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 HBGF Thanks our Membership for a Wonderful Day in the Sunshine What a Grand day it was Saturday April 26th! About 100 Members and supporters joined the HBGF Board & Staff for a great day of discussion and cheer recounting the progress made in the Garden and charting the projects for the future. Please call to catch up on what you missed or check the next issue of the Botanical Guardian. Be on the lookout for a Master Calendar featured on the HBGF website. We hope to list forthcoming garden related events and keep you abreast of things going on in the Garden.
Peter Santino & The Humboldt Botanical Gardens Foundation Cordially Invite You to The Inaugural Event for the Earthwork "All Happy Now" Saturday May 31st, 2008 1-4 p.m. at the Humboldt Botanical Garden 100-Foot Earthwork-Spiral Ziggurat A hands-on project, four years in the making by artist/sculptor Peter Santino with help from dedicated family, friends, HBGF Volunteers and supporters. Come enjoy light refreshments and libations, walk barefoot on fresh red fescue grass, meet n'greet friends and experience all that is new in your community botanical garden! Visit Santino's site for pictures depicting birth and development of the ziggurat: http://www.santino.tv:80/ HBGF Speakers' Symposium November 8, 2008 at the Humboldt Area Foundation The Four “Bs”
HBGF Office-On Sale Now "The Four Seasons" Artists in the Garden Art Note Cards Perfect a Mother's or Father's Day Gift Add a 2# Round of Humboldt Garden Cheddar Details below
. Dedicated to the construction of the Humboldt Botanical Garden, these beautiful Art Note Cards are on sale now at the HBGF office 350 E Street, Suite 206 in Old Town Eureka. Produced by the Humboldt Botanical Gardens Foundation and printed by Times Printing on a direct image waterless offset press, these Note Cards can be purchased at $10 for a package of four or $3 for an individual card with envelope(s). Please call the HBGF office if your organization would like to carry them, 442-5139. The Art Note Cards are also on sale at various nurseries and garden shops in town as well as selected HBGF Special Events. Please call the office for a list of locations; HBGF Office hours are M-Th, 9 AM-5 PM Closed 12-1 PM. Drop by and get a great gift or add to your collection.
VOLUNTEERS ARE THE HEART OF THE GARDEN! Select the activity that's right for you in the Humboldt Botanical Garden or at the HBGF Office! •Invasive Plant Removal: Constant vigilance is required to tame the invasive species that continue to grow or sneak into the Wildberries Natural Riparian Area and to care for the newly planted native plants. Volunteers schedules may be arranged on request. •Native Grass Care: Volunteers are needed to tend the native grasses in the Wildberries Natural Riparian Area. •Weed Whacking: Volunteers are needed to remove invasive vines and weeds in Wildberries Natural Riparian Area. •Lost Coast Brewery Native Plant Garden: Help plant and tend. Please contact HBGF's Senior Gardener, Sandra Dupret (707) 601-2597 or email: hbgfgardener1@suddenlink.net or the office: dianna@hbgf.org. Volunteer opportunities also await at the HBGF office and library. Please call the HBGF office if you'd like to share your valuable skills and help. 707-442-5139. We would love to hear from you with any thoughts or concerns! A Great Gift- "Humboldt Garden Cheddar" by The Loleta Cheese Company of Loleta, California for the creation of the Humboldt Botanical Garden. A percentage of the profits from the sale of this special cheese is donated to the Humboldt Botanical Gardens Foundation for the development of the Humboldt Botanical Garden. Sweet and nutty, "Humboldt Garden Cheddar" is a unique cheese, developed by Bob and Carol Laffranchi and made exclusively from the milk of jersey cows. It is a light, buttery-yellow color and is offered through Loleta Cheese Company in a two-pound round and packaged in a handsome, limited edition, engraved wooden box. An excellant gift for you and yours or easily shipped to friends and family. To place an order for a two-pound round, please call Loleta Cheese Company at 707-733-5470 or 1-800-995-0453 Humboldt Garden Cheddar is also available in random weights at these local markets: Wildberriesmarket Place Arcata & Eureka Co-ops Eureka Natural Foods Rays Food Place: Eureka, Fortuna, McKinleyville |
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