Sacramento perennial plant club www.sacramentoperennialplantclub.org sponsored 10th annual bus trip to:the san francisco flower and garden showon Wednesday , march 12th , 2008 bus leaves 6:45 am . returns leaving show at 4 PM cost $50.00 per person
With seminars , beautiful garden displays, bonsai exhibit, exotic orchids, ikebana displays, koi fish, and a market place, this years show promises to be one of the best ever.
Bus #1 will depart from the Shepard Garden & Arts Center , 3330 McKinley Blvd , Sacramento . Bus #2, The Bushnell Gardens bus, will depart from the Shopping Center near La Bou ( 4410 Douglas Blvd , Granite Bay ) at the SE corner of Douglas Blvd & Sierra College Blvd. , The buses will depart promptly at 6:45 a.m.
Muffins and juice will be served. We should arrive with plenty of time to browse before the first seminar starts You may want to bring a lunch, as the food there can be expensive.
The $50.00 fee includes the ticket to the show, a few snacks, and the bus ride.
This bus tour is open to everyone, so tell your friends and invite them along! Friends on the bus, no driving, and plenty of room to bring home garden goodies!!!
for Show information including seminars & exhibitors visit their web site:
See the January newsletter for the application for the tour. |
The Rhythms of Stone Workshop.
Award-winning sculptor, DJ Garrity will lead a fascinating exploration of the creative energies awakened through the ageless process of stone carving at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center. The four-day workshop, which runs from February 19-22, will guide students through the process of creating their own unique stone sculpture with a hands-on approach that utilizes the human face as a template. The work created is appropriate for home or garden and the course is designed for the novice or students with previous experience.
The sculpture workshops of DJ Garrity are a current offering of the Chicago Botanical Garden, the United States Botanical Garden in Washington D.C. and The Four Arts Society of Palm Beach, Florida. The course is also accredited by Augustana College of South Dakota for undergraduate, graduate and professional development credits. For more information please contact the Arts Center at (916) 971-3713. The fee is $475.00, which includes all materials and the use of hand tools. The class size is limited to twelve students and more information concerning the work of DJ Garrity is available at www.djgarrity.com.
Sacramento Fine Arts Center is located at 5330-B Gibbons Drive, Carmichael, CA 95608-2117.
March 22nd,
Sacramento Garden and Art Center at McKinley Park, 3330 McKinley Blvd
9 AM to 3 PM.
The guest speaker, Sean O'Hara, will speak at noon. He is the co-chair of the Northern California Branch of the Mediterranean Garden Society (MGS), which produces a quarterly journal for our area. "The Garden Resource Guide for Northern California's Mediterranean Climate." Copies will be available at his talk. MGS is headquartered in Athens, Greece. It is an international forum devoted to furthering knowledge and appreciation of plants and gardens suited to the Mediterranean climate regions of the world.