Spring New Member Brunch
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S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
March 2024 - Sculpterra Winery A fun day in Paso Robles with our Garden Group We first stopped at Brothers Cafe for a wonderful brunch before heading out to Sculpterra Winery. |
S079 Women Dine Too
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S036 Exploring Central Coast Gardens
February 2024 - Seven Sisters Garden Tour The Garden Group visited the Garden of the Seven Sisters in late February as their gardens were beginning to pop into Spring. Gary Lawson, our docent, gave us the history of the gardens before our tour, meandering along garden paths to learn about fire safety in the garden, curb appeal, California Native and Rain gardens, Fruit Orchards, Plant Propagation, Compost and more. Gary took the time to answer our questions and identify many of the plants. Free garden workshops are held the 3rd Saturday of every month with educational gardening topics. To learn more about Seven Sisters and their events, visit www.ucanr.edu |
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S063 - Beach Walk, Thursdays December 2023 - Pismo Beach S058 - Finders Keepers
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S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
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Newcomers Anniversary Luncheon
October 2023 - Madonna Inn |
S059 - Ladies Wine & Dine
October 2023 - Sea Venture |
S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
October 2023 - Spyglass Seaside Tour It was a spectacular October day in Shell Beach at Annette's seaside garden villa. Thank you all for attending this fun event! The weather was a sparkler, conversation lively and lunch at the Lido topped off a wonderful day with our garden friends. Thank you Annette and Ed Roberts for opening your lovely home and gardens to our group of 18. |
October 2023 New Member Brunch
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S070 - Toes in the Sand
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S059 - Ladies Wine & Dine
Gina's |
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S074 - Tables of 8
Heritage Park Concert |
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S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
August 2023 - Tiber Canyon Ranch We all enjoyed learning about Tiber Canyon Ranch, the struggles and rewards of all the hard work for the end result. We enjoyed olive oil and balsamic tastings and learning more about the olives and oils and how to use them. |
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S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens June 2023 - Cambria Gardens
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S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
May 2023 - Dallidet Adobe & Gardens On a sunny morning in May, the Garden Group enjoyed a private tour of the Dallidet Adobe Gardens with docent, Dave Hannings. The gardens are nestled under towering Coastal Redwoods and 130-year-old avocado trees; we viewed the colorful flower gardens, vegetables, and herbs that the Dallidet family would have grown back in the 1860’s. www.historycenterslo.org. After the tour we enjoyed lunch at the Big Sky Cafe in downtown SLO |
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S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
April 2023 - Kathy Cinawalt's Garden Ten of us enjoyed Kathy Cinawalt’s lovely gardens yesterday. She was kind enough to spend time answering our questions about her garden, identifying plants and giving us some garden tips. Thank you Kathy! S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
December 2022 - Holiday Luncheon It was a sparkling day in Shell Beach for our annual Holiday Luncheon, held at the Lido in the Dolphin Bay resort. During our lunch ideas were discussed for next year's tours and some of our members expressed interest in opening their gardens for a tour. We had some fun after lunch with our plant exchange and learning about the plants we had selected for our garden or patio. Happy Holidays to all and looking forward to more garden fun in 2023! Enjoying the fun were Jose & Toni Loayza, Kathi Flores, Pat & Bob Allison, Celeste Speier, Bev Brown, Gaye & Ed Peltzman, Anne Lednicer and Sandra Mason. Annette Roberts was also present but not included in the photo since she had to leave early. |
S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
September 2022 - Oak Haven Gardens |
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S059 - Ladies Wine & Dine
September 2022 - Vista Restaurant in Pismo Beach |
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S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
July 2022 - Gardens of Los Osos Tour The Garden Group enjoyed a yummy brunch at the Beerwood Tavern in Los Osos before touring two spectacular gardens in the area. Homeowners Carol Mauer and Margarete Schmidt opened their lovely gardens for a private tour, featured in last spring's AAUW Garden Tours of Morro Bay/Los Osos. Our gracious hosts spent time answering our questions and identifying most of the plants in their gardens. It was truly an inspiring afternoon. Thank you, Carol and Margarete! |
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S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
June 2022 - Garden Art Workshop We had a fun morning creating garden art and little bird houses for our feathered friends. After a creative morning we were all ready for a wonderful salad bar lunch! And a treat from Toni - chocolate covered strawberries and Kathi’s cranberry walnut cookies to enjoy for dessert with Marsha’s lemonade and iced tea.Thank you again Marsha and Harlan for hosting our garden group workshop. |
S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
May 2022 - Sculpterra Winery The Garden Group enjoyed a May tour in Paso Robles at the Sculpterra Winery gardens and spectacular sculptures. The photo of the background includes some of the animal sculptures among the colorful rose gardens. Joining the tour: Tom & Shasta Brander, Anne Lednicer, Elise Carraway, Liz Wilkes, Pat & Jim Keeney. Kathi Flores, photographer, coordinated the morning tour. We then drove down the road to Cass Winery for a wonderful lunch and wine tasting in the gardens and vineyards. |
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S059 - Ladies Wine & Dine
April 2022 - Ventana Grill |
S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
April 2022 - Moonstone Beach Boardwalk Our early April tour included eight of us on a sparkling morning walk along the boardwalk bluffs of Moonstone Beach, just north of Cambria. We began our tour where the trail intersects at Windsor St. continuing north to Leffingwell Landing. On our return we stopped at the Moonstone Beach Bar & Grill patio to enjoy lunch with fantastic views of the coast. Before heading to our car, some of us took a side tour to enjoy the gardens at the Cambria Shores Inn across the street. |
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S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
June 2021 - Bobbye & Kim Thompson's Whimsical Garden of Los Osos We were then treated to the Thompson's colorful backyard gardens that felt like we had fallen into Alice's Wonderland! Bobbye shared stories of her unique gardens and art while her husband Kim treated us to a tour of his workshop where most of the “art” is magically created. |
S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
January 2020 - Flower Arranging Workshop We met at Nancy Cooley's Wildwood Ranch Clubhouse, a perfect a place for our workshop. We all brought flowers, greenery, oasis, a vase and clippers. Nancy began by showing us step-by-step how to design something special. Then, keeping in mind what we had just learned, we began designing our own floral design. The photos below will show the fruits of our labor. And each arrangement was unique to everyone’s personality. |
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S059 - Ladies Wine & Dine
January 2020 - Dinner at Marisol at the Cliffs |
S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
December 2019 - Holiday Luncheon at The Lido at Dolphin Bay We enjoyed a Holiday luncheon at The Lido at Dolphin Bay Resort in Shell Beach, followed by a plant exchange. |
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S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
November 2019 - See Canyon Apple Farms Excursion A beautiful day at two See Canyon Apple Farms. Tastings of a variety of apples, pears, cider, almond brittle, honey and more at Gopher Glen Apple Farm and the See Canyon Fruit Farm, with a picnic in the bridal gardens. |
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S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
August 2019 - Tour of Chapman Estate What a sparkling day we had at the Chapman Estate in Shell Beach. A docent-guided tour provided the history of the Estate and the gardens; the Begonia House was spectacular with an array of color from floor to ceiling; huge Dalias surrounded the Estate's Courtyard and the Koi Pond under it's gazebo provided a place to sit and relax on a warm summer day by the sea. |
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S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
April 2019 - Wildflower Tour/Shell Creek Road A beautiful day with a few white billowy clouds and the sun shining down on a carpet of gold, lavender, yellow, blue and white wildflowers. |
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March 2019 - New Member Tea
S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
February 2019 - Cal Poly Arboretum Tour We learned about the Arboretum's plants, the history and future plans. |
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S036 - Exploring Central Coast Gardens
January 2019 - Sculpture Gardens & Winery We traveled to Paso Robles to visit Sculptura Gardens and Winery. We discovered the many wonderful bronze and granite sculptures throughout the gardens and vineyards. After our tour we enjoyed wine tasting and shopping in Sculptura’s beautiful tasting room. |
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