Speaker Programs

Past Programs 2008

January 9, 2008
Barbara Worl
Bits and Pieces of a Life in the Garden

February 13, 2008
Ernie Wasson
Foliage plants: the Backbones of the Garden

March 12, 2008
Rosemary Nightingale
See, Smell, Hear, Taste and Feel; the Herbs, the Useful Plants

April 9, 2008
Patrick Worley
Peru, a Plant Lover's Journey

May 14, 2008
Jeff Rosendale
Plants, People and Art: Putting Them All Together in a California Garden

Past programs 2007

January 10, 2007
Ron Parsons
The Splendor of California Wildflowers

February 14, 2007
Paul Heiple
Weeds: What Horticulturalists Find in Pandora's Box

March 14, 2007
Daisy Mah
The Gardens of William Land Park, Sacramento, California

April 11, 2007
Martin Grantham
Exploring South Africa's Western Cape for New Plant Gems

May 9, 2007
Bob Hornback
Variegated Plants: Horticulture Goes Hollywood

September 12, 2007
ANNUAL LOUISE BECK GUEST LECTURE
Carul Bornstein
California Natives for the Mixed Border

October 10,2007
Dennis Makishima
Aesthetic Pruning of Small Trees and Shrubs in the Urban Setting

November 14,2007
Tom Bessman
Innovations in Landscape Water Conservation

December 11 ,2007
Allan Ridley & Helen McKenna-Ridley
Travels on the Eight Continent; A Natural History Adventure in Madagascar

Past programs 2006

September 13, 2006
ANNUAL LOUISE BECK GUEST LECTURE
Nevin Smith
Life on the Wild Side: Exploring the California Outback

October 11, 2006
Andy Mariani
Stone Fruits for the Bay Area: History, Cultivation, and Varieties

November 8, 2006
Bill (William A) Grant
What is Wrong With My Roses?

December 5, 2006
HOLIDAY POTLUCK & PROGRAM AT SHOUP PARK, LOS ALTOS
Betsy Fryberger
A Taste for Citrus