Blackhawk Bloomers Garden Club

I am honored to step into the role of President of our garden club. For those of you who may not know me well yet, I was born and raised in Idaho, but I've called Danville home for nearly ten years now. 

I worked as a dental assistant for many years but retired after my second daughter was born to be a full time mom, and I have never regretted that for one minute. I am the proud mom of two grown daughters. Ashlyn is a CPA, and Makenna is a fifth-grade teacher, and I am very lucky they are both living close for the time being.  Matt and I have been married for 32 years, after meeting on a blind date my first week at Idaho State University! I love tinkering in my yard,and I especially love container gardening. I also enjoy traveling, Hawaii being a favorite destination, bocce, and golfing(though I do wonder when or if I will get better). You will also see me walking the neighborhood with my mini goldendoodle, Teddy, the four-legged love of my life and a constant companion. 

I am looking forward to this year together-learning from each of you, digging into new projects, and growing both plants and friendships. Let's make this a blooming good year!

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I was born in Georgia, raised in Sterling, Kansas, graduated from Kansas State University and moved to Northern California in 1975 to begin my banking career.  My husband Jay Silva and I were married in 1984, moved to Danville and quickly decided we had found our “home” for life!  We joined Blackhawk in 2000 and moved inside the gates in 2012.  Our son Jason graduated from USC, lives in Oakland and is the Stadium Operations Director of Security and Systems for the Oakland A’s.  After 42 years of working, I retired in May 2017. 

I joined Bloomers in May of 2013 just in time for the Garden Tour and then in 2016 had the honor of chairing the event.  In 2017 I was Treasurer and Co-Chair of the Garden Tour and then was President from 2017 to 2019.  During the last several years I have held the positions of VP of Programs, Day Away, Workshops and Events and Treasurer.  My position on the Board this year is Parliamentarian.

For my family golf has become a new passion for all three of us!  We always enjoy spending time together, very special to do so on the golf course.  We also love traveling with family and friends!

Hello! I was born and raised in New York and then came to San Francisco to attend the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1985. After law school, I went back to the East Coast and spent more than 30 years practicing tariff and international trade law at a global law firm in Washington, DC. Longing for beautiful California, I moved to Danville 8 years ago when my two oldest children were entering college. I retired in 2019 and have been very active with Bloomers' community service and other activities. I have served as Chair of the Bounty Garden for several years and was also Vice President of Programs a few years ago.  I regularly participate in the Bloomers' Dig in the Dirt Program at Tassajara Elementary School.  I have also become an avid gardener, finding that California growing is so much easier than in the East Coast! I also found I have some skill baking birthday cakes and make ones for foster and shelter kids through a nationwide charity, Cake4Kids.org. I am very excited to serve as Vice President of Programs again this year and am hopeful that everyone will enjoy all the programs!

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HI! I have been a member of Blackhawk Country Club since 2012 and I joined Bloomers that same year. I was President of Bloomers for 2 years, 2021-2023 and I have held various other Bloomers Board position in the past: VP of Programs, Day Away, Workshops and Bloomers Garden Tour many times. I think Bloomer’s Garden Club is a wonderful Club and I have met many lovely people…many lifelong friends with this group. My husband Brad and I have been married 39 years and we have a son, Tyler, who is married and gave us 2 amazing grandkids, Arielle, and Jonathan. We also have a daughter, Sabrina, she is married and lives in Colorado. Sabrina is expecting her first child in Dec, and we are excited for the arrival of our 3 grandchildren.  I am a California native but have moved many times in my life. I have lived in Sacramento, Idaho, Walnut Creek, Concord, Denver, Camarillo, Clayton, Hawaii, Dublin and now Danville-our final home! While living in Hawaii, I fell in love with gardening and all the beautiful tropical flowers. I also love succulents, and some would say I’m a bit obsessed with them. Recently, I have been taking Flower Design Classes and love using the flowers/succulents from my yard to make flower arrangements.