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Quarryhill Botanical Garden’s 10th annual Happy Earth Day Celebration Sure to Grow on You!


ryhill’s Hap- py Earth Day celebration and admis- sion is free. There will be a parking fee of $10.00 per car, cash only, so car- pooling


is


Glen Ellen, CA. ~ It’s fun for the whole family at Quarryhill Botanical Garden’s 10th an- nual Happy Earth Day celebra- tion on Saturday, April 22 from 11 am to 3 pm. What better way to honor the world and all its beauty than by bringing the community together to show- case and celebrate the many ways we can conserve and pro- tect it. The peacefulness of the Quarryhill Botanical


Garden


that stretches over 25 acres— home to over 25,000 rare and endangered


plants—provides


the ideal setting.In addition to all of the festivities, don’t miss out on the once-a-year- only plant sale — your spe- cial chance to obtain very rare plants at affordable prices! All ages are welcome at Quar-


encouraged. Pets are not allowed in the garden, nor in parked


cars at Quarryhill,, so please leave your pets at home, to en- sure their comfort and safety.


About Quarryhill Botanical Garden


A 25-acre wild woodland gar- den in Sonoma, California, featuring over 25,000 wild- origin plants from Asia in a naturalistic setting, has grown into a world-renowned botani- cal institution, providing other botanical


researchers,


gardens, arboreta, conservationists,


students, and the visiting pub- lic with living examples of the beautiful and threatened temperate fl ora of East Asia. Celebrating


its 30th year,


Quarryhill is home to one of the largest collections of sci- entifi cally documented, wild-


source Asian plants in North America and Europe, many of which represent ancestors of horticultural


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throughout the western world. It is not only a modern-day ark of rare beautiful plants but also a place for peaceful recreation, where education and conserva- tion is at the heart of its mission and runs as deep as the tranquil ponds and seasonal waterfalls that surround it. Quarryhill Botanical Garden is one of the most exotic and biologically diverse places in Sonoma Val- ley. Discover more about Quar- ryhill.


Quarryhill Botanical Garden


is located at 12841 Sonoma Highway in Glen Ellen in So- noma Valley Wine Country. For more information, go on- line or call 707.996.3166


T e sea does not


reward those who are too anxious,


too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty,


open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a giſt from the sea.


Anne Morrow Lindbergh Weird Facts & Fun Trivia - 4


Al Gore’s roommate in col- lege (Harvard, class of 1969) was Tommy Lee Jones.


In her later years, Florence Nightingale kept a pet owl in her pocket.


China is the world’s largest market for BMW’s top of the line 760Li. This car sells for $200,000 in China - more than almost all people in China make in a lifetime.


A chef’s hat is shaped the way it is for a reason: its shape allows air to circulate around the scalp, keep- ing the head cool in a hot kitchen.


In 1985, the most popular waist size for men’s pants was 32. In 2003, it was 36.


“If you must walk in someone’s shadow make sure it’s your own” ~ Rasheed Ogunlaru


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