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McKinley Park Garden Clubs

McKinley Park, in East Sacramento, hosts several garden clubs at its Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Boulevard. For more information, complete listing of clubs and meetings or show times, please call (916) 808-8800. For questions, requests, or comments, please contact: mlotz@cityofsacramento.org

Subject Club/Society When Contact
African Violets/Gesneriads Delta Gesneriad and African Violet Society 3rd Wednesday
10am
916-421-8833
African Violets Nor Cal Council of African Violet Society Varies 916-527-8362
African Violets Capital City African Violet Society 1st Thursday
7:30 pm
530-677-5120
Begonias American Begonia Society, Sacramento branch 3rd Tuesday 7:30 pm 916-393-3092
Bonsai American Bonsai Society of Sacramento 4th Tuesday 7:00 pm Simon Lau, Phone: 530-622-9681
Bonsai/Azaleas Satsuki Aikokai Association 3rd Monday 7:30 pm 916-961-3889
Bromeliads Sacramento Bromeliad Society 3rd Wednesday
7:30 pm
916-722-8420
Cacti & Succulents Sacramento Cactus & Succulent Society 4th Monday 7:30 pm 916-682-1196
California Native Plants California Native Plant Society, Sacramento Chapter
7:00pm 2nd Wednesday of month (Jan-June; Sept-Nov) Hazel Gordon, Membership
530-297-7204
Chrysanthemums Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society 4th Thursday 7:30 pm 916-334-2519
Daylilies Nor-Cal Daylily Group Varies 925-689-1595
Flower Arranging, Japanese Ikebana International, Sacramento Branch 3rd Monday 12:00 pm 916-395-7944
Flower Arranging Sacramento Arrangers Guild 4th Wednesday
10:00 am
916-363-1532
Flower Art Design Capital Flower Art Designers 2nd Thursday 10:00 am 916-967-3841
Fuchsias American Fuchsia Society,
Sacramento Branch
3rd Thursday, 7:30 pm 916-362-2512
Garden Club River Park Garden Club 2nd Monday, 5:30 pm 916-457-0822
Garden Club California Garden Clubs, River Valley District Varies 916-967-3841
Garden Club Evergreen Garden Club 1st Wednesday in November 10:00 am 916-332-2177
Geraniums Sacramento Geranium Club 3rd Wednesday, 7:30 pm 916-922-0502
Gladiolus Sacramento Gladiolus Society 1st Tuesday 7:30 pm 916-933-4012
Iris Sacramento-Sierra Lily Society Mailing address:
4234 Randhurst Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628
E-mail: barb-lily@cwix.com
Orchids Orchid Forum of Sacramento, Inc. 4th Monday 7:30 pm 916-723-1258
Orchids, Cymbidium Sacramento Valley Cymbidium Society Meetings are normally the fourth Wednesday of the month January through June and October from 7:00-9:00 pm. Doors open at 6:00pm.

In particular, the November meeting date is always variable so please check the Events page for changes to any meeting date and/or location.
President Jim Lothrop
916-421-9615
jdlothrop@sbcglobal.net

Vice-President Anthony Barcellos 916-606-4685 antwayne@rcsis.com

Treasurer (interim) Ellen Kraemer

Secretary & Membership Kathleen Smith

Director Brian Lothrop

Director Rich Heisler 916-989-1650
rheisler@rcsis.com

Newsletter Editor Jim Lothrop
916-421-9615
jdlothrop@sbcglobal.net
Perennials Sacramento Perennial Plant Club 7 PM on the 4th Thursday of the month Membership, Jeannie Christopherson
(916)283-6999
Roses Sacramento Rose Society 2nd Thursday of each month (except July and August) 7:30 pm 916-684-8615

California Garden Clubs, Inc.

Sacramento River Valley District

http://www.californiagardenclubs.org/html/Districts/sacramento.html

Club Name Contact
Arden Park Garden Club President: Lorinda Swearinger, Sacramento, CA
email: ljs965@yahoo.com
Carmichael Geranium Society President: Bernice Holbert, Carmichael, CA
email: jnrus@aol.com
Clarksburg Garden Club President: Kathie Merwin, Clarksburg, CA
email: wrmk@aol.com
Davis Flower Arrangers President: Elaine Ginosar, Davis, CA
email: eginnis@aol.com
Davis Garden Club President: Christine Deamer, Davis, CA
email: cdeamer@davisgardenclub.org
Elk Grove Garden Club President: Diana Raymond, Elk Grove, CA
email: sd-raymond@comcast.net
Evergreen Garden Club President: Jeanette Gordon, Carmichael, CA
email: jenniferhudgens@yahoo.com
Folsom Garden Club President: Jeri Livesay, Folsom, CA
www.freewebs.com/folsomgarden/index.htm
Gardeners of the Grove President: Phil Teeters
email: info@gardenersofthegrove.org
Geranium City Garden Club President: Janet Sullivan, Fairfield, CA
email: cagmsul@aol.com
Ikebana International, Chapter 26 (Sacramento) President: Rosamond Vallejo, Davis, CA
email: juanvallej@aol.com
La Perita Garden Club President: Debbie Chan, Clarksburg, CA
email: debchan916@aol.com
North Highlands Garden Club President: Jean Egan, Antelope, CA
email: jean_egan@yahoo.com
Pioneer Garden Club President: Shiela Newell, Sacramento, CA
email: bobnewell@aol.com
River Valley Garden Club Co-President: Sharon Barton, Rancho Murieta, CA
email: golfbum4@sbcglobal.net

Co-President: Marianna Hashorva, Rancho Murieta, CA
email: hashorva@ranchomurieta.org
Sacramento Arrangers Guild President: Bonnie Lopez, Valley Springs, CA.
email: bmarshall@webtv.net
Shibui Arrangers Guild President: Bruce Hall, Vallejo, CA
email: pipedoc1028@yahoo.com
Sogetsu Ikebana of Sacramento Coord: Helen Tashima, Davis, CA
email: etash@dcn.org
Vaca Valley Garden Club President: Glenda Riddle, Vacaville, CA
email: trlsndrnch@aol.com
Woodlake Garden Club Co-President: Gary Miller, Fairfield, CA
email: gmiller7701@yahoo.com
Co-President: Leora Matranga, Sacramento, CA.
email: leora@surewest.net
   
YOUTH GROUPS  
Davis Flower Arrangers- Sponsor Emerson Junior High Garden Club
Green Team Emerson Junior High
Pioneer School Youth Gardeners
Davis Garden Club- Sponsor Las Margureites at Marguerite Montgomery School
Geranium City Garden Club- Sponsor Foxboro Garden Club
Pioneer Garden Club-Sponsor Discovery Club of Sierra Oaks Elementary School
Shibui Arrangers Guild- Sponsor Liberty High School Horticulture Club
Woodlake Garden Club- Sponsor Botany and Bugs, Woodlake Junior Garden Club
   
AFFILIATES  
California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers President/Treasurer: Elaine Thompson, Sacramento, CA.
email: association@cangc.org
California Center for Urban Horticulture Executive Director: Dave Fujino
email: dwfujino@ucdavis.edu

Other Regional Garden Clubs

LOCATION CLUB WHEN WHERE CONTACT
Auburn Auburn Garden Club 4th Monday, 9am Bethelehem Lutheran Church, High Street, Auburn, CA Saul Wiseman
530-885-9248
Auburn Donner Garden Club Call for info Call for info 530-886-8125
Carmichael Organic Garden Club Call for info Call for info 429-8315
Carmichael Carmichael Cactus and Succulent Society Call for info Call for info 916-729-3475
Elk Grove Elk Grove
Garden Club

(established in 1958)
Second Thursday of the month (September thru June) 9275 E Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA  95624 Ellison Cowles, President
916-525-2963
Elk Grove Elk Community Garden Club Call for info 8820 Elk grove Blvd.,
Elk Grove
916-685-8010
Folsom Folsom Garden Club The Folsom Garden Club
(established 1934) meets at 10am on the first Thursday
of the month, September through June. These meetings often have a guest speaker and the "Dirt Gardener" meetings, on the fourth Thursday, always have either a speaker or a field trip. The Club also maintains several gardens around the City.

Folsom Elks Lodge
806 Reading St., Ste A, Folsom, CA
For more information, please call 916-984-8210 or 916-987-4882.
Sacramento Camellia Society of Sacramento Meets 4th Monday of each month from October through March at 7:00 p.m.

Lutheran Church of the Master, 1900 Potrero Way, Sacramento, CA 95822 Contact :
Carol Schanz, President carolschanz@sbcglobal.net phone 916-447-1969
Sacramento Sacramento Valley Garden Railway Society 2nd Saturday or Sunday of month--
calendar
members' homes webmaster
Sacramento Sacramento Orchid Society 1st Wednesday of month "7:00 pm, the doors open at 6:30 pm
with member's sales,
a plant doctor service,
and the Society's library available for use"
2595 Capitol Oaks Drive, Sacramento

KVIE--Channel 6 Building Community Room
Nick Burnett
916-488-3725
Roseville Roseville Arrangers Guild Call for info Maidu Senior Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville 916-784-2167
Roseville Roseville Better Gardens Club 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1pm Maidu Community Center 916-315-0447
Citrus Heights Sierra Foothills Rose Society 1st Thursday of the month except July and August, 7:30 PM Kroeger Meeting Room at the Citrus Heights City Complex. 7119 Greenback Lane, Citrus Heights. Baldo Villegas
916-988-8938
Motherlode Motherlode Rose Society First Tuesday of
every month from
September through June, 1:30 pm.
Amador Senior Center, 229 New York Ranch Road, Jackson, CA nrjr@volcano.net
Sacramento Sacramento Area
Community Garden Coalition
3rd Tuesday
of each month
at Coloma
Community Center
at 6:30pm
Coloma Community Center
4623 T st, Sacramento
Bill Maynard
916-508-6025
Sacramento Sacramento Weed Warriors 1st Saturday of
every month-
CALL AHEAD
American River Parkway
and area creeks
Frank Wallace
916-213-4682