Educational Seminars, Workshops & Events
SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, & EVENTS - 2019
JUNE 2019
Saturday, June 1, 2019
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Rose Garden Volunteer Training with Sue Carder
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Love gardening and especially roses? Would you like to volunteer at the Arboretum but the greenhouse hours do not fit your schedule? Do you have 4 hours a month to assist? Then this is your opportunity !
Participation in this program will certify you to work in the Central Park rose garden maintained by the San Mateo Arboretum. You can come and go on your schedule provided you wear the vest that will be provided. All SMAS asks is that you agree to volunteering a minimum of 4 hours per month.
Participation in this program will certify you to work in the Central Park rose garden maintained by the San Mateo Arboretum. You can come and go on your schedule provided you wear the vest that will be provided. All SMAS asks is that you agree to volunteering a minimum of 4 hours per month.
Sunday, June 2, 2019
YOU CAN HELP SAVE THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY!
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You Can Help Save the Monarch Butterfly. Monarch Butterfly populations are plummeting due to threats including pesticides, development and climate change. Join us at this FREE class to learn about the dangers facing the butterflies and what you can do to help reverse the decline and attract Monarchs to your yard. Eleanor Laney will teach us about: Life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly; Migration patterns east and west of the Rockies; Why numbers have diminished since 1990; Learn what you can do to help reverse the decline and invite the Monarch Butterfly back to your home.
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With a Degree in History from Stanford University, Eleanor went on to earn her Associates Degree in Environmental Horticulture and Landscape Design from Foothill College. She specializes in creating designs that help customers install four - season pollinator gardens. In 2013, Eleanor acted as Conservation Chairman of the Garden Club of Palo Alto and assisted in creating an environmental project “Monarch Migration Revival” to address the threatened butterfly Through this project, they propagated over 2,000 native Milkweed and distributed them to over 1000 gardeners in the SF Peninsula. Eleanor traveled to the UNESCO World Heritage Overwintering site of 146 Million Monarch Butterflies in the mountains of Michoacán, Mexico. Through her experiences, education and pure passion, Eleanor is excited to share her knowledge on how our efforts can revive the Monarch Butterfly.
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Master Gardener Plant Clinic
The Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions from general information to advice about specific problems. You may bring samples of your plants for better diagnosis. Use a Ziploc or similar bag to carry your sample. If you suspect insect damage, try to include some of the insects so they can be correctly identified. smsf-mastergardeners.ucanr.edu |
JULY 2019
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Painted Garden Stones Workshop with Cathy Steffan
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Nonmembers: $20.00 per 3 stones Register Now |
Create 3 adorable painted stones for your outdoor or patio garden. Variety of sizes and shapes of rocks offered with outdoor paints and patterns. Think ladybugs, turtles, owls, butterflies, houses, and more! Bring your artistic imagination. Children ages 5-12 welcome with accompanying adult.
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Master Gardener Plant Clinic
The Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions from general information to advice about specific problems. You may bring samples of your plants for better diagnosis. Use a Ziploc or similar bag to carry your sample. If you suspect insect damage, try to include some of the insects so they can be correctly identified. smsf-mastergardeners.ucanr.edu |
AUGUST 2019
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Sustainable Water Management In Your Community And Garden with Grassroots Ecology
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Learn how to provide water to your garden and maintain the availability of water for future generations of gardeners and for fish in the Tuolumne river! We will look at examples of rainwater capture, rain gardens, and water reuse options on a community scale and in our home landscapes.
Grassroots Ecology leverages the power of volunteers to create healthy lands across Silicon Valley. We restore native plants to open spaces and neighborhoods, steward creeks and watersheds, and provide hands-on nature education. https://www.grassrootsecology.org
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Claire Elliott, Senior Ecologist
Prior to joining Grassroots Ecology in 2006, Claire spent 30 years as an environmental scientist and engineer on industrial and stormwater pollution. In her non-profit work, she developed a volunteer monitoring program for the Stevens Creek Watershed, wrote pollution prevention procedures for coffee processors in Nicaragua, and was an environmental educator at Hidden Villa. Claire has a B.S. in biology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, one year of freshwater ecology studies at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering and Science from Stanford. |
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Master Gardener Plant Clinic
The Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions from general information to advice about specific problems. You may bring samples of your plants for better diagnosis. Use a Ziploc or similar bag to carry your sample. If you suspect insect damage, try to include some of the insects so they can be correctly identified. smsf-mastergardeners.ucanr.edu |
SEPTEMBER 2019
Sunday, September 8, 2019
All About Herbs & Edible Flowers
Kathy Fleming loves creating a balance at her Peninsula home by growing culinary herbs and flowers in containers and her perennial landscape for more than 30 years. She uses the herbs and edible flowers in many recipes, either fresh and/or dried, and loves sharing them with friends and neighbors. Kathy has been a SM/SF UCCE Master Gardener for 12 years and has always enjoyed speaking and sharing ideas about this passion.
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Learn the basics of growing, harvesting and using culinary herbs and edible flowers. Propagate your plants from seeds, cuttings, transplants and divisions. Integrate your herbs and edible flowers in your native landscapes, vegetable gardens and containers. Maintain, harvest, use or preserve for future use. Let’s have fun while sharing the many ideas for using herbs.
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Master Gardener Plant Clinic
The Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions from general information to advice about specific problems. You may bring samples of your plants for better diagnosis. Use a Ziploc or similar bag to carry your sample. If you suspect insect damage, try to include some of the insects so they can be correctly identified. smsf-mastergardeners.ucanr.edu |
OCTOBER 2019
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Succulent Topped Pumpkin Workshop with Zana Lugo of Peace Love Plant
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Nonmembers: $35.00 per pumpkin
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Celebrate the Fall Season by creating a succulent topped pumpkin centerpiece. You bring a 6-8 inch wide uncarved pumpkin with stem on and we will supply instruction, a variety of succulents and other natural materials, glue supplies and accessories you will need to create a beautiful fall decoration.
Peace Love Plant
We have a passion for sustainable, beautiful living decor. Succulents and air plants make perfect gifts and are a low maintenance way to bring life and greenery into your home or office. What not to love?Come see us at the Burlingame Farmers Market, TreasureFest in San Francisco, or our new store in Half Moon Bay. We consistently bring the highest quality plants from our local growers, all sourced directly from family-owned farms in Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay, and across Northern California. peaceloveplant.com
We have a passion for sustainable, beautiful living decor. Succulents and air plants make perfect gifts and are a low maintenance way to bring life and greenery into your home or office. What not to love?Come see us at the Burlingame Farmers Market, TreasureFest in San Francisco, or our new store in Half Moon Bay. We consistently bring the highest quality plants from our local growers, all sourced directly from family-owned farms in Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay, and across Northern California. peaceloveplant.com
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Master Gardener Plant Clinic
The Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions from general information to advice about specific problems. You may bring samples of your plants for better diagnosis. Use a Ziploc or similar bag to carry your sample. If you suspect insect damage, try to include some of the insects so they can be correctly identified. smsf-mastergardeners.ucanr.edu |
NOVEMBER 2019
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Pruning Japanese Maples with Jack McKinnon
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Using his practical sense of gardening gained from years of hands-on toiling in the dirt, Jack will demonstrate a detailed and proper way to care for and prune maple trees. In addition, Jack will discuss when to plant and fertilize maple trees. In addition to working with maple trees, Jack looks out for your best interests in getting the landscape and garden you want. Jack McKinnon, www.jackthegardencoach.com.
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Master Gardener Plant Clinic
The Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions from general information to advice about specific problems. You may bring samples of your plants for better diagnosis. Use a Ziploc or similar bag to carry your sample. If you suspect insect damage, try to include some of the insects so they can be correctly identified. smsf-mastergardeners.ucanr.edu |
DECEMBER 2019
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Wreath Making Workshop
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TWO WORKSHOPS
Nonmembers: $40 per wreath
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Greens, frame and ribbon will be supplied. Bring your imagination, pruning shears & gloves. By using colorful greens and cuttings from San Mateo Central Park, you will be able to create a one-of-a-kind beautiful wreath. This is a family activity, children ages 5 - 12 with accompanying adult. Reservations are required.
