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.