Gardening Events Calendar
Find public events in Alameda County hosted by local community partners and StopWaste:
EBMUD Landscape Rebate Office Hours
Hosted by: EBMUD
Drop-in to EBMUD's weekly virtual office hours to ask questions about our landscape rebate programs. EBMUD water conservation experts will be on hand to explain the rebate process, offer project advice, and answer your burning rebate questions.
Talkin' Dirt
Hosted by: Fremont LEAF
Monthly casual conversation about what's happening in the garden this coming month OR whatever you'd like to ask about! Registration each month is required in order to obtain the link.
Getting Started with Water-Wise Gardening
Hosted by: EBMUD
In addition to saving water, water-wise gardens increase biodiversity, improve soil health, and reduce carbon emissions through less maintenance requirements compared to conventional lawns. Ready to transform your yard? Join representatives from EBMUD, CCWD, and The Ruth Bancroft Garden for an overview of water-wise gardening principles and best practices, including sheet mulching, irrigation basics, and design considerations.
What's Wrong with this Plant?
Hosted by: The Dublin Library
Having issues with your garden? This class focuses on basic plant diseases and how to spot nutritional deficiencies in common crops. Do-it-yourself sustainable and non-toxic solutions will be offered.
Lori Caldwell is an Alameda County Master Composter, a StopWaste Educator, a Bay-Friendly Qualified Landscape Professional, and an avid edible gardener. She has been teaching sustainable gardening classes since 2007.
Composting 101
Hosted by: Farm2Market
Composting is nature's way of recycling. Growing healthy plants start from the ground up! Building up the soil and cycling back in organic matter helps increase soil health, retain water, and sequester carbon! It also helps your water-wise garden grow.
Composting and using compost are a great ways of dealing with Bay Area soils, maximizing water, recycling resources and so much more. Join us and our guest speaker, CompostGal, Lori Cadwell, as we discuss the benefits, how-to and troubleshooting of composting. Great for all levels of experience.
Gardening for Renters
Hosted by: Ploughshares Nursery
This class can help you navigate small spaces so you can! Topics will include: container and indoor gardening, working with your landlord, free/low cost resources, reuse options and maintaining your garden!
Note: This event has a 2-hour block of time and will likely take less time. Leaving room for questions, community, and shopping!
Succulents!
Hosted by: Dublin Library
Are you interested in a low maintenance plant that is great for indoor and outdoor gardens? You must explore the world of succulents. Learn about the variety of succulents and all the ways to propagate, display and care for these fantastic and beautiful drought tolerant plants.
Lori Caldwell is an Alameda County Master Composter, a StopWaste Educator, a Bay-Friendly Qualified Landscape Professional, and an avid edible gardener. She has been teaching sustainable gardening classes since 2007.
Healthy Soils Webinar Series
Check out StopWaste's Healthy Soils Webinar Series that covers topics on Healthy Soils, Backyard Composting, and Worm Composting.