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Souтʜern California Southern California Horticultural Society Where passionate gardeners meet to share knowledge and learn from each other. socalhort.org NEWSLETTER September 2017 OUR NEXT MEETING SCHS WELCOMES SHARING SECRETS IN THIS ISSUE Annual Horticulturist NEW MEMBERS The SCHS Sharing Secrets August Speaker Recap, question for September is: of the Year Banquet We gained two new Sharing Secerets and members last month: Where are your favorite HOTY information . 2 (and Silent Auction) “secret gardens” to get away Nancy Edwards from (or enjoy!) the heat? Green Sheet (June/July) . 3 & 4 September 14 Jane Kaylor Answer on our website at L.A. County Arboretum socalhort.org Horticultural Happenings . 5 or e-mail your response to: See Page 2 for details! www.socalhort.org [email protected] Upcoming Programs and d d by Monday, September 18 SCHS Contact info. 6 SCHS 2017 ANNUAL AWARD BANQUET Honoring Horticulturist of the Year Randy Baldwin September 14 at the L.A. County Arboretum - Details on Page 2 The Southern California Horticultural a B.A. in Environmental Studies with a Society is pleased to honor Randy Baldwin concentration in Botany at UCSB. His with the 2017 Horticulturist of the Year early introduction to the natural world award. Randy is perhaps best known as was facilitated by hiking and camping trips President and General Manager of San with his family and youth groups, and as a Marcos Growers, a wholesale nursery in neighborhood for-hire gardener in South Santa Barbara recognized in the landscape Pasadena. One notable achievement industry for the diversity of plants it which is still appreciated today was his grows and the ongoing introduction of Eagle Scout project of building trails at the new plants suitable for cultivation in Theodore Payne Foundation. California. However, his achievements In his spare time, Randy speaks to extend far beyond the nursery as he has groups about the plants that he grows and served the horticultural community in writes the web pages for the San Marcos a wide range of capacities, including as a Randy currently serves as a board Growers horticultural website. Randy and founding member of the Santa Barbara member of the Cactus and Succulent his family live in a turn-of-the-century Horticultural Consortium; his work with Society of America (CSSA) and the farmhouse on the nursery property, PlantRight, an invasive plant prevention California Association of Nurseries and surrounded by demonstration gardens organization; and as a member of the Garden Centers (CANGC). He is on the consisting of many summer-dry plants Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Advisory Plant Collection Committee at Ganna for which San Marcos Growers is known. Committee, to name only a few. He is Walska Lotusland and the Landscape It is our pleasure to present Randy also active in several plant societies, is a Design Review Committee for the Baldwin with this year’s award, and we civic consultant on landscape water use, a University of California at Santa Barbara. invite you to join us in celebrating his published garden photographer, instructor Prior to beginning his career at San numerous and diverse contributions to and popular speaker for over 35 years. Marcos Growers in 1981, Randy completed the horticultural world. d If you are attending the banquet and All of your donations are appreciated, but LAST CALL are still finding things to donate to the Silent we need the advance notice to make sure we Auction, you may bring them with you, BUT can accommodate everything! FOR SILENT AUCTION please inform Steve Gerischer at least 2 days in You can reach Steve at: [email protected] or advance so he is aware and can prepare a bid by phone (323)257-3629. ........ card for your item(s). Thank you! u AUGUST PROGRAM RECAP • HOTY BANQUET DETAILS • SHARING SECRETS Our August speaker, Genevieve When collecting seed, it is important Arnold, presented a program entitled to recognize whether the inflorescences SHARING SECRETS “Celebrating Seed Season” just as of a plant are determinate or Thank you to everyone who we’re heading into prime planting indeterminate. In the first case, an responded to last month’s question: weather, with a focus on harvesting axis will terminate in a flower and and processing seed from the native everything on the plant ripens around What plant do you love or hate garden. She is the Seed Program the same time, allowing all seed to be more than any other? Manager at the Theodore Payne collected at once. Sages are an example Foundation for Native Plants, and of determinate plants. Indeterminate d LOVE c shared much useful information for inflorescences ripen gradually and Michelia spp. - ALL ! those interested in trying their hand at must be observed and collected across - Keith Peabody gathering, cleaning and saving seed, the season. Genevieve cited sunflowers as well as providing “how-to” hand- as an example of indeterminate Acalypha hispida, aka Chenille - outs for home use. inflorescences, whose heads can be I absolutely LOVE the fuzzy blooms! cut before they are completely dried It’s the coolest plant ever (next to out, and then allowed to ripen in a Shrimp Plant). brown bag. She showed slides of both - Denice Vasquez types, as well as of dehiscent seeds, Brugmansia, for its weird exoticism. which split open on their own, and - Ron Lanyi indehiscent seeds, whose walls need to decay or be broken open. A selection Agapanthus, all sizes and all sorts! of photos depicting seeds at various Wonderfully easy and neat and BLUE stages of ripeness were also shown. - especially nice under Jacaranda! Learning to identify when a seed is at - Shirley Marneus its peak of ripeness will increase chances for favorable results if you are collecting d HATE c to plant. Genevieve recommended Salsola kali the Complete Guide to Saving Seeds - Anonymous Genevieve began by talking about by Robert Gough as a resource, and the bounty that native seeds provide presented tools for the audience to Bougainvillea received 2 negative - from simple food sources for birds, handle which are used for harvesting cards, citing the thorns, the glaring animals and man, to varied uses that seeds in different ways, including color and the messy bracts! derive from processed seeds, such threshing, sifting and winnowing. She - Anonymous as porridge, soap, cups, bowls, and also mentioned that unplanted seeds even hypoallergenic pillow stuffing. can be stored for indefinite periods and d MIXED c However, in order to harvest seeds remain viable, as long as they are kept in Chinese mimosa tree (Albizia julibrissin) for any use at all, it is imperative a temperate, air-tight and dark place. I hate it for the mess it drops on my to know when a plant will set seed, In addition to explaining the roof every quarter, but my wife calls how to determine if they are ripe, and proper methods for harvesting it a “beauty”.... what techniques to use for collecting and processing seeds, Genevieve - Charles Ortiz and storing them. This led to the answered audience questions before detailed part of her presentation concluding her informative program. See page 1 for this month’s question! called “Fantastic Inflorescences and Thanks to all of you for sharing... Their Fun Fruits.” d Sabine Steinmetz Southern California Horticultural Society 2017 Annual Award Banquet Thursday, September 14, 2017 Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden · 301 N Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007 Social hour & silent auction. Dinner & presentation begin at 7pm. Silent Auction bidding ends at 7 pm (Reminder: We are unable to accept credit cards at the auction. Cash and checks only please.) STILL NEED A TICKET? On-line registration closes Sept. 12, but you may call Laura Bauer at (626) 437-9459 to check for availability. v Southern California Horticultural Society GREEN SHEET Plant Forum Selections ∙ July 2017 The Plant Forum is a display of plants grown by members & exhibited at our monthly general meeting. PLANTS SHOWN at JULY 13, 2017 MEETING Leymus condensatus ‘Canyon Prince’ (Poaceae) Wild Rye shown by Jacky Surber. California native grass Stenotaphrum with beautiful silvery gray foliage. Low water needs. secundatum ‘Variegatum’ (Poaceae) Encyclia sp. (Orchidaceae) Variegated St. Augustine Shown by Steven Gerischer. Range is from Central grass, shown by Aprille America to Florida. Grown outdoors year round in frost- Curtis. Occurs naturally free areas. Part sun. Moderate water needs. Flowers are on both sides of the green and cream colored. Atlantic Ocean, including the southeastern United Russelia equisetiformis States and Central (Plantaginaceae) America. This variegated Coral Fountain, shown by form of St. Augustine Eric and Ann Brooks. Nearly grass is spectacular in continuous flowering of pots, trailing over the tubular coral red blooms on edge. Can be used for draping stems with narrow small scale lawns but foliage. Species name may look slightly peculiar. Best in part shade. refers to resemblance to horsetail rushes. Favorite of Constancea nevinii (Asteraceae) hummingbirds. Shown by Carol Bornstein, from the gardens at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. California native with beautiful silver foliage and small Also shown yellow blooms. Summer dry adapted. but not pictured: Solidago californica (Asteraceae) Juglans californica (Juglandaceae) Shown by Carol Bornstein, from the Natural History no name given for exhibitor. Museum garden. California native. Gold/yellow blooms. Summer dry adapted. Ceanothus ‘Yankee Point’ (Rhamnaceae) ) Duranta erecta ‘Variegata’ (Verbenaceae) No name given for exhibitor. Variegated Sky Platanus racemosa (Platanaceae) Flower, shown Sycamore, California native. No name given for exhibitor. by Eric and Salvia clevelandii (Lamiaceae) Ann Brooks. A California native sage. No name given for exhibitor. fast-growing shrub to 25’ with Hymenocallis narcissiflora (Amaryllidaceae) variegated shiny Shown by Eric and Ann Brooks. foliage and many small, pendulous d Compiled by Steven Gerischer clusters of blue flowers.
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