On October 25 we had a record-breaking 300 visitors who purchased $8,500 in plants and added another $600 in donations, making this our most successful plant sale fundraiser ever. The day was magnificent because of so many generous spirits: artist Vi Strain for allowing use of her yellow lupine illustration; Graphic Designer Cheryl Koehler for her flyer artistry; Ratcliffe Architects for donating printing of our large signs (plus our new shoe cleaning procedures poster); La Farine-Dimond, Peet's-Montclair, Trader Joe's-Rockridge, and Noah's Bagels-Montclair for fueling our indefatigable volunteer team; and crowd pleasers Alameda County Master Gardeners, The Spider Chick, Native Bird Connections, May Chen and Kathleen Harris (spreading the love for pollinators), the facepainting McAfee girls, and Harlan James Bluegrass Band. Thank you!

Congratulations and a huge thank you to two recent Eagle Scout candidates for building much needed additions to our native plant nursery: Gates Zeng completed the final three benches to bring our shade house to full growing capacity, and Lloyd Ashton delivered two specially designed benches for dormant bulbs to abide near the greenhouse.

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