Events

This class is full - but you can sign up for the class on Sustainable Vegetable Gardening that runs from Tuesday, March 23 - April 27 in Campbell.   Please see the March 23 listing for details.

Gardening year round is easy and rewarding in our mild Mediterranean
climate. Learn how to have a successful, environmentally responsible
food garden that provides delicious vegetables and herbs every month of
the year. This course stresses sustainable gardening practices such as
mulching, efficient watering methods, on-site composting,integrated
pest management, and use of organic fertilizers and soil amendments.

Topics include:soil preparation, amendments, and fertilizers;
irrigation methods and systems; working with both seeds and seedlings;
cultural requirements of specific warm and cool season crops and
varieties that do well in our area; and how to identify and manage
common pests, weeds, and diseases of vegetable crops in Santa Clara
County.

This class meets on six consecutive Wednesday evenings, February 10 - March 17 from 7 -  9 p.m. 

To register, send email to education@grpg.org or call 408-298-7657.  Registration is now open!

Location: Guadalupe River Park and Gardens, 438 Coleman Avenue, San Jose, 95110 Directions to Guadalupe River Park & Garden

UC Masters Gardeners will present speaker Jerry Georgette, RN, MSN who is in charge of the outstanding Veterans Administration Memorial Rose Garden in Palo Alto.  This will be a "nuts and bolts" discussion describing what steps it took to create the garden and how it is maintained entirely with volunteers. Topics include: how much upkeep is required; making the garden accessible to handicapped; and general upkeep.  Georgette will illustrate the talk with a slide show of his beautiful rose photographs.  No reservations needed.

Location: Gamble Garden, 431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto, 94301 Directions to Gamble Garden

Growing orchids is easier than you think!  UC Master Gardener David Giroux is an orchid expert who will discuss varieties of orchids as well as share tips on maintaining healthy, beautiful orchids in your home and garden.  Bring your problem orchids to the talk for his diagnosis and advice.

Location: West Valley Branch Library (San Jose libraries), 1243 San Tomas Aquino Road, San Jose, 95117 Directions to West Valley Library

Learn which varieties of peaches, nectarines, plums, pluots, apricots,
apples and pears are the delight of connoisseurs from Master Gardener Nancy Garrison.  Be introduced to the
best of the best-tasting deciduous fruits that grow in this area and
learn where to find and buy your own plants.

To register call 650-493-6072 or go to http://fruittreevarieties.eventbrite.com/

Location: Common Ground Garden Supply and Education Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto 94306

Join Master Gardener Vera Kark for a talk about gifts that can come from the garden - in addition to fruits and veggies, there are canned fruits, preserves, pickles, dried herbs, flower arrangements, note cards, honey, eggs ... and a sanctuary.   And we can give gifts back to the garden with our care, mulching, pruning and singing to your plants!

Location: Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, 94022 Directions to Los Altos Library

Master Gardener Jack Kay will describe and demonstrate how to grow and prune blueberries.  Jack has been successfully growing many different varieties of blueberries at his home.  We'll meet in the Growing Circle, and the master gardener blueberry bed is adjacent to it.

Location:

Master Gardener Sunnyvale Teaching and Demonstration Garden, located in the Charles Street Community Garden, 433 Charles Street, Sunnyvale, 94086

Directions to Charles Street Community Garden

Please join Master Gardeners Mary Collins and Bruce Gravens as they teach you all about Growing Tomatoes and Peppers in the Bay Area.  These Master Gardeners are in charge of growing all the Tomatoes and Peppers for our annual Spring Garden Market in April, so they are the experts!  

The history, selection, planting and care of your Peppers and Tomatoes will be covered.  There will be a demonstration on planting tomatoes, and tomato cages will also be discussed and shown in class.  Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to grow delicious peppers and tomatoes this summer!

And - please visit our Spring Garden Market on April 10 at History San Jose, where you can stock up on tomatoes and peppers (and other vegetables, flowers and herbs) lovingly grown from seed by master gardeners.  We offer over 80 varieties of heirloom tomatoes and over 100 varieties of peppers, from sweet to mild to hot to extremely hot!   See http://mastergardeners.org/sgm for more details.

Location:

Berryessa Library, 3355 Noble Ave, San Jose, 95132

Directions to Berryessa Branch Library

Master Gardener Sue Bell will talk about landscape renovation of overgrown shrubs and perennials.  Demonstration included.  We'll meet in the Growing Circle and move around the garden with demonstrations.

Location: Master Gardener Sunnyvale Teaching and Demonstration Garden, located in the Charles Street Community Garden, 433 Charles Street, Sunnyvale, 94086 Directions to Charles Street Community Garden

Gardening year-round is easy and rewarding in our mild Mediterranean climate.  Learn how to have a successful, environmentally responsible food garden that provides delicious vegetables and herbs every month of the year.  This course stresses sustainable gardening practices such as mulching, efficient watering methods, on-site composting, integrated pest management and use or organic fertilizers and soil amendments.  You'll work hands-on with seeds and seedlings and learn about warm and cool season varieties that do well in our area.

This class meets on six Tuesday evenings, March 23 - April 27, from 7 - 9 p.m.

Register online at www.ci.campbell.ca.us/Recreation/communitycenter or call 408-866-2104.  

Location: Campbell Community Center, 1 W. Campbell Ave., Campbell, 95008. Directions to Campbell Community Center

• Rain or Shine!
• Free Admission!
• Plants, Info, and More!

What will we have at the sale this year?

• 80 varieties of heirloom tomatoes. Visit our tomato page for more info!
• 90 varieties of sweet and mild peppers from around the world and our popular fiery chiles. Check out Growing Peppers & Chiles on our pepper page.
• Varieties of interesting ornamentals
• Many local vendors and oganizations will also have booths at the event

It's not JUST a plant sale!

Have questions about other plants in your garden? Helpful Master Gardeners stationed at the plant clinic table
will be available to answer gardening related questions, and we'll have
a series of educational presentations throughout the day.

We will
be selling an assortment of books published by UC Cooperative Extension
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, including the Master
Gardener Handbook, an outstanding garden resource.

Back by popular demand, we will offer our free plant check in area where you can securely leave your purchases while you attend seminars and visit the vendors.

Location: History San Jose, History Park at Kelley Park, 1650 Senter Road, San Jose 95112 Directions to History Park in San Jose