GARDEN DAYS 2010
Distinguished Lecture Series
Thursday (Veterans Day), November 11
Saturday, November 13
Sunday, November 14
Maloof Foundation Jacobs Education Center
5131 Carnelian Street, Alta Loma, CA 91701
11:00 AM -12:30 PM

Thursday, November 11
Beyond Drought Tolerant: Winter Green, Summer Shape
NATE BENESI, speaker

Nate is a horticulturalist, holding degrees in biology, environmental sciences and landscape architecture. Winter green, summer shape is a new design style that uses plants which change with the seasonal rains of our local climate, becoming lush in the winter wet and developing bare branch shapes in the summer drought. Nate's lecture will show how selecting the right plants can add an exciting sculptural element to your summer garden.

Saturday, November 13
The American Meadow Garden: Creating a Natural Alternative to the Traditional Lawn
JOHN GREENLEE, speaker
Book Signing by speaker and
Open House at Greenlee's Nursery in Pomona in afternoon for lecture attendees

John is the owner and founder of Greenlee Nursery. He is an internationally known horticulturalist specializing in the cultivation and study of grasses. John holds a degree in horticulture from Cal Poly Pomona. He is a familiar host on HGTV and PBS television shows. In 1992 he authored "The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses". This best-selling book is considered by many to be an indispensable reference on grasses. John's latest book, "The American Meadow Garden: Creating a Natural Alternative to the Traditional Lawn" published in late 2009, is already a must for anyone interested in alternatives to the traditional lawn.

John's lecture will show you how to use drought tolerant grasses to create an alternate landscape and how to create a wonder meadow area in your own yard.

Sunday, November 14
Landscape Plants for California Gardens
BOB PERRY, speaker
Book Signing by speaker

Bob is Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona and a landscape architect. A recognized expert in the areas of native plants and water conserving garden design, Bob has receive numerous awards for his work in these areas. In 1981 Bob published a book on water conservation, "Trees and Shrubs for Dry California Landscapes". His second publication "Landscape Plants for Western Regions" received an ASLA National Merit Award in 1994. His latest book, an illustrated reference, "Landscape Plants for California Gardens", arrived in March 2010 and is already destined to be a classic.

Bob's lecture will highlight the use of native plants for water conservation and sustainability. He will illustrate these points with several of his own projects. He will cover selecting plant palettes for our Mediterranean climate zones, estimating water needs of plants, providing plants with wild life value and much more.

For information contact Martha Wolf at 909-980-0412 or info@malooffoundation.org

UC Riverside Botanic Garden Tour and Class
Saturday, March 20, 2010
9:30 AM - Noon
pre-registration required

Nan Simonsen, landscape designer, will lead a tour of the Maloof Discovery Garden as part of UC Riverside's 2010 spring garden series. There is a fee of $35 and pre-registration is required.

To register contact Nan at (951) 788-5996 or e-mail Hm2grdn@aol.com

Water Efficient Landscape Tour
Saturday, April 24, 2010
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
To register visit www.cvwdwater.com or call (909) 944-6048

Sponsored by the Cucamonga Valley Water District, this tour features low water use landscapes in the surrounding community of Rancho Cucamonga. The tour concludes at the Maloof Discovery Garden where Sheila N. Kee, author of the newly released Backyard Birds of the Inland Empire, will give a slide show and sign copies of her book.

Schedule:
9:00 - 10:00 AM Registration
10:00 - 1:30 PM Self-guided tours
1:30 - 4:00 PM Maloof Discovery Garden tours
3:00 PM Slide show and Sheila N. Kee book signing at Maloof