Mary Sue wrote: >Hi, > >Jane didn't mention that another member of our list, Carlo A. Balistrieri, >is going to speak at this meeting and that a number of other members of our >list have gardens that will be open for participants to visit. Is there any >possibility that a short meeting of Pacific Bulb Society list/group members >could be included some time informally so some of us could have a chance to >associate names with faces? Yes, I forgot Carlo is on the PBS list too. He will be giving two talks, one on garden design with stonework and another on plants useful in small gardens. He often presents programs in the eastern part of the country but this will be our first opportunity to hear him on the west coast. As for a meeting, we have two social periods with no-host bar scheduled in the times between the end of afternoon activities and the beginning of dinner Friday and Saturday, and perhaps we could post a notice by the registration table that PBS members can get together then. I just donated a pot of a fair number of bulbs of Galanthus reginae-olgae to the silent auction, so if you're coming, bring cash! We have arranged, after extreme difficulty, for Canadians to obtain phytosanitary certificates, but the inspector won't do it until Monday morning. He has been the dark cloud over this whole endeavor. Best wishes, Jane McGary