Here they are…pics from the Master Gardener’s Spring Tour!
April 30, 2008
The tour was a huge success with an estimated 2500 people attending! Here are some pics from Danny and Renu’s garden…I have to say, their garden was definitely the best (although I’m slightly bias)!
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- The line for ticket sales!
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- My before and after board
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- People everywhere!
See Danny and Renu’s Garden on the Fresno County UC Master Gardener’s Spring Garden Tour April 26th!!!
April 12, 2008
When: Saturday, April 26, 2008 from 9am to 5pm
Cost: $20 in advance, $25 the day of, all proceeds go towards the Master Gardener’s Association
For more info: (559) 456-7285 or visit http://groups.ucanr.org/mgfresno/Special_Events/Spring_Garden_Tour_2008.htm
Tickets can be purchased at any of the gardens on the tour or at any of these locations:
Belmont Nursery
Buttonwillow Nursery
Cliff Finch’s Topiary Zoo
Evergreen Garden Center
Gazebo Gardens
H & E Nurseries
Miller-Clark Nurseries
Spino’s Nurseries
Riverside Nursery
Johnny’s Nursery
Tour five of Fresno’s finest gardens plus the Garden of the Sun! Danny and Renu’s garden was even mentioned in the Fresno Bee!…
Check out Suntory’s new Sun Parasol site!!!
April 8, 2008
http://www.sunparasol.net/index.html - it even has a simulation game where you can design your own virtual garden or container!!! We’re proud to announce that we are now a licensee for all Suntory products!
My 2008 California Pack Trials Pics!
April 2, 2008
Okay, so I’m finally back!!! After waking up at 5am on Friday to head down to Somis to set up our French Patisserie themed display for the Suntory Sun Parasol Mandevillas at Pack Trials at Jackson and Perkins and then waking up early again on Saturday to be ready to grab breakfast and be there in time for the first guests of the day, I was sooo happy to be back home Saturday afternoon! I’m sure you’re wondering “What were we doing there?” - Well, we’re proud to announce that we are now one of three licensees for all Suntory products in North America and the only location on the west coast!
Aaron and I luckily did not have to stay the entire week, Dad however stayed for the week long event :) Then after much rest on Sunday, I was able to take Monday off and go snowboarding!!! It was so much fun and nice to take a break, but after eating it hard and rolling 3 times (per Emily’s account) I don’t think I’ll be able to wear a dress any time soon! - Check out a quick pic of my bruised and swollen knees at the bottom…my butt is bruised too - sorry no pics of that though!
Ouch!!!
Just finished the 2008 OFA Unplugged invite!
March 19, 2008
Hope to see you there in July!!!
See us at the JP Pack Trials 3/29-4/4 in Somis, CA!!!
March 5, 2008
Green Graffiti by Artist Edina Tokodi
February 27, 2008
(Article from Inhabitat.com by Abigail Doan - posted on Catherine’s Myspace bullentin - thanks Catherine!)
Eco-minded street artist Edina Tokodi is putting a new spin on green guerilla tactics in the trendy art enclave of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Tokodi’s site-specific moss installations of prancing animal figures and camouflage outgrowths are the talk of a local urban neighborhood typically accustomed to gallery hype and commercial real estate take-overs. Unlike the market-driven art featured in sterile, white box galleries, the work of Tokodi is meant to be touched, felt, and in turn touch you in the playful ways that her animated installations call to mind a more familiar, environmentally friendly state in the barren patches of urban existence.
Tokodi believes strongly that the reactions of passersby (or the lack of any reaction at all) is really an indicator of a deeper malaise that we need to pay attention to and reseed with “mentally healthy garden states” and direct interactive engagement.
The artist states:
“I think that our distance from nature is already a cliché. City dwellers often have no relationship with animals or greenery. As a public artist I feel a sense of duty to draw attention to deficiencies in our everyday life. As a cultivator of eco-urban sensitivity, I usually go back to the sites to visit my “plants” or “moss”, sometimes to repair them a bit, but nothing more generally as they tend to get enough water from the air, condensation, and rain - especially in certain seasons. I also like to let them live by themselves. From the moment I put them on the street they start to have their own life. For me, the reaction of life on the street is also very important. I am curious about how people receive them, if they just leave them alone, or if they want to, take care of them or dismantle them. This is what makes my work similar to graffiti, although I am searching for a deeper social meaning and a dialogue with memories of the animals and gardens of my past in a small town in Central Europe. I believe that if everyone had a garden of their own to cultivate, we would have a much more balanced relation to our territories. Of course, a garden can be many things.”
Edina Tokodi studied graphic art and design at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts and also completed urban design course work in Milan, Italy. Her work can be seen on the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn and in unexpected outcroppings on a street near you.
Then and Now…
January 15, 2008
and Dad’s head is still way bigger than Aaron’s haha 
Happy Holidays Everyone!!!
December 25, 2007
…making centerpieces at our annual holiday office gals get-together! (From left to right: Akemi, Monique, Renu, Emily, Lisa & Traci)
It seemed like a simple project…until we got started 
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Niko at the Pooch Parade and Canine Costume Contest
October 30, 2007
Our very own little teenage mutant ninja turtle was runner up for first place in the best dog costume category. He won a dog carrier full of doggie goodies and gift certificates!
Excited and ready to go!
#32 Marching down the street in the Pooch Parade!
Waiting for the results…
