lawns

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

Need help caring for your lawn? The UC Guide to Healthy Lawns provides detailed information for:

• Selecting turf species
• Site preparation
• Lawn renovation
• Managing pests and diagnosing problems

The following links are to websites outside of the UC domain. No endorsement is intended of products, services or information nor is criticism implied of similar sites that are not mentioned.

Gardening Information

• California Landscape Contractors Association - tips for hiring a landscape professional
• Certified Arborist Lookup - find a certified arborist in your area and learn about basic tree care. 
• Farmers' Markets - find Santa Clara County farmers' markets on the County of Santa Clara website or the Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association website.
• Find a Green Gardener - Santa Clara Valley "Green Gardeners" are trained by master gardeners to maintain your garden using sustainable landscape maintenance practices.
• Master Composters of Santa Clara County - Recycling and composting info and classes
• Soil Testing Laboratories (PDF) Note: there's only one lab in Santa Clara County: Soil & Plant Laboratory in Santa Clara

Gardens and Parks

• Emma Prusch Farm Park - Gardens and farm animals