Re: upcoming events: David McDonald tour

More event of interest to West Coast US and Canada members of this list:

David McDonald, Deputy Director of the Botanical Society of South Africa, and 
acting editor of VELD AND FLORA, will be on the west coast under the 
sponsorship of the Norman Singer Fund of the North American Rock Garden Society 
NARGS. With the exception of the Victoria BC appearance, he's speaking to rock 
garden clubs in these areas.

He'll appear in the following cities:
  Berkeley CA on April 13 Topic TBA
  Sonora CA on April 16 "the Cape Floral Kingdom"
  Etna CA on April 21 Topic TBA
  Medford OR April 22 "the Roof of Africa"
  Corvallis OR April 28  "Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden"
  Portland OR May 6 "the Alpine in South Africa
  Seattle WA May 8 "the Alpine Zone in South Africa
  Victoria BC May 13, "the Cape Floral Kingdom"
  Vancouver BC May 14, "the Roof of Africa"

check the NARGS website <www.nargs.org/meet/speakers.html> for more information 
on venues, or contact me personally, and I'll try to get you details.

loren russell
corvallis, oregon, usa
> Hi folks -
> 
> Wanted to bring to your attention various upcoming events around the world 
> (some may be local to you!) listed on the web site:
> http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.com/events/M0301-03.cfm
> 
> For those of you who are members of the Mediterranean Garden Society, it is 
> almost too late to register for the Annual General Meeting in Tuscany in 
> Oct 2003!!  But don't fret, there are some other nice events that can 
> possibly console you (some of these events require membership in the 
> sponsoring organization):
> 
> March 5, 10am-5pm (Wednesday) - UK
> Flowers from the Cape (seminar)
> Royal Horticultural Society
> An overview of plants that originate from the mediterranean climate region 
> of South African (Western Cape), with information on cultivation
> 
> March 8-9 (Sat-Sun) - South Africa
> 28th Annual Kirstenbosch Garden Fair
> A wide range of indigenous plants specially grown for this event will be on 
> sale and exhibit
> 
> March 15-16 (Sat-Sun) - Central California
> the first meeting of the newly formed Central California Branch of the 
> Mediterranean Garden Society - A spring weekend of tours and talks!
> 
> March 23 (Sunday) - South Australia
> Mediterranean Garden Society, South Australia Branch
> Bus trip to visit 4-5 gardens in the Milang and Currency Creek area
> 
> March 30 (Sunday) - Northern California
> Northern California Branch of the Mediterranean Garden Society
> Mt. Diablo hike with Glenn Keator, author of The Plants of Mt Diablo
> 
> April 5-6 (Sat-Sun) - Greece
> Mediterranean Garden Society - Greek Branch
> A mountain and maritime excursion to Messinia in the Peloponnese
> 
> April 13, 1:30-3pm (Sunday) - Northern California
> U.C. Santa Cruz Arboretum
> South African Salvias: Low Water Plants with author Betsy Clebsch, who will 
> sign the new edition of her Book of Salvias.
> 
> May 8-12 (Thu-Mon) - Greece
> Mediterranean Garden Society - Greek Branch
> Wild Flower Excursion in Crete with George Sfikas
> 
> May 17-18 (Sat-Sun) - Northern California
> Northern California Branch of the Mediterranean Garden Society
> Monterey County Garden Tour!
> 
> June 11-15 (Wed-Sat) - England
> The English Branch of the Mediterranean Garden Society
> A garden tour Shropshire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire
> 
> For more information about each of these events, and for other listings, 
> see the above web page already mentioned.  If you have events that are 
> relevant to gardening in mediterranean climates that should be listed on 
> our calendar, let me know!
> 
> Regards,
> Seán O.
> 
> h o r t u l u s   a p t u s     -    'a garden suited to its purpose'
> Seán A. O'Hara            fax (707) 667-1173         sean@support.net
> 1034A Virginia Street, Berkeley, California 94710-1853, U.S.A.
>
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