Upcoming Garden Tour in Humboldt, CA

Hi! For anyone in the Northern CA area, there is a Garden Tour being planned in Eureka on September 12.

I just saw an article in the paper about it. If you are interested in more info, they do have a website...

http://www.hbgf.org/

It is $20, and will feature 12 gardens from the Cutten area of Eureka, Humboldt Hill, Humboldt Botanical Garden, Loleta, and Fortuna.

Lori

hi Lori

how many PNW DGr"s do think there are ?
i am interested & thank you for the information
we (my wife & i ) almost bought near there rather then in Hiouchi
maybe we will meet :-)

Dick



This message was edited Aug 10, 2004 12:45 AM

strever,

hmmm..I am thinking and balancing....Fountain Valley......Hiouchi....Fountain Valley......Hiouchi....Fountain Valley......Hiouchi

Winner is????

Hiouchi!!! Dingdingdingdingding!!!

Lucky you- so pretty there!

hi daisy

i understand i get to meet you at Donna's :-)
in a cpl of weeks

Dick

Hiya, strever,

Cool! (lordy that is like 10 days away!)

Can't wait to see everyone!!

(see, I am just practicing hard on not getting too pent up and jealous that we don't get a Kentucky sized round up so I am coming with PLANTS and GAMES and TALENT SHOWS and KIDS ACTIVITIES and...naw, I am just going to be happy to meet everyone ; ) )

Hi, Dick.

I hate to sound like a newbie, but I'm not familiar with the term "PNW".

I just looked up Hiouchi, and you're not too far away... ok, about 3 hours, but that's fairly close. I do hope you'll come to the Garden Tour. I didn't make it to the one last year, but I heard it was really nice.

Lori

Lori

it's a habit i will have to break myself of
PNW= Pacific North West
i sometimes use CNW Calif.
CNW = coastal north west
i'm still in FV for medical reasons
will be north with in 90 days
but i said that a year ago
my sister wants to go on the tour also
she is in Red Bluff
so if i am healthy enough i will be there
& i hope you do go so we can meet, it is almost exactly between us

Daisy
i wanted to bring something also but Donna said not to

Dick

Well she doesn't get a choice cuz my kareoke machine goes where I go!

Just joshing- I am not going to make everyone sing. At least not too early in the evening. : )

I am making something to bring and she is not turning away food, I can tell you that.

Well, the tour sounds like a lot of fun. If you are planning on going, post again on this forum, and I'll keep an eye out for you!

lori

maybe we should start a list of DG gardeners going to this affair ?

i'm going
BjsBloomers is going

who else ?

I'm going, and I'm bringing at least two friends... I forgot to buy tickets though, so I'll have to run by Pierson's in Eureka and pick mine up. So many things to do, so little time....

Got to remember to:

Buy tickets...
Bring Camera...
Light Sweater for typical Northern Humboldt weather...

Anything I'm forgetting?

Lori

Lori

i bought tickets over the phone with my Visa card
bought 5 tickets, of course i got the member discount :-)

Dick

Ok, Dick, rub it in!!! *sniff* I'm not a member yet, but I plan on joining that weekend.

How do we plan on finding one another?

Lori

Lori

i was looking over the map for the garden tour
there are 3 gardens in Eureka/Cutten
then south to the college of the redwoods for the botanical gardens
& near by the the garden at the wildlife refuge
then the next 2 are in Loleta
including the Loleta cheese company garden
this seems to be in the middle of the tour
south of Loleta are 5 gardens in Fortuna
the tour doesn't start until 10 AM
so you have plenty of time to get a membership & tour guide :-)
BTW: on Sat. the day before

You are making me green...... : P

WOW... The big sale in Ferndale sounds like a ton of fun! I'll probably need to check that out. You never know what you're going to find in a sale like that.

I'm in LA now, otherwise I'd have gone to Eureka to buy my ticket. I'll have to buy it Friday, when I go to (hopefully) pick up my new glasses. :)

Yay! I will see clearly now....

Lori

Michelle

your more then welcome to come along :-)

Dick

Thanks- wish that I could but start of the school year and all of that. sigh

Dick, I don't have a bright purple, hat do you?
Maybe we ought to get those paper name tags & put "DGer" on it cause if you are away from your Hummer we wouldn't know it was you. I'll probably start at the north end as I'll be driving in on Sun. AM. Maybe the Loleta Cheese factory is a good meeting place. Around noon.
This will be fun! I went to the backyard habitat show last year.
Bj

I switched a few things around and will be attending this tour. I would love to meet up with you and be able to say I actually met other DGers. So where and when folks? ( I'll be the beach ball shaped lady with the big grin)

that is Great Zany
but we will all have a big grin :-)
it looks like we might be able to get together at the cheese factory just after noon
Zany you know the area better then the rest of us
got any good ideas for lunch maybe ?
BJ i looked & looked but couldn't find my purple hat :-)

Dick
here is me

No purple hat! Oh dear, this just won't do...... oh never mind, I lost mine too!

Lunch.... Seafood...Chinese... American....Mexican.... or coffee shop/fast food? I usually work Sundays so will have to check around to see who is open for lunch. ( Mexican food here is not all that good).

You won't have any trouble spotting me. just look for the 5' X 5' beauty that looks like this.

p.s.
And I will have on a brand new PURPLE hat for the occasion.


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This message was edited Sep 7, 2004 5:09 PM

Zany, It makes no difference to me where we have lunch. Check things out & let us know when we all meet. I went to a Thai place in Eureka not too long ago that was very good, if there is some place you know of that's great then let's go there.
Here's a pic of me, the Chubby DGer!
Bj

If it was the Thai place on the main drag at the Y it is out of business :~(
The Seafood Grill is good or the restaraunt out on the Marina or even the Sizzler now that they put in that great salad bar. Or for decent food and tacky decorating there is Adelle's (their decorating is a lot like the Purple hat I will have on~ ) There is the Hometown Buffet where everyone can be sure to find something they like to eat

On this end there is Hunan's and Pepper's (related to Adelle's). I don't eat out much so there are others I don't know. There is also Angelina Inn at Fernbridge and Ivanhoes in Ferndale but I don't know if they are open for lunch or just dinner.

There is also a pretty good jamacan place on 4th? (South-bound 101) it is almost right across from the Library. It is called "Ijals", I believe. There is also a pretty good Mexican place on the north end of Eureka, just north of Kinkos on the left.

I haven't been to the Sizzler in a couple of years, so that would probably be ok, and Hunan's is always yummy. I'll be travelling with a Vegetarian, so I'm limited to what she can eat, but she's pretty versatile.

As for the picture, I'm the one kneeling down, below the Easter Bunny. (The only photo I could find on this computer!!!)

Lori

There is a huge article in the "Redwood Times", (Local paper) about the Garden Tour on Sunday. It is pretty huge, so I'll just give a run-down on the different gardens, and skip the rest.

--Beginning in the Cutten area of Eureka, the Dodd garden eschews lawn for a wonderful and colorful mix of perennials in the front, and ferns and wild iris to complement the surrounding forest in the back yard. A labor of love, Ms. Dodd hand-laid the 4,800 bricks that make up 4 patios. The Rogers garden shows how children, play equipment, and pets can happily co-exist in peacejul garden setting where family and friens can share outdoor time together.

The Pace garden on Humboldt Hill, faced with the challenges of cold ocean winds, hard clay soil and voracious deer, has been transformed into a landscape with 189 azaleas and rhododendrons, 120 asst trees including 16 japanese maples, 5 types of bamboo, and an array of shrubs, perennials, vines and bulbs.

The Gex garden in Loleta is the achievement of three generations of family members working together to create a garden with a wide variety of shapes and sizes in a rainbow of colors

Moving on to Fortuna, Dee Daneri's Garden is a feast of heathers and dwarf conifers along with beds of azaleas, hydrangeas, roses, annuals, and rare trees from around the world. Lemonade will be served at this garden. The cottage-style garden of Pat and Tracy Stone has been carefully nurtured into a colorful display of perennials and Old English roses as well as handmade garden art. And participants won't want to miss the Morris garden, inspired by the gardens of New Orleans.

The Kessee garden is a magnificent platnscape containing over 1,200 heaths and heathers, plus dwarf conifers and flowers trees and shrubs, all overlooking the Eel River Valley. Next door, the Johnson garden features a large landscape including an English garden, a formal garden with Rhododendrons, heathers and conifers, and a bog garden, currently under development.

Participants will be treated to Tea and Scones at the Humboldt Bay Nat. Wildlife Refuge's visitor center.

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Wow. Sounds great, I can't wait.

Lori

I agree, Hunan's is always yummy! I don't know the Jamacan place but it sounds interesting. We don't want to have your companion starving. Do you know their menu enough to know if there would be something on it your friend would enjoy?

Yep. She loves fish (although I don't), spicy stuff, and all things oriental and mexican. We can usually find a restaurant in Eureka that will suit both of us. About the only place she can't go, is Applebee's. Weird, but true.

The only thing about the Jamacan place, is that it may not be open on Sunday. Hunan's would probably be best.

Lori

I think you are right. Hunan's is a great choice. I'll have to try the Jamacan place with Bob one of these days though. It sounds interesting.

Hi, All!

It looks like we will be starting our tour at the Loleta garden this morning, and working our way around from there. The plan (for my friend and me) is to be at Gon Sea (sp?) in Northern Eureka at 1-ish, have lunch, and continue from there.

Gon Sea is *just* south of the New Target, on the North end of town, for those who are not familiar with it. I'm in blue jeans and a burgundy, long sleeved sweater (which may, or may not be covered by a jacket), and I'll bring my Peacock feather! No purple hat, though.

See you in a couple of hours!

Lori

Looks like I may miss you Lori! I am starting on the Fortuna end and planned to meet everyone at Loleta around noon as mentioned above by Strever. I'll keep my eyes open for that feather just in case though. If you see a short round lady with a purple hat with red flowers on it (made it as tacky as I could) please introduce yourself to me!

Hi, Zany!

I think I saw you at Loleta Cheese, but I missed your post, and didn't know about the purple hat. I was talking to BjsBloomers, who brought her *adorable* boxer puppy! I never did see Strevor... We managed to see all the gardens except the HBGF garden at College of the Redwoods.

What fun! I look forward to uploading the pictures, but my friend has the camera. Maybe tomorrow night.

Lori

Oh my! That was BjsBloomers with the pup! I sat there at the Cheesefactory and talked to her while I waited for everyone to show up! LOL So I guess I met her afterall! I Talked to several ladies that looked like your picture but gave up after the 3rd one was the wrong one. Butyes, the nut case in the purple hat was me looking like a rolly polly hobbit.

Yes! That was you! I was just about to leave when you sat down across from Bjs, and I remember glancing at you, but got distracted by something that was said. Did you get to meet Strevor? I never did see his blue Hummer. Oh, well.

This is a picture of a really pretty pot-fountain at the first house we stopped at this morning, in Fortuna. Hands-down, my favorite house. All of the cute bugs made of propane tanks, and great meandering trails through the heathers and shrubs. What a nice garden.

The battery on my camera died, so I got two pictures, then spent the rest of the day using Toni's camera!

Lori

This is one of the "ants" that infested one of the Fortuna gardens!

Lori

Strever and his charming wife

Humboldt Botanical Garden Tour 2004 Strever and his group arrive at Gardens on Angel Way in Fortuna

What were color shirts were you and your friend wearing?

Yes, being shy and delicate I blended right into the background in my bet ya can't find me hat ;~)

I only made it to 3 gardens and had to scoot on in to work. So post the pictures and show me all I missed!