General Meeting
Wednesday, September 11, Templars Hall at OPP
Welcome Back!
Instead of our traditional format, we will be extending our social time with some fun activities and minimizing our business meeting. The “Reimagining” program will finish up with a presentation by our favorite presenter, Dawn Standke.

General Meeting
Wednesday, October 9, Templars Hall, OPP
Fire Resistant Native Landscape
Greg Rubin, Guest Speaker
Greg Rubin has been working with California native plants since 1985. His design company specializes in landscapes that cover an array of garden styles while providing year-round appeal, low maintenance, water efficiency, rich habitat, and fire-resistance. He is a co-author of books pertaining to the California native landscape and was named the 2018 Horticulturist of the Year by the San Diego Horticultural Society.

General Meeting
Wednesday, November 13, Templars Hall, OPP
Bulbs Sharon Reeve, Guest Speaker
Sharon Reeve is a UCCE Master Gardener since 1998, transferring to California in 2012. She worked for many years as a consulting Horticulturist for Monrovia Nurseries, and as a landscape designer for local San Diego landscape companies. She has a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture, a Bachelor of Arts in Landscape Architecture, and a Master of Science in Ecology. Sharon writes three gardening columns and two blogs on plants. She also has a design businesscalled ReWild that specializes in drought tolerant, native, and
wildlife gardens.

General Meeting
Wednesday, December 11, Time & Location TBA
Holiday Luncheon & White Elephant Silent Auction
Bring enough food to share with 8-10 people. Table settings, punch, tea, coffee, and water will be provided by hospitality. In keeping with holiday tradition at PVGC, we will also have our very popular White Elephant Silent Auction! Please scour your closet and garage to find slightly used treasures that your fellow club members can bid on.

General Meeting
Wednesday, January 8, Templars Hall at OPP
Horticulture Myths Dawn Standke, Guest Speaker
Dawn Standke has been a Master Gardener since 2005 and is the founder and past chair of the Earth-Friendly Gardens committee. In addition to debunking horticultural myths, Dawn likes to grow fruit, vegetables, and plants that attract birds and butterflies. Before becoming a Master
Gardener Dawn worked as a computer programmer. She likes gardening far more than working with computers!

Wednesday, February 12, Templars Hall at OPP
Planting Grapes/Hobby Vineyard
Susan Pacheco, Guest Speaker
Master Gardener Susan Pacheco has been growing and making things from the fruits of her garden most of her life. Over the last 14 years, Susan has established and maintained a hobby vineyard and garage winery. She grows up to 500 lbs. of grapes and produces bottles of wine that have won
gold, silver and bronze medals at winemaking competitions. Susan will share her eclectic collection of growing techniques.

Wednesday, March 12, Templars Hall, OPP
Roar of the Monarch Butterfly
Bill Toone, Guest Speaker
Bill Toone is an internationally recognized conservation biologist. He developed many of the techniques that lead to the highly publicized and groundbreaking recovery of the California condor. He has led biological expeditions through many rainforests in various remote areas around the world. Over the last 30 years a great deal of Bill’s work has been focused on the conservation of the monarch butterfly. He is the founder of ECOLIFE Conservation and the author of On
the Wings of the Condor.

General Meeting
Wednesday, April 9, Templers Hall at OPP
Soil & Compost Niki Volrath, Guest Speaker
Niki is a member of the Master Gardener Class of 2023. She holds a B.S. in Soil Science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and a M.S. in Tropical Agriculture from University of Hawaii
- Manoa. She was a Soil Scientist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Hawaii and California.

General Meeting
Wednesday, May 7, Templers Hall at OPP
Plant Tips and Tricks
Pam Meisner – Ms Smarty Plants, Speaker
Join Ms. Smarty-Plants as she challenges us with Tips and Tricks in the garden. With over 40 years of experience as an educator, including former Director of Education at The Water Conservation Garden, Education Specialist at The San Diego Zoo, and her alter ego, Ms. Smarty-Plants, Pam inspires both adults and children to save the Earth through conservation with her “edu-tainment” style teaching and presentations.

46th Annual Flower Show and Plant Sale
May 10, 9:00am - 3:00pm at Old Poway Park
Not only has our flower show moved to May, it will be a scaled down Specialty Show featuring horticulture only. The Plant Sale has also been reimagined to offer new selections.
Lots of opportunities to participate and share the fun and excitement!

General Meeting
Wednesday, June 11, Time & Location TBA
Year-End Celebration Brunch
Bring cut flowers from your garden to co-create a flower arrangement with your table mates. Vases will be provided for your use. Please bring a dish to share with 8-10 people. Table settings, punch, tea, coffee, and water will be provided.