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Tomatomania,
September 22th, starting at 9:30
with veggie Potluck Luncheon starting at noon
Meeting at Shelley Lubinsky's
Scott Daigre (aka the Tomato Man) is a professional garden consultant, owner of his own garden design business, and an energetic, practiced instructor.
He’s also an owner of Tomatomania! www.tomatomania.com, Southern California’s largest Heirloom tomato seedling sale and author of
“Tomatomania!, How to Grow Tomatoes Successfully in Southern California “.
His enthusiasm is contagious and will inspire attendees to get started on creating their own spectacular tomato and vegetable gardens.
Bus Tour to Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden and
Rancho Los Alamitos,
October 27th, 9 to 3, Leave from Lago Sego Park
The Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at Cal State Long Beach was created in the eighties and is modelled on a traditional Japanese Garden.
Nearby are the house, gardens and barns of Rancho Los Alamitos. The gardens were created in the twenties and include a recently restored native plant garden.
Trip will include catered luncheon at Rancho Los Alamitos plus docent led tours of the gardens.
How to apply CPR to your garden,
with Paul Herzog of the Surfrider Foundation
November 24th, 9:30 to noon, Airport Meeting Room
Ocean Friendly Gardens utilize “CPR for the landscape” to significantly reduce wet and dry-weather runoff entering the watershed and ocean. CPR stands for Conservation, Permeability and Retention.
Conservation of water, fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, energy (moving water around the state is the #1 user of energy), and reduction of the use of gas-powered maintenance machinery (air pollutants) through the use of native and/or climate-adapted plants.
Permeability increased - utilizing materials for a driveway, walkway and patio that allow water to percolate into the soil.
Retention - devices like rain gardens, rain barrels and rain chains as well as bio-swales, dry creek beds and dry wells.
Holiday Party at the Doubletree Hotel Penthouse in Torrance,
December 6th, Luncheon at 11:30
Pam & Jim host our holiday party. Bring your spouse or friend to start the holidays with music and festivities.
Members Sharing Day, January 26th, 9:30-noon, Torrance Airport Meeting Room
Members will have 5-15 minutes to show and tell something special. Applications will be available at earlier meetings so we can have a schedule.
Preparation of Garden fresh salads , February 23rd, 9:30 to noon
Torrance Airport Meeting Room
Pitsa Captian, local adult school cooking teacher and Greek festival chef
will demonstrate the preparation of healthy and garden fresh salads using grains, veggies and herbs. Tasting will follow.
Organic Gardening, March 23rd, 9:30-noon, Torrance Airport Meeting Room
Gisele Schoniger, organic garden specialist for Kellogg Garden Products,
will speak on organic gardening and soil building at the airport room.
Tour Self-Realization Fellowship Lakeside Shrine and Getty Villa
, April 29th, 9 to 5, leave from Lago Seco Park
First we go to the Self-Realization Fellowship Lakeside Shrine for a late a.m. visit. This spiritual sanctuary was dedicated in the fifties.
At 2:30 p.m. we will have a private tour of the Getty Villa museum and gardens. The Getty Villa has a special herb garden that showcases herbs used by the Romans for cooking and medicine.
Palos Verdes Estates Home Gardens - car sharing
, May 25th, 9:30, Torrance Airport Meeting Room, adjourn 10:45 a.m. to gardens
Robin Benezra, ASLA, will talk about her garden design concepts and guide us through two of her Palos Verdes landscape projects.
The Hulbert garden is a homey, well thought out outdoor retreat with trellised dining space and a comfy seating area around the fireplace.
The Ailor residence two doors down blends water wise plants from Australia, California and the Mediterranean. A rustic theme ambles through different areas in the yard with a stream element adding calming sounds.
Retreat to TEA! (optional) Continue to the Vintage Tea Room, 969 E Broadway, Long Beach – a charming place, voted one of the best tea rooms in America. Bring a hat or wear one.
Installation of Officers and Mad Hatter Lunch, June 8th
Our annual hat decorating contest.
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