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Aug 4 - Nov 17 ~ OAEC Garden Tours 1st & 3rd Sundays ~ Diverse selection of perennial food crops and multi- purpose plants. Free, Sat & Sun 10a-5p, Garden Tours 1st & 3rd Sundays 1-2:30p, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental, 707-874-1557, oaec.org, oaec@oaec.org
Aug 8 ~ Garden Design: Planning & Revitalizing Your Garden with Laura Bassett, owner of From the Ground Up andscape design. Burlingame Hall,
First Congregational Church, 252 West Spain Street, Sonoma, starting at 7:00 p.m. Everyone welcome. Plant raffle & snacks. Members free, guests are $5.
Aug 17 - Aug 18 ~ “You Can Dig It!” Iris Classes & Open Garden ~ Get expert advice from our Iris experts. $2 donation, Garden & Nursery Open 10a- 5p, Demos @ 10a & 2p, Russian River Rose Company, 1685 Magnolia Drive, Healdsburg, 707-433-7455, russian- river-rose.com
Daily Acts Monthly Garden Days - dailyacts.org
Aug 12 ~ Workshop Series #1: Building a Landscape Base Map 101 ~ Base map to design and installation ahead of the winter rains. Free, 6-8p, Petaluma Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma, 707-789-9664, dailyacts.org, chris@dailyacts.org
Aug 17 ~ Petaluma Insect Investigation ~ Family-fun event investigating the many insect species of the learning landscape. Free, 10a-12p, Petaluma Regional Library, 100 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma, dailyacts.org
Our water-wise demonstration gardens and food forests in Petaluma, Sebastopol, Windsor, and Cotati can only do their job of inspiring change when they are well maintained a few hours at a time.
Aug 3 ~ Cotati - Pocket Park Food Forest (Intersection of LaSalle & Loretto) 4th Fridays from 10am – 12pm. Email dustin@dailyacts.org for more info
Sebastopol - City Hall and Library Landscape (7140 Bodega Ave.) 3rd Wednesdays from 10am-12pm. Email liz@dailyacts.org
Master Gardener
Aug 3 ~ Fall Food Gardening ~ Fall/winter gardening-timing, seeds, starts, when to harvest. Free, 10:30-12:30p, Harvest for the Hungry Garden, 1717 Yulupa Ave, Behind the Methodist Church, Santa Rosa, 707-565-2608, sonomamg.ucanr.edu
Aug 10 ~ Fall-Winter Food Gardening Workshop ~ Selecting the right plants. FREE, 10:30a-12:30p, Windsor Community Garden, , 9291 Old Redwood Hwy - Corner of DuVander Ln and Joe Rodota Dr, Windsor, sonomamg.ucanr.edu
Aug 17 ~ Fall/Winter Food Garden - Bayer Farm ~ Plant now for food this winter, or nurture soil for spring. FREE, 10a-11:30p, Bayer Farm, 1550 West Ave, Santa Rosa, 707- 565-2608, sonomamg.ucanr.edu, mgsonoma@ucdavis.edu
Volunteers Needed
Ongoing ~ Larkfield Community Garden Work Day ~ 3rd Sat. of every month! FREE, Maddux Ranch Regional Park, 4655 Lavell Rd., Santa Rosa, parks. sonomacounty.ca.gov, ProgramDirector@communitysoil.org
Ongoing ~ Volunteer at Sonoma Garden Park ~ Become a regular volunteer and grow your gardening knowledge. Volunteer, Drop-In Hours - Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, 9-1p, Sonoma Garden Park, 19996 7th St. E., Sonoma, 707-996-0712, sonomagardenpark.org/volunteer, volunteer@sonomaecologycenter.org
Ongoing
Low water-use garden Landscape Design Templates - Eight landscape design templates, and two plant substitution lists.savingwaterpartnership.org/landscape- design-templates
Pick Your Own Garden Produce - $20/mo. or $200/yr, come weekly to pick vegetables from our Garden. 403 Mecham Rd, Petaluma, 707-992-0274,scwildliferescue.org/ garden-club.html, scwrdoris@scwildliferescue.org
Plant Sales for Good Causes
Ongoing ~ Vallejo Home Plant Sale ~ Grow plants propagated from the Vallejo Home property! Some plants are direct-descendants of the Vallejo era. Offerings include various succulents, deer-resistant, and drought-tolerant plants. Suggested donations of $1- $7 go toward the new Landscape Plan for the Vallejo Home. Mon- Sun, 10-5p, Vallejo Home, 363 3rd St. West, Sonoma, 707-938-9558, Lynn Luzzi
Aug 31 - Nov 23 ~ Plant Sales at Willowside School Nursery ~ Plants: $4 for 1 gal. container - Trees $25 and up, 9a-2p, Willowside Middle School, 5299 Hall Rd, Santa Rosa, 707-569-4724, willowsidemiddle.org, 4lochs@comcast.net
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