In-person meeting
Casa del Prado Room 101, Balboa Park
Across Village Place from the San Diego NAT
in the Casa Del Prado Inner courtyard

6:30PM Browsing & Socializing

7:00PM Announcements & 2024 Outlook

7:30PM Presentation (May begin a little early)

 

Creating an Annual Wildflower & Bulb Meadow

By Edmond Piffard

Edmond Piffard is a professional artist, but his real passion is nature and native plants. He was inspired to create his own native plant garden after visiting the now defunct “Flower Hill” at the Theodore Payne Foundation in the early 1990s, and has been trying to learn their secrets ever since. In particular, he wanted to recreate what the landscape of annuals looked like before the arrival of invasive weeds in the 1500s. The chaparral plants were relatively easy to establish, but the annual wildflower and bulb meadow turned out to be both a very difficult challenge and a magical reward.

8:30PM Wrap up & Thanks before closing at 9PM

• Chapter meetings are free and open to the public - welcome to all who share a love of wild places, diversity of life, and new friends! 

• Browsing & Socializing – Check out the books and merchandise for sale, chat with knowledgeable members, find volunteer opportunities, grab some fantastic snacks and drinks, & grab deals on clearance seeds and bulbs (availability not guaranteed)

Annual Wildflower & Bulb Meadow
Photo credit: Edmund Piffard

To all our members and neighbors: Have a safe and productive 2024.  We resolve to protect, share, & appreciate San Diego and Imperial County's native flora & all the life it supports.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!