On Monday, July 12, 2010, the San Diego Horticultural society welcomes garden photojournalist Debra Lee Baldwin, the popular author of Designing with Succulents and Succulent Container Gardens.

With a glorious series of her award-winning photos, Debra will explain everything beginners and experienced gardeners need to know to create stunning container displays of geometric, architectural and exceptionally water-wise succulent plants.

Define your individual style as you discover how to effectively combine patterns, colors, textures, and forms to create wreaths, topiaries, miniature landscapes and more. Whether your goal is a gorgeous potted garden for a sunny windowsill or outdoor sitting area, or simply making great gifts, you'll enjoy a presentation that emphasizes plants as living works of art. The presentation will be followed by an opportunity drawing featuring very special succulent plants.
The evening starts at 6:00 p.m. in the Surfside Race Place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Jimmy Durante Blvd. in Del Mar. Parking is free and everyone is welcome. Admission is free for members and $10 for non-members.

Garden photojournalist Debra Lee Baldwin has produced hundreds of articles and columns, is a popular guest on garden radio, and has appeared on national television. Her own garden in Escondido has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens and other publications. As an expert on succulents, Debra has toured with American and European garden celebrities. She has given presentations at major botanical gardens and garden shows throughout the western US and, recently, at the Philadelphia International Flower Show. Succulent Container Gardens came out in January, 2010. Debra also authored Designing with Succulents (2007), a Timber Press bestseller now in its fourth printing with a French translation.

Debra is a regular contributor to The Los Angeles Times and major gardening magazines, and was the succulent consultant for the latest edition of the Sunset Western Garden Book. She has earned over 30 awards for her writing and photography. Copies of her books will be available for sale. Learn more at www.debraleebaldwin.com and www.succulentchic.net.

After a short break, there will be the popular Plant Forum, where a plant expert will discuss plants and answer questions about plants brought in by the audience.

You may be eligible for the Opportunity Drawing to choose from the following plants graciously provided for this meeting by Oasis:

1. Aeonium hybrid: ‘Party Platter’ and ‘Durango’ (6”)
2. Aloe hybrid ‘Freckles’ (6”)
3. Crassula marginalis rubra variegata (6”)
4. Echeveria ‘Imbricata’ (1G)
5. Echeveria ‘Afterglow’ (8”)
6. Echeveria gibbiflora hybrid (8”)
7. Euphorbia flanganii (8”)
8. Euphorbia tirucalli ‘Firesticks’ (8”)
9. Graptopetalum paraguayense (1G)
10. Graptosedum ‘Califonia Sunset’ (1G)
11. Kalanchoe luciae (6”)
12. Kalanchoe ‘Pink Butterflies’
13. Mimicry assorted (Argyroderma, Lithops, Faucaria, Fenestraria) (2.5”)
14. Sedum morganianum ‘Donkey Tail’ (6”)
15. Sedum ‘Capo Blanco’ (1G)
16. Senecio mandraliscae (1G)

For more information, call (760) 295-7089 or visit www.sdhortsoc.org.


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