All events are located at
Ploughshares Nursery 2701 Main Street Alameda unless
otherwise noted.
Fruit Tree Care Workshop
Saturday, February
4
10:30am-12:30pm
Cost: Free
If you missed our January intro fruit tree care workshop,
this review session will cover basic planting, pruning and
maintenance techniques for young bare-root trees all the way
to established fruit trees. We encourage hands-on learning
so please bring gloves and a sharp set of pruners.
Participants will receive 20% off fruit tree purchases.
Edible Container Gardening
Workshop
Saturday, March 24
10:30am-12:30pm
Cost: Free
Even the smallest patio or porch can boast a crop of
vegetables or a garden of flowers when planting in
containers! In this informative workshop you'll learn how to
select containers, how to choose a good potting mix or make
your own, how to plant and care for your container gardens,
which plants are best for containers, and more! We'll do
hands-on work so please wear appropriate gardening clothes.
Edible Gardening: Tools for
Production and Harvest Workshop
Saturday, March 31
10:00am-11:30am
Cost: Free
Our friends from Bay-Friendly are leading this workshop
focused on how to produce lots of food in a small space.
Participants will receive a manual on growing edibles.
Growing Edible Perennials
Talk
Sunday, April 29
12:00pm-12:30pm
Cost: Free
In this noon talk offered as part of the Bay-Friendly
Alameda County Garden Tour, we'll venture beyond the typical
idea of a 'vegetable garden' and dive into the wonderful
world of perennial edibles, including climate appropriate
fruits, nuts, vegetables, herbs and more. Come learn how
your garden can be a beautiful, diverse, high-yield, and
largely self-maintaining edible ecosystem with Jocelyn of
jocelynasslyssa garden design! Participants can take
advantage of a special one day only 10% discount on
perennial edibles.
Rethink Your Lawn Workshop
Saturday, May 5
10:00am-11:30am
Cost: Free
Our friends from Bay-Friendly are coming back to lead this
workshop on how to easily convert your lawn into a garden
that meets your needs. Bay-Friendly Qualified Landscape
Designers will share examples of successful transitions to
edible landscapes, wildlife habitats, and urban retreats.
See a hands-on demonstration of sheet mulching, an
innovative technique that goes right over your lawn!
Instructional materials and irrigation rebate information
provided.