Rose Pruning Symposium with Stuart Dalton
- 1:00 - 3:00 pm
- Fee (includes one rose bush to take home)
Nonmembers: $20 per rose
- Reservations Required
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. Stu has provided pruning demonstrations at nurseries and rose societies for 30 years .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). Reservations are required.
Stuart Dalton's Bio:
President of the Peninsula Rose Society (PRS) www.peninsularosesociety.org
American Rose Society (ARS) Consulting Rosarian www.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.
Thank You to Wegman's Nursery and Green Fashion Nursery for donating the rose bushes for this Symposium!
Stuart Dalton's Bio:
President of the Peninsula Rose Society (PRS) www.peninsularosesociety.org
American Rose Society (ARS) Consulting Rosarian www.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.
Thank You to Wegman's Nursery and Green Fashion Nursery for donating the rose bushes for this Symposium!
Help Prune Central Park's Rose Garden
- 10:00 am - Noon
- Free
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.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Succulent Care And Design with Pacita Ikonomou
- 1:00 - 2:30 pm
- FREE
In this class, learn everything you ever wanted to know about how to grow and care for succulents through the seasons and apply the principles of design to use them in creative ways. Pacita Ikonomou will have many examples of succulents for you to view.
Pacita Ikonomou, is a Master Gardener trained on both the east and west coasts and has an inspiring passion for plants and gardening. Her latest passion is growing succulents and applying the principles of design to use them in creative ways.
Help Prune Central Park's Camellia's with San Francisco Peninsula Camellia Society
- Time 10:00 am - Noon
- Free
- Registration Required
SF 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.
The San Francisco Peninsula Camellia Society is a club for people who enjoy their gardens and share a particular interest in camellias. Informative programs occur monthly (4th Monday) during October, November, January, March, and April. There is an annual camellia show in February. We sponsor frequent camellia sales and participate in the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show in the spring.
https://camelliasfpcs.org
Rose Garden Volunteer Training with Sue Carder
- FREE
- 9:45 - Noon
- Reservation Required (Register online or call Sue at 650-574-1677)
- Must be a SMAS Member (can sign up on day of event)
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.
YOU CAN HELP SAVE THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY!
- 1:00 - 2:30 pm
- FREE
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.
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.
http://gardenclubofpaloalto.org/monarch-butterfly-project/
Painted Garden Stones Workshop with Cathy Steffan
- 1:00 - 3:00 pm
- Children ages 5 - 12 with accompanying adult
- Reservations Required
- Fee
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.
Sustainable Water Management In Your Community And Garden with Grassroots Ecology
- 1:00 - 2:30 pm
- FREE
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
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.
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.
- 1:00 - 2:30 pm
- FREE
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.
Succulent Topped Pumpkin Workshop with Zana Lugo
- 1:oo - 3:00 pm
- Fee
Nonmembers: $35.00 per pumpkin
- Children ages 5 - 12 with accompanying adult
- Reservations Required
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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.
Pruning Japanese Maples with Jack McKinnonFREE1:00 - 2:30 pm
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.
Jack McKinnon Bio:
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: Jackthegardencoach.com or jack@jackthegardencoach.com; 650-455-0687, Read Jack's monthly blog on his website www.jackthegardencoach.com. 650-455-0687
Master Gardener Plant Clinic
- Free
- Come anytime between 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
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 2019Sunday, December 8, 2019Wreath Making Workshop
TWO WORKSHOPS
- 9:15 - 10:30 am
- 11:00 - 12:15 pm
- Fee
Nonmembers: $40 per wreath
- Children ages 5 - 12 with accompanying adult
- Reservations Required
Register Now
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.
