plant clinic
Master Gardener Annual Plant Clinic
Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverly St., Palo Alto, 94301
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.
Gamble Garden
In Palo, Alto, UCCE Master Gardeners are available where they maintain a Hotline at Gamble Garden. The public is invited to call the MG Hotline and ask a certified Master Gardener most urban gardening questions or to consult on numerous gardening problems confronting the home gardener. Insect problems, pest identification, and safe pest control, as well as plant diseases and modern and non-toxic plant disease controls are just some of the issues that are often discussed with the Master Gardeners at Gamble Garden.
The Hotline is open for questions by telephone or walk-in every Friday from 1pm to 4pm.
You can reach the Gamble Garden MG Hotline at 650-329-1356 extension 205
There is also a Plant Clinic at Gamble Garden where the public may drop in and consult directly with a certified Master Gardener on plant problems and bring plant samples for diagnosis. The Plant Clinic is held during Hotline hours every Friday at 1pm to 4pm.
Free MG garden Workshops on various relevant garden topics are presented on the second Saturday of every month. Past topics have included Oak tree landscaping, Seed Starting, Veggie Gardens, Organic Rose Gardens, and many other topics. No reservations needed.
Second Saturday MG garden Workshops are in the main house library, 9am to 11am.
When you visit the Gamble Garden Hotline, Plant Clinic or an MG workshop, leave plenty of time afterwards so that you can stroll through the beautiful gardens at Gamble that are always in bloom!
