Lin Ono, the Environmental Horticulture instructor at Bakersfield College contacted me last week and invited the Bakersfield Cactus Club to participate in a 'Garden Festival' that will be happening April 22 (Earth Day) at the Bakersfield College Hort Lab. He is inviting all the local gardening clubs (Rose, Green Thumb, African Violet, Orchid, Cactus) as well as the local Koi club.

There are several events scheduled, the ones I remember are; installing a koi pond, laying sod, making a succulent wreath, using bedding plants, using trees. The local Radio Gardening Show will be broadcast from the event from 7am-9am and we are welcome to come talk about our club. Mr. Ono says there will be plenty of advertising leading up to the event and he is going to email me the flyer.

There is no cost for our group to join in this and we can sale plants if we want. He would like to know if we will come so he can reserve a spot for us. The Garden Festival will be open from 8am to 1pm on Saturday, April 22.

If there is interest in this, let me know.

Stephen
thecactuspatch@aol.com