On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA April-May 2016 | Page 15

REGIONAL NEWS & NOTES

brates the grand opening of the Children’s
Discovery Garden with ribbon cutting and
free admission. The 2-acre Children’s Discovery Garden, with many artistic features,
including the Spring Giant (a 15-foot tall
garden folly and water feature), oversized
insect whirligigs and Oak Thrones. For
more information, call 918-289-0330 or visit
TulsaBotanic.org.
The Dallas Arboretum launched the Great
Contributors Bronze Statues exhibit by
renowned sculptor Gary Lee Price. These
life-sized sculptures include Abraham
Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Claude Monet, Albert Einstein,
William Shakespeare, Mark Twain and the
Wright Brothers. The exhibit runs through
November 30.

REGION VI
LYDIA PLUNK

Toni Gattone’s spring seminar schedule in
California is: Marin Villages, Ross, April 18;
Hillside Garden Club, Oakland, April 26;
Santa Rosa Iris Society, Santa Rosa, May 9,
and Marin Rose Society, Ross, May 10. After her the last talk in May, she’s off to Italy
for another magical adventure and hopes
to find the time to finish her book.
Jane Gates is presenting “Gardening for
El Niño through La Niña” at the Southern
California Spring Garden Show, South
Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California,
April 30.
Nita-Jo Roundtree has several speaking
engagements: “Hydrangeas: What, How,
Wow!” for the Bainbridge Island Garden Club, Bainbridge Island First Baptist
Church, Bainbridge Island, Washington,
May 9; “Perfect Plant Combos for Every
Garden,” Greater Seattle District Flower
Clubs, Center for Urban Horticulture, Seattle, May 16 and “Amazing Annuals — Big
Bangs for the Bucks!” Cottage Gardeners

Garden Club, Woodinville, Washington,
June 15.
Nicholas Staddon announces a busy
spring speaking schedule. On May 12, at
the Modesto Garden Club (California),
possibly the largest garden club in the
United States, Nicholas presents “What
Defines the New American Garden.” May
13, he’s at The Village Nurseries Landscape Center Open House, Miramar, San
Diego, California. He is joined by Anthony
Tesselaar of Tesselaar Plants, the visionary
advocate of Flower CarpetTM roses, who is
speaking on “How to Save Water and Stay
Green.”

Longtime members, Tom Alexander,
George Van Patten and Jeff Lowenfels,
known collectively as the Three Amigos of
Cannabis, are featured speakers at the NW
Cannabis Classic in Anchorage, Alaska,
the weekend of May 14. Alaska is one of
several states that has legalized recreational cannabis and has turned to GWA
members to help get the industry off on
the right foot. The Amigos have been featured speakers in similar events in Tacoma,
Washington and Portland, Oregon. There
is a great opportunity for GWA members
where the product is legal.

Maria Zampini is speaking at the June 8
Wednesday Night Lecture Series at the
Northwest Horticultural Society in Seattle,
Washington. She’s doing a talk and book
signing on her book, Garden-pedia: An
A-Z Guide to Gardening Terms. Details are
at northwesthort.org/

REGION VII
STEVEN BIGGS

Steven Biggs speaks on “Edibles in Urban
Landscapes” at the Food Gardening Show
in Toronto, Ontario, April 16; “Growing
Figs in Cold Climates” at Plant World
Garden Centre, Toront