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California
Chapter
Upcoming APLD
Events
For more information about each event, please click on the dates below:
February 6, 2008
Brick Oven Pizza Party
Sacramento District
February 7, 2008
Netafim: The Only Way to
Irrigate
Southern California Region
February 12, 2008
The Role of Irrigation
Systems in Water
Conservation
East Bay District
February 19, 2008
Creative Concrete
Treatments
San Francisco District
February 22, 2008
Spring 2008 Speaker Series
East Bay District
February 27, 2008
Sustainability with Terry Lyngso
Peninsula District
February 29, 2008
Descanso Gardens Plant
Curator Tour
Southern California Region
March 14, 2008
East Bay Gathering at SF
Flower & Garden Show
East Bay District
March 25, 2008
Small Trees For Urban
Spaces
San Francisco District
March 28, 2008
Spring 2008 Speaker Series
East Bay District
For Non-APLD events, please see details on the website.
There you
will see Non-APLD events as well as APLD events that have been added, or changed, after the submission date (25th of each month).
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Wholesale Nursery
4330 Bodega Ave.
Petaluma, CA 94925
707-778-016
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APLD California
Chapter Member FAQ
Are you a
new member with lots of questions about how the APLD California Chapter
works? Did you just
renew and have a question about how your dues are used? Interested in
starting a new district in your area, like the North Bay members
recently did?
Check out our California Chapter Member FAQ. Click here to download. Do you have more questions that aren't yet answered?
APLD California Chapter Membership
Thank you to everyone who renewed their APLD California Chapter membership!
Your
$40 California Chapter membership fee provides the sole dues support
for all chapter and district programs in California.
The many rewards of APLD California Chapter membership include:
-Attendance at California District programs and meetings throughout the state
-Monthly California Chapter Newsletter
-APLD California Chapter Website
-Listing in the California Chapter referral pages
-Local APLD Certification Workshops
-Local APLD District Garden Tours (where available)
-Local APLD District Mentor/Mentee Program (where available)
-Local APLD District Design Salons (where available)
-Opportunities to network with other designers and green industry professionals
-Participation in our lively APLDCA Members-only internet discussion group
Questions?
Please contact the California Chapter Membership Committee: membership@apldca.org
Join the dynamic and informative discussion happening every day on the California
Chapter Yahoo! Group!
Thank you to our Silver Sponsors
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APLD California
Chapter
February 2008
Newsletter
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Dear Fellow APLD CA Members:
We have had a busy and productive month. Members from Redding
to San Diego are attending district
functions. I was most impressed with a
North Bay District function on sustainability where I met many members,
potential members and industry specialists.
With the kind of programs and events that are happening all over the
state, we will have a great year!
Our first board meeting was very successful and we have
committees working to build and develop many programs for our Chapter. A few of them are:
- membership
- 2008
sponsors
- monthly
newsletter
- website
calendar
- existing
district programs
- new
area meetings and programs
2008 looks to be a very interesting year for our
industry. Yes, the weather is wet and
wild and many designers are slow for the first time in years. This could give you time to 1) reconnect
with previous clients, 2)
canvas a new area, 3) read a design book you have not had time to read, 4) get
the office work done you have been putting off, 5) attend an APLD function, 6)
get involved with a community volunteer project.
Also there are networking opportunities
everywhere and many of us could benefit from using our connections with APLD to
start relationship building with industry professionals. Possibly your local rock yard or nursery does
not know about APLD. Go there and begin
a conversation. Try another. Each connection could become a great source
of leads for you or possibly have the exact pottery or other product your next
client will need. There is a wealth of
knowledge and expertise ready for us to tap into. Enjoy the process and there will be
rewards.
Please feel free to contact me with any Chapter questions or
concerns. I look forward to meeting you.
Your 2008 Chapter President,
Colleen Hamilton
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Members' Section
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Student Clubs Unite
By Jonathan Silverman
We are the future of this
landscaping industry. Clearly, both Presidents of organizations enjoy helping
our students become more educated. We get them involved to gain valuable
learning experiences within our student clubs. Our clubs are great for networking,
learning more about the trade, and finding a job once we complete our programs. This awareness with the department now is
recognized and supported by all of our faculty.
I am the President of the Hort Club at City
College of San
Francisco. Julia Pollex is President of Foothill CLCA
Hort Club. During the beginning of 2007 my
vision developed into a prosperous group of over 30 members, hosting bi-weekly
meetings for student interest and involvement. The students range from
Environmental and Floristry departments, aspiring landscape designers/architects,
gardeners, and possible landscape contractors.
My club I designed has many areas of interest that range from - Speakers Series
Events with Key Professionals (CLCA support, APLD support, Flora Grubb's
Gardens, Garden Conservancy, and CCSF On-Site Lectures), Field Tours (Strybing
Arboretum, Garden for the Environment, and Natural Areas Park Excursions in San
Francisco), Student-Led Workshops (Introduce new skills or techniques)
Volunteer opportunities (Friends of the Urban Forest, Alcatraz Restoration Project
Support, SF School gardening projects.)
By being a volunteer as a landscaper on the historic island
of Alcatraz, I can speak to those
interested about what it takes. Also being a "Garden Coach" within
the San Francisco Unified
School District, I can help them
transform garden programs with clear work plans from my expertise for general
support throughout the process.
Besides our regular Hort Club meetings we are capable to communicate online in
a web group page. This has helped us manage our groups' ongoing events to
ensure group members are well aware of what's occurring on a weekly basis. We
have discussions and share information. Students can connect to one another
when not on campus, which is ideal for city college students, since most active
members are not at school on a daily basis.
Together we have decided that it was time to re-unite in a mixer event at Sunset
Gardens for a tour with Jack
Mckinnon, garden coach with a wealth of inspiring experience to offer both
groups. This event featured both clubs uniting to share knowledge and to become
better acquainted with each other. I called Jack and he agreed to my proposal
for a one day tour at Sunset Gardens.
The Sunset Garden Tour was a lot of fun! We had 28 people total, includes both
groups. Jack McKinnon gave us a brief history of Sunset before we took a tour
of the grounds. Jack has a wonderful personality and he's very open for students to ask him questions regarding the industry or
his consulting business. Afterwards some members of the groups exchanged contact
info and went to lunch.
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Welcome to New Members of APLD California:
| Tom |
Ballinger |
Tom Ballilnger Landscaping |
San Francisco |
Associate |
| Katherine |
Creighton |
Katie Creighton Garden Design |
Oakland |
Associate |
| James |
Everett |
EvLand LLC |
Emerald Hills |
Associate |
| Victoria |
Ghulam |
Western Products Landscaping, Inc. |
Los Angeles |
Associate |
| Sierra |
Hart |
Allen Land Design |
Santa Rosa |
Associate |
| Zoe |
Kinney |
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San Francisco |
Student |
| Tami |
Kint |
Tami Kint Landscape Design |
Folsom |
Associate |
| Chris |
Lane |
Garden Fantasies |
West Hills |
Associate |
| Dennis |
Murray |
Meadowbrook Design |
Walnut Creek |
Associate |
| Audrey |
Newell |
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San Francisco |
Student |
| Julie |
Orr |
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Capitola |
Student |
| Eleanor |
Thomas |
Eleanor Thomas Landscape Design |
Los Altos |
Associate |
| Rich |
Tonti |
Pacific Paradise Pools |
Garden Grove |
Allied |
| Katherine |
Vincent |
Katherine Vincent Landscape Design |
Orinda |
Associate |
| Morgan |
Vondrak |
Argia Designs |
Escondido |
Associate |
| Laurie |
Winestock |
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Berkeley |
Student |
| Christine |
Wiseman |
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Oakland |
Student |
| Janet |
Zepel |
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San Leandro |
Student |
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Opportunities
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Sunset's Dream Garden
Awards 2008
Enter our landscape competition
Sunset kicks off
its landscape
competition this month. Please share your garden by
entering our 2nd biennial Dream Garden
Awards program, which recognizes
the best of residential design in the 14 Western states and British Columbia,
Canada. Winners may be published in a future issue of Sunset.
Enter in one of
four categories
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REGIONAL STYLE. The garden captures the spirit of a particular area with
materials and plants appropriate for the climate and terrain.
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INCREDIBLE MAKEOVER. Takes advantage of existing features or plants while
removing undesirable elements. "Before" photos required.
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OUTDOOR LIVING. The space invites gatherings, entertaining, and recreation,
with fireplaces, play areas, kitchens, or other features.
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SMALL SPACE. Smart design and planting ideas in an area of 2,000 square feet or
less.
To enter
Go to www.sunset.com/gardencontest
and click the "Landscape Architects and Designers" link or call 650/324-5632.
There is a $25 entry fee.
Deadline
Apply
for entry package by March 12, 2008
Completed
entries must be postmarked by April 1, 2008
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Judges needed
By Fran Adams
If you are a certified member of the California
chapter and would like to be a judge at the San Francisco Flower and Garden
Show, please contact Fran Adams at fran@senseofplace.us
or (650) 328-7655.
Judging will take place the afternoon of March 11th at the Cow
Palace. Our goal is to give the APLD award to the
display garden that best demonstrates plant knowledge, design skill,
creativity, and suitability to the hypothetical owner.
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Volunteers Sought for
San Francisco Flower and Garden Show
By Alison Fleck
Hello Fellow Designers
APLD will once again have a booth at the San Francisco
Flower and Garden Show. The show dates
are March 12th through the 16th. The show is open from 9 AM to 8 PM
Wednesday through Saturday and 9 AM to 6 PM
on Sunday. This year the East Bay
District is handling the details of building and staffing the booth. As in previous years we are inviting any
interested designers to sign up to work in the booth. The workdays are split into four three-hour
sessions (except the last shift which is only two hours). We need two people to work in the booth
during show hours. This is a great opportunity to educate the public about
APLD and to encourage non-member designers to join. We have enough free
passes for each booth volunteer.
If you would like to work in the booth, please sign up for a
time slot by sending me your first and second choices. The slots will be assigned on a first
request, first fill basis, so send your preferences in soon. See below for email address:
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Thank you
Alison
alison@simplyperfectgardens.com
707-747-9463
Feel free to call or e mail with any
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Awards & Recognition
Have you won an award, been published in a magazine or know of someone who is worthy of notice? Please share with the membership by submitting
content to the newsletter.
APLD member as Guest Speaker at Sacramento Landscape Expo
Joni Wilson, APLD, principal designer with Inside Out, spoke
recently in Sacramento, Ca at the
Landscape Expo and the Idaho Nursery and Landscape Association conference. Her
topic was "Living the Inside Life Outside; Backyard Escapes". You can reach Joni at jw@insideoutjoni.biz if
you are interested in having her speak.
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APLD California Chapter Events
Calendar
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For a full listing of all events, please go to the event calendar on our website. There you will see Non-APLD events as well as APLD events that have been added, or changed,
after the submission date (25th of each month).
APLD Events:
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Date |
Wednesday February 6, 2008,
5:30 PM |
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Title |
Brick Oven Pizza Party |
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Sponsored by |
Sacramento District |
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Contact |
Please RSVP by Friday, February 1 to: sacapldrsvp@yahoo.com
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Attachments |
Brick Oven Pizza Party.pdf Open
File |
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Description |
5:30 Tour the Design
Center/Mixer
6:00 Dinner and Brick
Oven/Fireplace Presentation by McNear Brick
--Meet a Mason, with local Masonry Contractors
--General Membership Meeting
Attached flier contains more detail. |
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Cost |
Free Member Event. Dinner hosted by Silverado, an APLD Gold
Sponsor. |
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Location |
Silverado Design Center, 5250 South Watt Ave., Sacramento, CA. (Located between
Jackson Rd. & Fruitridge Blvd.) |
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Date |
Thursday February 7, 2008,
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
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Title |
Netafim: The Only Way to Irrigate |
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Sponsored by |
Southern California Region
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Contact |
Amelia Lima; 858-243-4470, ameliab@san.rr.com
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Additional Info |
www.netafimusa.com |
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Description |
Netafim: The Only Way to Irrigate.
Presented by Mark Hall, Landscape Architect and Contractor.
RSVP by February 4th,
2008 (Limited space) |
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Location |
Grangettos, 1105 W. Mission
Avenue, Escondido, CA 92025 |
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Date |
Tuesday February 12, 2008,
4:00 - 6:00 PM |
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Title |
The Role of Irrigation Systems in Water
Conservation |
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Sponsored by |
East Bay District |
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Contact |
Sharon Gibson, sbgi@att.net |
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Description |
Our February program will feature irrigation specialist Lori Palmquist on the role
of irrigation systems in water conservation. Lori is a landscape contractor who specializes in irrigation design, installation, troubleshooting, and
repair. She is a certified irrigation contractor, auditor, and water manager. Her specialty and passion is water conservation, and landscape water
management. She will help us understand the science and technology of irrigation as it relates to the art of garden design. This skill can bring the
designer the confidence needed to handle the follow-up issues of sustaining the health of the garden.
Lori will introduce the latest technology in affordable residential garden water
management. She will also demonstrate how to determine and specify the appropriate uses of drip and spray in garden designs, and how to make a rough
estimation of the cost of irrigation for design clients. Ample time will be dedicated to answering your questions, so bring them with you.
Well-designed irrigation is an essential and critical landscape component, not
only in the responsible use of water, but in the health of a garden over time. A poorly designed system, once it has been installed, is expensive to
operate and even more expensive to replace. The client usually ends up spending at least twice as much as they would have, had they had a good system
installed to begin with. A well-thought-out and beautifully designed garden deserves a well-designed, efficient irrigation
system. |
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Cost |
Members: $5.00. Visitors: $15.00, Students with id: $10.00. ($5.00 is for room
rental). |
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Location |
Veterans Memorial Building, 3780 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette. |
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Date |
Tuesday February 19, 2008,
4:00 - 6:00 PM |
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Title |
Creative Concrete Treatments |
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Sponsored by |
San Francisco District |
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Contact |
Linda Rude, (415) 928-2067, rudelinda@sbcglobal.net |
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Description |
In this exciting workshop we will cover the use of stains on old cement, new
cement, and will discuss whether permeable cements can be colored as well as non-permeable. Also the tricks of the trade in regards to cement
planters. |
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Cost |
FREE to APLD Members. $5.00 for Non-Members. |
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Location |
San Francisco County Fair Building, 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way, Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco |
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Date |
Friday February 22, 2008,
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
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Title |
Spring 2008 Speaker Series |
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Sponsored by |
East Bay District |
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Contact |
Sharon Petersen, (925) 672-7729, gardenartistry@earthlink.net |
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Description |
The Association of Professional Landscape Designers is proud to present its 2008
Spring Speaker Series, for garden enthusiasts just like you!
--Contain Your Enthusiasm! Using Containers in the
Garden, with Pat Wagner, APLD. Friday, February 22, 2008.
--Splashing Color in the Garden, with Patricia St. John, APLD. Friday, March 28,
2008. |
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Cost |
$25 for each seminar or $60 for all 3 (pre-registered). APLD members may attend
for $20.00. |
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Location |
Veterans Memorial Building of Lafayette, 3780 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette,
California (at the corner of Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Risa Road). |
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Date |
Wednesday February 27, 2008,
3:30 - 6:00 PM |
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Title |
Sustainability with Terry Lyngso |
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Sponsored by |
Peninsula District |
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Contact |
Kathy Ormiston, kathyormiston@pacbell.net |
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Additional Info |
http://www.gamblegarden.org/ |
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Description |
The Sustainable Sites Initiative standards, which are being developed by a
partnership between the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird
Johnson Wildflower Center, the United States Botanical Garden and a diverse
group of stakeholder organizations, will be completed in May of 2009. APLD members are a major stockholder in this initiative by virtue of their
profession as designers.
Spend 90 minutes with Terry Lyngso, owner of Lyngso Garden Materials, to
discuss the role of soils, hydrology, vegetation and materials in providing essential services to humankind and the ecosystem. We will discuss tools,
strategies, goals, and measures of success for achieving site sustainability. This seminar will be a touchstone for a continuing dialogue on
sustainability in landscape designs. |
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Cost |
Free for all APLD members, $10 for non-members and $5 for students with student
IDs. |
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Location |
The Gamble Garden,
1431 Waverly Street, Palo Alto
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Date |
Friday February 29, 2008,
10:00 - 11:30 AM |
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Title |
Descanso Gardens Plant Curator Tour |
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Sponsored by |
Southern California Region
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Contact |
Stephanie Bartron, stephanie@sbgardendesign.com |
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Additional Info |
http://www.descansogardens.org |
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Description |
The camellias should be peaking! Wen Wang, the garden's plant curator, will meet
us at the main gate for a walk through the garden, visiting the camellias and other "winter" garden highlights.
Wear comfortable walking shoes and please RSVP to stephanie@sbgardendesign.com |
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Cost |
General admission to the gardens $7. Senior/Students $5. Open to everyone,
especially out-of-towners here for the CLCA show! (Note: Descanso honors reciprocal memberships with the Arboretum and many other gardens, so bring
your membership cards!) |
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Location |
1418 Descanso Drive, La
Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011 |
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Date |
Friday March 14, 2008,
3:00 - 8:00 PM |
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Title |
East
Bay Gathering
at SF Flower & Garden Show |
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Sponsored by |
East Bay District |
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Contact |
Sharon Gibson, sbgi@att.net
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Additional Info |
http://www.gardenshow.com/sf/theshow/index.asp |
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Description |
Heading to the Garden Show anyway? Well, how about a Friday evening District
gathering. Admission is cheaper and the crowds are lighter!
Come join your fellow East Bay APLDers for a fun evening...we'll have time to
shop, chat, eat, and enjoy the show gardens in a more leisurely manner.
And to cap things off, we'll be able to visit gardens by East Bay District members
Shelley Somersett & Warren Lieber, and Andrea Hurd. (Shelley's will be an edible garden...maybe we can hang out there for dinner! ...Just kidding,
Shelley!). |
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Cost |
Half day pass to show (at 3:00
PM or later) is only $13.00. |
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Location |
Cow Palace, Daly City |
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Date |
Tuesday March 25, 2008,
4:00 - 6:00 PM |
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Title |
Small Trees For Urban Spaces |
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Sponsored by |
San Francisco District |
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Contact |
Jocelyn Cohen, (415) 285-2342, jocelyn@jocelync.com
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Description |
Please watch this space for further details. |
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Cost |
FREE to APLD Members. $5.00 for Non-Members. |
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Location |
San Francisco County Fair Building, 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way, Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco |
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Date |
Friday March 28, 2008,
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
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Title |
Spring 2008 Speaker Series |
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Sponsored by |
East Bay District | | |
