Blog Posts By Month: June, 2009

Assemblymember Saldana - Small Business Advisory Board meeting

2009-06-23 10:30:23

Last Thursday, I was included in a lunch meeting with Assemblywoman Lori Saldana as part of her Small Business Advisory Board. We talked about the credit crunch, water availability and workers comp costs. My fellow board members seemed well informed and anxious to get some things resolved. Assemblywoman Saldana took away several action items for her to pursue and hopefully make a positive impact at the State legislature.

2009 San Diego County Fair

2009-06-22 16:34:26

This past Friday afternoon I had the opportunity to speak at the San Diego County Fair in Del Mar. My 45 minute presentation was focused on green roofs - but most of the people in attendance wanted to learn more about living walls and rain water harvesting. Thank goodness I had ample time in the question and answer period to satisfy their curiosity, coupled with our display that visually answered their questions. This was the first time I didn't have my PowerPoint that showed all of our work including award winning interiorscape projects. I was delighted that I did as well as I did, as I have depending upon the images on the screen to convey a great deal of my message.

SDMA Art Alive

2009-06-11 14:35:20

Every year, the San Diego Metropolitan Art Museum in Balboa Park has a program "Art Alive"! Floral designers from around San Diego participate, each interpreting a specific piece of art work with plants and flowers. We've participated off and on for the past 15 years.

This year, I created an arrangement depicting Landscape in the Catskills by Durand. I included Podocarpus, juniper and pittosporum branches, along with rocks, ferns and moss to rep[licate the landscape and a dirt road of sunflowers. I then used a red rose, surrounded by aeonium succulents to depict the men and dog on the road.

Looking around at the other arrangements, it appears that the quality is exceedingly high this year and very impressive. I can't wait to attend the grand Gala tonight!

Plant Therapy - It Works!

2009-06-03 11:02:10

There is something wonderful about taking a plant, whether healthy or in need of some TLC, and making it look spectacular. With time, patience and a little trial and error, your efforts truly turn into something you can enjoy all year. It is no wonder that gardening is an activity so many people look forward to doing in their time off!

For some time now, we have been partnering with St. Madeline's Sophie Center to provide plants for their plant therapy program. (They're picking up plants from our warehouse as I write this!) From draceanas and pothos to bromeliads and orchids, the plants are then transported to their Center where consumers apply time, knowledge and patience to bring back blooms from flowering plants, or make the green plants a little fuller. If the consumers are anything like the rest of us here at Good Earth, they love being able to care for these plants, and feel a twinge of pride when their hard work results in something beautiful.

I love being a part of it!