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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.


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

  COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE GARDEN
  2010-2011 Pruning and Planting Workshops
Saturday, October 16, 2010 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Saturda
y, November 13, 2010 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM*
*Garden Days 2010 Distinguished Lecture at 11:00 (see above)

Saturday, March 19, 2011 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Saturday, May 14, 2011 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Maloof Foundation
Discovery Garden
5131 Carnelian Street, Alta Loma, CA 91701


Volunteers are invited to help prune and plant in the Maloof Discovery Garden with instruction from Maloof Master Gardeners. Participants are welcome to bring their own gloves and tools. For information contact Martha Wolf at 909-980-0412 or info@malooffoundation.org.
  EXHIBITION
 

Tribal Craft -- A Collector's Seduction
March 14 through August 14, 2010 extended through October
Jacobs Education Center, Maloof Foundation
Thursdays and Saturdays, 12 Noon - 4:00 PM

SPECIAL CURATOR'S TOUR: Saturday, September 18 at 2PM
Join exhibition curator John Scott for an special informal 45 minute tour.
(PLEASE NOTE: Special Curator's Tour participants who also want to take the historic residence tour should make reservations for 1 PM and 3PM in advance at 909-980-0412.)


Exhibition and gallery events are free of charge

What is it about tribal craft that causes people to become passionate collectors, among them world famous woodworker Sam Maloof? An exhibition highlighting 80 objects from the Sam Maloof Collection, Knox and Carlotta Mellon Collection and John S. Scott Collection answers the question: it is the quality of the craft.

Drawing from tribal craft produced in Oceania, Africa and early America, the show acknowledges the typical criteria adopted by collectors. Some seek to assemble encyclopedic collections of craft produced by a particular tribal people. Others focus on authenticity and rarity, eschewing all pieces made for the tourist trade. Condition is the deciding factor to some. Many collectors prefer categories of pieces, such as ritual masks, sacred ancestor figures, or utilitarian objects. To Sam Maloof and the the other collectors in the show, however, the quality of each object's craftsmanship--regardless of provenance or purpose--was what mattered most.


Opening Reception: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Gallery Talk: May 23, 2010, 2:00 PM "Collecting Artifacts in New Guinea", John Scott, Exhibition Curator

click here for Highlights of the Tribal Craft exhibit

  ONGOING IN THE GARDEN
 
Plein Air Painting in the Garden
Every Thursday and Saturday
12 Noon - 4:00 PM


The beautiful Maloof Garden is available from 12 Noon - 4:00 PM for 8-10 artists. Sponsored by the SAMFAC Community Outreach Committee. Through the hot months, we ask painters using our gardens to bring plenty of water! Please check in at the Visitor Center/Foundation Bookstore before you start painting.

Contact the Foundation office for info/reservations:
909-980-0412 or e-mail: info@malooffoundation.org
  ONGOING
  PBS Special "Maloof" airing nationally beginning in February 2008 and continuing. Check your local PBS listings for time(s).
   
  2010 ARCHIVE EVENTS/PROGRAMS/EXHIBITIONS
 

Annual Artisans Art Sale
Saturday, June 5, 2010
10 AM - 3 PM

Maloof Discovery Garden

Beverly Maloof will host the 7th annual Artisans Invitational Summer Sale in the Maloof Discovery Garden. The sale features 26 local artists and includes pottery, garden art, painting, sculpture, jewelry and more. Free and open to the public. Parking on Hidden Farms Road.

Historic Residence will be open 11 AM -1 PM for open house tours. No docent-led tours today. Fee for open house tour: $5/person.

Info: 909-980-0412

  Against the Grain: Woodworkers of California
February 4 - March 11, 2010
Cypress College Art Gallery
more info


Exhibition includes Sam Maloof furniture.
 

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

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