SFBayArea event on March 13 (Billy Martin from Australia!)

Medit Plants members in the SF Bay Area,

William "Billy" Martin, from Noorat, Victoria, AU, will be coming to the Bay Area next week and will be speaking to our Branch Monday evening, March 13, 7:30pm. His presentation is (quoted text is his own explanation):

Magic, Murder & the Weather(the 'art' of NOT gardening) ...a Celebration
"Covering the wonderful magic of gardens /gardening, the murder of wasteful and unnecessary garden practices, the influence and importance of working with our given climate for horticultural and general cultural sustainability!! All this and some more..."

Behind his talk he will show his own photographs of gardens he has designed. You can see some of his photos on his website - www.Wigandia.com

The location is:
Orinda Library, 24 Orinda Way, Orinda (see map at http://tinyurl.com/llyl8)
MGS Members $10, guests $15
To register, contact: Sue Ann Manners ~ (925) 254-0226

By way of 'introduction', here is a photo of Billy himself, as well as a few of his own garden
(again, quoted text are his own words):

http://www.hortulusaptus.com/BillyMartin2b.jpg
"Me, as taken by son Rory, then aged 8 . . . and yes my hair is natural and in keeping with my gardening philosophy!!"

View of "Wigandia", his garden on a windy, volcanic hilltop in Noorat, Victoria, AU
http://www.hortulusaptus.com/MoveOverRover2.jpg
http://www.hortulusaptus.com/Wigandia2.jpg
http://www.hortulusaptus.com/Wigandia3.jpg

For those who can stay a bit longer (we know it is a weeknight), light refreshments will be served.

Feel free to bring a friend, or e-mail this note to anyone who you think might be interested.

Hope to see you there!
Sean O.

No. Calif. Branch of the Mediterranean Garden Society
Seán A. O'Hara - Branch Head
(510) 987-0577 - - - - - sean(at)gimcw.org
1034A Virginia Street, Berkeley, California 94710-1853, U.S.A.
http://www.MediterraneanGardenSociety.org/branches_CANo.html

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