Common Ground

Learn which tomatoes have really great flavor and reliable production and are able to hold up under regular garden conditions. You will learn Nancy's favorite trellising methods, soil preparation, what NOT to do and how to avoid the brown crispy foliage blues so a bountiful harvest will be yours until frost. Tomatoes featured will be the result of her 25 years of hands-on tomato research.

To register, call 650-493-6072.

Learn which varieties of peaches, nectarines, plums, pluots, apricots, apples and pears are the delight of connoisseurs.  Master Gardener Nancy Garrison will introduce you to the best of the best-tasting deciduous fruits that grow in this area and you'll learn where to find sources for the plants.

To register, call 650-493-6072

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.

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.

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.