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.
