Welcome to the San Mateo Arboretum SocietySMAS is a “member and volunteer powered” organization dedicated to the preservation of San Mateo’s rich horticultural heritage. Our headquarters and most of our activities are focused around the Kohl Pump House area in Central Park.
Our mission is to enhance the community by connecting people and plants through horticultural education with an emphasis on sustainability.
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Our next workshop is
SUNDAY - October 6, 2024
SUCCULENT TOPPED PUMPKIN WORKSHOP
In this workshop, Arboretum volunteer, Cathy, will show you how to make a unique decoration to celebrate the Fall Season. You purchase a 6-8 inch wide pumpkin & we will supply you with all the materials you need to decorate your pumpkin. Those viewing on Zoom will be emailed dates & times when kits can be picked up at the SMAS. Fantasy pumpkins, aka Cinderella, last a lot longer than a traditional carving pumpkin and have a flat top. Fee: SMAS members: $25/pumpkin; nonmembers: $35/pumpkin.
For REGISTRATION LINKS and more information, see the CLASSES page.
In this workshop, Arboretum volunteer, Cathy, will show you how to make a unique decoration to celebrate the Fall Season. You purchase a 6-8 inch wide pumpkin & we will supply you with all the materials you need to decorate your pumpkin. Those viewing on Zoom will be emailed dates & times when kits can be picked up at the SMAS. Fantasy pumpkins, aka Cinderella, last a lot longer than a traditional carving pumpkin and have a flat top. Fee: SMAS members: $25/pumpkin; nonmembers: $35/pumpkin.
For REGISTRATION LINKS and more information, see the CLASSES page.
For recordings of past Seminars and Workshops Click Here.
Go to the Newsletter Page and read about what has been going on!
If you are interested in learning what SMAS has planned,
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Tribute Bricks
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Celebrate a special occasion or memory of a loved one among the flowers and heritage trees of San Mateo's Central Park.
Purchase engraved, personalized bricks for permanent placement along the pathway in the Butterfly-Hummingbird Garden has now been expanded to the Rose Garden. All bricks will be installed at different phases. SMAS cannot guarantee the exact location of the brick(s) and/or time of installation. Donors will be notified when installation is complete. Cancellation fees may apply. Your purchase is fully tax-deductible. We make every effort to install tribute bricks quickly. But the typical time to process and install a tribute brick is approximately 3 months as we depend on an outside vendor to create them. Questions: Call 650-579-0536 x0 |
NEWS FROM THE GREENHOUSE
Our very creative and talented volunteers are at it again. They are busy planning the next creative items for sale.
If you haven't been to the park or our Greenhouses recently, you are missing out on the wonderful plants for sale and the beauty of the Butterfly Hummingbird Garden... enjoy the photos and come to see us and the gardens soon!
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Nursery/Greenhouse Plant Sales
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SMAS accepts donations of plants, divisions, cuttings, pots and garden ornaments
The best times to drop off donations are weekday mornings 10am-12:30pm during volunteer work hours or during sale hours on weekends noon-3pm. If these times don't work, Contact us to arrange another time. If you do NOT want a donation receipt, you may simply leave your donations at any time outside our main gate (entrance to the Pumphouse and Victorian Garden) or the north gate (entrance to the nursery).
SMAS does not accept chemicals such as fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides or insecticides. Refer to the San Mateo County Health website: www.smchealth.org/hhw
The best times to drop off donations are weekday mornings 10am-12:30pm during volunteer work hours or during sale hours on weekends noon-3pm. If these times don't work, Contact us to arrange another time. If you do NOT want a donation receipt, you may simply leave your donations at any time outside our main gate (entrance to the Pumphouse and Victorian Garden) or the north gate (entrance to the nursery).
SMAS does not accept chemicals such as fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides or insecticides. Refer to the San Mateo County Health website: www.smchealth.org/hhw
MASTER GARDENERS PLANT CLINICS
The Master Gardeners will be available to answer your questions from general information to advice about specific problems. You bring samples of your problem plants for better diagnosis. If you suspect insect damage, try to include some of the insects so they can be correctly identified.
Next visit is Sunday, October 6, 2024
See Classes&Events page for details and 2024 future dates
At the Kohl Pumphouse. Come by anytime between noon and 3:00pm
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SMAS is always looking for volunteers with every type of skill you can imagine! Whether you love playing in the dirt, teaching our youth, have a talent for making plants thrive, handy around the house, creative.
Come and show off your talents! |
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For their ongoing support of the San Mateo Arboretum Society, we give special thanks to:
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NEW at SMAS
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A portion of the gardens around the historic Kohl Pumphouse are being renovated by several of our amazing volunteers! The area just south of the greenhouses is being renovated and will hold a Demo Shade Garden. The volunteers will propagate the plants and will make them available in the nursery for sale.
The two Demo Gardens, Sun and Shade, provide visitors with visual ideas for their own gardens. Be sure to visit this summer! |
Host Your Event at the Arboretum
Summer in the SMAS Central Park Rose Garden
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Winter in the SMAS Central Park was busy! The trained Rose Volunteers prune all of the rose bushes, and add compost and mulch to all the garden beds. Now the Rose Volunteers are busy weeding and deadheading the 100+ roses.
This tedious work that the SMAS Rose Volunteers provide that make for a beautiful spot in SM Central Park for the community and visitors to enjoy! The roses are in full bloom and offer GREAT photo opportunities as well as a peaceful place to sit and enjoy nature. |
Grow with Us
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As a fully “member and volunteer powered” organization, we invite you to participate in our ongoing efforts, as follows:
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