Master Gardeners will demonstrate "hands-on" tool cleaning and sharpening. Visitors may bring two items for sharpening and to learn how to do it at home. The Annual Garden Fest includes fun for the whole family: San Clemente's Biggest, Best Annual Plant Sale, Garden and Household Flea Market
Does your current irrigation system exceed 90% efficiency getting water to the root zones of your plants? This presentation will provide options and key considerations for drip irrigation to put the right amount of water in the right place when plants need it without excess runoff, over-spray, or waste…
Description: The City of San Mateo is hosting a Compost Awareness event as part of Compost Awareness Week. UC Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer general gardening questions and explain how to care for your soil and the life in it.
On a balcony or other small space, you can grow an amazing number of plants even without a patch of land. Learn about small-scale food and ornamental gardening in containers! Master Gardeners Nancy Creveling and Ellie Samuel will cover the benefits of container gardening, what makes a suitable…
Description: Much of what is hauled away from your curbside green bin can instead be kept and converted into compost, by you. Whether you have a yard, or just a small, cool spot to place a worm bin, this presentation will help you get started on composting. We'll describe ways you can turn kitchen scraps and…
Descripción: ¡Aprende a cultivar tomates, pimientos, hierbas, ajo y cebolla! Jardinera Maestra Rebecca Flato explicará todo sobre la cultivación de estas plantas. Aprenderemos cómo elegir tomates para el clima de San Mateo, cultivar las plantas, cosechar, y preparar la tierra para la próxima cosecha. No se…
A handful of select native trees and shrubs can provide comfort for humans and other living things. Careful plant choices can shelter your soil, temper heat extremes, and assist in the health of your local habitat. Beautiful and efficient landscapes can be their own reward, and can help to heal…
Come and enjoy over 125 high-definition, colorful photographs of California native wildflowers growing in the numerous environments of Sonoma County. Join Sonoma County Master Gardener April Lynch, who has been photographing wildflowers for over two decades, as she takes you on a virtual tour from the…
Want to augment your pleasure in the garden by increasing your knowledge of and contact with wildlife - especially the birds that inhabit it? The key to having a rich variety in your garden of bird life – or life of any sort for that matter –is understanding the principle of the ecological niche. No…
The UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County are hosting “April in the Garden,” a day of live demonstrations showcasing ideas for what to do in your home garden this month.In addition to hosting an information table where experienced Master Gardeners will answer gardeners’ questions, Master Gardener…
