New Plant Pavilion

• Arena Roses (Paso Robles) -- old-fashioned and European roses

• Eufloria Wholesale Flower Growers (Nipomo) -- roses for arrangers

• Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc. (Santa Maria) -- gladiolas for arrangers

• Hines Nursery (new plants from the country's largest grower)

• Las Pilitas (Santa Margarita) -- California native plants

• Native Sons (Nipomo) -- specialty plants for Mediterranean gardens

• Perry's Panorama (Camarillo) - specialty plants for our Mediterranean gardens

• Por La Mar (Goleta) -- miniature roses and carnations

• San Marcos Nursery (Goleta) -- specialty plants for Mediterranean gardens

• Santa Ynez Gardens (Santa Ynez) -- tropical plants

• Sommer Wholesale (Bakersfield) -- rare and unusual plants

• Takao Nursery (Fresno) -- specialty plants for Mediterranean gardens

Book Signers

• Kathy Biggs ("Common Dragonflies of California")

• J. Richard Dunmire ("Sunset Western Garden Book")

• Dr. Malcolm McLeod ("Dune Mother's Wildflower Guide")

• Tom Ogren ("Allergy-free Gardening")

• Dr. Robert Perry ("Landscape Plants for Western Regions")

Q & A Booth Experts

• Ray Sodomka

• Ken Smith

• J. Richard Dunmire

• Dr. Wes Conner

• Dr. Woody Frey

• Dr. David Hanning

• Hilary Renaldi

Speakers and Demonstrators

• Kerry Strope

• Anglea Michaels

• J. Richard Dunmire

• Dr. Bob Field

• George Muranaka

• Kara Hagedorn

• Celeste Wilson

• Tom Ogren

• Steve Sommer

• Bob Gordon

• Pat Mullins

• Marsha Ross

Would you like to be a "docent" (not for this Garden Festival but for the future)?  The Friends of the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden is looking for enthusiastic people with a penchant for plants and a desire to help educate Garden visitors.  No charge to you and we provide all the training you need.  It's helpful to you, of course, that you live in the San Luis Obispo area.  If you'd like to look into it further (no commitment), please call Ken Levine at 805-489-7323.

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