Page 59 - Sonoma County Gazette January 2017

RAIN GARDEN cont’d from page 58
By building rain gardens, routing downspouts to landscapes, installing permeable pavers and other LID features, we help protect ourselves and the environment, especially our creeks and the Russian River.
workshops plant sales GARDEN
Water permeable paths can be made of bark on soil
The Russian River Watershed Association invites you to learn about design, installation, and maintenance of stormwater capture and treatment features in landscaping at the 4th Biannual Russian River-Friendly Landscaping Event taking place on January 24, 2017. Tickets are free, but registration is required. Visit bit.ly/ RRFL-Event for more information.
Jan 7 ~ Making your Sonoma County Garden More Sustainable - Kim will discuss what is sustainability and why it is so important for the future. Using an example of a small urban garden, she will suggest projects that will transform a typical garden in to a more environmentally friendly and sustainable garden that can be a beautiful and enjoyable outdoor space. Sponsor: UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County FREE - 10:30a - 12:30p Rincon Valley Library 6959 Montecito Blvd. Santa Rosa
Jan 28 ~ Learn how to grow Mushrooms at Home - This beginner course is an excellent introduction to the lifecycle of fungi and how to cultivate them right in your own home or garden. Class includes two mushroom growing kits. $38 10a - Finley Center - 2060 W. College Ave. Santa Rosa - Fungi@ mycolabsolution.com
Jan 28 ~ California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Redwood Chapter garden club scion (cuttings) and plant exchange. Open to the public. Where commonly over 500 varieties of common, rare, and experimental scions and fruiting plants from all over the world are available free. $5. - 10a-1p, - Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building at 1351 Maple Ave, 95404, across from the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. The $5 admission fee includes FREE rare fruit tree cuttings scions/budwood and grafting classes.
Harmony Farm Supply and
Nursery 3244 Gravenstein Hwy North, Graton. 707-823-9125. Register for the FREE classes at www. harmonyfarmsupply.com
Jan 7 ~ Pruning - Most fruit trees and other garden plants require pruning to encourage optimum health and productivity. A variety of techniques will be reviewed by David Beazlie, with an emphasis on the simple, yet high yielding, “central leader” style of pruning. If weather permits, this will be an outdoor hands on workshop, so dress appropriately and bring your own hand or lopping shears.
Jan 14 ~ Grafting Class - Patrick Schafer will show how to graft single or many varieties onto thebranches of one tree. Free budwood of many varieties including antique apples will be availablefor grafting. Participants are encouraged to bring budding knives or a sharp pocket knife and labeled budwood they might have to trade with others.
Another excellent source of information for homeowners about LID is the guide “Slow it. Spread
it. Sink it. Store it!” which was developed by the Sonoma Valley Groundwater Management Program. To download a free copy of the guide, go to http://sonomarcd.org/htm/ rainwater.htm.
Slow the Flow of water coming off your rain gutters so it has a chance to permeate into garden soil
This article was authored by Eric Janzen of the City of Cloverdale on behalf of RRWA. RRWA is an association of local public agencies in
the Russian River Watershed that have come together to coordinate regional programs for clean water, habitat restoration, and watershed enhancement. Wood Chip path photo courtesy of City of Santa Rosa. Photo of runo swale from “Slow it. Spread it. Sink it. Store it!”
Russian River Rose Company
www.russian-river-rose.com 1685 Magnolia Dr, Healdsburg. Nursery & Garden Open 10-5. www.russian-river-rose.com. Please: no picnics, no pets.
Jan 28 & Feb 4 ~ Rose Pruning Classes - $35. 9AM to 4PM RSVP required - Join us for a FUN, Hands-On day of rose pruning with ‘Jan, the Rose Lady’ in our demonstration garden. We start indoors, with a thorough demonstration of pruning techniques on all types of roses - climbers, bushes, shrubs and miniatures. We’ll show you how to sharpen your shears! Then, you will actually practice by pruning roses in our garden (not just watching....) with plenty of time for questions as you prune! California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Redwood Chapter garden club scion (cuttings) and plant exchange
Jan 28 & Feb 4 Propagation Demonstration
3p-4p RSVP Required - Learn to make more roses using dormant cuttings. Free to pruning workshop participants, $10.00 - Propagation Demo only.
COMING in March
2017 Sonoma County
Gardeners Resource Guide
ARTICLES: Water Wise Gardens - Due Feb 6-10 ADVERTISERS: Press Ready Art by February 17
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