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• February General Meeting

  • When
    Wed, February 09, 2022
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    9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Portuguese Hall

  Program: Valentine Floral Design

  AIFD Floral Designer Noel Tribby will entertain us with his special Valentine designs. He is the owner of his own floral event and consulting company, Floral Chateaux. Shinoda Design Center has used Noel numerous times to create holiday designs for their displays. His designs will be auctioned at the end of this presentation.

  Lecture and Demonstration

  Light Brunch: Buffet Floral Design - Karen Worthington

  Hospitality: Kathy Hargrove, Julie Hart, Dolly Hartman, Julie Hasl, Vickie Higuera, Jeanne Irwin, Valerie Jenkins, Dess Kelley, Cindy Krause, Rita Krieger, Karen Krug, Jan Kugler, Lynn Langley

  5 Minute Presentation: Dale Rekus – All about floral designs

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• March General Meeting

  • When
    Wed, March 09, 2022
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    9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  Program: Herbs

  Member and Master Gardener for 16 years, Cindy Sparks Bruecks is a Sustainable Landscape Expert and an Edible Landscape Trainer. She will share an informative history of the humble herb used by wise women, apothecaries, chefs and big pharma. Join Cindy in examining this twisted path leading to  today's picture-perfect gardens.

  Lecture and PowerPoint Presentation

  Light Brunch: Buffet Floral Design - Karen Worthington

  Hospitality: Laurie Lee, Rose Lisenko, Roberta Lohla, Rebecca Long, Lorenda Lucero, Gaye Macy, Jean Massard, Barbara May, Melinda Medina, Jennifer McReynolds, Jeanne Mikus, Reggie Morin, Jeri Morris, Toni Munsell, Diane Murdoch

  5 MinutePresentation: Kathy Hargrove – Cilantro/Persian Cucumber Salad

  
  

  
  

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• April General Meeting

  • When
    Wed, April 13, 2022
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    9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Portuguese Hall

  Program: Creating Spring Tablescapes

  Kathy Taylor de Murillo is a talented teacher, designer, and floral show judge. She has been involved in garden clubs and floral design for the past 35 years. Kathy is a floral design instructor and board member for the SD Floral Association. She is also active with CA Garden Clubs as well as National Garden Clubs and Art Alive at the S.D. Art Museum. 
  
  Lecture and Demonstration

  Light Brunch: Buffet Floral Design - Karan Greenwald

  Hospitality: Janet Nees, Judy Pack, Bob Pels, Kay Phillips, Cecilia Pollock, Sally Rathbone, Kathi Reid, Alexandra Ritchey, Susan Ritchey, Laurie Roeder, Patricia Rutledge, Cathy Sevel, Debbie Sherman

  
  
  

  
  

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• Plant Sale 2022

  • When
    Sat, April 16, 2022
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Portuguese Hall

  Just to let everyone know about this year's plant sale:  It will be Saturday, April 16.  Yes, that's Easter weekend, but it is the ONLY Saturday available at Portuguese Hall in March, April and May, due to Festa scheduling.  

  We will start having workshops in February, once Covid cases settle down once again (fingers crossed).  There's plenty of time for growing and creating!  Dates to be determined.  

  Workshops we are planning:  

  Non-Succulents, Succulents in pots, Succulent Dish Gardens.

   Other ideas being considered:  (Depends on interest and if there's enough donations!)

  Tillandsia Designs, Whimsical Containers with succulents

  
  

  Donations Needed

  We will let you know when to drop things off or bring with you to workshops

  6 packs of non-succulents (tomatoes, vegetables, herbs, annuals,etc.)

  Empty gallon containers (clean, please, so we don't have to clean them)

  Succulents

  Plumeria Cuttings

  House plants

  Tillandsia

  Whimsical Containers 

  Dishes for the Dish Gardens

  
  

  Volunteers Needed
  

  We will need volunteers to attend workshops

  Members to water and monitor the non-succulents

  Members to transport items for sale, set up the sale, work at the sale and help with clean up.

  
  

  We will have our Ye Olde Garden Shoppe as we still have donated items that were intended for the canceled 2020 sale.

  Click on the links  below to see examples of past Whimsical Containers and Dish Gardens to give you some ideas about donating and participating in workshops.
  

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  Sherry Hebert and Kathleen Honeysett

  Ways and Means Co-Chairs

  
  

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• May General Meeting

  • When
    Wed, May 11, 2022
  •  
    9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Portuguese Hall

  Program: How to Rebloom Orchids

  Chuck McClung completed his M.A. in Botany in 1996 and worked in ecological and botanical research at several universities. He also worked at Walter Anderson as a buyer and plant specialist. He will be signing his new book, How Orchids Rebloom, which was released earlier this year. Lecture and Demonstration

  Light Brunch: Buffet Floral Design--Kay Anderson

  Hospitality: Lee Sommerville, Yvonne Soule, Linda Staton, Margaret Stewart, Diann Swieda, Barbara Thomas, Beth Thomassen, Patricia Walker, Martha White, Christina Williams, Sandi Winter, Karen Worthington, Emy Yeazell

  5 MinutePresentation: Elise Jenkins – Making moisturizer from whole foods

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

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