Santa Clara

Do you have fruit trees you'd like to keep small so you don't need to get on ladders? Or fruit trees you'd like to keep small because you don't hae enough space for large trees? Or do you have apricot or cherry trees that should be pruned outside of winter months because of a disease that gets transmitted…

Join Santa Clara County Master Gardeners at the Sunnyvale Teaching & Demo garden for a talk on California Native plant gardening. Learn how to bring color and interest to your garden year-round with California Native plants. A Native garden helps create habitat to support pollinators (bees &…

Master Gardeners Candace Simpson and Karen Schaffer will share tips on how to plant and maintain a healthy, productive cool season vegetable garden.Participants should wear closed-toed shoes, layered clothing, and a hat, as the class is held outdoors in our Pavilion.Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow…

Are you interested in growing houseplants or are you a new plant parent looking to increase your confidence with houseplants? Or maybe you’re an experienced indoor gardener who wants to fine tune your skills? In this talk by UC Master Gardener, Mint Pasakdee, will give practical, evidence-based information…

Join us for our Fall Garden Fair, part of the Martial Cottle Park Fall Festival! See our Fall Garden Fair page for full details. The event is held rain or shine. Parking and maps info is here. Operated in partnership with the Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Department.

We have lots of new succulents to share with you this month. There will also be garlic and fall vegetables.Note: the park charges $6.00 for parking, or park closer to our area on Chynoweth Avenue near Vauxhall Circle for free.

Come visit our Lawn Alternatives demonstration garden and learn about the many beautiful choices for lower water, lower maintenance, and less fertilizer-using plants for your home landscape. Replacement plantings for your conventional high water-using sod lawn or for designing new spaces are demonstrated in…

Have you ever wanted to keep growing this specific variety of heirloom tomato every year for your family? Master Gardener Mint Pasakdee will share about the basic tips and sciences of seed saving and how-to successfully save seeds for future uses. Also, tips on seed storage, share and exchange with local…

A panel of volunteers specializing in freezing, dehydrating, canning and food safety will be available to answer your questions and share their tips so you can safely and successfully preserve food at home.

Want to stock your pantry with tomatoes without canning? This class covers how to preserve tomatoes safely using dehydration, freezing, and pickling. It even shows you how to use leftover skins! Learn convenient techniques and some delicious recipes to use your preserved tomatoes.  This is the…