Water, water
Palo Alto Demonstration Garden, 851 Center Dr., Palo Alto 94301
Learn about controlled distribution of water, how much is the right amount for veggies and ornmentals and learn about different ways to water (hand watering, drip irrigation, spray heads controlleds by irrigation controller that uses hydrozones and other types of irrigation).
Followed by Open Garden in the Water Wise Garden and Edibles Garden, which features 4 vegetable beds interplanted with flowers that attract beneficials, espalier and 3-in-a-hole fruit trees, container plantings and compost and worm bins on site. The Water Wise Garden features 5 large beds, including one all-native plants; the other beds incorporate low-water Mediterranean plants. See our Plant Dictionary at http://mastergardeners.org/plant-dictionary for details on plants we grow in the Water Wise Garden.