• Third Tuesdays at 9 am - Rose Maintenance, Calero and Lean contact Kathy P.
• Fridays at 8:30 am. Walking Group: Need some motivation to get more exercise?
We have a SJGC walking group that meets in the back of the VTA lot near Winfield
and Coleman, behind Almaden Lake Village Apartments, 1045 Coleman Road, San
Jose, CA 95123. Wear comfortable walking shoes, bring a bottle of water, and join
us for a walk on the paved Lake Almaden trail. We’re back in the lot about 10 am.
We look forward to seeing you there. Contact Erna or Sue.
• February 25-27 - Camelia show.
• March 7 - Floral Design Presentation by Janice Hamlin.
Furyu Floral Designers invite you to watch Janice Hamlin (coming all the way from
Florida) show us how she manipulates commonly used plant materials into
unusual forms for creative floral designs. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. First
United Methodist Church of Campbell, 1675 Winchester Blvd. Contact Sue S for tickets.
• March 13 - March Meeting - Gardens You Have Visited: Katie is doing our March program and will
be showing pictures from gardens around the world. Please send her 5-10
pictures of gardens you have visited and enjoyed. She says anything that attracts
your eye; individual flower pictures or overall scenes are fine.
Planning for next year's outing & speakers too.
• March 15-19 - Bouquets to Art De Young Museum, San Francisco
• March 20-25 - San Francisco Garden Show, San Mateo Fairgrounds.
For every advance discounted ticket sold, our club/district will earn $2 with an
additional $1 being donated to the CGCI. The 2012 theme is Gardens for a Green
Earth with 20 display gardens, over 70 seminars, edible gardens, etc.
Everyone is welcome to make a flower arrangement for the San Francisco Garden
Show. Find the schedule at
http://californiagardenclubs.com/sites/default/files/u64/WorldAroundUsFlowersho
wMarch2012FCJ_2%5B1%5DOct.4.pdf.
• April 4-6 - Wildflower Conference: Holiday Inn, Palmdale. See CGCI calendar.
• April 10, 2012 (Program Liaison: Erna )
Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Stanford University’s Rodin Sculpture Garden for a walking tour. Docent Iris Berke will guide us through several gardens and other outdoor attractions of the
campus. We will celebrate our club’s 40th anniversary this month.
Hostesses: Ardeen , Ruth , Teri and Mary Jo
• May 5 - Our Plant Sale: We would like everyone to help with this. If you can,
please grow or propagate plants for our big fundraiser. If you don’t have a green
thumb, we will need volunteers for a few days around that date. Contact: Natalie.
• May 4-6 - Carmel Valley Flower and Art Show
• May 16-20 - National Garden Show Convention, Buffalo, NY
• June 3-7 - CGCI Convention, Sacramento
June 3-9, National Garden Week
Helping Our Community
In June of 2011
Ongoing Programs throughout the year at Common Ground Garden Supply and Education Center 559 College Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306 (650) 493-6072 www.commongroundinpaloalto.org
UCCE Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County is a University of California Cooperative Extension volunteer program dedicated to providing research-based gardening information to home gardeners. Visit our website for additional information.
Master Gardener Hotlines - for answers to all your gardening questions San Jose (408) 282-3105; Mon-Fri 9:30 AM-12:30 PM 1553 Berger Dr., Bldg 1, San Jose Palo Alto (650) 329-1356, Fri ONLY 1:00 PM-4:00 PM 1431 Waverly St., Palo Alto Or, send us your question online
