Page 59 - Sonoma County Gazette - May, 2018

By Date
Ongoing ~ Larkfield Community Garden Work Day - Maddux Ranch Regional Park. FREE, $7 Parking, Maddux Ranch Regional Park, 4655 Lavell Rd., Santa Rosa, parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov
May 4 ~ Guided Public Tours
at Garden Valley Ranch - Highlighting unique rose varieties. $10, 11a, Garden Valley Ranch, 498 Pepper Rd., Petaluma, 707-795-0919, gardenvalley.com
May 5 ~ Eco-Friendly Garden
Tour - Focuses on California natives and urban gardens. FREE, 10a - 4p, Santa Rosa City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, 707-547-1923, Chad Singleton, savingwaterpartnership.org
May 5 ~ Garden Conservancy Open Days Program Tour - Explore three private and public gardens. $7 per garden, under 12 FREE, 8a - 4p, Gualala, 888-842-2442, gardenconservancy.org
May 6,20 ~ Public Tours - Occidental Arts & Ecology Center - FREE; 1-2:30p, Occidental Arts & Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd., Occidental, 707-874- 1557, oaec.org
May 8 ~ Worm Composting - Demonstration by Master Gardeners. 3-6:30p, Cloverdale Farmers Market, 225 N. Cloverdale Blvd., cloverdaletuesdayfarmersmarket.com, marne@14feet.net
Plant Sales for a GoodCause
Fri-Sun ~ Occidental Arts and Ecology Center Organic Nursery - Succulents, perennials, shrubs, California natives and trees. 10-5p, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd., Occidental, 874-1557, oaec.org/events/ plant-sales
Mon-Sun ~ Vallejo Home Plant Sale
Propagated on the property. 10-5p, Vallejo Home, 363 3rd St. West, Sonoma, 707-938- 9558, Lynn Luzzi
May 5 ~ Sonoma County Jail Plant Nursery and Teaching Garden - Shrubs, perennials, succulents, groundcovers, fruit and ornamental trees, vegetables. 9-12p, 2254 Ordinance Rd., Santa Rosa, scoe.org/ pub/htdocs/rop-jail-industries.html, Rick Stern, 707-525-8310, jailind@mcn.org
May 5 ~ Santa Rosa Junior College - All proceeds going towards scholarships. 10- 2p, Lark Hall Greenhouse, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa.
May 5 ~ Redwood Empire Rose Society
Roses for sale grown by members. 1-4p; Luther Burbank Art & Garden Center 2050 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa; redwoodempirerosesociety.com
May 5, 26 ~ Middle School Nursery,
Perennials, natives, succulents, grasses and more. 9-2p, Willowside School, 5299 Hall Rd, Santa Rosa, 707-569-4724, ogusd. org/willowside-nursery
May 12 ~ FREE Composting Workshop
May 12 ~ Hessel Community Guild - Annual and perennial landscape plants, vegetable starts. 8-2p; www.hesselguild. org
Russian River Rose Co.
Cotati City Hall, UC Master Gardener Program. FREE, Registration Req., 11-1p, Cotati City Hall, 201 West Sierra Ave., Cotati Room, Cotati, ucanr.edu/survey/ survey.cfm?surveynumber=22230
May 19 ~ The Option of Straw Bale Gardening - Adaptive gardening for the disabled gardener, or with limited space. FREE; 10:30-12:30p, Guerneville Regional Library, 14107 Armstrong Woods Rd., Guerneville; ucanr.edu
May 26 ~ Community Seed Exchange
Locally grown organic seed and seed savers network. FREE; 9-12p, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 500 Robinson Rd., Sebastopol, communityseedexchange.org
Daily Acts dailyacts.org
May 5 ~ Resilient Homes and Hubs Tour
May 5,6 ~ Russian River Rose Company
-Eco-Friendly Garden Tour. FREE, 10-1p, Directions sent by email.
Wander down the Rose Alley. $2 donation, 10-5p, 1685 Magnolia Drive, Healdsburg, 707-433-7455, russian-river-rose.com
May 10 ~ Garden Day - Cavanagh Center Food Forest - Giving our model landscapes site some consistent love. FREE, 10-12p, 426 8th St., Petaluma.
May 16 ~ Garden Day - Sebastopol City Hall & Library Landscape - Help us care for “Our Front Yard”. FREE, 10-12p, Sebastopol City Hall, 7120 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol.
May 25 ~ Garden Day - Pocket Park - Monthly volunteer days to give Pocket Park some love! FREE, 10-12p, Pocket Park is located at the intersection of LaSalle and Loretto St.s, Cotati
May 13 ~ Mother’s Day Open Garden - Wander through the rose garden At Full Bloom. $4 Donation, 10-5p
May 19,20 ~ Perfume Rose Harvest Tours
Experience the Essence of Springtime. $75, Reservations Required, 10-1p
May 26,27,28 ~ Tea and Memories in the Rose Garden -Relax as you enjoy the roses, placed throughout the garden. $4 Donation; 10-5p
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