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Forthcoming Events
23 to 26 September – Greater Pasadena area, California
Gardening Under Mediterranean Skies VIII: Style & Whimsy in the Sustainable Garden, a Pacific Horticulture Society symposium co-sponsored by the MGS
Focused on the lighthearted side of gardening in harmony with our mediterranean climate, this event offers a remarkable variety of garden tours, lectures, workshops and panel discussions. Each day and certain events are priced separately, allowing participants to attend any one or more days and to tailor their participation to suit themselves. Thursday, September 23 offers a choice of all-day tours and a panel discussion and dinner. On each of the next three days, three speakers (different each day) will show us how to increase the fun and style in our gardens, we'll enjoy a lunch in the open air and visit three exceptional private gardens (different each day) demonstrating sustainable garden practices. Other appealing elements will make Style & Whimsy in the Sustainable Garden a highly rewarding experience. This event is selling out quickly, so don't delay in registering. Prices start at $135/day. For complete information and a registration form, click here or send an e-mail.
Past Events
June 2010
Book signing & garden walk with Bob Perry - Arlington Garden, Pasadena
Noted horticulturist, professor, author and Southern California MGS Advisory Board member Bob Perry presented his latest book Landscape Plants for California Gardens. We strolled through the garden as Bob discussed plants and offered ideas for sustainable garden practices. Refreshments and a social interlude followed.
September / October 2009
Gardening Under Mediterranean Skies VII: Lessons in Sustainable Gardening - Santa Barbara
Repeated over two weekends by popular demand, this Pacific Horticulture symposium co-sponsored by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and the MGS explored the challenges and delights of coastal California's mediterranean climate and showcased the wide range of garden possibilities in a low-water environment, including talks by Carol Bornstein, Pamela Berstler and Owen Dell and visits to Lotusland and gardens designed by Lynn Woodbury, Van Atta Associates and Isabelle Greene.
May 2009
An Afternoon with Nicholas Staddon -
Monrovia Growers, Azusa, California
Nicholas Staddon, Monrovia’s Director of New Plant Introductions gave a talk entitled 'Monrovia’s Best and Newest Plants for Our Mediterranean-climate Gardens'. Then there was a walk in the garden and a visit to Monrovia’s Garden Center Display with Nicholas, followed by refreshments and a social interlude, after which we drew lots for choice Monrovia plants.
May 2008
A day-long program on sustainability presented by G3 Los Angeles - the Green Gardens Group, began at the Santa Monica Public Library with talks on 'The Fairly Radical Sustainable Design Discussion' by Pamela Berstler and 'A Case for No Irrigation in a Pasadena Garden' by Mayita Dinos. This was followed by a tour of the library garden and lunch. After lunch, a tour and discussion in four sustainable gardens was led by Marilee Kuhlmann and Stephanie Wilson Blanc. Each garden’s designer and builder discussed specific techniques used to achieve attainable sustainable design - to reduce runoff and water use through innovative approaches like drip and low-flow irrigation, infiltration and cisterns.
October 2008
A day-long program on the challenge of invasive plants began at The Agua Hedionda Lagoon Discovery Center in Carlsbad, California. It included greetings by Eric Munoz, President, Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation; a talk entitled 'Invasive Plants and Alternatives for California Gardens', by Carl E. Bell, Regional Advisor - Invasive Plants, UC Cooperative Extension, San Diego; a guided tour of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon native plant garden; lunch; an afternoon tour of several selected near-by private gardens; and concluded with refreshments back at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Discovery Center.
December 2008
Our Eleventh Advisory Board Lunch and Annual Members’ Meeting took place in Claremont, at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden - California’s native garden and home to 70,000 native Californian plants, representing 2,000 native species, hybrids and cultivars.
We began with our traditional lunch with our board of directors, the Southern California Advisory Board and invited guests. This was followed by a talk entitled ‘What You Might Not Know About Our Mediterranean Climate and How It Impacts Our Gardens’ by the RSABG Director of Special Projects, Bart O'Brien. Bart noted that with its long summer dry period, California is often characterized as the world’s most mediterranean climate. Addressing this defining feature and other California-specific climate and environmental factors, this talk was designed to help Southern California gardeners achieve more sustainable, successful and satisfying gardens. The afternoon concluded with refreshments and a walk in the garden with Bart.
George Brumder
Branch Head of the Southern Californian Branch
Chairman of the branch since its inception in 1998 , currently Vice President of the MGS' Administrative Committee, involved with the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden since 1999 (trustee, board president and now trustee emeritus), long involved with the Men's Garden Club of Los Angeles, currently a Pacific Horticultural Foundation board member, and active in his own new garden in Pasadena, California, George has been interested in nature, gardens and gardening all his life. Since retiring from the practice of law in 1996, George has worked actively with various non-profit organizations to improve the quality of life in his community.
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