GENERAL MEETING. Bus Tour Flower Fields and Gardens

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1 POINT LOMA GARDEN CLUB NEWSLETTER National Garden Clubs, Inc. Pacific Region/California Garden Club, Inc. Palomar District APRIL 2004 Volume 43 No.4 Meetings: 2 nd Wednesday, 09:30 am Masonic Center, 1711 Sunset Cliffs Boulevard, San Diego, CA President: Theme: Newsletter Editor: Web Site: Dolly Hartman Enriching Our Lives Through Gardening Knowledge Cheryl Nogle GENERAL MEETING Bus Tour Flower Fields and Gardens Wednesday, April 14th - 8:45 a.m. Meet at the Albertson s Market parking lot corner of Talbot and Catalina NO LATER THAN 8:45 A.M. Bus leaves promptly at 9:00 a.m. Wear comfortable clothing, shoes, and don t forget hats and sunscreen. Future programs June The June Luncheon is at 12:00 p.m. at the Point Loma Library including a tour of the Library with architectural and historical information. Mark your calendars for this year end event. Additional information will be in the May Newsletter. Next Year J. Tomlinson would like us to begin thinking about next year s programs. If you have any ideas please share. Workshop: May Herbal Scents Aenne Carter will teach us how to make herbal scents for bath and body splashes. Cost: $16.00 Please sign up on the bus tour (payment is due prior to workshop) Board Meeting Date: Monday, April 19th (please note date change) Time: 1:30 p.m. POINT LOMA GARDEN CLUB Presents Eight delightful & unique gardens Saturday, May 15th, a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets available in April at: Walter Andersen Nursery (both locations) Mission Hills Nursery Cedros Gardens, Solana Beach $10 in advance $15 on the 15th Info: or The Prez Sez When clouds appear like rocks and towers. The earth s refreshed by frequent showers. April brings an abundance of new life in our gardens. In March S. Stowell presented a beautiful slide show about Backyard Wildlife Habitat. Our members selected several excellent information sheets and pamphlets from the National Wildlife Federation. The Club gave a donation of $50 to this very active nature conservation organization. Miss Artiste, M. Hines 5 Minute calla lily arrangement, was a delight to the eye. L. Page was the fortunate winner of the white lilies for the Turn in Your Name Badge Drawing. K. Harry gave us a pretty Irish floral arrangement for the Brunch Table. Many thanks are extended to all of you that participate so diligently to provide successful and fun meetings. The Flower Barrel project has been claimed by the Point Loma Association. A big thank you to H. Neal, chair and all of you that planted, watered and weeded the barrels. Our very own members: V. Innis on

2 April 2004 Point Loma Garden Club Newsletter Page 2 The Prez Sez (continued) Meyer Lemons and J. Noble on Designing a Herb Garden have excellent full page articles in the March-April California Garden magazine. In April: We, the adventurous, are looking forward to M. Cook s flower filled gardens Bus Tour membership dues are DUE, April 30th, $25. Bring your checks to S. Nance at the April Bus Tour or mail to her home (see below address under Membership). The Palomar District meeting luncheon in Vista has been changed to May 17th, $20 checks to L. Page or mail to her by May 3rd. D. Elwell and R. Lohla will be selling $10 tickets for the Garden Tour on the bus. Lots of high finance April & May so if questions, call me anytime. Dolly Membership Membership Dues $25 are due by April 30th. Please give your checks to S. Nance at the April Bus Tour or mail to her home address: Library Displays Many thanks again for the generous flower donations to the Point Loma Library. April 4th B. Harris April 11th D. Hartman April 18th M. Walsh April 25th K. Walsh May 2nd T. Huston May 9th B. Miller May 16th May 23rd May 30th C. Nogle We still need volunteers for May, please sign up at the May meeting. Sunday hours are from 1 to 5 p.m. D. Norton, Chair Ways and Means May Garden Tour We are including a pull-out page of the 8 garden descriptions so you can encourage your friends to purchase a ticket from you. Our budget goal is to raise $8,000 from the tour. We have sold $1,000 in sponsor advertisements, leaving an additional $7,000 to be raised by ticket sales. This additional sum equates to 700 tickets, so the club really needs each member s help! We will be selling tickets on the bus tour. In order to have a better handle on ticket inventory and to avoid printing additional tickets (you may recall from our previous tour, tickets were signed out to members and never sold or returned) the Way & Means committee has made the following changes: Any tickets signed out to sell will need to be purchased in advance. We hope you will understand why this change is necessary and will pre-plan for the tickets you want to sell. Garden Hostesses S. Dysart is chairing the garden hostesses and will have a sign-up sheet on the bus tour. There are still 29 hostess spots to fill. Please be a part of this event by volunteering to hostess and to make it a huge success for our community. Refreshments M. Cook requests donations of lemons to make fresh lemonade and donations of any fresh baked cookies. Refreshments will be served at the Mueller garden. All donations may be given to her at the May 12th meeting or dropped off at her home. Your club is grateful for your generous donations. Plant Sale We need healthy plants in clean pots that are correctly labeled for our plant sale. We re asking that everyone donate something to make our sale a success. Maybe you have overgrown plants that need dividing, something unusual, or common, whatever you think someone else would like to buy. The plants will be sold at one of the gardens on the tour. Several members have already volunteered to help and if you would like to join us we d love to have you. R. Muir, co chair has volunteered to plant sit or if you need help getting your plants to us please call for pick up. D. Bennett Co Chair

3 April 2004 Point Loma Garden Club Newsletter Page 3 E-Bay Help We have an antique vase from the M. Wood collection valued at $200. I would like to try selling the vase on E-Bay instead of a consignment shop. If you or someone in your family is familiar with listing items for sale on E-Bay, please contact K. Harry Standing Rules The recommended changes of the Standing Rules as listed in the March Newsletter were voted for adoption by the membership. They will be listed as changed in your Yearbook. Delete SR12, SR14, SR15, and SR16. Revise: SR13 Subcommittees of Standing Committees shall support the work of the Standing Committee. Subcommittee chairs need attend Executive Board meetings only when necessary to support a project. E. Kuhns and her committee did an outstanding job thank you. Nominating Committee The membership voted D. Bennett, H. Bierman, R. Lohla, and D. Klebofski (alternate) to the committee. D. Klebofski has since withdrawn. The Committee will present the Officer Slate at the April meeting. Sunshine Report R. Angel had a re-hospitalization for her hip and is now in rehab. Our club condolences are extended to N. Cottingham on the death of her sister. Cards would be most welcomed please send to their Yearbook addresses. Philanthropy The decision to spend the remaining $500 for this club year will be made at the next board meeting to be held in April. R. Lohla, Chair Field Trips #6 The March 24th, Japanese Friendship Garden tour in Balboa park had a large attendance. It was a serene, peaceful, pleasant occurrence thanks to R. Sewell, our chair for the day. S. Erbetta, Field Trips (continued) member gave us a very enlightening tour of the garden and the Japanese culture. Palomar District Meeting Spring Meeting Date: Monday, May 17th, 2004 Location: Vista Valley Country Club 2954 Vista Valley Dr., Vista, CA Program: Staying Alive and Fit Eva Shaw will do a program on Health through Gardening. Cost: $20.00, check to PLCG Deadline May 3rd Palomar District Floral Design Forum Meetings: 1st Monday 12:30 p.m. September - May Location: Women s Club of Carlsbad 3320 Monroe St., Carlsbad, CA Price: $8.00 at the door Program: May 3rd, 2004 Shirl Eastman, Valley Center - Ever wonder how a creative designer works. We will surprise her with our containers, flowers, and line material. Shirl will show and tell how she does it! California Garden Clubs, Inc. Bob Gordon, CGCI President s Hearst Castle Restoration Project, is planned to preserve and protect over 90 species of plants in the Mediterranean style garden designed by William R. Hearst and his architect, Julia Morgan. The project will give examples of water wise systems and restore the original landscape designs. Our club donated $100 which represents over 100% of our membership; therefore we are eligible for a drawing for a $500 prize. Our Gardens on the Point received an article in Golden Gardens, the State newsletter. Pacific Region

4 April 2004 Point Loma Garden Club Newsletter Page 4 Are sponsoring a cruise to Alaska from June 30th to July 7th, 2004 on Carnival s Spirit. Contact information: or info@pacifictravelandcruise.com National Garden Clubs, Inc. From Members Services: Interested in a wonderful All-Purpose Home and Garden Cart. It s collapsible and easy to load because the bucket area is on the ground. Information: or headquarters@gardenclub.org Other Events of Interest Desert Wildflower Hotline Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Information: or Flower Fields Nature s Blooming Pageant in Carlsbad Dates: March 13th May 9th, 2004 Location: 5600 Avenida Encinas Carlsbad, CA San Diego Horticulture Society Meeting: 2nd Monday, 6:30 9:00 p.m. Next Meeting: April 12th, :30 p.m. Program: Betsy Clebsch, renowned Salvia specialist will talk about some of the hundreds of Salvias in her latest book, The New Book of Salvias: Sages for Every Garden April Bus Tour Flower Fields & Gardens San Diego Horticulture Society (continued) Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds, Surfside Race Place, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA Cost: $15 members - $18 non members Website: San Diego Wild Animal Park Butterflies and Orchids, approximately 25 species from Neotropical and New World regions Date: April 3rd 18th What s New? Point Loma Garden Club has a new web page. Check out: April At A Glance April 14th Bus Tour 8:45 a.m. April 19th Board Meeting 1:30 p.m. April 30th Deadline for Membership Dues $25 Point Loma Garden Club

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