2010 North Coast Garden Event – Garden Show, Tea & Wine Tasting
Nothing brightens up a dingy April day like a gathering of gardeners, ready to shake off that winter gloom and jump into the spring garden preparations.
My favorite way to kick off spring is the North Coast Garden Event, held in Trinidad just as the weather’s becoming nice enough to enjoy gardening again.
This year’s Event will be held on April 3rd from 9am to 5pm in Trinidad, CA.
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When and Where
Speakers and Schedule
Vendors
Raffle Prizes
There are some amazing vendors this year – everything from hand-crafted custom birdhouses, nature-inspired cards, and other crafts, to all the things you’ll need to get your garden going – locally grown and organic plants, soils, fertilizers, and fantastic advice from local plant growers and experts.
Bring your friends and make a party of it! There will be tea and cookies, wine tasting, self-guided native garden tours, an art show at Trinidad Art, a raffle with loads of prizes, and there are some great speakers lined up.
This event benefits two wonderful organizations, the Trinidad Civic Club and the Patrick’s Point Garden Club.
The Trinidad Civic Club helps with a number of community projects, including playing a supporting role for the construction of the new library, care of the landmark lighthouse, maintenance and upkeep of the civic club room and kitchen, as well as assisting with special needs which arise within the community.
The Patrick’s Point Garden Club works to keep up the Native Plant Garden at the Patrick’s Point State Park, including the maintenance, signs, and educational material for the garden. They also plant and maintain a number of beautiful trees in the area, including 25 ‘Kwanzan’ Flowering Cherries in 1995 (read all about the Cherry Trees here!).
Check out the details of the Event below, and leave a comment at the bottom of the page if you have any questions or further info to add about this year’s garden event.
When and Where
Speakers and Schedule
Vendors
Raffle Prizes
When and Where
The Garden Event is held Saturday April 3rd from 9am to 5pm, at Trinidad Town Hall, Trinidad School Gym, Trinidad Art (a display of local garden art), and the gardens of the Trinidad Museum, Trinidad Library, and Saunders’ Park.
There will be two exhibition halls, lectures and cookies with tea in the Trinidad Civic Club Room, a lecture and an exhibition of “Nature’s Art” at Trinidad Art, and self guided tours of the native plantings at the Museum, Library, and Saunders’ Park.
Admission is $2 for adults and $1 per child, and includes tea and cookies as well as any of the speakers you wish to see. There is a suggested donation of $5 for the wine tasting, which will be held outside on the patio, weather permitting.
All buildings are wheelchair accessible, and there are accessible restrooms at the town hall.
See the map of Trinidad at the Chamber of Commerce’s web site.
Speakers and Schedule
All lectures, except the 1:30 lecture by Charles Haddock, will be in the Club Room of the Town Hall. Charles Haddock’s lecture will be held at Trinidad Art.
10:30 a.m. Collecting Seeds: EcoGardening owner Boyd Smith will discuss how to collect seeds to grow in your garden.
11:30 a.m. Starting a Community Garden: Debbie Perticara, from the RCAA’s North Coast Community Garden Collaborative, will talk about how and why to start a community garden.
12:30 p.m. Recycling Pets – County Animal Shelter: Chelsea Nikolous will discuss recycling as it relates to pets and will talk about our local animal shelter.
1:30 p.m. Physics and Beauty, the Mind in the Garden (lecture at Trinidad Art): American painter Charles Haddock will discuss how physics and beauty relate to the garden.
Tim Walsh
2:30 p.m. Overview of the Native Gardens You Can Tour on Event Day: Steve Albright will talk about the native landscaping at Trinidad’s Museum, Library, and Saunders’ Park.
3:30 p.m. Rhododendrons: Tim Walsh will give a talk about the beauty of Rhododendrons and how to grow them. Tim is the acting president of the Eureka Rhododendron Society and is a fixture at the Humboldt Botanical Gardens.
Vendors
Amity Rose & Heritage Roses, Tracy & Janet Sclar – Tracy and Janet will share a lovely selection of rose plants. What a great chance to talk with rose experts about selecting just the right rose for you.
Bunny Lady/ Bamboo Guy, Brad and Adrienne Warren – Brad and Adrienne will showcase their two best-selling products, Wonder Wiz which repels gophers, and Micro-Blast which is a micro-nutrient soil conditioner and fertilizer.
California Native Plant Society – They will have a selection of native plants for sale as well as plenty of information for anyone interested in supporting wildlife by including native plants in the garden.
ECO Gardening, Boyd Smith – Boyd is one of the speakers, and he has a number of organic gardening products to share.
Eureka-Sequoia Garden Club – They have an exciting collection of plants and garden-related items.
Fickle Hill Old Rose Nursery, Cynthia Graebner – Cynthia has some spectacular roses and other plants which perform well in our moist coastal environment. Be sure to ask for her recommendations so you can get just the right rose for your garden.
Flora Organica, Lisa Andreas & Faye Zierer – Flora Organica grows a wide variety of beautiful and unusual organic plants and cut flowers in McKinleyville. Their booth is always a cheering sight!
Forest Lake Nursery, Steven & Julia Roper – Steven and Julia will have a wide variety of high-quality and unique plants on display for purchase.
Fox Farms, Heather Colburn – Fantastic local fertilizer company carries liquid and granular fertilizers, and is the home of the famous Ocean Forest Potting Soil. Try their Big Bloom fertilizer for a boost in flowers this year!
Golden Light Ceramics, Stacia Walters – Stacia creates original ceramic garden signs, plaques and small statues to ornament your garden.
Humboldt District Garden Clubs - Love to garden? Want to exchange plants and information, and meet new gardening friends? Get all the info about our local garden clubs here.
Jameson Creek Nursery, Marsha Maxwell – Marsha has a wonderful variety of healthy shrubs and other plants, many of which you won’t find elsewhere.
Kellogg Garden, Duncan McNeill – Duncan always puts on a good show with the Gardner and Bloome potting soils and all-organic Dr Earth Fertilizers.
Leo’s Plants, Leonard Melendez - Leo will have a variety of locally grown vegetable plants to share. April’s a fantastic time to plant!
Milbo’s Birdhouses, Linda Miller – See her handcrafted, custom birdhouses and choose one for your garden.
Pam Van Fleet Bonsai, Pam Van Fleet – Check out Pam’s beautiful selection of Bonsai plants, and make the most of this chance to speak with an expert about how to care for your new Bonsai.
Patrick’s Point Garden Club – They’ll have a selection of recycled garden magazines and books.
Rock N Rose, Cindy Annotto-Pemberton – Cindy’s booth will have unique plants and garden-related gift ideas for you to enjoy.
Rosepond Aquatics, Doug & Patty Rose – Have you dreamed of creating your own water feature? Or maybe you just want to add some life and color to the one you have. Doug and Patti will have water-loving plants and information for you.
Nature-inspired Cards, Naomi Silvertree - What gardener wouldn’t love to receive a beautiful card in the mail to celebrate spring? If you’ve bought a gift at the garden event, be sure and stop by for a card.
Singing Tree Gardens, Don Wallace – If you are used to thinking of Rhododendrons as all looking alike, you are in for a treat! Don will be bringing a selection of Rhodies, with all different types of foliage and flowers that will knock your socks off. If you haven’t been up to Singing Tree Gardens yet, this is a great opportunity to check out the sheer variety of forms, foliage accents, and flower colors found in the Rhodie world.
Raffle Prizes
Raffle items: We thank all our generous donors!
1. Trinidad Massage & Day Spa (Kathy): 
Gift Certificate for $35 massage
2. Green Lot Nursery: $10 Gift Certificate
3. Westgate Nursery: $35 Gift Certificate
4. Singing Trees: flowering shrub
5. Miller Farms: plant or shrub
6. Loleta Cheese: $50 Gift Basket of “goodies”
7. Nielsen’s Feed: Gift Basket
8. Loleta Bakery: Gift Certificate
9. Pierson’s: $100 Gift Certicate
10. Trinidad Trading Post: $17 value Artist’s Sketch Book
11. Wind and Sea: $24 value canvas tote bag
12. Beachcomber’s Cafe: $20 Gift Certificate
13. Kim’s Fortuna Fabrics: $45 Bead Spinner
14. Winnett Vineyards – $75 Gift Basket
15. Mad River Nursery: plant
16. Fox Farm Big Bloom products: 1 quart Grow Big,
1 quart Tiger Bloom liquid fertilizer, 5 -12 quart bags of Happy Frog Potting Soil, 2 boxes Peace of Mind Starter & Japanese Maple Fertilizer, 1 four pound bag of Marine Cuisine, 1 four pound bag American Pride time release fertilizers!!!!!
17. Milbo Birdhouses by Linda Miller: 1 birdhouse
18. Rosepond Aquatics – a water lily
19. Forest Lake Nursery (Steven) – Pink Mist Scabiosa (Pin Cushion Flower)
20. California Native Plant Society – wildflower poster
21. Anne Van Zandt – Easter Basket with cuddly bunny & candy.
And maybe more!
Donations:
Starbucks: volunteers to help at event
Forbes Realty: $100 to Patrick’s Point Garden Club for expenses
Murphy’s: $14 bottle of Fieldbrook Winery Wine for wine tasting event
Winnett Vineyards-Willow Creek: wine for wine-tasting event
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Sounds like a great time!