Sloat Garden Seminars and Gardening Events, Bay Area

Every season we select local gardening experts and designers, as well as
our knowledgeable senior staff, to speak in our seminar series.
The class fee is $5 (Gardener’s Reward Program members attend for free) except as noted below
and all participants receive a 10% off coupon for redemption at any of our locations.
Please call ahead to the seminar location to reserve a seat - attendance is limited.

Upcoming Seminars at Sloat Garden Center

2012 Growing Up Green fundraiser dates at Sloat Garden Center
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February 17 – 27

Our Annual Rose Pruning Demonstrations
Come learn the ins and outs of pruning roses for best performance. Learn tips on feeding and preventing diseases from the experts of the San Francisco and Marin Rose Societies.
Feb. 12 - Kentfield, Sun., 10 am (Marin Rose Society)
Feb. 19 - Mill Valley (Miller Ave.), Sun., 10 am (Marin Rose Society)

Keeping our Houseplants Looking Good and Healthy
Join local houseplant expert Saram Singh of San Francisco Foliage, purveyor of fine indoor plant specimens, for a discussion on all things foliage plant. Learn how best to pot, repot, feed and even prune your indoor garden. Get useful tips for dealing with potential insect and disease problems too!
Feb. 4 - Kentfield, Sat., 10 am
Feb. 4 - Mill Valley (Miller Ave.), Sat., 1 pm
Feb. 5 - Sloat Blvd., Sun., 10:30 am
Feb. 19 - Novato, Sun., 10:30 am

Make and Take Terrarium Workshops
Jen Strobel, our wonderful container designer, will guide you in creating your own terrarium. Your creation will make a wonderful gift for someone you care about (or even yourself). All materials, including the glass vessel will be supplied. Choose from succulents or foliage as your taste dictates. FEE: $25.00. Sign up early. Space is limited.
Feb. 8 - Danville, Wed., noon (limited to 15 attendees)
Feb. 10 - Sloat Blvd., Fri., noon (limited to 30 attendees)
Feb. 11 - Kentfield, Sat., noon (limited to 15 attendees)
March 3 - Novato, Sat., 10am (limited to 15 attendees)

Basic Garden Design
Join Dustin Strobel for a candid look at our front and rear gardens and how we can gain the most from them. Dustin will discuss plant selection, proper spacing and placement, as well as how to avoid future problems.
Feb. 19 - Danville, Sun., noon

Artful Gardening in Small Spaces
Mary TeSelle, owner of Quite Contrary Gardens, joins us to offer fun and, well, contrary ideas for our smaller garden areas such as side yards, decks, tunnel entrances, and patios. This award-winning gal will visit us throughout spring so stay tuned!
March 3 - Mill Valley (Miller Ave.), Sat., 10am
March 7 - Sloat Blvd., Wed., 6:30pm
March 17 - Kentfield, Sat., 10am

Edible Landscapes
Dustin Strobel and Brad Sheehan join forces to educate us on how we can create beautiful, functional, edible gardens. Whether your garden space is big or small, they will share a variety of options to meet your goals.
March 10 - Danville, Sat., 10am

Citrus Pruning
Welcome back Elizabeth Ruiz, aesthetic pruner. Elizabeth will guide us through the steps on how to train and shape our citrus trees for fruit production, shape, and health.
March 10 - Mill Valley (Miller Ave.), Sat., 10am
March 11 - Novato, Sun., noon
March 21 - Sloat Blvd., Wed., 6:30pm
April 15 - Danville, Sun., noon

Toe may toe Ta ma ta
Norma Novy, soils and garden enthusiast, helps us get our groove on in all things tomato.
April 4 - Sloat Blvd., Wed., 6:30pm
April 15 - Mill Valley (Miller Ave.), Sun., 10am
April 15 - Novato, Sun., 1pm

Salvage Gardening
Mary TeSelle returns to tell us how to use and repurpose household objects and building components in a quite contrary way.
April 14 - Mill Valley (Miller Ave.), Sat., 10am
April 18 - Sloat Blvd., Wed., 6:30pm

Pruning the Acid Lovers: Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Camellias, and Hydrangeas
Our favorite pruner, Elizabeth Ruiz, returns one last time this season to explain and show us how to shape and prune these most daunting plant subjects.
April 29 - Danville, Sun., noon
May 2 - Sloat Blvd., Wed., 6:30pm
May 6 - Novato, Sun., 10am
May 12 - Mill Valley (Miller Ave.), Sat., 10am

Shade Gardening How To
Mary TeSelle’s encore performance this season is a well-rounded discussion on one of the more challenging locations — gardens in the shade.
May 5 - Mill Valley (Miller Ave.), Sat., 10am
May 16 - Sloat Blvd., Wed., 6:30pm
May 19 - Kentfield, Sat., 10am

Herbs!
Norma Novy returns to share her secrets on growing flavorful herbs.
May 20 - Mill Valley (Miller Ave.), Sun., 10am
May 20 - Novato, Sun., 1pm
May 23 - Sloat Blvd., Wed., 6:30pm

Tomatoes & Herbs Together
Norma Novy, gardening aficionado and soils expert, ventures east to share her knowledge on growing healthy, tasty, high yielding tomatoes and herbs. Two seminars, back to back will give you a jump on spring planting.
April 1 - Danville, Sun., noon
(this presentation will be close to 2 hours long)

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ONGOING....

• Wondering what to do with excess bounty from your garden? Join the Marin Open Garden Project at one of their weekly exchanges where gardeners meet to share fruit, vegetables, eggs, cut flowers and other goodies from their backyards. To learn more, visit the MOGP website at www.opengardenproject.org to find the most current schedule of their exchanges as well as other useful gardening information.

• Peacock Garden Club welcomes all garden enthusiasts, including beginners. Meeting and garden program, or garden outing, 10:00 a.m. 2nd Wednesday each month.

Where: Meetings at Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Avenue, San Rafael. Info: Carol Randall 455-0840.

• RENEW the ZOO project
You may associate the phrase “endangered species” with animals, but did you know there are many endangered plant species? The first step in preserving an endangered animal species is preserving the flora in its habitat. Therefore, the role of the Zoo’s Horticulture department is more than just to create beautiful gardens for the animals and visitors; it is to help spread the message of habitat conservation and vegetation management. We invite you, your family, your friends, your school or your corporation to join us for a rewarding opportunity to enjoy fresh air and fun while beautifying the Zoo.

When: The second Saturday of each month, 8 – 11 a.m. Where: Meet by the Old Sloat “Main” Gate.
Wear: Something warm and comfortable that you don’t mind getting dirty. We provide tools and work gloves, but if you have work gloves, bring them just in case.
To sign up: Pre-registration is required; call (415) 522-9702 or e-mail RenewSFZoo@aol.com. Leave a message including: the date you’d like to work, name and phone number of a contact person, the name of your organization (if any) and the approximate number of people coming to the event.

• The Mount Diablo Rose Society meets the second Wednesday of each month at the Dublin Civic Center, at 7:30 P.M. We meet every month except July and August.

• The Marin Rose Society meets on the second Tuesday of each month (except December) at 7:30 p.m. at Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross. We offer great speakers, mini rose shows, refreshments, raffles, and free Consulting Rosarian advice. Members enjoy an award winning newsletter, garden tours, social events, exhibitions, demonstrations and a great deal of fun!

• Watch out for ticks!
Ticks on vegetation and wood are spreading Lyme disease and co-infections, illnesses that can rob us of our health. So far, five San Franciscans have been infected in San Francisco. Tick repellent is recommended on us and our indoor/outdoor pets. For more information: www.lymedisease.org, sf_seal@sbcglobal.net.

We instruct people how to protect against tick bites. If you're ever interested in printing a list of protective measures for us, pets and environment, let me know. We also have monthly support/advocacy meetings in SF.

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