Date: March 5, 2022

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Contact: UC Master Gardeners

Sponsor: UC Master Gardeners, Santa Clara County, CA

Location: Palo Alto Demonstration Garden

Event Details

Now is the time to start tomato seedlings for the summer garden. While waiting for them to grow to planting size, you can fill your veggie beds with fast growing varieties of cool season veggies, planting directly from seed or using purchased transplants. Come to this demonstration session to learn how to keep your garden producing cool season veggies right up to May/June, and how to grow your own tomato seedlings.

Presenter(s): PADG Master Gardeners

Registration: None

Cost: Free

Date: February 26, 2022

Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Contact: UC Master Gardeners

Sponsor: UC Master Gardeners, Santa Clara County, CA

Location: Martial Cottle Park in the UC Master Gardener Parcel in our Pavilion

Presenter: UC Master Gardener Hillie Salo

Registration: Not Required

Cost: Free

This event has been rescheduled from the last Saturday of January which is National Seed Swap Day. Master Gardeners will host a seed swap under our Pavilion from 10-11:30 am.

All seeds are welcome, but not required to participate.

Please label home-grown seeds with variety, year and zip code; the more information the better! Please restrict seed donations to seeds that are under three years old.

There will be an “Old Seed Box” for older seeds.

Masks are required.

Visitors should wear closed-toed shoes, layered clothing and a hat, as the Seed Swap is held outdoors in our Pavilion. Please bring suitable envelopes and a pen for seed storage and labeling,if you have them.

Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow time to park.

Please note: the park charges $6.00 for parking, or you can park even closer to us on Chynoweth Avenue near Vauxhall Circle for free.

Date: January 20, 2022

Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Contact: UC Master Gardeners, Santa Clara County, CA

Sponsor: Palo Alto City Library

Learn what to do this winter to keep your deciduous fruit trees healthy. Common diseases and insect pests as well as control measures for them will be discussed. Tips on selecting new trees will also be covered. Some very basic principles of pruning will also be covered. Bring your questions and enjoy growing your own fruit trees!

Presenter: UC Master Gardener Joan Cloutier

Registration: Required, Link

Cost: Free

Date: January 8, 2022

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Contact: UC Master Gardeners, Santa Clara County, CA

Presenter: UC Master Gardeners

Registration: UCANR Zoom

Cost: Free

Have a sick plant, an ailing tree, mysterious spots on leaves? Come ask us about it! Our monthly Plant Clinic Online is an opportunity to chat with a UC Master Gardener via Zoom to diagnose a plant problem. You can also listen and learn while other people ask questions. It takes place on the second Saturday of the month from 10 am to noon. Priority will be given to questions that are emailed in advance; instructions are in the Zoom registration confirmation

Join us at the Master Gardener Demonstration and Education Center at Martial Cottle Park for a garden tour and presentation on gardening for pollinators. California native bees, European honey bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies are great pollinators and are fascinating to watch in the garden. Providing pollinator gardens in our urban areas will help their survival. This garden talk will teach you the basics of how to create a pollinator garden in your own yard. We will tour our native, habitat, and pollinator demonstration gardens to observe the bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies that are active at this time of year. We will also view and discuss the best California native plants and low-water Mediterranean plants in our garden that provide good sources of nectar and pollen throughout the year for these important insects and hummingbirds.

Participants should wear closed-toed shoes, layered clothing, and a hat, as the class is held outdoors in our Habitat Garden. A refillable water bottle is recommended. Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow time to walk from the parking lot or Chynoweth Avenue to the Master Gardener's parcel at the park and sign in.

Free! No registration required.

Native plants are integral to an effective pollinator garden design. Based on functions within the ecosystem, the speaker will explore the interrelationships between plants, pollinators, other insects and animals. The goal is to allow you to design pollinator gardens, thereby leveraging California's wealth of biodiversity into more resilient--and beautiful--landscapes.

For more info, click here.

Learn how to create a beautiful, low water use and low maintenance landscape with native plants.  You will learn design concepts, best practices, and how to set goals and a budget in this informative lecture class.

More information and Registration here

Start saving money and water by reusing laundry water in your landscape! Learn how to assess your home and landscaping to install a graywater system without additional expensive pumps, filters, tanks or permits. Attendees are encouraged to bring photos of their laundry area and landscaping for additional help. Santa Clara County residents are eligible for a $200 rebate!

Lecture | Justin Burks

 For more information, click here.

Our City Forest is hosting it’s Annual Spring Plant Sale at their San Jose nursery. This is a great opportunity to adopt a tree or plant, and to visit with community organizations.

For more information, please click here.

Join the Town of Los Gatos and Blossom Hill Elementary in celebrating Arbor Day! 

This year we will be planting Redbud trees at the Town of Los Gatos Parks & Public Works Corporation Yard. 

Interested attendees will meet out front of 41 Miles Avenue and be guided to the planting location for a word from our mayor followed by a tree planting ceremony with assistance from Blossom Hill Elementary!

Gain practical, hands-on experience with the components and sizing considerations in converting lawn sprinkler systems to efficient drip irrigation.

Free! Register by emailing Amber Schat at Amber.Schat@Sanjoseca.gov.

The San Tomas & Monroe Neighborhood Community Garden opened  up late August, a little too late to grow the summer plants we all love: Cucumbers, tomatoes, squash , chili peppers and corn. March 15 marks the last chance of frost in Santa Clara County, which opens up a whole new class of vegetables and fruit that can be grown.

So, on Saturday, March 16th, the Garden Coordinator would like to invite the public to help him plant new spring vegetables in the Teaching beds from 9am – 12pm. He will be removing old plants, preparing the soil, and then plant spring/summer seeds and seedlings and will talk through every step to all in attendance. Tools and adult sized gloves are available. Please come in closed toed shoes and bring sun protection.

Contact the Garden Coordinator at (408) 615-3743 with your questions.

Start composting now, to prepare for spring and summer gardening! Compost is called 'black gold' and the 'heart of the garden'. Los Gatos/Saratoga Recreation District is hosting a COMPOSTING WORKSHOP in early March to get you started. Visit the instructor’s website for more info on composting:  http://www.scienceofagroecology.info/

Workshop Instructor is Les Kishler, AB Biological Sciences & MA Ecology (UC Berkeley).  He taught science and agriculture in LG-Saratoga High School District for over 30 years, and supervises the Los Gatos Summer Community Garden.

 Age:  18 or older

Registration Fee:  $32

Register by calling 408-354-8700 or email info@lgsrecreation.org or visit the Los Gatos-Saratoga Recreation website