Gardening for Birds, Butterflies, Beneficial Bugs--
and Backyard Beauty

Next Meeting:

6:30 pm, Wednesday, March 3, 2010,
Crown Hills Clubhouse**

Water Features in your Garden -
Presented by Bob Graham, Alpine Waterfeatures

Moving water is the number one way to attract songbirds to your garden. It is also one of the best ways to enhance your landscape.

At the upcoming meeting of CHIRP Garden Club, we will hear from the man who has designed and built a large percentage of the most attractive water features in the area. An expert on the subject, Bob Graham of Alpine Waterfeatures and Landscape specializes in waterscapes that integrate into the natural flow of the land, and recycle the water for water conservation.

His Powerpoint presentation will show a wide variety of new types of outdoor waterfeatures, from small start-up styles through the larger ones, with emphasis on the most popular sizes. Also discussed will be the new and very popular "pondless" waterscapes.

The meeting is open to the public and there is no charge.

Please see below for listing of upcoming club meetings.

**Directions to Crown Hills Clubhouse off I-8 (from San Diego):

Take the Tavern Road exit
Turn LEFT onto TAVERN RD.  
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto VICTORIA PARK TER.
Take second LEFT turn onto Gentian Way.
Enter first driveway on left and park in clubhouse parking lot. Welcome!

CHIRP Garden Club meets the first Wednesday of most months at 6:30 p.m. Locations vary. Please email us or phone 619-445-8352 with questions.

Program Chairman: Hilde Hinchcliff

April 7 - Raising Veggies in Raised Beds - Vanessa Rusczyk, Garden Diva
Learn how to construct raised beds for vegetable gardening. Raised beds help improve soil conditions, are easier to maintain, and help protect crops against critters such as gophers and squirrels. The slide show presentation will include detailed instructions and images of a variety of styles of raised beds, along with tips for successful vegetable gardening.

May - No Meeting -- Your help is welcome for the 13th Annual Sage & Songbirds Festival & Garden Tour, April 30-May 2. Please call 619-445-8352 to volunteer.