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In this issue:

In the cover story, Jean Renaker writes about the Desert Master Gardener Graduation, P. 2.

Is there an alternative to bleach for cleaning gardening tools? See what Ed Harrison has to say on P. 4.

Spice up your “Ask-the-Master Gardener” table with a demonstration. Suzanne Breshears describes fairy gardens that have attracted both children and adults to information tables, P. 5.

Thinking of visiting public gardens within a day’s drive of Riverside County? Check out Jan Seaman’s recent visit to the Phoenix area, P. 6. Much farther away in Wisconsin is the site for Beverley Scray’s visit to the Green Bay Botanical Garden, P. 8.

Karen Fleisher and Ron Jemmerson write about plants in bloom at the UCR Botanic Garden, P. 9.

Thurman Howard describes MG plans for the Lavender Festival and seeks volunteers, P.11.

Rosa Olaiz gets us up to date on MG business, P. 12, and Janet Hartin shares her thoughts on tree trimming in “Janet’s Jottings,” P. 13.

On the last page, know your leaders and meet the new Garden Views Editor.

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Graduation in a Desert Garden

Contributed by Jean Renaker, Desert UCCE Master Gardener

On April 3rd members of the 2018-2019 Master Gardener Desert Training Class celebrated graduation at a private garden called the “Trees Estate” in the Palm Springs Movie Colony. This venue was a fitting choice as it is not only home to Master Gardener Trainee, John Shields and his husband Darrin Pelkey, but also it had the distinction of being a featured garden on the Desert Horticultural Society of the Coachella The ceremony kicked off with a few words from Valley Annual Garden Tour held in March. Eta Takele, UCCE Riverside County Director, followed by Volunteer Services Coordinator Rosa Olaiz. Barbara Kay-Levin, DAB Chair, spoke about her experience becoming a Master Gardener and her rise to a leadership position. Certificates of course completion and Master Gardener badges were presented to the Trainees by Mike Reandeau, Training Class Coordinator and DAB Chair-elect, with the assistance of Rosa Olaiz and Barbara Kay-Levin (all shown with host John Shields on the cover page).

Mike then recognized several trainees for individual achievements. The award for most accrued volunteer hours during the training period went to Jim and Ralph Thompson. They were also recognized for the “Spirit of the Master Attendees at the graduation included a number Gardener” Award, given for exemplary part- of Veteran Master Gardeners, a few spouses, and icipation and unfailing dedication to the best most of the 33 Trainees who completed the interests of the Master Gardener Program. The course. All were invited to wander this Outstanding Trainee Award went to Linda beautifully landscaped oasis with its display of Delaney and Janine De Hart for stepping in to eucalyptus and carob trees, a number of palms lend a hand of support wherever it was needed. including the indigenous Washingtonia filifera The following trainees were recognized for and Mexican Washingtonia robusta, olive trees, achieving a perfect score on their final exam: cycads, ferns, and, perhaps most interestingly, Peggy Bakke, David and Joe Dean, Gwen Kibbe, citrus trees that are irrigated by water through Hiroko Momii, Karl Raaum, John Shields, and Jim historical ducts from the Whitewater Canal. and Ralph Thompson. The Graduation Commit- Following the ceremony, attendees enjoyed a tee included Janine De Hart, Cheryl Fey, Jean boxed lunch catered by “On The Mark Fine Foods Renaker, Maria Jasso, and Laurel Ann Huiras. Jim and Provisions” including a dessert of assorted and Ralph Thompson, Debbra Corbin-Euston, pastries adorned with pastel icings. and Yvonne Wilczynski helped with set-up.

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The Trainees expressed gratitude to the class Master Gardener Susanne Adamson was leadership with gifts going to Mike Reandeau; presented with an embroidered apron in Bob Adamson and Jerry L'Hommedieu, MG Class recognition of her many additions to the array of Assistants; and Curtis Beyer and Ken Niemeyer, culinary delights provided by the Trainees. Coordinators of the Mentoring Project. The gifts of plants were designed and crafted by down- The afternoon concluded with more than a few town Palm Springs purveyors Wabi Sabi who graduates musing aloud about possibly specialize in Japanese-themed and curated becoming mentors themselves and whether treasures for homes and gardens. Veteran something from the dessert table would make it home in a hot car!

The Master Gardener Desert Training Class of 2018-2019

The Training Class was capped off with in-class presentations the last two weeks. Here are the topics:

Diagnosing plant problems—Jim & Ralph Landscape design principles—Maria Jasso, Thompson Robert Feferman, John Shields, Tim Labonge, Gardening using redworms—Yvette & Wayne & Patrick Charlson Sullivan Butterfly & hummingbird related plants— Desert palm oases—Ruth Zimmerman & Linda Patricia Duran & Rosemarie Andrews Mayo Birds in the backyard—Linda Delaney & Janine Hydrozone container gardening—Jean Renaker De Hart & Gwen Kibbe Tree pruning—David & Joe Dean Sex life of avocado—Larry Isaacs Edible native landscape—Kerry Clithero & Cahuilla use of native plants: creosote—Pam Hiroko Momii Marques & Karen Boltax Palms—Jose Cervantes Front yard landscape—Sara Jane Lee Pruning roses—Peggy Bakke & Tim O’Connor Loofah—Karl Raaum & Beth McConnell Cheryl’s secret garden—Cheryl Fey & Nancy Plumeria—Laurel Ann Huiras Cohee

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Just a Little off the Sides such products are Andis Cool Care Plus, BaBylissPRO All In One Clipper Spray, and Clipper- Contributed by Ed Harrison, West County UCCE cide Spray (with 0.41% ortho-phenylphenol). Master Gardener-in-Training

Your garden cutting tools and a barber’s clippers may have more in common than you might think. Smart gardeners have learned that to prevent the spread of disease, it is very important to disinfect their tools between plants. In the case of barbers, health regulations mandate the disinfection of clippers between customers. For some time, savvy gardeners have dunked their tools in a disinfecting bleach solution. Those who have splashed bleach onto their clothes or corroded their tools have substituted bleach with Lysol, especially after a 1991 study published in California Agriculture proved that this popular disinfectant spray was as effective One downside to these barbicidal sprays is that as the bleach solution. See the UCANR report: they come in full-sized spray cans while other (http://calag.ucanr.edu/Archive/?article=ca.v04 disinfecting sprays come in smaller travel sizes 5n04p21). that conveniently fit in the gardener’s pocket for ready access. Experience has often proven that One problem for modern gardeners is that the accessibility is a key factor in the success of a active ingredient in this particular product has solution, so maybe a small Lysol can in the been changed and the results of the study are no pocket and a spray of barbicide before putting longer applicable. In the 1991 study, the formula the tools away. Another idea we could borrow included ethyl alcohol plus 2.8% ortho- from the barbershop -- how about a jar of phenylphenol as a fungicide, germicide, and lollipops and bubblegum in the garden shed? disinfectant. The current formula has replaced the ortho-phenylphenol with a different compound. This product is still more than half [Editor’s note: In the UCANR reported study ethyl alcohol, a chemical that the 1991 study did cited above, 1:5 dilutions each of Clorox bleach, find largely effective at stopping the spread of Lysol, or Pine-Sol were found to be the best blight between plants. disinfectants for cleaning tools. Other disinfectants tested included rubbing alcohol, As for our neighborhood barber, they might have Listerine, and hydrogen peroxide, among others. a solution that is even better for our use in the Clorox was “most effective prohibiting transfer” garden. There are spray barbicidal disinfectants of disease, but neither Clorox, Lysol, nor Pine-Sol that still include trace amounts of ortho- was 100% effective. Lysol caused the “least phenylphenol (0.1%), high concentrations of damage to metal.” Barbicides were not included ethyl alcohol (63.2%), and, as a huge plus for in the cited study so some caution should be garden tools, a tool lubricant and rust taken in their use against garden pathogens.] preventative. These sprays are available from beauty supply stores and online sellers. Three

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Sparking Interest in Gardening Through Fairy Gardens

Contributed by Suzanne Breshears, Desert UCCE Master Gardener

Fairy gardening is whimsical container gardening. The purpose is to introduce gardening as a fun activity that stimulates the imagination. The correct way to plant is taught, as well as how to choose plants, the correct soil mix, and right container. Design is enhanced using small plants, tiny figures, animals, mythical creatures, rocks, wood, tiny garden carts, and miniature swing sets. Fairy garden designs can have a theme such as celebrating a holiday or a color.

You must decide if your fairy garden will be located in the sun or shade when buying plants. Two-inch pots or small 6 packs are ideal for As the plants grow it is important to prune them purchase. If you are going to plant succulents, so the container does not become overcrowded, you might use a cactus, palm, and citrus mix. For obscuring the inanimate objects. This provides planting herbs or ornamentals you should use a an additional opportunity to teach about grow- fast-draining potting soil. ing plants in confined spaces.

Other supplies can be purchased at craft stores If you find a child’s garden just too junky or the or nurseries. However, first check the toy box, design does not otherwise flow, do not say a the garage, the knickknack shelf, and the catchall thing! Their completed fairy garden is perfect in drawer. You will find many tiny items that will their eyes. Let planting, accessorizing, and be perfect. Take a nature walk and see if you can populating a fairy garden be fun. Appreciate the find some stones or small branches. child’s effort. Let them dream and learn to love gardening as they watch their garden grow. When the container, soil, plants, and accessories are all together, participants will need instruct- The first time I heard the term “fairy garden” ions on proper planting techniques. Fill the someone asked me about a plant that could draw container with potting soil to within ¾ inch from fairies to hers. Then I went to a friend’s nursery the container lip. Planting instructions from the where I saw that a broken ceramic figurine had California Master Gardener Handbook should be been used to plant a forest design. A miniature used (Second Edition, Dennis R. Pittenger, Ed., birch tree with a bending branch held a bright- UCANR Publication 3382). colored swing with a fairy. Other plants were placed in the back of the planter and exposed soil When all of the plants have been planted you can filled in with lime-colored moss. It made me add landscape materials and figurines. The last imagine myself in a cool forest on that swing thing to do is add water until it drains from the without a care in the world. I said to myself, bottom of the container. “NOW I UNDERSTAND FAIRY GARDENS.” You should try it. Fairy gardens are a whole lot of fun!

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Phoenix in Spring: It’s Not All About individuals, like the one pictured below, left in Baseball the Florida Keys with only 13 counted on Little Torch Key in 2007. Without solving the mystery Contributed by Jan Seaman, Desert UCCE Master of why these plants are sterile, their lack of Gardener natural, sexual reproduction will result in their extinction. Ah, Spring and Phoenix conjure up visions of baseball and Spring training in the minds of baseball fans. There are two types of fans: those fortunate enough to go and enjoy some early renditions of their favorite teams and those who envy those who go! I was one of the fortunate ones this year, but it wasn’t just fun and games on the baseball field. I made two stops that Master Gardeners should not miss if you have time to spend in this area. The first stop was the Desert Botanical Garden (DBG) in Phoenix. This delightful patch of several acres was founded in 1939 by a group of cactus enthusiasts who appreciated the beauty of the desert and wanted to preserve it for future generations. The garden has grown to an exquisite display of 50,000 desert plants from around the world and the organization is continuing its work through education, research, expedition, and conservation not only in the garden, but across the world.

We took a special tour, “Behind the Scenes,” which is only offered once a day. It took us into state-of-the-art “green houses” where they do research on plants to learn more about their survival mechanisms, propagation and how some plants thrive in an area and others don’t. An example is the research on the Florida

Semaphore Cactus (Consolea corallicola). DBG researchers are working with researchers in The garden itself holds few surprises for those of Florida to save this species from extinction. The you who live in the desert, albeit 1,000 feet plant is sterile and therefore unable to reproduce higher in elevation than the Coachella Valley. sexually. It can only reproduce vegetatively, and The most striking thing, because the garden is thus has low genetic diversity. Its existence is older and planned, is the size, and in some cases, threatened by habitat destruction, an exotic robustness of some of the plants. The Boojum moth larva, saltwater intrusion, and pathogens, tree (Fouquieria columnaris) shown below is one among other threats. There are only 500 of several in the garden. 6

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approximately 1,000 trees, shrubs, cacti and other indigenous plants. Plants are identified by common and botanical names. Most are low- water use and excellent for Arizona gardens. A special feature included several roaming peacocks that were beautiful but seemed disinterested in us. There were numerous signs around the garden informing visitors of considerations to make when planting low-water use plants. It was as if the garden shared the mission of the Master Gardener Program: to educate the public. One of my favorites passed along “Advice from a Cactus”: “Get plenty of sunshine. Accentuate your strong points. Be patient through the dry spells. Conserve your resources. Wait for your time to bloom. Stay sharp.” (Quote from Ilan Shamir)

We got another treat when we came back to the “Electric Desert” at night where lasers, presumably of different wave-lengths, highlight different parts of the plants. We saw desert light and sound unite in a mesmerizing experience. In this nighttime show with seven sub-locations, cactus and desert become a living canvas. The picture below doesn’t do justice but gives you a peek into this amazing display.

Question: What defines the difference between cacti and other succulents? Answer: Cacti have aereoles from which spines and glochids protrude.

Question: From which continent(s) did cacti and euphorbia arise? Answer: Except for perhaps the genus Rhipsalis, cacti arose in the Western

Hemisphere. Euphorbia arose in Africa. Our second stop was at the “Xeriscape Botanical Garden” in Glendale, one of the suburbs of Phoenix. This award-winning garden features 7

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Green Bay Botanical Garden Because Green Bay’s weather is so different from ours and, thus, the plants are different, I found Contributed by Beverley Scray, West County UCCE the daylily display, the hostas, and the conical Master Gardener gardens especially interesting. Daylilies over- winter in the Midwest very nicely, as well as My travels brought me this June to the frozen tolerate the heat and dryness of our area (West tundra, the home of the Green Bay Packers, County). Every size and growth pattern of the Green Bay, Wisconsin. Yes, we did all the conical plants seemed to be on display. A lot of football stuff available in the off-season and hung local landscaping in residential areas here has a out at “1919 Kitchen and Tap” eating cheese variety of evergreen conical plants. curds and brats. We shopped for all things Packers at the Lambeau Field Atrium: beanies, rain gear, and shirts i.e., the works.

One Sunday a relative and member of the board of directors of the Green Bay Botanical Garden suggested we take a tour. What a treat! Don’t miss it if you are in the area. This 47acre garden has a large number of sculptures depicting local citizens who made the gardens possible; Vietnam Memorial sculptures and plaques; and Children and Conical Garden sculptures all adding to understanding the area and diversity to the settings. A special exhibit of 12 additional Like the Huntington Gardens in San Marino, the sculptures entitled “Nature Connects Art with GBBG has a summer concert series. Our original Lego Bricks” included “Monarch Butterfly on plan was to picnic at the concert on the day of Milkweed,” “Roseate Skimmer Dragonfly,” our arrival. However, our connector flight from “Gardener with Grandchild,” and “Wheelbarrow,” Chicago to Green Bay was cancelled. I did see the to name a few. Each sculpture is positioned in an amphitheater on Sunday. It is surrounded by an area around the garden that best represents its inviting grassy area. Chairs can be rented and natural environment. Check out https://gbbg.org tables can be reserved, something like the Holly- to see all the Lego sculptures. wood or Redlands Bowls, just on a smaller scale.

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There are Partnership Gardens featuring all- What’s bloomin’? American selections, a trial garden, and a new Master Gardener Volunteer display garden. To Contributed by Karen Fleisher, West County UCCE extend the use of the garden into Fall and Master Gardener, and Ron Jemmerson, Desert Winter, there are year-round classes for all ages, UCCE Master Gardener special events in September, and the “Garden of Lights” on the weekends of late November Have you ever visited a public garden hoping to through late December. My time was well spent. see your favorite plant in bloom only to find that The citizens of Green Bay made their garden a you missed it by a month? The UCR Botanic place of beauty, wonder, and creativity. Gardens staff has solved this problem, at least for plants in their gardens. On their website is a link listing plants that flower in the current month. Here are some photos of plants in the garden that bloomed in April. Check their website link “What’s in Bloom” for plants that flower in May.

April blooms at the UCR Botanic Garden:

“Botanic” or “botanical”? Either; the former is more historical, in use before the 20th century, and the latter is now more frequently used.

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UCR Botanic Gardens website: https://gardens.ucr.edu The UCR Botanic Gardens, a Master Gardener volunteer venue, are located on the Riverside Photos: On the previous page upper right, Campus. They are open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except California poppies and pincushion flowers with holidays. Admission is free, although donations swallowtail butterfly and lower right, sweet are welcome. There is a small charge for parking. acacia tree; on this page, upper left, lilac lane; Check the website for details. lower left, lilac bush with Western tiger swallowtail butterfly; right, rose bushes.

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Lavender Festival Volunteer

Recruitment

Contributed by Thurman Howard, West County UCCE Master Gardener

The Lavender Festival in Beaumont will start on May 23rd and continue for 6 weekends beginning every Thursday and running through Sunday. The hours are Thursday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Please check with VMS to sign up for volunteering. “Ask the Master Gardener” volunteers for both West County and the Desert areas will be needed.

This year the committee decided to rearrange our traditional ways of displaying information due to the length of the festival. We will still have professionally-prepared posters hung on 8 ft. tri- towers that will be self-explanatory. This will give visitors to our 2,000-sq. foot area a chance to browse at their leisure and then take pictures We anticipate many questions so our three 10- that will direct them to our web site for more foot EZ ups will house information tables related information. to different inquiries. There will be information on Lavender, Water Efficient Landscaping, and our regular “Ask the Master Gardener” information tables from both areas of Riverside County. Unfortunately, we will not have the luxury of being under the Wedding Tent like last year, but our three canopies should keep us protected from the hot sun and any rain to fall.

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NEWS! from Rosa A new 40% off promo code for UCANR Contributed by Rosa Olaiz, Volunteer Services Publications is now available for volunteers who Coordinator would like to make individual publication or eBook purchases. Use promo code SPRINGUP through May 5**. There is a maximum of two The Master Gardener Graduation for West uses per customer. Steps to order: 1) visit County Trainees will take place on Thursday, anrcatalog.ucanr.edu; 2) order publications or May 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the California Citrus any eBooks compatible with your device; 3) State Historical Park, 9400 Dufferin Ave., create a customer account to check out. (DO NOT Riverside. The catered dinner costs $25. Pay by check out as a guest or you will not be able to check to UC Regents and mail to me at the UCCE access your electronic product after payment.); Office, Moreno Valley. Please respond by May 3. 4) enter the promo code at checkout. Delivery of

your electronic book is via a link that is e-mailed To continue in the program, all Master to the address provided during the ordering Gardeners must reappoint beginning June 1. At process. Please make sure the e-mail address is that time a box on the VMS home page will entered correctly. Help for eBooks can be found appear which must be opened and the contents at: http://bit.ly/2MOtfDg. completed. Membership dues ($30) and insurance ($6) must be paid beginning July 1. I **The discount code provided by UCANR will send an e-mail with a link to pay online or Publications is for UC Master Gardeners ONLY you can mail a check to my office. Instructions and should not be shared. UCANR relies on the will be included in the e-mail. revenue generated by publication sales to extend

programs and services across the state and the Ron Jemmerson will follow David Brandtman as discount is a thank you for our valued service. the Editor of Garden Views. The Master Gardener organization is very thankful to Dave for his editorial service of several years. You can learn Garden Views Article Submission more about Ron on “The Last Page” of this issue.

Articles and other features comparable in length to those appearing in this issue should be submitted to the Editor by e- mail at [email protected]. Include good quality photographs as attachments. Items must be submitted by the 15th of the month prior to the date of intended publication. Unsolicited materials are welcomed. Feel free to contact the Editor for advice regarding a potential submission. Subject matter is not limited Garden Views Editor, Ron Jemmerson to the examples in this issue.

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Janet’s Jottings Explain that topping trees results in unstable, unsafe, and unattractive trees. It also reduces the Contributed by Janet Hartin, UCCE Master ability for trees to reduce high temperatures and Gardener Program Director provide adequate shade in urban heat islands, sequester (store) carbon produced by fossil Dear UCCE Master Gardeners of Riverside fuels, and provide wildlife habitat. County: In some cases, trees are topped because a tall Congratulations to all of you graduates that just tree that should not have been selected in the completed the classroom portion of your first place is growing into utility lines. For no training. Welcome to the UCCE Family of Master fault of its own, it was simply trying to attain its Gardeners! I hope that you find the program genetic potential! In other cases, topping occurs both rewarding and enjoyable. due to a lack of knowledge about the dangers of topping and/or simply wanting to save money by I am reaching out to all of you to help spread the going with the lowest bid. In all cases, topping word that topping trees is harmful! As a UCCE should be avoided. The combination of improper Master Gardener, you are likely as miffed as I am balance and weak, poor-quality growth following about this common practice. Please continue to topping creates a much higher likelihood of share the importance of using proper pruning personal injury and property damage than practices with the public, HOAs, and your occurs from properly pruned trees. neighbors and city government. Start the conversation by explaining what topping is since there is confusion surrounding the term. The description I like to use is that topping a tree gives it a virtual crew cut by making one or more horizontal cuts across the top of the tree to shorten it as shown below.

Trees should be properly thinned and pruned as shown above rather than topped. Proper pruning involves maintaining the natural integrity and balance of the tree. Often this entails selecting a central leader and removing competing leaders, removing crossed branches, water sprouts, suckers and deadwood. In all cases, proper pruning maintains the correct balance of weight and foliage in the upper, middle, and lower portion of the tree. For more detailed information on proper pruning, direct the public

Garden Views May 2019 to the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) website: www.treesaregood.org. Recent scenes in a desert garden:

For personalized help, encourage them to contact a certified arborist who is trained in tree health and care who can properly prune and thin their trees and otherwise assess their overall health. The ISA website lists certified arborists by city and zip code: https://www.isa-arbor.com/Credentials.

There are also several reliable and useful search engines to share with the public that will assist them in choosing the right tree for the right location. These user-friendly sites allow several criteria to be included in each search such as tree type (deciduous or evergreen), flower color, ultimate size, drought tolerance, pest resistance, ability to attract pollinators, etc. These websites are listed below.

jimsonweed and desert marigolds Urban Forest Ecosystems Institutes https://www.selectree.calpoly.edu/

California Native Plant Society https://www.calflora.org/

University of California Center for Urban Horticulture Water Use Classification of Landscape Species (WUCOLS) https://www.ccuh.ucdavis.edu/wucols-iv and

Calflora Organization website on native plants https://www.calflora.org/entry/mycalflora.html

Many thanks, Janet

The 2018 annual report of the California Master Gardener Program was recently sent to your e-mail box by Missy Gable, State desert globemallow or apricot mallow Director. The internet link is: and golden barrel cacti http://mg.ucanr.edu/files/302109.pdf

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Riverside County Master Gardener Program Mission Statement UCCE Riverside County Director Eta Takele Master Gardener Volunteers are trained by the UCCE Advisors, Specialists and other qualified instructors to provide the UCCE MG Program Director Janet Hartin Volunteer Services Coordinator Rosa Olaiz gardeners of Riverside County with research-based information to promote environmentally responsible and sustainable West County Advisory Board Members horticultural practices. Activities of volunteers are solely Chair Linda Powell Chair Elect Debbra Corbin-Euston educational - without inclusion of any purpose or intention of Past Chair Betty Balo carrying on a business, trade, avocation or profession for profit.

Treasurer Amelda Ratcliffe ANR NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY Recording Secretary Karen Fleisher The University of California prohibits discrimination against or harassment of any person employed by or seeking employment Desert Advisory Board Members application for membership, performance of service, application for Chair Barbara Kay-Levin service, or obligation for service in the uniformed services. Chair Elect Mike Reandeau Inquiries regarding the University’s equal employment opportunity Past Chair Joan Kyle-Baerman policies may be directed to Linda Marie Manton, Affirmative Action Fiscal Officer Bruce Wilcox Contact, University of California, Davis, Agriculture and Natural Secretary Barbara Wilkes-McClue Resources, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, (530) 752-0495. Committee & Project Coordinators

Coachella Valley Preserve Marcia Stone West County Community Gardens Cindy Peterson Desert Events Angela Johnson The Back Page Desert Farmers Markets Gail Nottberg Gold Miners Thurman Howard Contributed by Ron Jemmerson, Desert UCCE MG Grow Lab Linda Zummo Desert Help Line Burt Boss/Dick Reed Before introducing myself as new editor of West County Help Line Nanci Nelson “Garden Views,” I must thank David Brandtman for IT/Website DavidBrandtman his hard work developing the newsletter and for Desert Membership Jerry L’Hommedieu preparing a template with instructions that has West County Mentoring Program Becky Levers Desert Mentoring Program Curtis Beyer/ enabled production to continue. Congratulations Ken Niemeyer David on a job well done, and best wishes! Moorten’s Botanic Garden-Docents Janet Seaman I am excited about this opportunity. In my -Propagation Brenda Costantino career as Professor and researcher in the field of Desert New Projects Carolyn Daniels Immunology at the University of Minnesota I

West County Equip./Inventory Steven Lee enjoyed communicating with other scientists West County Public Relations Susan Cline through writing. I also edited a large number of Desert Public Relations Donna Maul manuscripts and student theses. I have been a West County School Gardens Joni Kipling Desert School Gardens Brad Hardison Master Gardener in the Desert for 4 years, serving West County Social Programs Yvonne Wilczynski as Co-Chair of the Desert Area Committee for 2 Desert Social Programs Kathy Miller years and, last year, as Chair of DAB. I was active West County Speaker’s Bureau this year at “Ask the Master Gardener” tables, led Desert Speakers Bureau Bob Adamson tours at Moorten’s Botanical Garden, co-mentored The Braille Institute Barbara Kay-Levin in the Desert Training Class, and participated in the Caleo Bay, Alzheimers Project Melanie Brown West County Tours Linda Carpenter Speakers’ Bureau. Desert Veterans Events Carolyn Daniels The Executive Advisory Board has West County Training Class Patti Bonowitz recommended that Garden Views be published on a Desert Training Class Mike Reandeau monthly basis. This will be the goal and will be UCR Botanic Gardens Karen Fleisher possible only if contributions from Master WEL Lisa Lemoine Gardeners are forthcoming. I look forward to Desert Workshops Mary Moses The “Garden Views” Newsletter is published monthly, September receiving your articles and photos in the coming through July, by UCCE, Riverside County Master Gardeners. All months. Happy gardening and happy writing! contributors are Master Gardeners or Master Gardeners-in-Training.