full of crabgrass, deformed ornamental plum trees and boxwood. Come find out how she converted this land into sustainable and Wildlife habitat with attractive water use plants, drip irrigation, a 1,500-gallon underground rain-water catchment system and a grey-water system at a reasonable cost.
Suzanne is a fellow SRGC member, a Sonoma Co. Master Gardener and President of the Petaluma Garden Club. She has gardened in Germany, Taiwan, England, and Zimbabwe.
Suzanne is a fellow SRGC member, a Sonoma Co. Master Gardener and President of the Petaluma Garden Club. She has gardened in Germany, Taiwan, England, and Zimbabwe.
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Come get into the holiday spirit and decorate your home. Our own club member, Cheryl Feuerborn, along with several members of the Floral Arranging Guild will be creating decorative arrangements. You will have the opportunity to purchase these works of art for yourself or gift someone.
January 24, 2022
Rachel Spaeth
"Meet Luther Burbank"
Rachel has been working at the Luther Burbank Home & Garden for over a decade. More than half has been in the Garden Curatorial capacity. She is a PhD candidate studying historical plant breeding and the genetic structure of Prunus, at UC Davis. While studying at SRJC she was a SRGC scholarship recipient. Coming back, for several years, to help with plant sale set up.
Rachel describes herself as a mad grafter who enjoys trying to put as many cultivars on one tree as possible. When she is not teaching adjunct at SRJC, collecting insects, propagating plants, pulling weeds, sequencing genes, or chasing her two children, she enjoys playing the saxophone.
Rachel describes herself as a mad grafter who enjoys trying to put as many cultivars on one tree as possible. When she is not teaching adjunct at SRJC, collecting insects, propagating plants, pulling weeds, sequencing genes, or chasing her two children, she enjoys playing the saxophone.
February 28, 2022
Leslie Hart
"The Effects of Fire on Soil"
Leslie Hart will speak about the effects of fire on soil including how soil heating effects microorganisms, the organic matter in the soil and plant nutrients. Best practices for potentially contaminated soil will be described.
Leslie has lived and gardened in Sonoma Co for over 25 yrs. After living in Canada, Australia, and other parts of the US. Now living in Penngrove she incorporates native and water wise plants into her landscape as well as growing vegetables year-round. Retired after many years of teaching high school chemistry, Leslie has been a Master Gardener and Garden Sense Consultant since 2017.
Leslie has lived and gardened in Sonoma Co for over 25 yrs. After living in Canada, Australia, and other parts of the US. Now living in Penngrove she incorporates native and water wise plants into her landscape as well as growing vegetables year-round. Retired after many years of teaching high school chemistry, Leslie has been a Master Gardener and Garden Sense Consultant since 2017.
Photos by Maeve Clemens 2017
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March 28, 2022
Ann Lowings
"Guests or Pests"
Learn to appreciate all the insects in your garden. Anne will cover common garden pests and the beneficial insects that help to control them.
Anne Lowings was born and raised in England where gardening is a national pastime. She has been a Master Gardener since 2005 and is a member of the Integrated Pest Management Specialist Team.
Anne Lowings was born and raised in England where gardening is a national pastime. She has been a Master Gardener since 2005 and is a member of the Integrated Pest Management Specialist Team.
April 25, 2022
Robin Parer
"It's Geraniaceae 101 Time"
We will explore Pelargoniums (commonly called “geraniums”. Robin will talk about how to identify, select, propagate, and grow pelargoniums. She will also cover soil, placement, cold tolerance, pests & disease & pruning as well as their decorative charms.
Robin Parer is an Australian horticulturist who lectures to groups throughout the US. She has been featured in numerous magazines & newspapers around the world. For the past 38 years Robin has owned and operated “Geraniaceae Nursery in Marin County”. During that time, she propagated over 500 geranium species and wrote “Plant Lover’s Guide to Hardy Geraniums” published in 2016.
Robin Parer is an Australian horticulturist who lectures to groups throughout the US. She has been featured in numerous magazines & newspapers around the world. For the past 38 years Robin has owned and operated “Geraniaceae Nursery in Marin County”. During that time, she propagated over 500 geranium species and wrote “Plant Lover’s Guide to Hardy Geraniums” published in 2016.