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                                                                   ANNUAL LUNCHEON MEETING

Wednesday, May 21   

11:45 am

Hostesses in Charge: Betty Shapiro and Vickie Van Blois

Hostesses: Kathleen Addiego, June Brugger, Bunny Caldwell, Pam Cedercreutz, Carol Hayes, Mary Heafey, Susan Hill, Janine McAuliffe, Margy Pengilly, Colesie Sterling, Fran Wolfe.

Active and Sustaining Members: Please regret to Vickie by Friday, May 16^th if you are unable to attend.  925-284-9018

Associates:  Please RSVP to Vickie by Friday, May 16^th  if you are able to attend. 925-284-9018

                                             May Calendar

Friday, May 9^th, Greensheet deadline

Monday, May 19^th, Board of Directors meeting, 9:30, at home of Fran Wolfe.

Wednesday, May 21, Annual Luncheon Meeting, 11:45

Saturday, May 31,   9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., there will be a free workshop “Create a Healthy Garden Naturally” at the Gardens at Heather Farms.  Additionally you can make a worm bin and take garden tours.  The registration deadline is May 23.  Pam Dickson has registration forms.

Tuesday, June 10, 4:00 Piedmont Beautification Foundation, at the home of Diane Coleman

Saturday, June 14 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. the San Francisco Botanical Garden Society will hold is Perennials plant sale.  For details, call 415-661-3090.

The Garden Conservancy holds bay area Open Garden Days.  On Saturday, May 17, there are 2 gardens in Palo Alto.  On Saturday, June 21 there is 1 garden in Belvedere, 1 in Corte Madera, 1 in Kentfield, 2 in Mill Valley, 1 in Ross, 1 in Sausalito and 1 in Tiburon.  On Sunday, July 27, there is 1 garden in Petaluma and 6 gardens in Sebastopol.  Pam Dickson has the directory if you are interested.

                                              Save the Date:

 September 19 to 21, “The Late Garden Show” is being arranged for the first time at Copia.  Emphasis on water-wise gardening. Robin Parer co-chairs with Anita MacAleavey.  Invited speakers include Dan Hinkley, Roger Raiche, Kate Frey (the Chelsea winner), Martin Grantham, Dick Turner (Pacific Hort Magazine) and many, many more.   Victor (526-4704) is on the committee and can give you the whole scoop.

Announcements

From Jackie, our incoming President: Please don't be surprised to see yourself listed on several committees this year.  We have decided to sign you up for any committee you expressed an interest in.  This means you will be notified of Committee planning meetings by the Chairmen and you have the choice to attend these decision-making meetings or not--Committee Chairs always appreciate your input!  Do not despair, however, if you DID NOT sign up for a certain committee....EVERYONE IN THE CLUB is ALWAYS WELCOME to attend ANY ACTIVITIES planned by Piedmont Garden Club--Conservation, Horticulture, Flower Arranging and Photography.  Please address any questions to Jackie Davis:  510-547-5107

Piedmont Beautification Foundation

 PBF: On May 5, PBF presented the City of Piedmont with a check for $120,000.00 to fulfill our pledge to pay one half of the original estimate for the cost of completing Phase III of the Exedra Plaza Project.  There was a Groundbreaking ceremony for the Piedmont Steps and Overlook Project in honor of Barbara Magee on May 7.  Many of the Centennial Tree and Bench donors as well as Jed Magee and his son attended the Groundbreaking.  They were joined by members of the Park Commission, the Mayor and other city dignitaries.

PBF is still receiving donations in response to our Spring Newsletter and although the donations are arriving a bit more slowly than last year, we are hopeful that the community will continue to donate generously despite the economy.  There are many new projects in the city that will need financial help from the Beautification Foundation.

Our last meeting of the year will be held at 4:00 p.m. on June 10, at Diane Coleman’s home.  

Two GCA publications worth discovering!

The Real Dirt (TRD) for Horticulture and Focus for photography!

The Real Dirt can be accessed on the GCA website on the hot link on the member's page and also on the Committee page under Horticulture.

Focus can be accessed on the GCA website on the Committee page under Flower Show then Photography Committee and then Newsletter- FOCUS

Just as a reminder:

GCA website (gcamerica.org )

User name ( gcamember )

Password ( compost ), Click OK and open the link.

                                         THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA HORTICULTURE CONFERENCE:

2008 SHIRLEY MENEICE

The GCA Horticulture Committee invites you to the seventh annual GCA Horticulture Conference at the Hilton Rye Town, Rye Brook, NY and at The New York Botanical Garden, on October 26 -29, 2008. One of the world’s premier public gardens, NYBG is dedicated to environmental education and conservation of plant diversity.  Reservations are accepted on a first come, first served basis, with a maximum of 150 attendees. Preference will be given to club horticulture chairmen, first time attendees and to clubs who have never sent a delegate.

 THE DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS IS JUNE 18, 2008.

For more information and a registration form, contact Valerie Matzger 655 4785, or email me at matzger@comcast.net.  I will need your fax number to send the registration form to you.

President’s May  Message:

 It seems to me that Piedmont Garden Club members are very visible at the Zone and GCA level these days! 

In the April/May BULLETIN, our own Derry MacBride, the GCA National Affairs and Legislation Chairman, is pictured prominently in a four page story about the recent trip to Washington by the NAL Committee.  She will share her adventures with us at our May Annual Meeting.  Ann Lyman is also on that committee as the V.P. for Forests/Redwoods.

June Brugger has served with distinction as our Zone XII Program Chairman and next year will join the GCA Finance Committee.  And the latest news….Betsy Wagener will be the Vice President for Zone XII!

All these ladies are following a PGC tradition of service beyond the Club level, strengthening our zone and national programs with their expertise.

Jackie Davis, June Brugger, Sue Herrick, Fran Wolfe and I had the opportunity, thanks to you, of attending the Zone XII Meeting in Pasadena, hosted by the Diggers G.C., this past April.  Fran Wolfe was presented with the highest Zone Award, the Creative Leadership Award.  How appropriate. It was an amazing experience and one that I will share with you at our Annual Meeting on May 21.

By the way, if you click on The Real Dirt after entering the GCA website (gcamerica.org), you will be presented with a stunning photograph of a Monarch butterfly visiting an apricot rose that seems to match the butterfly perfectly – and shot by our own Margy Pengilly.

Sadly, for the second month in a row I am sending condolences.  Bug Peterson passed away last week after a brave struggle marked by her usual up-beat approach to the world.  Our best wishes go to her family, including Philly Carmichael, Bug’s loving sister.

It has been a joy and a privilege to be your President for these past two years; the experience has gone much too quickly.  I hope that Jackie enjoys her time as much as I have; I know that with her energy, intelligence, and creativity, we are going to have a wonderful time with her at the helm.

Valerie

GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

11:45 Luncheon and Meeting

Piedmont Community Hall

                     Program:  Amy Stewart, Author of Flower Confidential

Join Amy Stewart, author of the New York Times bestselling

FLOWER CONFIDENTIAL: 

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

  IN THE BUSINESS OF   FLOWERS

for a fascinating look inside the cut flower industry where 
     nature and technology converge and sentiment and commerce intersect.  
     Learn how for more than a century hybridizers, geneticists, farmers 
    and florists around the world have worked to invent, manufacture and 
    sell flowers that are bigger, brighter and sturdier than anything 
    nature could provide.  Her book will be there for purchase.

Hostess in Charge: Dana Cole 

Hostesses: Steffi Mooers, Ann Lyman, Kim Ellis, Ann McLeod, Tallie Cutler, Susi Browne, Jennie White, Nancy Griffith, Lindsey Meyersieck,  Karen Hoefs.

Active and Sustaining Members: Please regret to Dana Cole by Friday, November 23rd, if you are unable to attend.

Associates:  Please RSVP to Dana by Friday, November 23^rd if you are able to attend.

                                              November Calendar

Monday, November 19           from 9 to Noon, Flo Bryan will be sharing her beautiful                                                  persimmons, pomegranates and walnuts again this year. Her gardener’s truck will be at her home, 10 Requa Place. Since our November 28 meeting is after Thanksgiving, Flo wanted us to have this bounty in time to decorate our tables.

Monday, November 26            Board of Directors meeting, 9:30, at home of Valerie                                                      Matzger

Monday, November 26            Lights repair   12:30 pm Community Hall

Tuesday, November 27           Lights up, 9:00 am Community Hall

Wednesday, November 28      General Meeting, 11:45 Community Hall

Wednesday, November 28     Tree Lighting Ceremony

Thursday, December 6           Wreath Making Workshop, at the Community Hall

Thursday, December 6           Holiday Party and Fund Raiser, 6:30, at the home of                                                       Mary Heafey

Tuesday, December 11           Piedmont Beautification, 4:00, at the home of Carl                                                           and Margo Anderson

Save the Date

Wednesday, January 9, 2008 10:00am Guest speaker Tom Nelson from Ace Nursery speaking on sustainable products and ideas for gardening. Location: home of Marilyn Weber       Contact person: Nancy Scott.

Wednesday January 16, 2008
5 Club meeting at the San Francisco Botanical Garden
Please join in the fun at the 5 club meeting with your gardening  friends from around the Bay.  Our Canadian speaker, Alexander Reford, presides over the spectacular Jardin des Metis along the St. Lawrence River in Quebec.  He has creatively rebuilt 200 acres of National Historic gardens into a horticultural treasure.  Gracefully winding pathways lead through exquisite long borders to meadows of meconopsis, beds of rare primulas, an area specifically dedicated to displays by international artists and more. Garden Design magazine declared Reford's annual Festival International de Jardins "a   cutting-edge international garden-design show, the leading showcase for new ideas in outdoor design in North America"

RESERVE YOUR SPOT.  Box lunches will be provided for $13.00.  BRING YOUR CHECK TO THE NOVEMBER MEETING.  $13.00 made out to PGC.  If you request a vegetarian lunch, state so on the check.
Deadline for sign up January 7, 2008
We will bus to the event, with a probable fee of $15.00.  Sign up at the November meeting to reserve your spot.
SCHEDULE:
9:00  Meet at the Piedmont Community Center
9:15 sharp Leave for San Francisco.  Conduct meeting on bus
10:00 Arrive at the County Fair Building
    There will be 2 refreshment stations in the Auditorium
    Dress warmly, the County Fair Building can be chilly
    There will be 3 tables of plants offered for sale by the SFBG Nursery, courtesy of Curator Mahoney
    Checks and cards accepted
    Bring a tote to carry home your plant
10:30 Introduction remarks by SFBG Exec. Director Michael McKechnie followed by the presentation given by Alexander Reford on the History and Treasures of Les Jardin de Metis
12:00 Box Lunch
12:30 Walk through the Botanical Garden
1:30 Depart for home

Weds, March 5-Thurs March 6 Tahoe snowshoe trip.  Contact person: Mary Lou Righellis.

Weds, May7   St.Helena field trip and lunch at Mary Seavey’s. Contact person: Kim Ellis.

Announcements

 Attention  Worker Elves !   Lights Up is Tuesday, November 27 RAIN or SHINE.  Please gather at the Community Center at 9:00 am for piping hot coffee and good cheer. Lights are "flying" at 9:15.   Don't forget that the grass tends to be quite damp so wear your waterproof shoes. 

Nancy Griffith   Elf Organizer

Holiday Party, December 6th- Ways and Means

1.  When you send your check to Jane Lee, please indicate whether you are coming to the party.  We need an accurate count.  Thank you.

2.   There will be very few, but very choice, silent auction items at the Dec 6 party.  Be sure to check your calendars, gather a group, bid on your own, or send a proxy to bid at the party:

a)  A leisurely long weekend for 4 couples at the home of Susie and Peter Browne at ST.MALO, a very special gated beach community in Oceanside.

b) A day at the races at Golden Gate Fields, lunch, parking and entrance for 4 people. Dates: Now until Feb 5 and May 14-June 14.

c) Golf at the Preserve (in Carmel Valley) with Nancy Griffith for 3 ladies Date: mutually agreeable

d) Entertainment package for 8 or 10

e) Two days of wildflower walks and 2 nights lodging at the home of Ann and Jon Reynolds at Lake Tahoe for 6 ladies.  Dates: (July 10-July 12)

f) Two days of wildflower walks only (provide own lodging) for 8 ladies (July 11, July 12)

g) Plus a raffle for delicious Seavey wine

Conservation Tip:

SAVE GASOLINE AND MONEY BY CHECKING YOUR TIRE PRESSURE

Under inflated tires lead to about 1.2 billion gallons of wasted gas every year and hundreds of injuries and deaths that could have been prevented, according to

 a U.S. government report. Simply check your tire pressure at least once a month when tires are cool, experts say, and inflate them to the pressure recommended by the vehicle’s manufacturer. In most vehicles, this can be found on the driver’s side door jam.

GREEN IDEAS FOR STOCKING STUFFERS or CREATE GREEN HOSTESS GIFT

Tire gauges for everyone in the family with a car.   Available Ace Hardware, cost $2-$7.

Reusable shopping bags.

Stainless steel water bottle to fill with tap water, avoids plastic. www.kleankanteen.com

Biodegradable pooper scooper bags www.biobagusa.com , $15/100 www.DirtWorks.net

GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

9:00 a.m. PGC Business Meeting (Members please be prompt)

9:30 a.m. COMMUNITY MEETING and Coffee,

Piedmont Community Hall

Program:  Garden Photography with Saxon Holt

Hostess in Charge: Marcia Redford

Hostesses: Karen Barbieri, Di Bates, Kim Lally, Robin Sweet, Jan Zovikian

Active and Sustaining Members: Please regret to Marcia Redford by Friday, October 12^th, if you are unable to attend.

Associates:  Please RSVP to Marcia by Friday, October 12th if you are able to attend.

                                                          October Calendar

10/10 Conservation: 9:00 at the home of Mary Lou Righellis.

10/10 Horticulture:  Propagation Workshop at 10:00 at Christine Bohar’s 24 Crest Rd. Bring cuttings, shears, gloves and wear old clothes. If possible, bring clear plastic liter bottles with bottoms cut off. Call or email Pam Dickson if you have not signed that you are coming.

10/15 Board of Directors Meeting, 9:30 a.m. At the home of Jane Lee.

10/17 General Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 

          Community Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Piedmont Community Hall.

Save the Date

Fri 11- 9    Conservation field trip to Green Festival in San Francisco, 9:00-2:00.  Contact Julia Burke for details

Tues 11-13      Demonstration Garden Maintenance Project 9:00-12:00 supervised by Deni Bates in coordination with the Public Works Department.

Wed., 11-14 Horticulture: “A rose is a rose, 250 years of naming plants” Dr. Dean Kelch, Veterans’ Memorial at 10:00

11/26 Board of Directors Meeting, 9:30 a.m.  At the home of Valerie Matzger

11/28 General Meeting and Luncheon, 11:45 a.m.

11/26 Lights Up Repair:

11/27 Lights Up:

12/11 PBF Meeting, 4 p.m., at the home of Carl Anderson

Announcements

Garden Photography Anyone?

Be sure to come and see the work of SAXON HOLT at our Garden Club meeting on October 17th!  We'll be treated

to some fantastic photography and tips on how to make our photos stand out!  Bring your friends--it's a COMMUNITY

MEETING!  See you then.  (If you'd like a preview of Saxon's photos, visit his website at:  www.saxonholt.com --ENJOY!)

From Karen Hoefs:  A member may request a change of membership class to any other class by submitting a written request to the Membership Chairman (Karen) by the January Board Meeting (January 14, 2008).  Providing space is available and the Board of Directors approves the modification, this change of status in membership shall become effective at the close of PGC’s Annual Meeting.

Conservation Tip:

Improve energy efficiency in your own backyard.

If every American household replaced just one regular incandescent light bulb, either outside or in, with an Energy Star rated compact florescent bulb, it would prevent more than 11.5 billion pounds of CO2 emissions- enough pollution equivalent to removing nearly a million cars from the           road.

Installing a timer can cut lighting energy use by up to half.

Solar-powered lights and fountains are available that recharge each day and don’t require installation of extensive wiring throughout garden beds.

Glick, P. The Gardener’s Guide to Global Warming: Challenges and Solutions (Reston, VA: National Wildlife Federation, 2007) Includes contributing remarks to foreword by

Marian Hill, GCA Conservation Chairman 2004-06, Executive Committee 2006-08.

 President’s October Message

Those of us fortunate enough to attend the best garden party in California (SFBG Society’s Garden Feast on September 26),  had a chance to admire the results of the Millennium Gift from all five bay area GCA garden clubs along with a very special new pavilion. For the year 2000, our clubs made a donation toward the building of the Helen Crocker Russell library terrace using the famous 12^th century monastery stones that had been languishing for 60 years behind the old de Young Museum.  They had been donated to the City by William Randolph Hearst after a fire damaged their crates, thus erasing important information about how they were supposed to be reassembled!

When you next find yourself in the Garden, be sure to see the renovation of the Rhododendron Garden; a new stone pavilion built from more of these stones by master stonemason and acclaimed sculptor Edwin Hamilton centers the design.  It is stunning in its artistry and evocation of an ancient period.  In the center of the pavilion is a kind of key stone, a centerpiece stone which was used more than 800 years ago to create a dome-like roof system, also called a stone vault.  Hamilton built an I-beam structure that mimics the lines of the vault so the layout looks like it once did.

Admiring the stonework, I felt so proud of the role of our garden club and our sister bay area clubs.  We may be in Piedmont, but our good works extend to the world beyond our city limits.  In November, the Conservation Committee and Horticulture Committee will be deciding on how to distribute their fund to those wonderful organizations that seek to preserve the environment and encourage an appreciation and love of gardens.

Many thanks to Mary Ann Parachini and Fran Wolfe for reminding me about the Millennium Gift.  Where would we be without tribal memory?  And thanks also to the Richmond Review for the technical information about the new pavilion.

LUNCHEON

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

11:45am

Holiday Designs by Phyllis Brady of Twigs and Ivy Floral Studio

Hostesses in Charge:  Maureen Allyn and Wendy Kistler

Hostesses:  Susan Banker, Susi Browne, Judy Foreman, Jane Lee, Robin Machette, Judith Oken, Mary Ann Parachini, Ann Reynolds, Mary Lou Righellis, Marilyn Weber, and Mary Wood.

Active and Sustaining Members: Please regret to Wendy Kistler at 652-6199 by Friday, September 14^th if you are unable to attend.

Associates:  Please RSVP to Wendy Kistler by Friday September 14^th if you are able to attend.  

 September Calendar

9/11 Piedmont Beautification Foundation 4:00 p.m. At the home of Hort and Betty Shapiro, 19 Sharon Ave.

9/12 Conservation Committee Meeting 9:00a.m.  At the home of Mary Lou Righellis,   15Wildwood Gardens

9/17 Board of Directors Meeting, 9:30a.m  At the home of Betsy Wagener, 180 Requa  Road

9/19 General Meeting and Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. Piedmont Community Hall, Phyllis Brady of Twigs and Ivy Floral Studio, holiday designs

9/26 Garden Feast  Luncheon to benefit SF Botanical Garden.  For more information, call #415-564-3239, ext. 304

 Save the Date

10/2-4 Conservation Committee Redwoods Trip.  If you have not yet confirmed with Ann Lyman, please contact her immediately.  Openings may be available; contact Ann Lyman

10/10 Conservation Committee 9 am at Mary Lou Righellis’.

10/10 Horticulture meeting, propagation by Susan Hill, 10:00am at Christine Bohar’s.

10/13 &14 Ikebana at the Oakland Museum. Dramatic floral designs and sculptural displays using natural and unconventional materials transform the museum’s public areas this weekend. Large bamboo installations and site-specific works by the Soho Study Group honor the 80th anniversary of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana. The Soho Study Group, founded in 1997 by master ikebana teacher Soho Sakai, continues the contemporary, innovative principles of the Sogetsu School. At 1 p.m. Gail Emmons, Riji, Sogetsu School, presents a free demonstration in the James Moore Theatre. Educational displays and informal demonstrations in the museum cafe and adjacent patio areas during the afternoon. No museum admission required. For further information go to: http://www.museumca.org/cal- calendar public/

10/15 Board of Directors 9:30am at Jane Lee’s

10/17 Community and General Meeting 9:00 business,9:30 coffee and guests. Photographer Saxon Holt.

11/26 &11/27 Lights Up Worker Elves!

     Monday afternoon November 26 we will need 5 volunteers to repair the lights.  Tuesday, November 27, RAIN or SHINE the lights will go up.  We need 20 helpers. Coffee is at 8:30....work starts 8:45am.

     Welcome Back From Valerie Matzger

Summer? What summer?  For those of us who are not quite ready to plunge back in, it will be some consolation to know that our Program Committee (Deb Van Nest, Chair, Pam Dickson, Nancy Girard, Jan Zovickian and Mary Lou Righellis) spent part of their summer putting together a fabulous year for all of us.  And there will be hort trips and workshops and a wonderful trip to Redwood National Park by the Conservation Committee, to name just a few events.

And our Greenbook will be ready due to the hard work of Michelle Winchester, our Corresponding Secretary. Be sure to check out the Master Calendar section and mark your calendars for a good gardening year.

A warm welcome to our new Provisional members: Anne Zerbst, Karen Sullivan, Roxanne Gault, Linda Lei, Gayle Lambert, Patty Siskind and Nancy Jacobs.  Our Provisionals chairs (Betsy Wagener, Fran Wolfe and Mary Ann Parachini) have also been at work this summer developing activities to help these ladies feel right at home in our Club.

 And a salute to our new Active members: Lisa Cole, Ann Marie Frasco, Mary Heafey, Nancy Peterson, Peggy Stock, Marilyn Weber, and Jan Zovickian. You will notice that some of them are already serving on the Board and as Special Committee Chairmen.  They are a wonderful, cohesive group, thanks to them and to their Provisionals “mom”, Margo Anderson.

Some of us were lucky enough to purchase, at the boutique, a wildflower walk at Tahoe with Ann Reynolds.  It was three days of heaven as we hiked up Blackwood Canyon to the loveliest of wildflower gardens that Ann had sleuthed out for us.  And that famous Reynolds hospitality was memorable as well!

I cannot fail to mention that we have lost some wonderful ladies over the summer. Long term members will remember Mary Ann Green as a remarkably talented and generous lady.  I don’t know how we’ll do without the electric smile and warmth of Cissie O’Brien, and how do I begin to convey to our newest members the crucial importance to our Club of our amazing Anne Sutton?  We are blessed to have known them and I, for one, can thank Piedmont Garden Club for that opportunity.

I look forward to the coming year, your friendship, and your participation in the many programs planned for you.

Cheers,   Valerie

ANNUAL MEETING and LUNCHEON

Wednesday May 23, 2007

11:45 a.m.

Piedmont Community Hall

Hostess in Charge: Robin Sweet

Hostesses: Betty Hall, Eleanor Higson, Judi McKee, Julia Burke, Karen Barbieri, Mary Wood, Nancy Hodgkinson, Paula Hess, Ruthie McLeod, Sally Adams

Active and Sustaining Members: Please regret to Robin Sweet, 654-6583 by Friday  May 18^th  if you are unable to attend.

Associates:  Please RSVP to Robin by Friday May 18th if you are able to attend.

                                                            May Calendar

5/8 Piedmont Garden Club Flower Show. 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  At the home of Deni Bates, 87 Seaview Ave.

5/12 and 5/13  GCA Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass.

5/21  Board of Directors Meeting,  9:30 a.m.  At the home of Kim Lally

5/23 Annual Meeting and Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. Piedmont Community Hall

5/30  Horticulture Field Trip, Quarryhill Botanical Garden,  Car pool from Crocker Park at 8:30 a.m..  If you have not signed up, call or e-mail Pam Dickson.

6/12 PBF Annual Meeting, 4 p.m., at the home of Susan Herrick

                                                                            Save the Date

9/17  Board of Directors Meeting

9/19  General Meeting

Announcements

From Valerie Matzger, President’s Half Time Message:

As my first year as your president approaches its end, I look back on what has been a time of accomplishment, learning and joy in getting to know even better our truly outstanding group of ladies.  I must give special thanks to Robin Machette for always being there to answer my questions and to offer guidance; in fact, I have experienced the support of all the past presidents and I am so grateful to them.  Your Board of Directors, definitely a group of self-starters, has been on the job exercising good judgment and imagination.  From a fabulously successful Boutique, wonderful programs, workshops and fieldtrips to an outstanding class of Provisionals, it has been quite a year.  Thank you so much for all the support you have given to your Club and to me.

Now, forward to our exciting REALLY SIMPLE  Flower Show!

 From Jackie Davis and Sherry Dumke, Flower Show:

All members are invited to the Show and Tea on Tuesday, May 8 from 1-4 pm at Deni Bates’ house.  Please carpool if possible.  As this is a Club show, we are sorry we are unable to include any guests.

Cut Specimens:  Everyone remember to cut something beautiful from your garden and bring it to Deni’s on Tuesday, May 8 between 8-9 am. Entry cards for these entries will be available at the passing table.

Passers: Phyllis Jayred, Anne Ward, Pat Henshaw, Ann McLeod, Bryn Rowe, Jo Shuman: arrive at Deni’s at 7:45 am on Tuesday, May 8.

From Susan Herrick, PBF:

"Attention Tahoe Wild Flower walkers---July 12,13.  Please send an email to Ann Reynolds annreyn@aol.com  and she will send you directions, details, and assignment.  Thank you."