Sunshine Community Gardens

14 November 2019

www.sunshinecommunitygardens.org

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Upcoming Classes at Sunshine - Sponsored by Education Team

Let the Sunshine In

Make Your Own Art Stepping Stones

Sunday Afternoon November 17 from 1pm to 4pm

RSVP thru "eventbrite" Required - Follow this link and sign up in advance to receive free ticket

 

RSVP Commitment Required - An "eventbrite" Invitation will be sent

Tool, Tools, Tools - Select, Care, Sharpen - Making Your Life Easier

Saturday January 18 - Time TBD

Our own SCG Tool Master, Bob Easter, plus special guest:
Sheryl Williams
Horticulture Program Assistant
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

RSVP Commitment Required - An Eventbrite Invitation will be sent

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SCG Education

The SCG Education Team has been re-formed after a near two-year gap. The new ET members are:

• Ila Falvey (ila.falvey@gmail.com) - generalist
• Charlotte Jernigan (charlotte@cybermesa.com) - generalist
• Marsha Riti (marshariti@gmail.com) - children & family activities

We are looking for three additional roles. This can be the same person or three (or more) different people. Please join us!!!

• Someone to focus on new gardener orientation & education.
• Someone to act as our Basic Videographer (amateur but solid skills are fine: basic filming, mostly in exterior/daylight, and basic editing and titling skills)
• Professional Videographer willing to work at typical non-profit level of budget. Each/all videos will be bid, contracted and paid as separate projects.

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Save The Date - Dec. 8, 2019

Sunshine's Holiday Potluck Party

When: Sunday at 5:00 pm
Where: At Sunshine Gardens
What to bring: A side dish, casserole or dessert
What we will be doing: Eating great food and socializing with our fellow gardeners

Photos from the 2018 holiday party below

   

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Zilker Botanical Gardens Events

JASGA's 13th Annual Japan Fall Festival

November 17th, 2019
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Taiko drums, Japanese classical buyo dance and festive dance, traditional musical instrument, the beauty of the Chanoyu tea ceremony, Japanese martial arts, J-fashion show -- all this will bring the esthetic gifts of Japanese culture to Austin and Central Texas during the 2019 Japan Fall Festival - JASGA's 13th Aki Matsuri.

Visitors will enjoy a range of Japanese food and sweets, a drink sampler, Japanese arts & games, anime goods, yukata photo booth, calligraphy, hands-on origami, and Japanese traditional and contemporary entertainment. and music performance. In addition, there will be a Silent Auction for items such as airline tickets to Japan, restaurants and massage/spa gift certificates, Japanese art collections, books, anime & festive goods, games, kimono, Obi sash, accessories, door prizes, give away gifts and much more!

Those who wear trendy Japanese fashions such as Tokyo street fashion, lorita fashion, cosplay, and kimono participants are always welcome. You may win at the fashion photo contest. Be a 2019 contest winner!

Cost: Free with regular garden admission.

To learn more about JASGA (Japan-America Society of Greater Austin), please visit their website.

Follow JASGA on Facebook.

"Fall Bulb Bloomers" with Yvonne Schneider - Yaupon Garden Club's Monthly Meeting

November 20th, 2019
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Please join us for this month's Yaupon Garden Club meeting with Yvonna Schneider! Yvonne, a Master Gardener, will discuss spring and fall bulb bloomers for our gardens. She will walk us through the basics of planting bulbs and how to propagate them. Yvonne retired in 2016 after 35 years in information technology where her travels exposed her to varying cultures and flora. She loves spending her "free time" outdoors, getting her hands in the dirt and cultivating perennials and annuals. Leveraging her love of gardening and community spirit, Yvonne was certified as a Travis County master gardener in 2018, and enjoys the challenge of rocky soil, drought, and wildlife appetites!

RSVP via Facebook Event.

"Sugary Spines, Leafy Flowers and Other Unusual Desert Adaptations in Cacti" with Jim Mauseth - TGCOA/ACSS Joint Meeting

November 21st, 2019
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Please join us this third Thursday at the Zilker Botanical Garden for Jim Mauseth's presentation on "Sugary Spines, Leafy Flowers and other Unusual Desert Adaptations in Cacti".

Jim Mauseth has been a professor of Botany at the University of Texas at Austin since 1975. His research focuses on the modifications that occurred as the early cacti evolved and diversified to be the wonderful plants we see today. Jim's specialty is plant anatomy, studying the cells and tissues of cacti and comparing them to the equivalent parts of plants that have more ordinary structures typical of non- succulent plants. He has traveled extensively in South America, and is a Fellow of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America.

To learn more about The Garden Club of Austin, please visit their website.

To learn more about The Austin Cactus & Succulent Society, please visit their website.

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