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PuPS (PopUp Plant Stars) Mini-Pop at the
Master Gardeners South County Roundtable

February 2, 2012 7pm-9pm

Each PuPS member will discuss propagation of a favorite plant, and then will be happy to answer questions about a selection of our specialty plants available for sale. Public welcome.
The Gilroy Grange
8191 Swanston Lane, Gilroy, CA
http://www.mastergardeners.org/south-county-monthly-roundtable

California Shohin Society Seminar 2012

February 3-5, 2012

The California Shohin Society meets every other year in Santa Nella. Shohin are the really small bonsai, less than one foot tall. This will be my first year as a vendor at this event, and I’m looking forward to learning a lot.
Hotel de Oro Conference Center
13070 State Hwy 33
Santa Nella, CA 95322.
Look for the Ponce de Leon Room and the Isabella Room. The vendor areas are open  
Saturday from 8am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm
Sunday 8am to 11am
http://www.calshohin.org/

PuPS (PopUp Plant Stars) Mini-Pop at Western Horticultural Society

February 8, 2012

WHS meetings feature a plant discussion followed by a speaker, and this month the PuPS will have a selection of their specialty plants available for purchase both before the meeting and after the program. Come hear Pat Knight talk about “The Botanical Obsession; Plants and Porcelain”.
Parish Hall, Christ Episcopal Church
1040 Border Road
Los Altos, CA
Door open at 7pm, meeting begins at 7:30. There is a $5 fee for non-members
http://www.westernhort.org

BAGRS (Bay Area Garden Railway Society) Annual Meeting

February 11, 2012, 8am to 4pm

The annual meeting is always a fun time to talk about this growing hobby that combines plants, trains and a lot of creativity in the great outdoors.
Hiller Aviation Museum
601 Skyway Road
San Carlos, CA
http://www.bagrs.org

NORCAL Spring Trade Show

February 16, 2012

Carman’s Nursery will be closed during the NorCal Trade Show.
(No, I will not be a vendor there! But I will be looking for cool new plants for the nursery)
Free
San Mateo, CA
http://www.norcaltradeshow.org

GSBF (Golden State Bonsai Federation) Mammoth Fundraiser

February 25 & 26, 2012

This is a great bonsai event right by Lake Merritt in Oakland. The Saturday auction starts at noon, and vendor sales are on Sunday from 9am to 4pm. Free
Lakeside Garden Center
666 Bellevue Ave
Oakland, CA
http://www.gsbf-bonsai.org/lake-merritt/