Educational Seminars, Workshops & Events
2020 SCHEDULE
JANUARY 2020
Sunday, January 5, 2020
ROSE PRUNING SYMPOSIUM w/ Stuart Dalton
REGISTER Rose expert, Stuart Dalton, will teach you how to shape your rose bushes to encourage beautiful profuse flowering with winter pruning and winter proper care. Following the talk and demo there is a hands on program in which you will have the opportunity to prune a container rose.. Bring pruning shears and gloves (preferably long gauntlet type).
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Non Members - $20 NOTE: The fee includes one rose bush to take home Stuart Dalton's BIO: President of the Peninsula Rose Society (PRS peninsularosesociety.org)
American Rose Society (ARS) Consulting Rosarian (rose.org) UCCE Master Gardener for San Mateo and San Francisco Counties. (smsf-mastergardeners.ucanr.edu) Stu became an ARS Consulting Rosarian in 1988 and as a Consulting Rosarian and has provided garden visits and education on rose care for decades. He also is a UCCE Master Gardener and has given numerous presentations on rose care appropriate for various times of the year. He covers equipment, safety in the garden and principles of pruning as well as demonstrating rose care techniques. He grows over 200 roses of many types in his Menlo Park home. |
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A special thanks for the roses for the Symposium goes out to;
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Saturday, January 11, 2020
HELP PRUNE CENTRAL PARK'S ROSE GARDEN
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Come to learn or share your expertise on how to prune roses. Heavy rain cancels. 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. There will be light refreshments. Dress warmly and bring pruning shears and gloves. Reservations are not required.
FEBRUARY 2020
Sunday, February 9, 2020
CREATING YEAR-ROUND INTEREST IN NATIVE GARDENS w/ Delle Maxwell
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Please join Delle Maxwell from the San Mateo and San Francisco Counties Master Gardeners, for a talk about using California Natives for your garden. Even with summer-dormant plants you can have a garden that is inviting at any time of the year. With careful planning and planting, you can can have year-round color and texture in your garden while conserving water and providing habitat for local birds and pollinators.
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About Delle: I have been a Master Gardener since 2014. My favorite projects with Master Gardeners are researching and presenting talks, growing herbs for the Spring Garden Market, and working out at Elkus Ranch.
I have a personal interest in drought-tolerant plants—especially natives, cacti, succulents, and salvias. My garden in Portola Valley has been on the Going Native Garden Tour many times, most recently in April 2014. Since then, it has been completely renovated with even more native and drought-tolerant plants.
In addition to Master Gardeners, I serve as Board Chair on the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Botanical Garden Society. I have also been a volunteer for 20 years at the nursery there, where I work doing plant propagation.
I have a personal interest in drought-tolerant plants—especially natives, cacti, succulents, and salvias. My garden in Portola Valley has been on the Going Native Garden Tour many times, most recently in April 2014. Since then, it has been completely renovated with even more native and drought-tolerant plants.
In addition to Master Gardeners, I serve as Board Chair on the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Botanical Garden Society. I have also been a volunteer for 20 years at the nursery there, where I work doing plant propagation.
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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 |
MARCH 2020
Sunday, March 1, 2020
CREATIVE & FUNCTIONAL BIRDHOUSES w/ Meg Milani
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Non Member - $35
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In this hands-on workshop, you will decorate a birdhouse, while learning about our local birds that may choose to make it their new home. Information will be available for you to enter your creation in the upcoming San Mateo County Fair.
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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 |
Saturday, March 21, 2020
PERENNIAL GARDEN VOLUNTEER TRAINING
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MUST BE A SAN MATEO ARBORETUM MEMBER TO PARTICIPATE
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Help maintain & beautify the San Mateo Arboretum perennial gardens while learning how to take care of your perennials. Training consists of an introduction and lecture followed by hands on pruning in the garden. At completion, you will be given a green vest that will identify you as a volunteer. You will then be able to work in the garden at your convenience. Future classes will be offered as the seasons change. We ask that you commit to volunteering a minimum of 4 hours/month. You must be a member of the San Mateo Arboretum Society. You may join on March 21 or at www.SanMateoArboretum.org. Bring garden clippers & gloves. Registration required
Jack McKinnon, premier garden coach, former Sunset Magazine gardener, studied Landscape Architecture at UC Berkeley Extension. Among his many personal qualities he is knowledgeable, calm, honest, experienced, and helpful. Jack McKinnon’s contact information: Jack.mckinnon.hmb@gmail.com, 650-455-0687
Since 1999 Jack McKinnon has been providing outstanding service to clients around the San Francisco Bay Area, drawing upon his 35 years of gardening experience to solve their gardening needs. Jack honed his trade for 12 years as a Sunset Magazine gardener. As well as garden coaching, Jack also writes regular gardening columns for several Bay Area magazines, and has served as a board member for the San Mateo Arboretum.Jack McKinnon is the owner of The Garden Coach, a garden consulting business. He has been a gardener for over 35 years and worked in the Sunset Magazine gardens for 12 years. He has made numerous media appearances including Real Estate Weekly TV, Mountain View Public TV. He has a regular monthly column in the Palo Alto Weekly, Coast Views Magazine and the Mountain View Voice. Jack has given a pruning demonstration to a packed room at the San Francisco Garden show. He was a board member of the San Mateo Arboretum Society and has been a member of the Royal Horticultural Society, California Native Plant Society and Santa Cruz Arboretum. Jack.mckinnon.hmb@gmail.com; 650-455-0687
Jack McKinnon, premier garden coach, former Sunset Magazine gardener, studied Landscape Architecture at UC Berkeley Extension. Among his many personal qualities he is knowledgeable, calm, honest, experienced, and helpful. Jack McKinnon’s contact information: Jack.mckinnon.hmb@gmail.com, 650-455-0687
Since 1999 Jack McKinnon has been providing outstanding service to clients around the San Francisco Bay Area, drawing upon his 35 years of gardening experience to solve their gardening needs. Jack honed his trade for 12 years as a Sunset Magazine gardener. As well as garden coaching, Jack also writes regular gardening columns for several Bay Area magazines, and has served as a board member for the San Mateo Arboretum.Jack McKinnon is the owner of The Garden Coach, a garden consulting business. He has been a gardener for over 35 years and worked in the Sunset Magazine gardens for 12 years. He has made numerous media appearances including Real Estate Weekly TV, Mountain View Public TV. He has a regular monthly column in the Palo Alto Weekly, Coast Views Magazine and the Mountain View Voice. Jack has given a pruning demonstration to a packed room at the San Francisco Garden show. He was a board member of the San Mateo Arboretum Society and has been a member of the Royal Horticultural Society, California Native Plant Society and Santa Cruz Arboretum. Jack.mckinnon.hmb@gmail.com; 650-455-0687
Jack McKinnon, premier garden coach, former Sunset Magazine gardener, studied Landscape Architecture at UC Berkeley Extension. Among his many personal qualities he is knowledgeable, calm, honest, experienced, and helpful. Jack McKinnon’s contact information: Jack.mckinnon.hmb@gmail.com, 650-455-0687
APRIL 2020
Sunday, April 5, 2020
HELP PRUNE CENTRAL PARK'S CAMELLIAS
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The San Francisco Peninsula Camellia Society (https://camelliasfpcs.org) experts will teach you how to shape your Camellia bushes to encourage beautiful profuse flowering with pruning and proper care. After instruction, you will have the opportunity to learn by pruning SM Central Park’s Camellias. Bring pruning shears and gloves. Heavy rain cancels.
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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 |
MAY 2020
Sunday, May 3, 2020
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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 |
JUNE 2020
Sunday, June 7, 2020
GRASSES w/Bob Hornback
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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 2020
Sunday, July 12, 2020
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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 2020
Sunday, August 2, 2020
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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 2020
Sunday, September 13, 2020
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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 2020
Sunday, October 4, 2020
SUCCULENT TOPPED PUMPKIN WORKSHOP
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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 2020
Sunday, November 1, 2020
HOLIDAY FLOWER DESIGNS w/ Liane Benedict
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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 2020
Sunday, December 5, 2020
WREATH WORKSHOP
