September 13
Floral Workshop: "Grandparents Day" - lesson using treasures from a grandparent or something old to create a still life.
Program:
"Color in Your Garden" -- Nancy Harrington, owner of Evergreen Garden Design and Maintenance, will present a landscaping program to increase color in our gardens. She teaches classes at Santa Monica City College and Venice Adult School. She previously taught classes at The Learning Tree. She has also done landscaping for one of our garden club members. She plans to bring samples from her garden. Her presentation will be similar to one of her lessons from her adult school class.
October 11
Floral Workshop: "Halloween" -- lesson using creativity for a design using dried plant materials. These may be painted and combined with fresh materials to compliment each other.
Program:
Floral Design:"Photographing Flowers". Southern California Garden Club member. B.J. Doerfling, with a food styling and photography background will present a program on flower photography . . . "Keep and Share the Beauty of Your Garden Through Photography." In addition to tips on photographing prettier flowers (and veggies, too) she will share ideas on how to create greeting cards, calendars, etc. to save and "share" those garden beauties.
October 21
Fundraiser: Annual Fundraiser Tea "Bountiful Harvest" with plant sale, bake sale, collectibles sale, opportunity tickets for assorted gift baskets, luncheon prepared by members and entertainment to raise funds for our annual scholarships, support for Theodore Payne Foundation, CSUN Botanical Garden, Conejo Valley Botanic Garden, Campo de Cahuenga native plant garden project and supplies for the Gardening Angels project at the Calvert Street Elementary School Rose Garden to teach fifth graders how to care for their individual rose bush.
November 8
Floral Workshop: "Thanksgiving Day" -- lesson on creating an arrangement for the dining table to depict "Let Us Give Thanks".
Program:
"Environmental Responsibility": "The History of the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Areas" is the topic for Steven Hartman's program discussing the Sepulveda Basin wildlife areas. He has been a member of the Wildlife Steering Committee for the Sepulveda Dam Basin since its inception in 1990. He advised the Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Los Angeles about revegetation and non-native plant control for the 2000+ acres of the Basin. Steve was Treasurer for the California Native Plant Society for over a decade, is currently newsletter editor and webmaster for the Los Angeles / Santa Monica Mountains Chapter of CNPS and became a CNPS Fellow in 2005. Steve is also currently treasurer for the Theodore Payne Foundation.
December
Annual Holiday Luncheon: Members plan a holiday party for club members to sing seasonal music, share good food and enjoy each other's company.
January 15, 2011
Wreath presentation at Campo de Cahuenga
Commemorative civic celebration
3919 Lankershim Blvd. (Park at the Universal City Metro Station.)
Taco Bar opens at Noon. Ceremony at 1 p.m.
January 10
Floral Workshop: "A Baby Is Born" -- lesson on creating one or two five inch arrangements using either dried or fresh plant materials.
Program: "Garden Therapy" - The Community Supported Agriculture Program was featured in The Daily News newspaper in a wonderful story called "Fair Share." It told of the Oasis Farm Stand in Topanga run by Kali Wnuck, a partner in the Community Supported Agriculture program or CSA. CSA members receive a selection of fruit, vegetables and herbs grown at local area farms. CSA is a way for the growers and the eaters to share in production and preservation of farmland.
February 14
Floral Workshop:: "Valentine's Day" -- lesson using fresh materials to make a frilly arrangement for a woman or a masculine arrangement for a man.
Program: "Civic Beauty/Conservation" A youth leader from Tree Musketeers Programs and Services will speak about the Tree Musketeers. Tree Musketeers was founded in 1987 when 13 third grades planted Marcie the Marvelous Tree. Tree Muskeeters is a youth environmental organization focused on urban forestry (tree planting and professional tree care), recycling, and public education. Their mission is to empower young people to be leaders of environmental and social change in Earth's communities.
March 13
Floral Workshop: : "St. Patrick's Day" -- lesson on making an all green arrangement.
Program: "Horticulture - A Passion for Gardening" Southern California Horticulture Society named Yvonne Savio the 2010 Horticulturist of the Year. She will discuss her passion for gardening. She has had a love affair with all things green. Yvonne calls her style "circus gardening" because she mixes everything everywhere to ensure a constant stream of color throughout the year. She believes that if a plant is green and grows after she plants it, it stays. You water once or twice and it is on its own. She believes that it is important for people to see growing plants as playing in the garden and having fun. She is also a Common Ground Program Manager. Families learn how to garden, grow their own food and prepare it in a healthful manner. In addition, the program trains community volunteers and Master Gardeners.
April 10
Floral Workshop: "Easter Sunday" -- lesson using lilies (or whatever flowers you have in your garden) to create a spring arrangement.
Program: "Horticulture" Jane Troiano and Martha Parker of the Woodland Hills Home Depot are garden specialists and buyers at Home Depot. Martha is a certified California Nursery Professional and has worked at Home Depot since 1999. Jane started at Home Depot in 1994. She did a regular segment with Kelly Mac on the KNBC News. They both lead discussions and demonstrations on gardening at CSUN. They will present a program on spring planting and how to care for our garden tools. As previous speakers, we know they will present a fun and interesting program.
May 8
Floral Workshop: "Memorial Day": -- lesson on making an arrangement honoring our Veterans.
Program: "Awards/Scholarships." Presentation of scholarship awards, Smokey Bear Poster Contest awards and Civic Beauty Awards. Scholarship recipients will talk about their educational plans. The Smokey Bear Poster Contest Awards will be presented to local students in grades 1 through 5 and the posters will be displayed. The Civic Beauty Awards will also be presented and photographs of the winning entries will be on display.
June
Annual Luncheon, Convention Report, Achievement Book and Traditional Parade of Hats. Click here to view a photo-story of our June Luncheon.