About Western Hort

	Crocosmia crocosmiiflora "George Davison" (Photograph by Patricia Knight)

     

If you are thinking a year ahead, sow a seed.
If you are thinking ten years ahead, plant a tree.
If you are thinking one hundred years ahead, educate the people.
— Kuan-tzu, Third Century, B.C.

In the spirit of this Chinese philosophy, Western Horticultural Society was formed in 1963 by Bay Area nurserymen and gardening enthusiasts, many of whom remain involved in the Society's activities today.

Each Month's Program offers

•	A Talk by a guest horticultural specialist including slides or power point display
•	Discussion of unusual plants brought to the meeting by members.    Plant discussion forms
•	Plant raffle of diverse plant varieties contributed by members and nurseries

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Annual Louisa Beck Guest Lecture
Features a talk by a highly regarded individual in the horticultural field. This program is funded by a bequest from Louisa Beck, who was a senior research scientist with NASA Ames Research Center and a member of Western Horticultural Society.

Field Trips
An unique opportunity to visit places not open to the public.
A field trip is often arranged to connect with a speaker topic. Previous visits included:

•	Night time viewing of the SF Conservatory of Flowers with Director Scot Medbury
•	Presidio nursery of the Golden Gate Recreation Area with Betty Young, Nursery Manager. Included a visit to Crissy Field, one of the restoration sites in San Francisco
•	Western Hills Nursery, 3 acres of unique gardens of rare and beautiful plants in Occidental
•	A tour of the South African, Australian, and New Zealand shrubs at the University of California at Santa Cruz Arboretum with Brett Hall, protea expert and the Arboretum's Director of Horticulture.

Events

•	In June we hold a picnic in a special place. Previous picnics have been at Maison du Lac in Los Gatos and Gamble Gardens in Palo Alto.
•	In December we have a Holiday Potluck Dinner and Program in Los Altos.

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	The widely acclaimed quarterly magazine Pacific Horticulture comes free with membership.