GARDEN FESTIVAL 2002 HIGHLIGHTS

Contest and Competition Winners

Tribune "Partners in Education" Essay Contest "Helping Mother Nature"

Mediterranean Passport Game

Grand Prize Winner--Weller Bird House Marilyn Peverley, Santa Maria, CA

2^ndPrize--$200 gift certificate at Pacific Home Do-it Center Heather Thurman, San Luis Obispo

3^rdPrize--$100 gift certificate at Pacific Home Do-it Center Laura Thompson, Paso Robles

Garden Showcase Competitions

Judges Choice Award

People's Choice Award

Best Use of Mediterranean Plants

1^st--Jeffrey G. Smith, Landscape Design, TerraNova Landscape Systems, Roy Burch Concrete

2^nd--Larry Cusick Landscape Management

3^rd--Expressions Landscaping

Best Use of Native Plants combined with Generic Shrubs & Trees

1^st--Expressions Landscaping

2^nd--Jeffrey G. Smith, Landscape Design, TerraNova Landscape Systems, Roy Burch Concrete

3^rd–-Jim Wilkins, Artscapes

Best Use of Water Conservation

Best Garden to Attract Birds, Bees, & Butterflies

1^st--Ambience Garden Design/Ben Joy Nursery

2^nd--Larry Cusick Landscape Management

3^rd--Jeffrey G. Smith, Landscape Design, TerraNova Landscape Systems, Roy Burch Concrete

Easiest Garden to Maintain

Best Starter Garden

Speakers and Demonstrators

Our thanks to the following speakers who shared their expertise at the Garden Festival.

• Ketzel Levine, National Public Radio "Invasive Plants"
• Leslie Buck, "Aesthetic Pruning"
• Yuki Nara, "Aesthetic pruning"
• David Hannings,"Horticulturalist’s Tour of South Africa"
• George Muranaka, "Bonsai - Start to Finish"
• Giselle Schoniger, "Organic Nutrients"
• Charlie Blair, "Native Grasses"
• Claudette Redding, "Water Gardens"
• Pat Mullins, "Drip Irrigation"
• Carol Hopper, "Container Gardens"
• Don Elkins, "Carnivorous Plants"

Entertainment

We wish to thank the following Garden Festival 2002 entertainers.

• Trio 14
• Magnificent Pandoliers
• Blue Water Triplets
• Travis Larson Band
• Dorothy Segovia
• Billy Foppiano & Friends
• David Lynch
• Guy Budd
• Barry Kaufman

Non-Profit Groups

We appreciate the participation of the following local, environmentally oriented, non-profit organizations.

• Dunes Center, Guadalupe
• Cuesta College Biological Sciences
• Mountain View Community School
• Morro Coast Audubon Society
• Friends of the Estuary
• California Conservation Corps
• CA Rare Fruit Growers Association
• Too SLO Turtles
• San Luis Obispo County Parks
• Central Coast Llama Association
• ECOSLO
• California Native Plant Society
• SLO Chapter of California Native Plant Society
• Nipomo Native Garden
• Five Cities Orchid Society
• Feng Shui Association
• Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County
• City of San Luis Obispo Utilities Conservation
• Camp Ocean Pines
• Los Osos Morro Bay Chapter Small Wilderness Area Preservation
• Life Water

Nursery and Garden Related Vendors

• FRIENDS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO BOTANICAL GARDEN
• Black Lake Nursery, Subtropical plants
• Cal Poly Environmental Horticulture Dept., Vegetables and ornamentals
• Lee Eby, Cacti, succulents, houseplants and dish gardens
• Homegrown Herbs, Herbs and colorful combination bowls of herbs and flowers
• Muranaka Bonsai Nursery, Bonsai trees, plants containers and accessories
• Mesa Exotics, Carnivorous plants, orchids and bromeliads
• Miner's Ace Hardware, Plants and accessories
• Nature's Touch Nursery, Native plants, herbs, heirloom flowers and vegetables
• Oceano Nursery, Plants and accessories
• Quaglino's True Value Hardware & Nursery, Plants and accessories

• Air Vol Block Inc., Concrete pavers, mortarless retaining walls
• Allison's Stained Glass, Stained glass chimes, bird feeders, suncatchers, windows
• All in Vane, Metal blacksmith bells, chimes, vanes, candelabra
• Backroads Garden, Decorative planters, pots, signs, benches
• Cayucos Clayworks, Handcrafted pots, planters with bromeliads, cactus, succulents
• Julie Dunn, Fine Art Prints, Notecards, coasters and magnets
• The Flowerbed Co., Miniature beds used as planters
• The Four Birds, Rustic birdhouses, planters, mailboxes
• Glassworks by Pierce, Fused glass flower arrangers, vases
• Keck and Barrett Mosaics, Stepping stones of handmade ceramic mosaics
• Kellogg Garden Products, Dr. French organic soils and fertilizers
• Palm Street Antiques, Antique garden gates, windows, garden and patio items
• Photos by Pat, Handmade greeting cards
• Maggie Pickering, Handmade ceramic garden art
• The Pottery Spot, Large pots, planters, chimneys, animals, metal sculpture
• Red Hawk Run Enterprises, Hand painted, floral trimmed Adirondack chairs
• Rock Solid Creations, Made on premises boulders, pools, waterfalls
• Rustic Romance, Garden stakes, bird feeders and vintage items used as planters
• Teresa Schmidt, Face painter, fairy wands and hair trim
• Kari Ann Shattuck, Recycled glass flower pots, bird feeders, birdhouses
• The Soapdishes, Handcrafted floral scented soaps
• Leslie Stafford, Mosaic garden art
• Su Clu Ceramics, Handmade ceramic pots and planters with succulents
• Sunburst Farms, Handmade herbal soaps and lotions
• That's My Baby, Hand painted floral sunhats, aprons and hair holds
• Wild Birds Unlimited, Bird feeders, nesting boxes, books and garden items
• Willow Tree Iron Works, Garden trellises, hose guards, benches and planters
• Wicked Things Garden Sculpture, Gargoyles fanciful, mythical creatures
• Wilkins Artscape, Hand formed concrete benches, stepping stones and garden art

Mediterranean Marketplace

• California Lavender
• Cal Poly's Crop Sciences Department
• Fusano Olives
• Paso Almonds

Garden Festival Sponsors

Co-Sponsors

• Charter Communications
• Graphics by Erick
• KSBY Television
• KXTZ / KXDZ / K-OTTER Radio
• Mid-State Bank & Trust
• San Luis Obispo County Parks
• The Tribune

Major Sponsors

• City of San Luis Obispo
• Inn at Morro Bay
• Pacific Home Do-it Center

Event Sponsors

• Farm Supply Company
• John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts
• KCBX Radio
• Miner's Ace Hardware
• New Times

Associate Sponsors

• Botanical Interests
• Duke Energy North America
• Ernst and Mattison
• Hayward Lumber
• JJ's Landscape Products
• Mackey & Mackey Insurance
• Quaglino's True Value Hardware & Nursery
• S.L.O. County Integrated Waste Management Association

Community Sponsors

• Armstrong Property Management
• First Bank of San Luis Obispo
• Guaranteed Fitness
• Omelets & More
• Fidelity Title

To view the logo's of our sponsors and link to their web sites click here.

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