PGC Master Calendar
2011-12

September
12 Mon BOD Meeting
Executive Committee 8:30 AM
Board Members 9:00 AM At the home of
Susan Herrick
13 Tues PBF Quarterly Meeting
4:00 PM At the home of
Karen Rollandi
14 Wed** General Meeting
10:30 AM (Luncheon)
Fran Wolfe
"An Historical and Hysterical Look at the Garden Club of America Redwood Grove"
Head Hostess: Dana Cole
Phyllis Carmichael, Susan Hill, Judy McKee, Margy Pengilly, Ann Reynolds, Lori Taylor, Vickie Van Blois, Ann Zerbst * Piedmont Community Hall
22 Wed Conservation Speaker – Community Welcome
9:00 AM
“Science of the Redwoods”
Emily Limm from Save the Redwoods
Piedmont Community Hall
28 Wed Dedication of Tea House and Tea House Deck
4:30 PM Tea House
 

October
5 Wed Conservation Project
12:30-4:30 PM
Save the Bay: Partners for Plants Project Meet at Crocker Park to carpool
10-12 Mon-Wed Joint Conservation/Horticulture Trip
7:00 AM Mon – 7 PM Wed
Visit to GCA Redwood Grove, Prairie Creek, Founder’s Grove in Humboldt County Carpool to Eureka
17 Mon BOD Meeting
9:00 AM At the home of Karen Sullivan
19 Wed General Meeting
9:30 AM (Coffee)
Michael Merritt of Twigery, Carmel-by-the-Sea
"Harvesting and Designing for the Upcoming Season." Michael is a floral designer’s designer, as comfortable creating wreaths, baskets and floral designs as he is the decorations for a party of 1,000 Washington DC political guests. Arrangements will be raffled at end of program.
Head Hostess: Martha Holstlaw
Jackie Davis, Pam Dickson, Sue Herrick, Nancy Jacobs, Bobbe Stehr * Piedmont Community Hall
27 Thurs Joint Conservation/Horticulture Project
9:00 AM
Native Plant Garden Weeding Piedmont Community Hall

November
2 Wed Conservation Project
12:30-4:30 PM
Save the Bay: Partners for Plants Project Meet at Crocker Park to carpool
9 Wed Joint Conservation/Horticulture Project
9:00 AM
Planting Redwoods
Meet at Crocker Park to carpool to Claremont Canyon
14 Mon BOD Meeting
Executive Committee 8:30 AM
Board Members 9:00 AM At the home of
Jackie Davis
16 Wed General Meeting and Holiday Boutique
10:30 AM (Luncheon)
Head Hostess: Marilyn Weber
Lori Adams, Di Bates, Nancy Girard, Kim Lally, Janine McAuliffe, Lindsey Meyersieck, Dee Dee Street, Karen Sullivan, Betsy Wagener* Piedmont Community Hall
28 Mon Check Tree Lights – setup/repair
1:00 PM Piedmont Community Hall
29 Tues Holiday Tree Lights Up
8:30 AM
Rain or shine Piedmont Community Hall
30 Wed Annual Community Tree Lighting Ceremony
7:00 PM Piedmont Community Hall

December
1 Thurs Horticulture Workshop
9:00 AM - Noon
Propagation at the U.C. Botanical Garden at Berkeley
Now is the time to thin out your perennials, take some starts, gather your seeds and divide your bulbs to share at our PGC Plant Exchange in March. Meet at Crocker Park to carpool
7 Wed Conservation Project
12:30-4:30 PM
Save the Bay: Partners for Plants Project Meet at Crocker Park to carpool
13 Tues PBF Quarterly Meeting
4:00 PM At the home of
Barbara Thompson, 52 Lakeview Ave.

January
3 Tues Holiday Tree Lights Down
9:00 AM
Rain or shine Piedmont Community Hall
4 Wed Conservation Project
12:30-4:30 PM
Save the Bay: Partners for Plants Project Meet at Crocker Park to carpool
11 Wed Photography Workshop
9:30 AM-12:00 PM
Randy Trimble, Photographer
“How to Find Your Eye: What Makes a Captivating Photo? Piedmont Community Church, Kettlewell Room
12 Thurs Conservation Field Trip
8:45 AM
Hike to Big Rock (Marin) Meet at Crocker Park to Carpool
17 Tues** BOD Meeting
Executive Committee 8:30 AM
Board Members 9:00 AM At the home of
Nancy Walsh
18 Wed Annual Community Meeting – Public Invited
9:30 AM (Coffee)
Natasha Lisitsa & Carla Parkinson, Waterlily Pond
“Demonstration of Floral Art” an extravaganza by two award winning floral designers. Arrangements will be raffled at end of program.
Head Hostess: Patty Siskind
Sherry Dumke, Roxanne Gault, Anne-Marie Lamarche, Linda Lei, Valerie Matzger* Piedmont Community Hall
26 Thurs Horticulture Workshop
9:00 AM
Aerin Moore, Magic Gardens Nursery
“Pruning for Different Effects” Meet at Crocker Park to carpool

February
1 Wed Conservation Project
12:30-4:30 PM
Save the Bay: Partners for Plants Project Meet at Crocker Park to carpool
9 Thurs Photography Workshop
9:30 AM-12:00 PM
Dennis Cole, Photographer and Teacher, Academy of Art University, Piedmont Adult School
“What Do You Do AFTER You Have Taken Your Photo?” Register at www.colestudios.net to receive Dennis’ excellent newsletter. Piedmont Community Church, Kettlewell Room
13 Mon BOD Meeting
9:00 AM At the home of
Bobbe Stehr
16 Thurs** General Meeting
9:30 AM (Coffee)
Joint Meeting with Orinda Garden Amy Stewart, Horticulturalist and Author
“Wicked Bugs.” Amy’s latest book has been featured in the S.F. Chronicle, NPR's Fresh Air and Weekend Edition and the N.Y. Times. Her previous book, Wicked Plants has been adapted into a summer-long exhibit at the S.F. Conservatory of Flowers.
Head Hostesses: Patty Reed
Nancy Griffith, Laurie Morrison* Orinda Country Club, 315 Camino Sobrante, Orinda.
Meet at Crocker Park at 9:00 AM if you would like to carpool.
23 Thurs Conservation Speaker – Community Welcome
9:30-11:00 AM
“Chemicals in our foods and our bodies”
Sharyle Patton. Director, Health and Environment Program from Bolinas-based Commonweal, a health & environmental research institute TBD

March
7 Wed Conservation Project
12:30-4:30 PM
Save the Bay: Partners for Plants Project Meet at Crocker Park to carpool
13 Tues Provisionals’ Orientation to PBF
3:30 PM
PBF Quarterly Meeting
4:00 PM At the home of Nancy Peterson
15 Thurs Horticulture Speaker
9:30-11:30AM
“Vertical Gardening”
Susan Morrison, author of Garden Up: Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces Piedmont Community Church, Kettlewell Room
19 Mon BOD Meeting
9:00 AM At the home of
Roxanne Gault
21 Wed General Meeting
10:30 (Luncheon)
Marion Brenner, Garden & Landscape Photographer and Author
"Gardens Through A Camera's Lens." Marion's photographs have appeared in numerous books and magazines. In 2002, the Berkeley Museum hosted her one-person show entitled, "The Subtle Life of Plants and People." Marion's photographs are in the permanent collections of the SFMOMA and the Berkeley Art Museum.
PGC Plant Exchange: Come prepared to swap annuals, perennials, bulbs, seeds, pots, tools, gardening books & magazines, garden ornaments, bird feeders and more -- to beautify your spring garden!
Head Hostesses: Pam Cedercreutz & Michelle Winchester
Kathleen Addiego, Sydney Brush, Nancy McHugh, Emily Mulvihill, Maryann Phelps, Karen Rollandi, Bev Stone, Nancy Walsh *
“PGC Cooks” Committee:
Lori Adams, Margo Anderson, Karen Barbieri, Diane Coleman, Jackie Davis, Martha Holstlaw, Susan Hill, Anne-Marie Lamarche, Nancy Peterson, Patty Reed, Nancy Scott, Patti Siskind, Peggy Stock Piedmont Community Hall

April
3 Tues Conservation Field Trip
8:30 AM
Ione Wildflower Walk
Enjoy the Gold Country in spring, with lunch by Margo Anderson Meet at Crocker Park to carpool
5 Thurs Joint Conservation/Horticulture Project
9:30 AM
Native Plant Garden Weeding Piedmont Community Hall
16 Mon BOD Meeting
9:00 AM At the home of
Anne-Marie Lamarche
18 Wed General Meeting
9:30 AM (Coffee)
Nick Burnett, Accredited Judge, American Orchid Society
“Five Ways To Kill Your Orchids: Understanding the variety of orchids available and the challenges of growing these rewarding flowers. Guaranteed to relieve the guilt you have secretly felt for killing an orchid now and then!” There will be unusual orchids for sale after the presentation.
Head Hostess: Bryn Bettelheim
Susan Banker, Gayle Lambert, Robin Machette, Mary Nelson, Deb Van Nest* Piedmont Community Hall

May
2 May Conservation Project
12:30-4:30 PM
Save the Bay: Partners for Plants Project Meet at Crocker Park to carpool
9 Wed Joint Horticulture/Visiting Gardens Activity
9:00 AM
Field Trip to U.C. Botanical Garden at Berkeley Meet at Croker Park to carpool
14 Mon BOD Meeting & Potluck Lunch
10:30 AM Old Board; 11:30 AM New Board; 11:45 AM lunch At the home of
Diane Coleman
16 Wed Annual Meeting
10:30 AM (Luncheon)
Head Hostesses: Mary Heafey
Margo Anderson, Karen Barbieri, Nancy Cecconi, Lisa Cole, Lisa Dell’Osso, Ann Livingstone, Peggy Stock, Marcia Redford, Nancy Peterson* Piedmont Community Hall

June
12 Tues PBF Quarterly Meeting
4:00 PM At the home of Valerie Matzger


Substitute Hostess List:
Active Members
Shirley Christopoulos
Diane Coleman
Judy Foreman
Carolyn Rowe
Nancy Scott
Robin Sweet
Lisa Tuck

Sustainers
Nancy Bates
Deni Bates
Susi Browne
Flo Bryan
Cyndy Chiles
Ann Frizell
Pat Henshaw
Paula Hess
Derry MacBride
Judith Oken
Betty Shapiro
Anian Tunney
Mary Wood