When I joined PBS, I saw his name in the directory of members. Is he still a member of PB? *Makiko Goto-Widerman* On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 10:47 AM Makiko Goto-Widerman < mfdgardenclub@gmail.com> wrote: > I used to live in Orange County for almost 20 years. There is a > relatively new garden park, Great Park in Irvine similar to the > Central Park in New York. I remember when it started. I used to belong to > a local garden club, and we invited a Founding Member to our > meeting. Then the real estate recession stopped the project after 2009 > for a while. It must be closed again due to this COVID, but it must reopen > now or soon. > It can be a good place to transfer the bulb garden if it is true to be > closed. The park is surrounded by newly developed housing > for young families. Unfortunately the > public schools in reputable Irvine city do not (or did not) have a school > garden or a local garden club. They should offer more > educational gardening/horticultural > programs. > > There is a public fruit (avocado, citrus and dragon fruit) research center > of UC > system nearby the park. I used to visit the farm with my family. They > offered a large event for the public to present new avocado varieties. > Many international > avocado researchers were also invited. > > > *Makiko Goto-Widerman* > > > On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 10:28 AM Makiko Goto-Widerman < > mfdgardenclub@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yes, Mr. Harold Koopewitz. He is a member of PBS. >> He used to be a Director of the arboretum, Emeritus Professor of UC >> Irvine. >> He lives in Orange County. I thought he initiated the South African Bulb >> Garden because he is originally >> from South Africa. >> >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 8:42 AM R Hansen via pbs < >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >>> Regarding the concerns about the UC Irvine SA Bulb Garden, I am >>> attempting to confirm whether this is an unfounded rumor, a possibility or >>> a certainty. So we can speculate but until there is confirmation, ideas are >>> good but let's see what turns up. Their website is in no way up to date >>> that I can see, as I briefly checked... >>> >>> Does anyone have the ability to contact someone they know at the garden >>> directly regarding this situation? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Robin Hansen >>> President, PBS >>> >>> An early coastal storm is blowing and raining like crazy >>> Southwest Oregon >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >>> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >>> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >>> >> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>