FEBUARY 2019 Board Meeting. Members Meeting MESSAGE FROM THE PESIDENT. Dates to Remember. Febuary 15

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1 Editor: Joyce Sanns Member of the Bay Ocean District California Garden Clubs, Inc. (CGCI) FEBUARY 2019 Board Meeting Febuary 11 Members Meeting Febuary 15 Meeting Time 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Lunch Served 11:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m. The Luncheon will be prepared this month by Nancy Ruff, Betty Pedroza, Carol Kirshner, Sandra Basurto, and Donna Williams Our speaker will be Hallie Schmidt and her subject will be Dormant Pruning Dates to Remember February 22 Planting Party April 20 Plant Sale Filoli Tour April 5 INSIDE THIS ISSUE... President s Message 1 Notices 2 January Casa Pictures 3-4 Flora and Fauna Walnut Street San Carlos, California MESSAGE FROM THE PESIDENT A few things you may not know about the world of gardening;...five members of the Paradise Garden Club planted 350 hyacinth bulbs with a sign of hope WATCH US BLOOM...February is the time when we swing into high gear and plant like crazy....want to sponsor a National Garden Club Educational School? Help is available from National Garden Clubs. ( They will send you an instruction book. Which member wants to jump on this?...did you know that the great blue heron is the largest of the North American herons? They can adapt to almost any wetland habitat in their range...fresh water, salt water, grasslands and backyard pools. They have a yellow thick dagger-like bill and long legs. They stand three to four feet tall, have a wing span of almost six feet and weigh four to seven pounds. Their nest is about three feet wide and one foot deep and is located high off the ground. The great blues nest in the same spot year after year....did you know that in 1947 there were 6 million managed honey hives in the US. In 2017, the number declined to just 2.89 million hives. This is a very real threat to more than $15 billion in fruit, vegetable, and nut production that depends on the pollination process. So, you wonder how I came up with this terrific information! This and much more can be found on the following two websites: Happy Reading...all about gardening. Tom

2 NOTICES february birthdays Helen Calhoun 02/27 Olga Erlichman 02/09 Janice Fager 02/13 Betty Pedroza 02/24 The Club will donate $1.00 to Pennies for Pines for each of our Birthday celebrants Our Casa Rental Website Please direct members to our rental website: org/casa-de-flores-rentals Thank you to our Luncheon Committee for January: Edythe Miller, Janice Fager, Linda Montalbano, Carleigh Foggiato, Kamari Judge, and Tara Murphy San Mateo Arboretum Society Kohl Pumphouse San Mateo Central Park 101 Ninth Avenue San Mateo (650) Nursery/Greenhouse Plant Sales Tuesday & Thursday 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m February 10, 2019 Everything you wanted to know about Succulent Care and Design with Pacita Ikonomou. 1:00 2:30 p.m. FREE Bay Ocean District Meeting February 21 Social - 9:30 am Meeting 10:00 am San Francisco Flower and Garden Show March Cow Palace Wednesday thru Saturday 10-7, Sunday 10-6 OFFICERS OF THE BOARD President: Tom Davids Vice President: Joyce L. Sanns Recording Secretary: Nancy Ruff Corresponding Secretary: Dolores Riviello Treasurer: L. David Waterbury Membership Chair: Alice Story House Chairs: Olga Erlichman Barry Daniels Parliamentarian: Edythe Miller Please support your board by serving on committees. ACTIVITIES IN THE PLANNING STAGES February 22 Planting Party 10:00 a.m. Chair Tom Davids April 5 Filoli Tour Meet at Casa 10:45 Chair: Tom Davids April 20 Plant Sale June 8 15 San Mateo County Fair Programs for September 21 Bill Korbholz Friends of Edgewood Park October 19 Peter Holmes About Mushrooms Here and There November 16 William Welch Bill the Bulb Baron December 21 Holiday Party at the Casa January 18 Linda Thomas The Villlages of San Mateo County - Keeping the Elderly in Their Homes February 15 Hallie Schmidt Dormant Pruning March 15 AgriculturalBiologist SM County Agricultural Dept. Introduction of exotic insects, weeds and plant diseases April 19 John Ward Transforming Your Garden With Striking Perennials May 17 Aline Younge With the Hardly Strictly Hawaiian Aloha Band June 21 Installation Luncheon

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5 Flora and Fauna By Joyce Sanns WINTER BIRDFOOD CHOICES If you are feeding backyard birds, like 40% of U.S. households do, here is a chart from the latest Audobon magazine showing the food that their research shows the different species of birds prefer. Of course, a pesticide-free yard with plants that provide a growing food source is less trouble for you and can still provide a banquet for the birds. A La Carte Birds with different beaks have different dietary needs. Large-billed species are specialized to eat seeds and nuts, while ground feeders go for grains. Use this handy menu, with advice from Audobon s Christmas Bird Count Director, Geoff Lebaron, to match species to their favorite foods. Entrée: Suet Species: Woodpeckers, wrens, titmice Prep: Try a DIY recipe by mixing seeds or grains with animal fats or nut butter. Entrée: Sunflower seeds Species: Chickadees, jays, cardinals Prep: Buy them whole and hulled; it s less messy and every piece gets eaten. Entrée: Cracked corn Species: Pheasants, doves, towhees Entrée: Mixed seeds Species: Most bird species Prep: Choose this if you have a single feeder but want to draw a bevy of birds: Entrée: Millet Species: Sparrows, joncos, blackbirds Prep: Apply generously in squirrel-rife zones; they tend to ignore it. Entrée: Nectar Species: Hummingbirds, orioles, ants Prep tip: Mix four parts water with one part refined white sugar.