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the first MGS meeting in California!!

Fellow Medit-Planters - 

At the end of September, the current Mediterranean Garden Society
president, Heidi Gildemeister, will be visiting the Bay Area as a speaker
at the 'Gardening Under Mediterranean Skies' symposium, hosted by Pacific
Horticulture and Strybing Arboretum (see more information about this event
below).

While she is here, she has requested the opportunity to meet and address
the local MGS membership.  To accommodate her during her short visit, a
meeting has been scheduled to take place in Berkeley on Monday morning,
September 28th, from 10am-noon.  This is the first meeting of MGS
membership in California (there is also a Southern California meeting
scheduled for October 10th, after she speaks at the L.A. Garden Show).  The
meeting is free to all, interested parties are welcome to attend.  There
will be light refreshments, Heidi will address the group, we will have all
of the MGS Journals on hand to view, and a demonstration of the new MGS Web
Site is planned.

To RSVP or for more information, contact Katherine Greenberg (925-283-4323)
or myself (510-987-0577) before Sept. 21st - we need to know the number of
people attending as the meeting room has limited accommodation.

This is an exciting opportunity to get to know more about the MGS and meet
the local membership.  There will be the opportunity to sign up for
membership during the meeting.


On an aside, here are some other miscellaneous events that may also be of
interest:

September 17th (7-9pm), San Francisco.
'Plant Life in the Mediterranean Climates of the World'
Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens lecture and book signing with
author Peter Dallman, who will introduce you to the similarities and
uniqueness of the geography and plants from the world's five Mediterranean
climate zones, call (415) 661-1316 x354 for fees and reservation.

September 25th-26th, San Francisco.
'Gardening Under Mediterranean Skies'
A two-day Pacific Horticulture Symposium, co-sponsored by Strybing
Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, featuring speakers from Southern Europe
and California, call (415) 661-1316 x354 for fees and reservation.

September 27th, North Bay.
'More Gardening Under Mediterranean Skies'
A one-day tour of North Bay and Sonoma County gardens, plus a special event
at Matanzas Creek Winery. A Pacific Horticulture event, co-sponsored by
Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, call (415) 661-1316 x354 for fees
and reservation.

October 5th-23rd 
'Southern Australia in Springtime'
A Pacific Horticulture Tour 'down-under' with editor Richard Turner Jr, for
the complete brochure, call Geostar Travel (707) 579-2420 or (800) 624-6633.


If you have any questions about the above information, please don't
hesitate to contact me.  Thanks for your interest.


Sean A. O'Hara                       sean.ohara@poboxes.com
h o r t u l u s   a p t u s          710 Jean Street
'a garden suited to its purpose'     Oakland, CA 94610-1459, U.S.A.
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