SANTA ROSA
Tips on trimming your shrubbery
Landscaper and expert pruner Curtis Short will show how to make kinder cuts on your shrubbery during a talk Oct. 24 before the Santa Rosa Garden Club.
With slides and a hands-on demonstration, Short will share techniques for pruning from the inside out, leading to a more sculpted and attractive form. An advocate of thinning rather than shearing shrubs, Short will give his free talk at 1:30 p.m. Non-members are welcome.
Meetings are held at Luther Burbank Art and Garden Center located at 2050 Yulupa Ave. in Santa Rosa. For details call 537-6885 or e-mail [email protected].
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SANTA ROSA
Another Willowside School nursery plant sale
The Willowside Middle School nursery is holding another plant sale Oct. 22 featuring thousands of plants, from perennials like hydrangeas, camellias, roses to grasses, as well as trees, from Japanese maples and mission olives to elm and cypress. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. 5299 Hall Road, Santa Rosa. 569-4724.
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SONOMA COUNTY
More Master Gardeners free workshops
The Sonoma County Master Gardeners are holding free workshops throughout the county today and next Saturday. Call 565-2608 or visit www.sonomamastergardeners.org. All classes are from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For information call 565-2608 or visit www.sonomamastergardeners.org.
Today
* Turn Kitchen Scraps into Compost: At the Harvest for the Hungry Garden, 1717 Yulupa Ave. in Santa Rosa. Learn how to set up different types of worm-box systems and harvest the resulting soil for planting. Led by Heidi Stewart, coordinator of the county’s waste management school worm-box program, where she teaches children about the value of composting and sustainable gardening. 1717 Yulupa Ave. in Santa Rosa.
* Introduction to Seed Saving: Led by local expert Electra de Peyster. Petaluma Regional Library, 100 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma. She will chart the cycle of starting, growing, gathering and storing seeds for this year’s crop and beyond.
* Winter Care for Fruit and Citrus Trees: What are the best fruit trees for this climate? Why don’t some of your trees bare fruit? Master Gardener Brian Healey will answers those questions and more, during a workshop at the Rohnert Park/Cotati Regional Library, 6250 Lynne Conde Way.
* Design Your Garden for Year-Round Color: Master Gardener and landscape designer Linda King will discuss how to use foliar color and texture to create year-round interest in the garden. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Windsor Regional Library, 9291 Old Redwood Highway Bldg. 100.
October 22
* Composting: Turning Straw into Gold: Learn the latest in approved methods for turning yard trimmings and food scraps into nutrient-rich compost. Master Gardener Leonard Carl will demonstrate the steps, elements and processes for making the amendment. At the Cloverdale Regional Library, 401 No. Cloverdale Blvd.
* Transforming Your Lawn into a Perennial Garden: Fall is the time to get rid of your water-wasting lawn and replace it with a perennial garden. Master Gardener Sue Lovelace will give a step-by-step presentation on how she transformed her own lawn. At the Petaluma Regional Library, 100 Fairgrounds Drive. * Rethink, Reduce, Replace Your Lawn: Master Gardeners Trish Power and Carlyss Van Ness will offer practical advice on how to replace thirsty lawns with drought-tolerant plants. At the Rincon Valley Library, 6959 Montecito Blvd., Santa Rosa.
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GRATON
Moonshine and Madness plant show and sale
If you missed the Graton Community Club’s Spring Flower Show they will reprise the floral festivities for fall with “Moonshine and Madness.”
On Oct. 21 and 22 volunteers will deck out the old clubhouse with flower displays, locally grown plants for sale, hand-crafted items and collectibles to purchase. Show goers can buy lunch, including beverage and dessert, for $10 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The show, which benefits college scholarships, runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Admission is free. The clubhouse is located at 8996 Graton Road in downtown Graton.
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HEALDSBURG
Open gardens at Russian River Rose Co.
Take your last whiff of roses for the season at the Russian River Rose Company during two weekends of open garden events.
On Oct. 22 and 23 and 29 and 30 the Healdsburg nursery offers talks on how to use rose hips — the seed pods of the plant — for seasonal decorations, and in teas and in jams. Materials will be available to purchase for creating your own. There will also be a table displaying the many types of rose hips found in the garden.
The nursery is open both weekends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with presentations at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 1685 Magnolia Drive, Healdsburg. 433-7455 or russian-river-rose.com.
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SONOMA
Free Fall in the Garden Workshop with Haro
The Sonoma Garden Park is hosting a free Fall in the Garden Workshop with Master Gardener Pauline Haro from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 22. Haro will talk about why this is the best time to plant shrubs, trees and bulbs as well divide perennials. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. there will also be a mask making workshop for children. Both workshops are free. 19996 Seventh St. E., Sonoma. 996-0712, ext. 110.
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