March 24 - 25, 2012 
"Celebrating the 2012 Wildflower Season!"
(rain does not cancel - it is GOOD for the wildflowers!)
Location: Santa Margarita Elementary School
2207 H Street (across from the Park)
Santa Margarita, California 93453
March 24 - 25 (Saturday & Sunday)
9am - 5pm both days
Click here to for PDF Flyers 123KB
Click here to for PDF color Poster 2MB
Hidden Treasure Presentations - Thank you Speakers!
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SATURDAY
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SUNDAY
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| 9:30am |
Welcome to the Festival
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Welcome to the Festival
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| 10am |
"Wildflowers"
with Dr. David Chipping |
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| 11am |
"The Closer you look, the more you see!"
with Carrizo Plain Monument |
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| 12 noon |
"A Little Santa Margarita History"
with Santa Margarita Historical Society |
"Planting Natives"
with Penny of Las Pilitas Nursery |
| 1pm |
"Highway 58 Geology",
with Dr. David Chipping |
One Cool Earth - "Hedgerows"
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| 2pm |
Learning Among the Oaks at Santa Margarita Ranch~Treasures from the LATO Trail
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California Virtual Academies - CAVAliers: promoting educational resources for the Carrizo National Monument
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| 3pm |
Master Gardener's Jan Lloyd - "Down to Basics"
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| 4pm |
to be announced
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Photo Contest Winners -Awards
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Check back as we add more!
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Our Arts and Crafts Vendors
If you are interested in being a vendor, that information is on this link - 2012 Vendor Application!
| Handcrafted Accents All types of knitted & crocheted items. |
Grandma Bonnie's Creations Potato Bags, Redneck wineglasses ... |
Gardenesque Soap Custom olive oil & goat milk soaps, more.. |
| Adas Sweet Inspirations & La Bella Olives Olives, Vinegars, Chocolates, Sauces |
Double L Ranch Vacation Rental & Nick Ranch Grass Fed Beef |
Material Girls Aprons, fleece socks, bibs, towels, more... |
| Green Rose & Sweet Grace Candles Candles, Oils, beanies, headbands, more ... |
Mike Marble Birdhouses Unique Birdhouses, Feeders & more... |
Threshold Ministries Inc - Children books by author Robert Wedaa |
| Marble Designs Jewelry - custom jewelry, necklaces, bracelets, earrings.... | Santa Margarita Friends of the Library - Books | Celeste Craft - Flower shaped crochet hats, flower clip accessories, handwarmers, ... |
| Color Vibe Design - Hand - marbled silk scarves. Demostrations at festival! | Aunt Hattie - felted & hand-woven textiles, hand-quilted quilts, accessories .. | California Native Plant Society of SLO - book collections of native plants, animals & more.... |
| Painter of Faces - Face & Body painting. Garland, flower - wizard - butterfly Wands... | Global Alliance - providing sessions on Balance & Healing. | Treasures by Jennifer - hand crafted; bags, purses, headbands, card holders, snack sacks, ... |
| Unique Lapidary Design - semi-precious jewerly silversmithing and more... | Bird Houses by Mickey | Whats New? Jackie Skinner - Fabric wallets, fanny packs, placemats, baby/lap quilts. |
| Something Different-Collectibles - crocheted shawls, scarves, hats with Attitude! | Check back as we add more!! |
Festival Foods
We are please to announce that Jim with Central Coast Smokers will be providing BBQ both days
Santa Margarita 4-H Cooking group will be providing Desserts both days
Pozo 4-H Beef Group will be providing Popcorn, nuts and other snacks both days
We do want to make sure you all don't get hungery while enjoying the Festival
California Wildflower Photo Contest - Open to ALL
There is one catagory - California Wildflowers!
Entries: No entry fee, 2 enties per person - no larger then 24 inches
No frames or matts. You can create a border or frame in the print if you like.
Entries Due: Bring your photo(s) to The Antique Barn, 22390 El Camino Real in Santa Margarita
March 20 - 23, 10am to 5:30pm or March 24 to the School 7 to 9am.
Photos will be stapled to the walls. Please place your contact information on the back of your photo.
Judging: will be done by public 'Voting' through out the Festival weekend.
Winner to be announced 4pm on Sunday.
Wildflower Map and Wildflower Seeds to be given Free as long as supplies last.
Make a day of it. Start at the festival. Drive out and check on the wildflowers.
Wildflower Displays
New this year! We will have a wildflower display of what is blooming now!
These small displays will include their name, where they like to grow,
and a little bit about them that makes them unique to our area
These displays come from plants grown in captivity.
Festival Sponsorship needed!
We have many sponsorship opportunities.
Please click here for our Sponsorship form - thank you!
| Our Sponsors: Thank You! | ||
| Bush Lupine Sponsors |
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| Tidy Tips Sponsors |
Su & Matt Andros
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Friends of the Carrizo Plains
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| In-Kind Sponsor |
Pacific Beverage
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Nicole Nix
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LongRidersGear.com
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To place an ad on visitSantaMargarita.com
click this link to send me an email
" Celebrate our Wildflowers "
The Wildflower Festival mission is: “to celebrate the natural occurrence of the spring bloom
through public gathering to educate and inform of our unique resources and hidden treasures,
and to provide an event that will have a positive impact on our community”.
Santa Margarita Historical Society and VisitSantaMargarita.com are proud to host this Festival.
check out our FaceBook Page
Jill Gallagher 805-438-3101, 805-235-2129 jill@visitSantaMargarita.com
Sunset Magazine March 2011 issue: "For some of the best blooms on the Central California Coast,
cruise along Shell Creek Road in Santa Margarita ( more on this story link )"
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