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WINTER HOURS
Fri-Sun
9:00am to 4:30pm
2701 Main St.
Alameda, CA 94501
(510)755-1102
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.