San Luis Obispo Chapter of the California Native Plant Society
Morro Bay Community Center
1001 Kennedy Way, Morro Bay
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Social Hour 6:00
Pot Luck Dinner 7:00
Chapter Business 8:00
Program begins 8:30
Potluck Suggestions
- CNPS provides beer, wine, coffee, tea, and assorted beverages.
- We ask that you bring your own flatware, although plastic utensils will be available.
- Please bring a dish according to first letter of your last name. A to H: Salad with dressing or side dish; I to Q: Dessert; R to Z: Meat or veggie dish
- Please call Lauren, 438-4645, or lbrown805@charter.net if you would prefer to substitute your own special dish.
- Please label your serving items so they can be returned to you.
Program
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Native plants shine as the perfect answer to recreating local habitats in home gardens. By selecting the right plants for the right place, according to guidelines from local ecosystems, gardens become oases of beauty with a minimum of care and maintenance. Our featured guest, Glenn Keator, will highlight this concept.
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Dr. Glenn Keator is a freelance botanist, writer, and teacher specializing in native plants and related floras. He received his doctorate in botany at UC Berkeley and currently teaches at San Francisco Botanical Gardens, Regional Parks (Tilden) Botanic Garden, and Merritt College in the Landscape Horticulture department. Glenn has had a life-long interest in growing plants and has many trips to various parts of Mexico over the last 35 years.
He has written several books on California natives as well as others including The Life of an Oak: an intimate portrait, Introduction to Trees of the San Francisco Bay Region, Complete Garden Guide to Native Perennials of California, and Complete Garden Guide to Native Shrubs of California. His most recent book, co-authored with Alrie Middlebrook, is Designing California Native Gardens: The Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological Gardens.
Directions to Morro Bay Community Center
Exit Highway 1 at Morro Bay Boulevard. At the traffic circle turn right onto Quintana Road, and left onto Kennedy Way (after Albertson’s). Go 1⁄2 block. Community Center is on the right.
Banquet Reservation Form
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Name ______________________________________ Telephone _______________________
Number of people: __________ x $10 per person = $ __________ Total
Please mail your reservation and check payable to CNPS by January 14, 2012 to: David Krause, 2425 Sandown Place, Cambria, CA 93428
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