President’s Message
Well, our 2026 annual Plant Sale is history. We will have worked about 27 Saturdays, plus the 5 weekdays before Sale Day. We averaged about 20 DIG’ers at each Saturday who worked, laughed, made new friends, and had fun each week. Sale day was all hands-on deck and we had about 45 DIG’ers, family members and students working the Sale. The Board and I want to extend our sincere thank you to each and everyone who helped this year, whether you worked one or every workday! We had a little over 5,000 plants and sold a lot. We also had a lot of plants left over. I have no report yet on what we grossed, but I’m confident we had another successful Sale. If you are wondering what happens to all the left-over plants, we offer them to nonprofit organizations in East County including schools, a food bank, churches, etc., and our members for free. What is left over after that is either composted or members plant sit perennials for next years sale.
Now you can put more time in your own garden, travel, enjoy your summer. Many of you will quickly miss our Saturday workdays and look forward to September, when we start our propagation program all over again and prepare for our 2027 Annual Plant Sale.
Thank you again for your hard work over the last eight months.
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Our next meeting is our Summer Potluck, June 22nd at East Contra Costa County Historical Society, 3890 Sellers Ave., Brentwood. 5:30pm set up – 6:00 dinner
Our Summer Members Potluck is a chance for us to get to know other members and celebrate another Plant Sale accomplished. We put in a lot of work and deserve to celebrate.
Please bring an entree, a side dish, a salad or a dessert to serve 6-8. We don’t assign what to bring and usually end up with a fairly balanced selection. Occasionally we have a few more desserts than salads, but that just works with our informal nature.
DIG will provide plates, napkins, cutlery, and water. You may bring your own nonalcoholic beverages. ECCHS guidelines do not allow alcohol, dogs, or smoking.
The CURIOUS CONTAINER CONTEST
This competition has you being creative with your planting. In the past winners have been Thyme in a Clock, Passion flower in a Romance Novel, Bird of Paradise in a bird cage, and Hen & Chicks in a nest.
The judges will be selected at random that night and will choose their own categories and requirements. It’s all in fun and there will be prizes! You will take your containers home with you afterwards.
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Our next regular meeting is Monday, July 27th, 2026, 7:30pm at the Brentwood Community Methodist Church, 809 Second Street, Brentwood, CA
The public is welcome to attend. Our Program will be:
🐝 BEES!🐝
more details next month
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