In this Issue
Winter Design Symposium: “Gardens That Work”
New Classes & Events
Members: Save the Date in 2008
"Looking at Light Through Flowers" Art Exhibit
AT THE GARDEN
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In this groundbreaking and meticulously field-tested guide, the rich variety of Sierra life – trees, wildflowers, ferns, fungi, lichens, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, insects and other small animals come alive. Now available in the Garden Bookstore.
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Art
EXHIBIT
"Looking at Light Through Flowers"
Photography by Joanne Koltnow, on exhibit at SFBG's Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture now through the end of March.
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The majestic Sitka Spruce hails from North America's West Coast from Alaska to California, but has been cultivated around the world as it is highly sought after for a multitude of uses. Its primary uses are timber and wood pulp. Due to an extremely high strength-to-weight ratio, it's also popular in the production of musical instruments, boats, aircraft and missles. Decades of high industry demand has resulted in very little remaining old–growth Sitka spruce forest. Picea sitchensis can be found near the Wildfowl Pond and in this month's In Bloom feature, complete with photos, plant profile and exact locations. 
From the Executive Director
Dear Friends,
Growing up back East (well, OK, in the Midwest) this is the time of year we all eagerly awaited the spring seed catalogues. We'd sit inside, snug in our well insulated homes that just barely held off the extreme winter temperatures outside, dreaming of a thaw and then Spring itself. But at some point it required more than just dreaming, because once Spring tripped over the windowsill you had to be ready to fly into action…
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New Classes & Events
SPOTLIGHT ON
Gardens That Work
Design Symposium co-sponsored with Horticulture Magazine
Flowering herb knots, productive potagers, home orchards ripe with fruit — these are some of the joys of gardens that function as more than superbly designed and meticulously maintained spaces. These are gardens that pay back hard work with fresh food, cut flowers and sustained enjoyment.
Join us for an exciting and inspiring day working through the design principles and horticultural techniques as well as sharing in some of the delights of beautiful, bountiful gardens that work.
Membership
Thank-you to SFBGS Members
As the New Year begins, we're thankful for the support of our members during 2007. We hope you've had a chance to come and see how much your membership support helped the Garden this year – great progress has been made! We thank you for your help, and hope we'll see all of you in the Garden in 2008.
Please save these dates in your 2008 calendar to attend the quarterly members-only evening events:
March 20, 2008
June 26, 2008
September 18, 2008
December 18, 2008
 
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