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Gardening Events Calendar

Find public events in Alameda County hosted by local community partners and StopWaste: 

EBMUD Landscape Rebate Office Hours

When: Every other Tuesday from noon to 1 pm, and from 5 pm to 6 pm
Where: Online Event  

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. 

Learn more and register 

 

Talkin' Dirt

When: Every other Tuesday from noon to 1 pm, and from 5 pm to 6 pm
Where: Online Event  

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. 

Learn more and register 

 

The Plant Exchange Garden Pop-up Sale 

When: March 23 from 9 am to 12 pm
Where: 3811 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland 

Hosted by: The Plant Exchange

The Plant Exchange is hosting a special pop-up event just in time to get items for your Spring gardening projects. Come early for best selection - we expect things to go quickly! The sale will feature a wide selection of planting pots, plant stands and yard decor items to choose from, plus a few plants, of course! Everything will be priced to sell.

A sample of items that will be for sale can be seen here, plus more items are being added daily.

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Seasonal Medicinal Herbs 

When: March 24 from 10 am to 12 pm
Where: Gill Tract Farm, 1050 San Pablo Ave, Albany

Hosted by: Alameda Backyard Growers

Learn about medicinal herbs. There will be a $5 suggested donation to benefit the Farm. (10 am –12 noon but people may stay longer to volunteer.) Registration is required and the link, along with instructions and what to bring, will be provided soon.

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Perennial Edibles

When: March 30 from 2 pm to 4 pm
Where: Castro Valley Library, 3600 Norbridge Ave, Castro Valley

Hosted by: Castro Valley Library

Perennials are the perfect foundation for your edible or permaculture gardens. Learn the many benefits of perennials and how to add them to your landscape. Topics will include perennial types, when and how to plant, propagation and maintenance. 

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Bringing Back the Natives Online Garden Tour and Green Home Features Showcase

When: April 6 and 7 from 10 am to 3 pm
Where: Online event

Hosted by: Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour

Save water, lower the amount of time you spend working in your garden (or the amount you pay for maintenance), invite birds, butterflies, and beneficial insects to your garden, support local ecology, and reflect the natural splendor for which California is known by gardening with California native plants. Join the Bringing Back the Natives Online Garden Tour for two days of online garden tours and talks.

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Plant Sale and Spring Festival 

When: April 13 from 10 am to 1 pm
Where: Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 1781 Rose St. (garden entrance on Grant St.), Berkeley

Hosted by: Edible Schoolyard

Come celebrate the abundance of the garden and experience the sensory education that takes place at the Edible Schoolyard at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Berkeley, California. We invite you to tour the teaching garden and kitchen classroom and explore a variety of interactive stations based on ESY’s own curriculum. Guests will have an opportunity to learn about our compost system, meet the chickens, propagate plants, and try their hand at bouquet-making. 

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UC Master Gardener Plant Sale

When: April 13-14 from 9 am to 4 pm
Where: Pleasanton Senior Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd., Pleasanton

Hosted by: UC Master Gardner Program

On April 13-14, 2024, we'll be hosting our annual "Incredible Edible Plant Sale," a favorite home gardeners' event, where you can get vegetable starts for your spring planting. From vibrant tomatoes to piquant peppers—we'll have over 100 varieties of veggies!

The sale will be in-person only (no pre-ordering like in previous years), waiting for you to discover a cornucopia of delights to elevate your garden. Our Master Gardeners will be on-site, offering short talks on beginning plant care, container gardening, and more.

In the coming weeks, we'll have more details on our website and the full catalog of plants we will be selling. In the meantime, check out some of the seedlings' progress!

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Bringing Back the Natives In-Person Garden Tour and Green Home Features Showcase

When: May 4 and 5 from 10 am to 5 pm
Where: Various locations

Hosted by: Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour

Save water, lower the amount of time you spend working in your garden (or the amount you pay for maintenance), invite birds, butterflies, and beneficial insects to your garden, support local ecology, and reflect the natural splendor for which California is known by gardening with California native plants. Join the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour for two days of garden tours.

Learn more 

 

Garden Pests and Nontoxic Ways to Control Them

When: May 14 from 3 pm to 5 pm
Where: Dublin Library, 200 Civic Plaza, Dublin

Hosted by: Dublin Library

Pests are an unfortunate, but manageable part of the gardening experience. Participants will learn easy and budget-friendly non-toxic pest control techniques to help tackle and prevent typical garden pests. 

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Composting 101

When: May 18 from 2 pm to 4 pm
Where: Castro Valley Library, 3600 Norbridge Ave, Castro Valley

Hosted by: Castro Valley Library

Come and learn how easy it is to transform your yard waste and food scraps into “gardeners’ gold”. The benefits of making and using compost are many: recycling resources, saving money and water. This workshop will teach you to make, harvest and use this valuable soil amendment in your garden.

Learn more 

 

Healthy Soils Webinar Series

When: Watch on your own time
Where: Online Event
Hosted by: StopWaste
 

Check out StopWaste's Healthy Soils Webinar Series that covers topics on Healthy Soils, Backyard Composting, and Worm Composting.

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