Events
08 / 26
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Questions about controlling gophers, moles, squirrels and other critters in your garden? Master Gardeners Gil Patrick and Bonnie Wagner will discuss these and any other animals pests that you have questions about. | ||
08 / 27
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08 / 28
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Master Gardeners Sharon McCray, Jim Maley and Bader Kudsi will field your phone-in calls. Remember you can always call our hotline with your questions, also - 408-282-3105, M-F, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. KKUP Call in: 408-260-2999 See http://mastergardeners.org/events/kkup.html for more details. | ||
08 / 29
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08 / 30
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08 / 31
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09 / 1
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09 / 2
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09 / 3
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09 / 4
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09 / 5
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09 / 6
Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Join other gardeners in learning how to save seeds from your favorite summer vegetables and flowers. Followed by Open Garden until 1 p.m. 09 / 6
Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Sat, Sep 6 You will be introduced to the best of the best, easy-to-grow flowers that have staying power. Common plant foliage will complement and add wonderful effect. Learn which specific varieties do well in arrangements. Save money and have more joy growing your own flower bouquets. Purple orach, colorful amaranths, 10 different alstromerias, purple millet, peonies and long-stemmed roses will be discussed. A slide show is included. Nancy will share 20-plus years of knowledge on selecting and growing local cut flowers. She has been involved with the UC Cooperative Extension trials of over a hundred kinds of flowers to find teh most beautiful. Her work with sunflowers has been featured in Sunset magazine. | ||
09 / 7
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09 / 8
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Santa Clara County is one the best places in the world to create a year-round garden, whether There are six classes on six consecutive Monday evenings from September 8 through October 13 from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
To register, visit the web site http://www.paadultschool.org | ||
09 / 9
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09 / 10
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09 / 11
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09 / 12
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09 / 13
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Learn how to grow "Allium Gardens of Garlic, Onions, Leeks & More!" at the next Master Gardener Workshop at Gamble Garden. UCCE Master Gardener Susan Zaslaw will explain methods gardeners can use to take advantage of our Bay Area mild winters to grow a gourmet garden of onions, flowering chives, leeks and shallots - all members of the Allium family. Alliums help conserve water during this drought period since they thrive during the rainy season. She will also discuss the ornamental alliums, which are very striking, and other edible alliums such as: green onions, Japanese bunching onions, Egyptian walking onions and bulbing onions. Other topics include: the history of growing onions and garlic; some ancient beliefs and medicinal uses; as well as how to plant, grow, harvest and preserve the Alliums. Handouts will be provided. 09 / 13
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Sat, Sep 13 Join Master Gardener Karen Schaffer for a two-hour free workshop on Cool Season Gardening. Now is the perfect time to start winter greens, chard, lettuce, kale, radish, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage and more! You will be harvesting delicious vegetables from November through March. The class is free but we request that you pre-register by phoning the MetroEd office during business hours at 408-723-6450 or by sending email to RitaB@metroed.net. Please include a phone number in your email. Registration forms are available at the door.
09 / 13
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Sat, Sep 13 Join the 90,000 people in the United States who have certified their yards and homes as backyard habitats for wildlife. Master Gardener Sharon McCray, whose yard is certified by the National Wildlife Federation, will show the four basic elements required by wildlife for survival and how to provide them in basic landscaping. You'll learn about gardening with natives, how to build a toad house and learn about other wildlife-friendly shelters, discover ways to reduce water use while providing ample resources for animals and so much more! We will even provide the paperwork for you to begin certifying your own backyard habitat. Let's make the world a greener and more wildlife-friendly place.
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09 / 14
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09 / 15
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09 / 16
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09 / 17
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Learn simple techniques of sustainable gardening to create and maintain a beautiful ornamental garden that will be attractive year-round while respecting and protecting the environment. Topics include caring for the soil, using efficient irrigation and choosing the right plant for the right place. The course also covers basic design concepts, non-toic pest management and season-appropriate chores to keep your garden looking its very best. Six consecutive Wednesday evenings from September 17 - October 22, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Register at http://ace.fuhsd.edu or call 408-522-2700. 09 / 17
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Wed, Sept 17 Fall is the best time to plant ornamentals in the San Francisco Bay Area. Come and learn how to design your dream garden, get ideas of the plants most suited to our area, and where to find them. 09 / 17
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Wed, Sept 17 Gardening in containers lets us garden anywhere - balconies, patios, driveways and more. With containers we can bring great tastes, textures and smells closer to us, and keep gardening manageable by choosing plants and containe sizes that meet our needs. In this class you'll learn the basics of container gardening: soil, water, fertilizer, container materials (clay, plastic, etc.), container sizes and common pests. Then you'll learn about a wide variety of plants that do particularly well in containers, with special emphasis on fragrant plants, plants that are fun to touch, and edible plants - herbs, fruits and vegetables, including ones that you can plant right now in September. | ||
09 / 18
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09 / 19
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09 / 20
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09 / 21
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09 / 22
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09 / 23
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09 / 24
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Did you know that by careful planning and plant selection, you can have beautiful flowers in your garden all year long? Find out from Master Gardeners! | ||
09 / 25
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
In September, representatives from the Santa Clara Valley Water District, Kurt Elvert and Kevin Galvin, will join us for the first hour, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. to talk about the current state problem in water shortages. They will also discuss the landscape and irrigation system rebate programs for homes and businesses along with other useful water-wise information. From 11 a.m. - noon, we are inviting people to talk about water-saving ideas. Master Composter Lee Phillips will join us to talk about how he has saved money from the Santa Clara Valley Water District's water rebate program. He will lead off the show with a water-related song he composed! For more infomation on the rebate program, see valleywater.org. Time permitting, we will also discuss a movie which has recently opened in selected California cities called "Flow: For Love of Water" and the soundtrack of the movie trailer will be played. Master Gardener Sharon McCray will also be on hand with Dr. Craig Kolodge, Master Gardeners Bader Kudsi and Jim Maley to discuss water-wise gardening. In the final half hour, Sharon will discuss the Prusch Farm Park Harvest Festival that is taking place on October 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | ||
09 / 26
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09 / 27
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09 / 28
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Overfelt Gardens in a garden sanctuary for plant, wildlife and quiet
The Chinese Moon Festival is celebrated by billions of people around The Master Gardeners are hosting a booth with gardening-related activities for adults and for children. Free admission and parking. This is a tobacco-and alcohol-free event. | ||
09 / 29
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09 / 30
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Now is a great time to start winter greens. Master Gardener Karen Schaffer will introduce you to many new and unusual varieties of vegetables. Come learn how to grow vegetables for fall and winter harvest. We will discuss how to seed directly into soil between July and September; how to seed into pots for transplanting later; how to buy good transplants from nurseries for planting in September and later. You will enjoy great vegetables from October through March! | ||
10 / 1
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10 / 2
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10 / 3
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10 / 4
Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Sat, Oct 4 Walk and talk with Master Gardeners as they cut back, clean up and divide ornamental plants for the winter. Followed by Open Garden until 1 p.m. 10 / 4
Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Sat, Oct 4 The goal of the Harvest Fair & Exposition is to embrace the spirit of the county fair and provide a place for families to celebrate a "county fair" in San Jose. Entertainment - unusual food - pony rides - plant sale - cooking classes - pumpkin patch - hay wagon ride - apple juice tasting - kids programs - games and fun things to do! Listen to the Mariachi San Jose Youth Band! Visit the Rare Fruit Orchard - the Heritage and High-Density Fruit Orchards - Emma's German Garden - Friendship Forest - Petting Zoo - and be part of 4H Mega Field Day! The Master Gardeners will host a booth and will be holding a fall plant sale with fall/winter vegetable seedlings and other plants. For more information, visit http://pruschfarmpark.org or call 408-926-5555. 10 / 4
Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Sat, Oct 4 Tired of watering, mowing and weeding your lawn but don't know what to put in instead? Replacing your lawn appropriately reduces your water bill and your maintenance costs, encourages habitat for birds and butterflies and does not contribute to global warming. You'll come away from this inspiring talk with dozens of ideas, illustrated by pictures worth more than a thousand words. Deva Luna combines her passion for plants with a desire to enhance the environment. She is a lifetime Master Gardener, Gardening Instructor, Coordinator of Santa Clara Teaching Garden, Landscape Designer and Horticulturalist for EarthCare Landscaping. She has a degree in "Plants and Art" from UC Davis. To register, call 650-493-6072. | ||
10 / 5
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10 / 6
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10 / 7
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Santa Clara County is one of the best places in the world to create a year-round garden, whether you want to grow vegetables or a beautiful sustainable garden full of trees, shrubs, perennials and flowers. Come learn the basics about our climate and soil and the best practices for creating your ideal garden. If you are a beginning gardener, you will learn how to get started successfully. If you have some experience, you'll learn about sustainable practices and appropriate plants to introduce into your garden. the goal of this class is to enable you to have a successful and sustainable garden in our time and place. There are six classes on six consecutive Tuesday evenings from October 7 through November 11 from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Register at http://www.ci.campbell.ca.us/Recreation/communitycenter | ||
10 / 8
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10 / 9
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10 / 10
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10 / 11
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
UCCE Master Gardener Bekah Stratton will provide this complete introduction to growing and using the many varieties of lavenders, including the history and mystique of lavender up to the current day. She will demonstrate the great contrast between lavender grown with preferred, natural methods, and lavender grown with toxic chemical methods. Being a Mediterranean plant, or dry summer plant, lavender only needs water during our rainy season. This makes it ideal for landscaping in drought prone areas like ours. Topics include: genus of Lavenders; types by intended uses; growing habits; planting; methods of propagation; nutrition needs; and soils. Care of the fragrant crop leading to the final day of harvesting the lavender will be covered as well. Practical handouts provided. No Reservations Required. 10 / 11
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Master Gardener Lee Ann Ray will answer all your questions about pests in your garden - the good guys as well as the bad guys! Join us for a free talk on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for the home gardener. The workshop will cover prevention techniques - the most successful AND environmentally-friendly being to encourage beneficial insects in your garden. Lee Ann will describe how to accomplish this. She will cover prevention techniques, pest and plant symptom identification, action thresholds and sustainable management methods. You will discover and discuss low-impact solutions to common gardening challenges and the maintenance and enrichment of our natural gardening environments. Registration required: Those interested in attending, please send email to ritab@metroed.net or phone 408-723-6450. 10 / 11
Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
A great family day! Giant Pumpkin Patch - Scarecrow Row - Apple Tasting - Fresh Apple Cider - Guadalupe River Education - Lots of FreeK Kid's Activities - Children's Concert. The Master Gardeners will host a fun booth with gardening- and harvest-related children's activities. 10 / 11
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
This fall, plant a crop in your vegetable bed to feed the SOIL instead of you and your family. We'll talk about what a cover crop is, why they are useful and which ones are good to plant here. Followed by Grand Rounds in the Community Garden. | ||
10 / 12
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10 / 13
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10 / 14
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10 / 15
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Learn how to have a beautiful garden with less work and less water. Climate-adapted plants make gardening easy in our year-round dry climate. | ||
10 / 16
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10 / 17
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10 / 18
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Let's go green! A free community event offering families and children opportunities to diminish their carbon footprint and counter global warming. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters; the Master Gardeners will host a table. | ||
10 / 19
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10 / 20
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10 / 21
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10 / 22
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Learn to make your own 'Black Gold' to build soil health and improve the garden. Master Composter Ian Gerbode will explain the many ways yard trimmings, autumn leaves and vegetable waste can be transformed into soil enriching compost. Topics incliude comparing hot and cool composting methods, lasagna sheet composting and successful vermiculture ...aka worm bin management. Garden success begins with good soil. | ||
10 / 23
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Veggielution is a great college student program of growing vegetables and helping the poor of our community. This program was featured in the San Jose Mercury News not long ago in an article by Holly Hayes. The subject of winter vegetables will also be discussed, so tune us in! Mark Anthony Medeiros, a Board member of Prusch Farm & Garden in San Jose, and his garden partner Amy will join us to discuss Veggielution. | ||
10 / 24
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10 / 25
Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Families are invited to join the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society and over a dozen other environmental organizations to celebrate nature and wildlife. There will be live animals, educational presentations, a poster contest and many hands-on activities including nestbox and a bird feeder building. For "Early Birds," we'll have a guided shoreline walk at the Charleston Slough in Mountain View's Baylands at 8 a.m. Following the walk, participants will caravan to Wildlife Education Day festivities in Cupertino. RSVP is required for the walk only. Please call 408-252-3740 to RSVP or send email to programs@scvas.org. The Master Gardeners will host a booth with fun hands-on gardening-related activities. | ||
10 / 26
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10 / 27
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10 / 28
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Join other gardeners in learning how to save seeds from your favorite summer vegetables and flowers! Master Gardener Rosalie Shepherd will describe the principles and show you sure-fire techniques. It's great fun and also satisfying to grow your favorite plants from saved seeds. | ||
10 / 29
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10 / 30
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10 / 31
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11 / 1
Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Learn how to make unusual and attractive arrangements using plant materials from the fall garden. Ikebana and other techniques will be demonstrated. Followed by Open Garden until 1 p.m. 11 / 1
Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Learn which varieties of peaches, nectarines, plums, pluots, aprictos, apples and pears are the delight of connoisseurs. You will be introduced to the best of the best-tasting deciduous fruits that grow in this area and learn where to find sources for your own plants. Nancy has been conducting and attending fruit tastings for the last 26 years in her diverse home fruit garden and in research facilities around the state. She has collaborated with Andy's Orchard and Dave Wilson Nursery and oversees the rare fruit plantings at Prusch Farm Park in San Jose. | ||
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11 / 3
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11 / 4
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11 / 5
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Autumn is the perfect time to start planning a drought tolerant garden that saves water, attracts wildlife and enriches the environment. Learn design basics for a lush and waterwise garden, including plant selection for year-round bloom and eco-friendly planting techniues and ideas to reduce, reuse and recycle landscaping materials from around the home.
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11 / 6
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11 / 7
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11 / 8
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
It's that time again! November 8 is this year's last UCCE Master Gardener Plant Clinic workshop at Gamble Garden. Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer home gardening questions. This is the right time of year to plan and prepare for 2009's veggie and ornamental plantings. November is the best time to plant many perennials and shrubs. Get answers to all those troubling questions about pruning roses, fruit trees and shrub, as well as what and how to plant in your garden right now. The clinic is a great place to get information about your most mysterious pests, diseases and totally confounding plant troubles. Bring soil samples and/or photos of pests and plant parts. Finally, get the help you need to set your garden right. Please invite friends and neighbors to this free workshop. No reservations needed. 11 / 8
Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:30 am
Plant descriptions may say "partial sun," "partial shade," or full shade." What do they really mean? Learn how to create a shady area in your garden or use your existing shade for best effect. Master Gardener Niki Muller will discuss design issues in creating a shade garden in your location. Types and patterns of shade and the problems that may arise will be addressed. Plant selection, care and feeding will also be discussed. Come with your questions! Registration is required and class size is limited to 25. Register online or phone Gamble Garden at 650-329-1365 ext. 201, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon. | ||
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11 / 12
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11 / 14
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11 / 15
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
It's time to prepare for our next vegetable growing season. Our gardens have worked hard all year and now we want to show you how to re-energize your soil. Come to an exciting and informative workshop on garden soil and learn about soil composition from Laura Monczynski. Laura specializes in growing organic edibles in her garden and will share tips about organic soil amendments, compost, working with our local clay soils and more. Healthy gardens start with healthy soil. There is no fee to attend this workshop but please pre-register by sending email to RitaB@metroed.net or phoning the Erikson Adult Ed Center office during business hours at 408-723-6450. Registration forms are provided at the door. | ||
11 / 16
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11 / 17
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11 / 18
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Master Gardener Philippa Alvis offers timely information for selecting bulbs to grace the garden with color in spring. Now is the time to plant, but where an how? Learn the cultural needs of daffodils, crocus, tulips and everything bulb, including 'winter forcing' techniues for an indoor bouquet in December. Instruction includes bed preparation, fertilizing needs, sun and water requirements and sources where you can purchase your favorite varieties. | ||
11 / 19
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Master Gardeners will present fresh ways to look at preserving objects destined for our public landfill. From broken concrete - "urbanite" - that you can use to build raised beds to trellises constructed of previously-used materials -- there are dozens of ways you can both save items from going to the landfill and beautify your garden at the same time. The purpose of the class is to promote recycling while creating a sense of whimsey and beauty in your garden. | ||
11 / 20
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11 / 21
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11 / 22
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Join Master Gardener Nancy Garrision for her fabulous introduction to the best tasting deciduous fruit trees that grow well in Willow Glen. Nancy has decades of experience growing almost every fruit tree imaginable, from the apples and oranges that come immediately to mind, to exotic subtropicals and also unusual varieties of more common fruit trees that have special properties -- particularly great taste, or long-lasting on the tree or in storage, or other special characteristics. You will be inspired to start or add to your own home orchard! And check out http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu! The Master Gardeners also have these upcoming talks about fruit trees: 1. Getting Started to Plant Bare-Root Fruit Trees in January, Tuesday, November 25 2. Pruning Dormant Ornamental and Fruit Trees, Saturday, December 6, 2008 3. Grafting Fruit Trees, Saturday, December 13, 2008 4. Fruit Tree Pruning, Saturday, January 10, 2009 | ||
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