Bulb talk and pot luck in San Francisco in April
Mary Sue Ittner (Mon, 07 Apr 2014 06:52:48 PDT)

The Western Chapter of the North American Rock
Garden invites you to a Potluck Dinner* April 14,
2004 @ 7pm/Slideshow @ 8pm at the San Francisco
County Fair Building Golden Gate Park, 9th Ave. &
Lincoln Blvd., San Francisco, California.

“A WORLD OF BULBS” by Marcia & Randy Tatroe

Bulbs: Drought Evaders Extraordinaire ­ The very
existence of a bulb suggests a plant that
originates in a place where it is too hot or too
dry for optimal growth at least part of the year,
allowing the plant to bide its time safely
underground until conditions improve. With most
bulbs their only undoing is too much water,
making them a perfect fit in drought stricken times.

Biographies:
Author of best-selling Perennials for Dummies,
Marcia Tatroe writes the monthly "Mountain Garden
Checklist" for Sunset Magazine, a weekly
gardening column in The Denver Post ‘Grow’
section, and is a frequent contributor to
Colorado Gardener and other gardening
publications. She has been gardening in
Centennial CO for over 25 years. Her garden has
been featured in numerous books, magazines and
nationally televised gardening shows. She
lectures throughout the West focusing on garden
design, perennials, xeriscape, and incorporating
native plants into gardens and landscapes. In her
most recent book, Cutting Edge Gardening in the
Intermountain West, she advocates using
drought-tolerant and native plants and indigenous
materials to create a gardening aesthetic unique to this region.

Randy Tatroe retired from two careers, hospital
administration and university administration. He
currently spends his time volunteering for
various national and local non-profit
organizations and traveling. He is president of
the American Penstemon Society, president of the
Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society and
treasurer of the Eriogonum Society. He supports
Marcia in her garden by doing the heavy and
mindless work and in her speaking endeavors by
providing images and AV expertise for her presentations

*PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN PLATES & SERVICE & A DISH
& BEVERAGE TO SERVE EIGHT PEOPLE

Ted Kipping
tkippingsprint@earthlink.net