The 2010 Spring Garden Festival
“Conservation In Bloom”

April 24, 2010, 9am-4pm

 

Festival Activities at the Water Conservation Garden:

Grand Re-Opening of the Water Conservation Garden’s Amphitheater!

At 10:30am the Garden celebrates its new amphitheater shade structure with County Supervisor Dianne Jacob, the American Dermatological Association, and an exciting performance by percussion movement entertainers, Jr. Crew, of Rubio’s Dance Studio in El Cajon. 

 

“Ask the Experts”

Ask the Designers	Sign up for a 20-minute landscape design consultation with a professional designer or architect for a nominal fee.  Walk-in appointments are offered the day of the event on a first-come, first-serve basis near the Garden’s native plant exhibit. ($15 Members, $20 Non-Members)
Ask the Arborist	Free tree care advice from a professional arborist.
Ask the Composters	Compost Q&A at the compost demonstration site.
Ask the Master Gardeners	Get tips on controlling pests in the Garden.
Ask the San Miguel Fire Department	Get tips on fire-resistant landscaping and fire prevention.
Ask the Veggie Gardeners	Garden Docents reveal their secrets for growing great veggies.
Ask the Water-Wise Gardeners	Garden Docents provide tips on starting a water smart garden.
Ask the Water Agencies	Conservation tips for saving water in and outside the home.

 

Animal Attractions

View Air Superiority’s beautiful birds of prey throughout the day and on the amphitheater stage at 11:45am during the Ms. Smarty Plants Magic of Water Show, and visit the San Diego Zoo booth for a close encounter with exotic animals.

 

Presentations in the Garden Classroom

12:00pm	Greywater to Garden—How to Install a Washing Machine Greywater System Candace Vanderhoff, RainThanks & Greywater
1:00pm	Landscape Design Primer Sylke Clark, Landscape Design Coach
2:00pm	How to Start a Water Conserving Garden Connie Beck, Landscape Designer
3:00pm	Native Plants for a Water Smart Garden Greg Rubin, California’s Own Native Landscape Design

 

Celebration & Entertainment in the Amphitheater

10:30am	Water Conservation Garden’s Grand Re-Opening of its Amphitheater with a performance by the exciting percussion movement group, Jr. Crew!
11:45am	Ms. Smarty Plants and The Magic of Water with Air Superiority’s Birds of Prey
12:45pm	Cuyamaca College’s American Sign Language Choir
1:30pm	Novamenco:  San Diego’s exciting and passionate flamenco fusion group!

 

Exhibitors and Vendors

Exhibitors and vendors located throughout the Garden will feature conservation information, gardening-related products, and arts and crafts.

San Diego Watercolor Society

Head over to the Garden’s gazebo from 9am-12:30pm to watch as watercolor artists create colorful paintings using the Garden as inspiration, in the Society’s annual Paint-Out, which celebrates water awareness.

Water Smart Plaza

San Diego water agencies and water smart technology vendors help you save water inside and outside the home.  SDG&E will give away free re-usable shopping bags, energy efficient low-flow shower heads, and faucet aerators for kitchen and bath.

Children’s Activities

Water agency activity booth (All Day) and Face Painting (10am-2pm) at the Water Smart Plaza.
The Magic of Water Show with Ms. Smarty Plants (11:45am in amphitheater)

Opportunity Drawing

Tickets on sale at the Garden’s Water Smart Plaza and the Grand Lawn near the College’s nursery.  Prizes include a Grand Prize Home Landscape Re-Design by Landscape Designer, Linda Whitney, nursery gift certificates, design consultations, and more! Grand prize winner announced at 3:45pm during the event.  Need not be present to win.

San Diego Watercolor Society

Head over to the Garden’s gazebo from 9am-12:30pm to watch as watercolor artists create colorful paintings using the Garden as inspiration, in the Society’s annual Paint-Out, which celebrates water awareness.

 

Sponsors of the 2010 Spring Garden Festival

Curators:

The County of San Diego

The Rice Family Foundation

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Pollinators:

MWH

Cuyamaca College Foundation

Mission Federal Credit Union

Valley Casework, Inc.

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Cultivators:

RBF Consulting

Cox Conserves

Friends of East County Arts

SDG&E

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Propagators:

Benchmark Landscape	CH2MHILL	Corky McMillin Companies	ESA
Snipes-Dye Associates	Malcolm Pernie, Inc.	Wal-Mart	Plumeria, Inc.
CDM	Pardee Homes	Agri Service Inc.	Sodexo

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Nature Lovers:

Barrett Engineered Pumps	RECON	Brickman	Brown and Caldwell
Infrastructure Engineering Corp.	Ninyo & Moore	East County Magazine	Wells Fargo
Succulent Garden Bowls by Patricia	Grossmont Schools Federal Credit Union	KOGO AM 600 Radio