a local Bay Area talk/book signing
- Subject: a local Bay Area talk/book signing
- From: &* O* <s*@support.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:47:45 -0700
THE GARDENS AT HEATHER FARM THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY EAST BAY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
present PLANTS AND LANDSCAPES FOR SUMMER DRY CLIMATES with Saxon Holt, Garden Photographer
Friday, August 27th ? 10am to noon at The Gardens at Heather Farms 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek
This beautifully photographed 320-page book features more than 650 native Californian and Mediterranean plants suited to the climate and microclimates of the Bay Area.
"Two years ago, when the East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD) commissioned an entire book of photos to encourage water conserving gardens, we began searching Northern California for the best plants. Many we already knew: the California natives - manzanitas, Ribes, and Ceanothus. We knew some of the time honored garden plants from the Mediterrranean region, the lavenders and rosemary, Cistus and Santolina. And we had begun to hear of wondrous plants from the three other summer-dry climates of the world: coastal Chile, South Africa, and Australia. New plants were found: Leucadendrons, Melaleucas, and Puyas; old plants rediscovered: myrtle, coffeeberry, and Acacia. Soon, a new garden aesthetic began to reveal itself, one that matches gardens to the local climate. This is exactly what EBMUD hopes will happen by publishing this book - that gardeners will reduce their dependency on summer water and begin to explore the vast array of plants that thrive in summer-dry conditions."
Saxon Holt
* Garden Photographer Saxon Holt will present his photos from the new EBMUD book, Plants and Landscapes for Summer Dry Climates (see inside for more information)
* Tour GHF?s new Waterwise Garden which reflect the concepts covered in the book
* Book signing & refreshments in the garden
* Books will be available for sale ($34.95 soft cover, $49.95 hard cover. EBMUD customers receive a $5.00 discount.) Checks and credit cards only.
For information or to reserve by credit card, call (925) 947-1678. Register early as seating is limited. Doors will open at 9:30am.
If you cannot attend, but would like to obtain a copy of this book, see you local book seller, or visit:
www.ebmud.com/conserving_&_recycling/plant_book
No. Calif. Branch of the Mediterranean Garden Society Seán A. O'Hara - Branch Head (510) 987-0577; sean@support.net 1034A Virginia Street, Berkeley, California 94710-1853, U.S.A. http://www.MediterraneanGardenSociety.org/branches_CANo.html
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