Join the University of California Master Gardeners of Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties on October 26, 2024 for the first in a series of four workshops on Earth Friendly Gardening.

Earth-friendly Gardening is Master Gardeners’ advice for creating sustainable landscapes that benefit the broader environment and make things easier for the gardener. By adopting these practices, you can grow a healthy garden that is beautiful, in sync with nature, and less prone to problems.  

The topics for the four workshops are:
October 26, 2024  Designing Your Garden
November 23, 2024  Improving Your Soil
December 21, 2024 Choosing Plants
January 18, 2025 Protecting Wildlife and Environment

First Workshop:  Designing your Garden  (October)

For this workshop you will need to bring a device with internet capability to the class (phone, tablet, or laptop. The Library has a limited number of laptops available for checkout with your library card, first come, first served).  

The first step is getting to know your garden site.  During the workshop we will perform a site analysis of the library's surroundings using tools and techniques that you can use in your own garden. How much sunlight do you get? How does that change throughout the year? What’s your microclimate? What type of soil do you have? What other plants grow in your area?

You'll leave with resources that will help you decide what plants to plant where in your garden.

Presenter:  Barbara Rae-Venter
 

Space is limited. Registration is required.

Parking behind the library is limited.  Additional parking is available in the lot across the gulch to the right of the library.

The UC Master Gardener Program is a statewide program of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

UC Master Gardeners of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties empowers people with knowledge and skills to grow food and garden sustainably, protecting California’s natural resources across Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties.