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BAY AREA GARDENING COMMUNITY - GARDENS, CLUBS, IDEAS, SALES
The Bay Area
Garden Community is rich with diversity, wonder and passion for
plants. The deep emerald green of the heart chakra mixed with many
natural tones from California's native species makes the wonderous
gardens that grow here blossom in so many ways.
Garden
Clubs
California
Horticultural Society Cal Hort" to its members,
the Society is the oldest plant association in California. In the
winter of 1933 an unusually frigid air mass withered gardens in
the greater San Francisco Bay Area. A small group of concerned gardeners
met to compare plant survival information, and they became the nucleus
of the present Society.
California
Native Plant Society Originally formed in 1965 in the
east bay region, the (CNPS) is a statewide non-profit organization
of amateurs and professionals with a common interest in California's
native plants. The Society seeks to increase understanding of California's
native flora and to preserve this rich resource for future generations.
Membership is open to all. Our members have diverse interests including
natural history, botany, ecology, conservation, photography, drawing,
hiking, and gardening.
The
Inverness Garden Club, located on the Point Reyes peninsula,
founded in 1934. Today the Club is a 160-member group of both sexes
and all ages, from 12 to 95. We are a non-profit corporation with
501(c)(3) status.
Evergreen
Valley Garden Club We're a new San Jose vicinity garden
club dedicated to a shared interest in "hands on" gardening.
The purpose of the club is to share an avid interest in gardening
with like-minded women; and to further our knowledge and practical
skills.
The
San Francisco Garden Club
San Francisco, CA Founded in 1926; 350 members. Annual fundraiser
benefits Conservatory of Flowers, Strybing Arboretum, Uc Berkeley
Landscape Awards, City College Alice Eastwood Scholarships. Civic
participation: Fine Arts Museum's Bouquets to Art, Filoli, Fall
Antiques Show.
Plant
sales and event resources
California
Horticultural Society Cal Hort" to its members,
the Society is the oldest plant association in California. In the
winter of 1933 an unusually frigid air mass withered gardens in
the greater San Francisco Bay Area. A small group of concerned gardeners
met to compare plant survival information, and they became the nucleus
of the present Society.
www.goingnativegardentour.com
Great resource for Garden show and plant
sale information here in the Bay Area
Small
space ideas
What can you do in a small yard, patio or courtyard to create a
garden feeling and have a smaller enjoyable garden? Our landscape
designers have suggested some ideas that may help you in creating
your space.
1. Minature gardens even 3'x3' can be incredibly diverse and incorporate
almost all garden features in a miniature scale. Bonsai is a perfect
example of miniature gardens that possess some of the beauty and
feel of full size gardens. Many people think Bonsai takes years
to learn and is very difficult but actually many of the aspects
of Bonsai can be incorporated into smaller gardens quite easily.
2. Dont use big plants, or garden features in small spaces. Crowding
the space may actually make the space appear smaller.
3. Small
fences and small mounds or hills stir curiosity about what's on
the other side. this may help the yard seem larger once you can
see beyond it.
4. Eliminate plants and items in the front of your space that block
your view
Prune trees high, use small-leaf species, dwarf trees, and plants
that allow you to see through them.
5. Paint a scene of a landscape or garden feature mural on an exposed
wall
Arrange plants rocks or paths so they wind back and forth rather
than going straight back into the space
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6. Seperate garden areas to make interesting changes from one section
to the next.
7. Change materials or patterns along the path or theme line to
keep interest in creativty as the line is followed.
8. Create
paths or river beds that go into a wall, corner or behind a plant
or stone to give the illusion that it continues.
9. Decorate the roof of a overhang, the walls of a courtyard, or
the floor of a patio to fit into the garden design
10. Mix spacing of plants and features use raised beds or pots in
the design.
Additional Links
City Gardening
Moutain Valley
Growers
Seeds Unique flower
seeds
GardenGuides
American Clematis Society
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