The March 9, 2010 meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. at the Cambrian Library, 1780 Hillsdale Ave, in the Community Room. Please park on the East side of the library, and enter through the door into the meeting room for a presentation by SJGC member and Master Gardener Laura Balaoro entitled ‘Gardening in Small Spaces’ which was postponed from February due to technical difficulties.
Lunch will follow at the Flames Restaurant, 1812 Hillsdale Ave. (across from Target). The menu is online at www.flamescoffeeshop.com. We will pay for our meals individually, so you may order whatever you like. We need to give the restaurant a head-count, so please RSVP to pakco@myexcel.com or cflan@att.net ON OR BEFORE March 5th.
Hostesses are: Carolyn, Pam and Pat.
Minutes from February Meeting
San Jose Garden Club February 9, 2010
Erna called the meeting to order at Fresh Choice. New members, Nancy and Mary were introduced. Officer Reports:
Secretary - The minutes were approved as read.
Treasurer - Some members expressed an interest in more detailed information regarding income and monies spent.
New Business:
• Kathy has received an application for maintaining a streetscape in San Jose. She will report back when she gets more detailed information regarding this volunteer project.
• Feb. 20 - 21 There is a Camelia Show at the Santa Clara Community Center
• Mar. 24 - 28. Tickets for the San Francisco Garden Show at San Mateo Expo are available from Carol for $16. Two dollars goes back to the garden club. Checks are to be made out to SJ Garden Club.
• Apr. 8-11 The California State Flower Show is in Sacramento. Info is on our website for this judged garden show.
• Apr. 10 Bonnie announced that the Master Gardeners will be having their tomato and pepper sale again. This popular event will be held at History San Jose.
• Penny Pines Collection. This donation supports California forests. We send money in $68 increments. The collection box is falling apart, but Natalie will fix it so we can keep it for sentimental reasons. We need a new box.
• The March meeting place will be announced. It might be at Fresh Choice, after all. Stay tuned.
Due to technical difficulties, Laura’s planned talk on Small Space Gardening was postponed until March. Instead we went ahead with our planning meeting.
Pat led this discussion where we were all urged to submit ideas for next year’s program. We need tours as well as ideas for demonstrations, education and presentations. There will be a planning meeting in March and the program will be finalized in April.
Some ideas that were discussed were:
1. July - Sunset Gardens self guided tour and Stanford Shopping Center tour.
2. Natural gardens using California natives.
3. Anne Bancroft Gardens in Walnut Creek featuring succulents and cacti.
4. Master Gardener speakers.
5. Iris/olive/dahlia gardens.
6. Flora Grubb Gardens in San Francisco.
7. Bob Gilmore’s new location in Los Gatos.
8. Kathy P flower arranging or wreath making.
9. Deva Luna - Master Gardener with ideas for waterwise gardening.
We ended our meeting with member introductions. The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted, Recording Secretary
President’s Message
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” - Rachel Carson Spring is here! The busiest time of year for us gardeners. I hope you take time out of your day to come and hear Laura talk about “Gardening in Small Spaces” that was moved to the March meeting. We’ll also continue with gathering suggestions for next year’s program, so that the program committee can start finalizing tours and speakers.
- Erna
Looking Ahead
In April we will visit Green Design Indoor Outdoor on The Alameda in San Jose and a private garden on Club Drive. Hostesses are: Laura, Audrey, Ruth and Dora.
In May we will buzz over to Willow Glen Honey to learn all about keeping bees and making honey. This will be a members only event limited to 25 people. Hostesses are: Ann, Eloise and Linda.
