Seminars, Workshops & Events
Master Gardener Plant Clinics 2025
The Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions from general information to advice about specific problems. 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. At the Kohl Pumphouse on the following Sundays. Come by anytime between noon and 3:00 pm.
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March 2
April 6 May 4 June 1 July (TBD; either 6 or 13) |
August 10
September 7 October 5, November 2 |
Also visit: http://smsf-mastergardeners.ucanr.edu/plant-clinics/
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2025 SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Unless otherwise stated, seminars and workshops are hybrid, offered with a small, in-person group and online using Zoom video conferencing. Online attendees will receive an email with a Zoom link the day before the seminar. In-person attendees will also receive a Zoom link in case they cannot attend at the last minute. Please notify SMAS as soon as possible if you are unable to attend in person. Registration is required for both in-person and video conference attendance.
SMAS may take photographs for educational and promotional purposes. Registering for an event implies permission to appear in a photograph. Your privacy is important to us. If you do NOT want to appear, please notify SMAS in writing (email is acceptable) at least two days prior to the event. We will do our best to accommodate your request.
SMAS may take photographs for educational and promotional purposes. Registering for an event implies permission to appear in a photograph. Your privacy is important to us. If you do NOT want to appear, please notify SMAS in writing (email is acceptable) at least two days prior to the event. We will do our best to accommodate your request.
January
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HELP PRUNE CENTRAL PARK'S ROSE GARDEN
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SATURDAY - January 11, 2025
10:00 am - noon (HEAVY RAIN POSTPONES EVENT) |
FREE!
Registration requested. Use the button below or call 650-579-0536x3
Registration requested. Use the button below or call 650-579-0536x3
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Come to learn or share your expertise on how to prune roses. This is a free event in which you will contribute to the beautification of San Mateo’s beloved rose garden. No experience is necessary. Volunteers from the San Mateo Arboretum Society will be on hand to instruct beginners. Light refreshments will be provided. Dress warmly and bring pruning shears and gloves (preferably long gauntlet type).
Location: Central Park Rose Garden - meet at the gazebo. Children ages 13 - 17 welcome with accompanying adults. All volunteers are required to sign a City of San Mateo Volunteer Release and Waiver of Liability. |
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February
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WELCOME SPRING WITH COLORFUL CONTAINERS
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SUNDAY - February 2, 2025
1:00 - 2:30 pm |
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FREE! In person and via Zoom
Registration required. Use the buttons below or call 650-579-0536x3 Create beautiful containers that will last the entire season. Learn the guidelines for container gardening success. Review plant choices and color combinations for all situations. Get inspired then go plant! Presenter: Laurel Nagle Laurel has been in the container gardening business for over 10 years. She owns Every Bloomin' Thing, a service that creates seasonal containers 4 times a year for businesses and homes. A Master Gardener since 2009, she has lectured on ornamental and edible container gardening in San Mateo and San Francisco. |
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Zoom Registration |
March
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DOG FRIENDLY NATIVE GARDENS
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SUNDAY - March 2, 2025
1:00 - 2:30 pm |
FREE! In person and via Zoom
Registration required. Use the buttons below or call 650-579-0536x3
Do you dream of starting a native garden but worry that your dogs won’t have a place to run, rest or do their business? Wondering which plants are most dog friendly, and how you can discourage digging up your new plantings? Join us for a lively conversation about dog friendly gardening, and learn about the ways that you and your dog can enjoy a lush and biodiverse garden together. During this talk, we will explore how to
Registration required. Use the buttons below or call 650-579-0536x3
Do you dream of starting a native garden but worry that your dogs won’t have a place to run, rest or do their business? Wondering which plants are most dog friendly, and how you can discourage digging up your new plantings? Join us for a lively conversation about dog friendly gardening, and learn about the ways that you and your dog can enjoy a lush and biodiverse garden together. During this talk, we will explore how to
- Incorporate your dogs’ instinctive habits into your garden design
- Choose resilient plants that bounce back if stepped on
- Avoid plants that are toxic to dogs (native and non-native list included)
- Select dog friendly native grasses, and learn which ones to avoid
- Protect new plants from damage
- Include natives with fragrant foliage that can perfume your pup
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Presenter: Jennifer Dirking
Jennifer has been an organic gardener for over 40 years, but only recently, in 2021, transformed her garden from a food desert to a habitat oasis in her suburban San Carlos neighborhood. Inspired by Doug Tallamy’s “Nature’s Best Hope,” she has reached beyond her garden fence to develop partnerships and inspire hundreds of others throughout the Bay Area to begin their own native gardening journey. She is currently the Chair of the Wildflower Ambassador program at the California Native Plant Society Santa Clara Valley Chapter, co-administrator of the Native Plant Resource Teams, and moderator for the Nextdoor group ‘Bring Back Bay Area Bees, Butterflies and Birds” https://nextdoor.com/g/7zda4zk0b/ |
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HELP BEAUTIFY CENTRAL PARK'S ROSE GARDEN
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SATURDAY - March 8, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 noon. (HEAVY RAIN POSTPONES EVENT) |
FREE!
Registration requested. Use the button below or call 650-579-0536x3
The Arboretum Society needs energetic volunteers to spread compost and mulch in the Rose Garden at Central Park. Bring thick gloves.
Location: Central Park Rose Garden - meet at the gazebo. Children ages 13-17 welcome with an accompanying adult. All volunteers are required to sign a City of San Mateo Volunteer Release and Waiver of Liability.
Registration requested. Use the button below or call 650-579-0536x3
The Arboretum Society needs energetic volunteers to spread compost and mulch in the Rose Garden at Central Park. Bring thick gloves.
Location: Central Park Rose Garden - meet at the gazebo. Children ages 13-17 welcome with an accompanying adult. All volunteers are required to sign a City of San Mateo Volunteer Release and Waiver of Liability.
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