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Club Year: Sep - Jun
Club Flower: Camellia
Club Bird: Robin
Club Tree: Calif. Redbud
Meetings | Other Gatherings | Meeting Programs | Field Trips
Meetings
General Meetings
The club meets from September through June on the fourth Monday of each month at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1279 High Street (near the entrance to the Gold Country Fairgrounds). Meetings start at 9:00 AM sharp, with a social time from 10:00 to 10:30 AM, followed by a program. Currently scheduled programs are listed below.
2009-2010 Meeting Programs
September 28, 2009: UCD Arboretum All Stars. Ellen Zagory will provide detailed information, plus a slide show of their beauty, about the 100 plants that have been trialed to prove their ability to thrive in California gardens.
October 26, 2009: Winter Gardens. Pat Cotton-Rubin, former Sacramento Bee garden writer, will present a program on plants that provide interest at a quiet time of year in our gardens.
November 23, 2009: Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat. Master Gardener Julie Saar-Edmonds will detail how you can enhance your garden by inviting birds, butterflies, and other critters in by providing them food, water, and nesting sites while you add to the beauty of your own space.
December 14, 2009 – 11:30 am: Holiday Party. Our annual holiday party will be held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Please bring a garden-related gift ($5.00-$10.00) to exchange (optional).
January 25, 2010: Succulents and/or Small Space Gardens. Jeannie Hanson, of Geno's Garden in Sacramento, will give us ideas for planting in limited spaces.
February 22, 2010: New Plant Introductions for 2010. Our annual visit from Trey Pitsenberger, of Golden Gecko Nursery in Garden Valley, is always informative and entertaining. This year he will discuss what's new in the nursery industry.
March 22, 2010: Insects. Farmer Fred will educate us on plants that attrace beneficial insects.
April 26, 2010: Garden Art. Carol Wescoatt, of Donner Garden Club, will share her ideas for attractive art in the garden.
May 24, 2010: Foothill Gardening Challenges. Rose Loveall-Sale, of Morning Sun Herb Farm, will present ideas for challenges through the use of herbs.
June 7, 2010 – 11:30 am: End of Year Luncheon. Annual installation of officers and end of year luncheon at Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
2010-2011 Field Trips
The Club often schedules field trips throughout the year to various destinations in the area on interest to gardeners. The 2008-2009 club year trips can be found here as an Adobe PDF file. There were no trips in the 2009-2010 club year. The 2010-2011 schedule will be posted when it is finalized.
