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First Saturday of every month
Sick Plant Clinic


UC plant pathologist Dr. Robert Raabe, UC entomologist Dr. Nick Mills,
and their team of experts will diagnose what ails your plants.


9 AM to Noon.
Free. No reservations required.


Docent Tours

Free Docent Tours: Around the World
Every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 1:30 PM

Waterwise Gardening Tour seasonal highlights of the Garden's unique waterwise plants.
Purchase the Tour book at The Garden Shop.


Third Thursday and the following Saturday and Sunday of each month, 1:30 PM. Free


Rainy Day Fun in the Garden

Make bracelets glittering with Garden Flare! Learn about leavers and how to make them into useful crafts.
Join Garden Staff to make fun and educational crafts that help ease the rainy day blues. Children will create
origami pots used to begin seeding summer vegetables that they can plant in their home gardens.


Saturday February 3, 2007 1 PM - 3 PM
$12, $8 Members


Learn the Art of Organic Home Farming*

with Margaret Lloyd, Bay Area Vegetable Gardener

Introduction to Biointensive principles and history Compost with a demonstration.
Garden Layout and Design


Sunday February 4, 2007 12 - 3:30 PM
$120, $100 members for all three classes*, $40 each individual workshop


Delight Your Senses: A Rose Ethnography

Learn about thehistory, symbolism and cultural significance of the rose with Garden of Old Roses horticulturist
Peter Klement. A Light rose reception with rose tea and other rose-infused snacks will follow the presentation.


Saturday February 10, 2007 10 AM- Noon
$20, $15 members


Tea Tasting

Join Tea Expert and director of teance Winnie Yu to learn about the horticultural and cultural
hostory of tea. First discovered some 4,700 years ago, Tea is the second most consumed beverage
in the world, next to water. A slideshow presentation will be followed by a tasting of several
rare and delicious teas.


Saturday February 24, 2007 2 - 5 PM
$15, $12 members


Learn the Art of Organic Home Farming*
with Margaret Lloyd, Bay Area Vegetable Gardener

Seed Propagation with demonstration Year-round Sustainable Garden Planning Companion planting,
building flats, soil testing.


Sunday February 25, 2007 12 - 3:30 PM
$120, $100 members for all three classes*, $40 each individual workshop

 

Please call 510-643-2755, for more information or to register.

Registration is required for all programs and events, except the Sick Plant clinic and Plant Sales. Parking is available in the UC lot across Centennial from the Garden.

Program fees include Garden admission. Register early, class space is limited. Cancellations received at least two weeks prior to program date are subject to a $10 service fee. Program fees of $10 or less and cancellations received less than two weeks prior to the program are non-refundable. Full refund if the program is cancelled by the Garden.

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