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Marin Master Gardener Event
September 2
"Winter Vegetable Gardens-Now is the time!"
A panel of Master Gardeners discuss the basics and essentials of a planting a successful winter garden. Jean Sugiyama, Dave Phelps, Larry and Betty Mulryan will be speaking.
Begins at 7pm, with a social hour beginning @ 6:30.
Marin Art & Gardener Center
30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, CA 94957
Contact: Gail Mason agmbean@comcast.net
Marin Master Gardeners
Applications for Marin Master Gardener Training are open and are due September 10, 2010
Apply to become a Master Gardener! The Marin Master Gardeners are a group of local volunteers trained to serve as consultants to home gardeners focusing on sustainable landscaping. They teach classes and provide information on plant health and gardening practices including vegetable gardening, trees, soil, lawns, ornamental horticulture, integrated pest management, diseases and water-wise gardening. Come find out more about us.
Learn more at our information sessions:
Thursday, September 2, 6:00PM Marin Art and Garden Center, Livermore Pavilion
30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross.
Applications are available online at www.marinmg.org or call the Master Gardeners Help Desk at 415-499-4204
Contact: Susan Bloch @ www.hrsbconsulting.com 415-519-1092 with questions
September 7
Marin Bonsai Club Workshop
Starting at 7pm, our monthly bring-your-own-tree workshop with Tim Kong and Jay McDonald. Fee is $10 for members, $20 for non-members.
Location: Livermore Room at the Marin Art and Garden Center
Contact: Alison Seaman
alisonseaman@sbcglobal.net
35th Annual Hillsborough-San Mateo Fall Garden Tour
Saturday, September 11, 2010: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., rain or shine.
Tickets: $35 in advance, starting August 1. $40 same day of the tour.
Children under age 14 are free; 14 and up pay full price. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
The 35th Annual Hillsborough / San Mateo Fall Garden Tour is a major fundraiser for the SMAS which helps sustain San Mateo Central Park and promotes a knowledge and interest in gardening throughout the community. The Society is headquartered within Central Park in the historic Kohl Pumphouse, surrounded by beautiful landscaped grounds and the rose garden. Info about the tour is available at www.sanmateoarboretum.org
Beekeeping in the City - Introduction to Honey Extraction!
This class will cover the basics of honey extraction, and teach you how to use a simple hand-crank honey extractor. Each participant will take home one of Glide’s first jars of Honey! Don't wear your best clothes. It may get sticky!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
$20 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)
LOCATION:
Glide Foundation, 330 Ellis St. San Francisco, CA 94110
RSVP required. Please RSVP to grazetheroof@gmail.com
All workshops take place at Glide Foundation at 330 Ellis Street in San Francisco. Proceeds will help cover the cost of purchasing extraction and
bottling supplies!
Marin Rose Society
Run for the Roses: A Thoroughbred Romance
Debbie Arrington
September 14 at 7:30pm in the Livermore Room at the Marin Art and Garden Center
Contact: Don Chapman
chapman.don@comcast.net
Transforming Urban Landscapes to Protect Our Water Resources
September 17, 2010
St. Mary’s Event Center, San Francisco
8:00 am – 5:00 pm (BART and MUNI accessible.)
Featuring:
• Keynote address by Brad Lancaster
Author of Rainwater Harvesting for
Drylands and Beyond
• Exciting breakout sessions with leaders
and pioneers including: Bob Perry, Pam
Peirce & Robert Kourik
• Marketplace of vendors showcasing
innovative products and services
www.bayfriendlycoalition.org
Ruth Bancroft Garden 2010 Workshop Series
Lawn Removal, with Kat Weiss
Saturday, September 18 from
11 am - 1 pm
Ready to ditch your lawn and install a low-water landscape in its place? Learn how to remove and replace your lawn in this informative and hands-on workshop.
To register, please visit www.ruthbancroftgarden.org or call our office at (925) 944-9352
Admission:
$15 for RBG members
$15 for Garden Conservancy Members
$20 for the general public
September 21
Marin Bonsai Club Auction
Our annual auction will be held. Auction starts at 7:30, viewing starts at 7. Bring a tree to sell, bring your checkbook to buy a tree, pot or other bonsai paraphernalia. Great deals will be had!!!
Location: Livermore Room at the Marin Art and Garden Center
Contact: Alison Seaman
alisonseaman@sbcglobal.net
BENEFIT GALA LUNCHEON IN THE GARDEN for the SF Botanical Garden
HONORING MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: NELL NEWMAN
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
San Francisco Botanical Garden
at Strybing Arboretum
Ninth Avenue at Lincoln Way
Golden Gate Park
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM in the Demonstration Garden
Details here.....
The San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance will be hosting its 4th Growing Greener School Grounds Conference on Friday, September 24th and Saturday the 25th.
This year's conference will bring together over 300 K-12 teachers and community members from the Bay Area and beyond to learn more about creating and sustaining vibrant outdoor learning environments.
www.sfgreenschools.org
4th Annual Portola Garden Tour -- Saturday, September 25, 2010, 10 am - 3 pm
Monies raised going toward The Portola Garden District Scholarship at City College of San Francisco to students in The Environmental Horticulture and Floristry deparment.
The scholarship was awarded for the first time this spring and a work project stipend will be awarded for a beautification project in The Portola as well. We hope to continue this exciting project for years to come. For more information, contact Portola Garden Tour Organizer, Ruth Wallace, 415-585-8399 or 415-420-6185,
rwallace@
portolagardentour.com
Marin Master Gardener Event
October 7
Plant Like a Native!
Fall is the perfect time to plant California Natives. Betty Young, Director of the Native Plant Nurseries at GGNRA along with Master Gardener Sue Fritzke will discuss why we should consider native plants when planning a sustainable garden and habitat.
Begins at 7pm, with a social hour beginning @ 6:30.
Marin Art & Gardener Center
30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, CA 94957
Contact: Gail Mason agmbean@comcast.net
Ruth Bancroft Garden 2010 Workshop Series
Succulent Troubleshooting
Saturday, October 9 from
11 am - 1 pm
From pests to frost to too much water, there are a lot of things that can make a succulent sick. This class will cover how to avoid common problems and fix ones that may have already occurred. Feel free to bring in examples of your sick plants.
To register, please visit www.ruthbancroftgarden.org or call our office at (925) 944-9352
Admission:
$15 for RBG members
$15 for Garden Conservancy Members
$20 for the general public
Marin Master Gardener Event
November 4
Comparing Apples to Oranges
Creating a Home Orchard in Marin" What fruit trees to plant in Marin and how to care for them. *The UC speaker To Be Announced.
Begins at 7pm, with a social hour beginning @ 6:30.
Marin Art & Gardener Center
30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, CA 94957
Contact: Gail Mason agmbean@comcast.net
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 lovers. When: Club meeting and speaker or demonstration 2nd Wednesday each September through May, 10 a.m. Outings and tours other convenient times. Where:Livermore Room, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross (454-1301) 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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