ORGANIZATIONS:
California Native Plant Society http://www.cnps.org/
Santa Cruz County Chapter. http://www.cruzcnps.org/
Meets the second Mon. of odd months, 7:30 pm, Natural History Museum, 1305 East Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz. Native plant propagation group meets the third Sun. of each month, 9:00 am, Suncrest Nursery (east of Watsonville).
Contact Mike Luther, 831-688-3897 or Denise Polk, 831-685-3235 for information.
CNPS List of Native Plant Nurseries
Monterey Chapter. http://www.mbay.net/~cnps/
Meets the third Thurs. of the month, Sept. through June; social half hour 7:00, meeting 7:30. Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Forest and Central Avenue, Pacific Grove.
Contact Brian LeNeve, email: leneve@redshift.com
Carmel Orchid Society www.carmelorchidsociety.org
Meets the first Mon. of the month (except Sept. and Dec.), 7:30 pm, First Presbyterian Church, 501 El Dorado, Monterey. Contact Ida Hale, 831-646-8724 (email: imaryhale.com).
Monterey Bay Orchid Society (no website)
Meets the second Thurs. of the month, 6:30 pm, Via Verde Medical Group, 1332 Natividad Road, Suite C, Salinas.
Contact
Aaron Yaras, 831-663-3953; for more information call 831-375-6871.
Santa Cruz Orchid Society http://dir.gardenweb.com/directory/scos1/
Meets the first Fri. of the month, 7:30 pm, Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave., Santa Cruz. See each other’s blooming orchids, learn about orchids from a speaker, and have a chance to buy orchid plants from each other. A recognized expert in orchid growing and/or hybridizing speaks at our monthly meetings. Visitors welcome !!
Contact Richard Borden: santacruzorchids@yahoo.net
Monterey Bay Cactus and Succulent Society http://www.santacruzpl.org/cid/public/full.php?id=439
Meets the third Sun. of the month, 12:30 pm; potluck lunch followed by presentation. VFW Building, 1960 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville.
Call 831-449-2002 or 831-722-1446 for more information.
Monterey Bay Iris Society http://www.montereybayiris.org
Meets the third Fri. of the month (regular meetings not held in July and Dec.; as the Society holds a picnic in July and adinner in Dec.), 7:30 pm, Native Son’s Hall, 239 High Street, Santa Cruz.
Contact Diane Samson, 831-728-1339.
email: debsamson @baymoon.com.
Monterey Bonsai Club http://www.gsbf-bonsai.org/MontereyBonsai/
Meets the first Tues. of the month, 6:30-9:00 pm, Hilltop School (corner of David Ave. and Jesse St. in Monterey). Contact Tim Shea, 831-663-4780 email: ladyredshea@yahoo.com.
Watsonville Bonsai Club http://www.gsbf-bonsai.org/GSBF/gsbf_clubs_in_district_c.htm
Meets the second and fourth Mon. of the month, 6:30pm, Kizuki Hall, 150 Blackburn Street, Watsonville (across from the Watsonville High School tennis courts).
Call 831-724-9283 or 831-663-5044 for more information.
Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai http://www.gsbf-bonsai.org/santacruzbonsaikai/
Meets the third Sat. of the month, 9:00 am, Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave., Santa Cruz. Contact Jim Carlson,
831-761-3531.Salinas Bonsai Club (no webiste)
Meets the fourth Tues. of the month, 7:00 pm, Firehouse Recreation Center, 1330 Alisal St., Salinas. Also meets first
Sat. of the month, 1-3 pm, Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian Church, 526 Lincoln Ave., Salinas.
Contact Clair Binder,
831-422-5436.
Monterey Bay Rhododendron Society (no webiste)
Monterey Bay Chapter. Meets the third Tues. of the month, 7:00 pm, Live Oak Senior Center, Santa Cruz.
Monterey Bay Rose Society http://www.montereybayrosesociety.org
Meets the fourth Fri. of the month (except June and July), 7:00 pm, Aptos Grange Hall, 2555 Mar Vista Drive.
Contact Otto Lund, 831-426-0824, email: jtlund@sbcglobal.net.
Central Coast Heritage Rose Group http://members.cruzio.com/~perry
Meets twice a year in Jan. and Sept.; also a spring garden party or tour. Membership dues (to be on mailing list): $1.00. Contact Central Coast Heritage Rose Group, 829 32nd Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062; Jill Perry: 831-462-4916,
email: perry@calcentral.com.
Monterey Bay Dahlia Society http://www.mbdahlias.org/
Meets the second Fri. of each month, 7:00 pm (potluck dinner), 7:30 pm meeting. Simpkins Family Swim
Center, Community Room, 979 17th Ave., Santa Cruz.
Contact Kevin Larkin, 831-722-9952, email: kevin@cgdahlias.com
American Begonia Society http://www.begonias.org/
Monterey Bay Branch. Meets the fourth Wed. of the month, 7:30 pm, Crossroads Community Room, Carmel.
Contact Fred Crummey, 831-624-4154, email: kcrum@aol.com
California Rare Fruit Growers http://www.crfg.org/local/chapters/ca_montb.html
Monterey Bay Chapter. Meeting times and dates vary.
Contact Chuck Rusk, 831-728-6515,
Gardeners' Club (no webiste)
Meets at 7 pm on the second Thurs. of the month at Aptos Grange Hall, 2555 Mar Vista Drive, Aptos.
Contact
831-662-1395, sirleen@hotmail.com
Santa Cruz Garden Club
Meets first Thursday of every month; site varies
Contact Joy Hickey 831-722-2300
