Crissy Pascual/Petaluma Argus-Courier
Learn how to take photos of your roses at an upcoming workshop. (Crissy Pascual/Petaluma Argus-Courier)
Petaluma
Spring in the Garden: Unity Demonstration Garden at Petaluma Bounty Farm hosts a talk on spring gardening from 10 a.m. to noon on April 11 at 55 Shasta Ave.
Experienced Master Gardeners will provide valuable information and critical resources as you begin to build your gardening skills. Providing fresh vegetables for your family and enriching your garden with perennials that feed pollinators can bring great change to your garden environment. Knowing where to turn when you encounter challenges is critical for new gardeners.
This workshop will provide hands-on presentations on irrigation systems, planting vegetables for summer eating, effective ways to control weeds, compost, planting in small spaces and dealing with gophers.
This is a free event. No registration necessary.
Santa Rosa
Healthy ecosystems: The Men’s Garden Club hosts a presentation with Sonoma County Master Gardener Suzanne Clarke on “Nature’s Remix — How All the Pieces Fit Together” at 6:30 p.m. April 14 at the Luther Burbank Art & Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Ave.
Clarke will discuss the essential requirements butterflies need to survive and will offer some suggestions on what the home gardener can do to help. Light refreshments will be served.
The club is also hosting its annual plant sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 18; and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 19 at Coddingtown Mall, 733 Coddingtown Center. They will have a variety of heirloom tomatoes, succulents, gardens, geraniums, pollinator plants as well as other plants (snake plants, ferns, etc.).
Santa Rosa
Stock up on plants: The Santa Rosa Garden Club holds a plant sale from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 25 at 2050 Yulupa Ave.
There will be all sorts of plants for sale, raised by club members, from cacti and succulents to perennials, garden equipment, and much more. Members will be happy to help shoppers with their choices and to give gardening advice.
In addition, the club has added a Vintage Treasures section full of bargains on items ranging from tools, chinaware, games, novelties and more. Everything is in good condition and in working order.
The first 20 shoppers will receive a special door prize, so come early and see what is for sale. Entry is free. All proceeds will go toward the club’s scholarship fund supporting Sonoma State University and Santa Rosa Junior College students.
Windsor
Garden class for kids: Bricoleur Vineyards hosts a “Garden Class with Farmer Mikey” designed for garden planting with kids starting at 11 a.m. April 11 at the vineyard, 7394 Starr Road.
Kids will dig in the dirt, plant seasonal veggies and herbs, and learn how plants grow from seed to sprout. Farmer Mikey keeps the class playful and exploratory – the perfect introduction to gardening for young nature lovers. Adults can sip on bubbles while little ones explore the joys of gardening.
Cost is $25 per adult, $25 per child and includes a sack lunch for adult and child by Bricoleur Vineyards culinary team. Tickets are limited. Visit https://bricoleurvineyards.com/blogs/events/garden-class-with-farmer-mikey-kids-garden-planting to register.
Santa Rosa
Photograph your roses: The Redwood Empire Rose Society’s monthly meeting features a talk on “How to take rose images like a pro” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 16 at the Luther Burbank Art & Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Ave.
Master rosarian and horticultural judge Betty Mott will lead this hands-on workshop. Learn simple techniques for capturing the beauty of roses from how to best style and shoot your blooms to printing your images and framing them. For those wanting to enter your rose pictures into our 59th Annual Spring Rose Show, Mott will offer valuable tips on how to present award-winning rose photography that will catch a judge’s eye.
Those attending should bring one or two 8×10 glossy prints (if possible). You will be given a free photo mat, backing and protective sleeve for each photo. Betty will demonstrate how to mount a photo to best show off your artistry.
Admission is free. No reservation is necessary. For information, email hello@sonomaroses.org
Santa Rosa
Spring garden plant sale: Shop for a variety of plants for the garden at the Luther Burbank Home & Gardens spring plant sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 18 at 2050 Yulupa Ave.
Come enjoy the spring gardens, tour the home, sample lemonade and cookies, and buy plants and bouquets. Cost: $5. Children12 and younger admitted free.
Santa Rosa
Willowside School Nursey plant sale: A large variety of plants ranging from drought tolerant perennials to California native plants, salvias and more will be available at Willowside School nursery’s plant sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 4 at 5299 Hall Road at Willowside Road.
Prices range from $4 to $50, with a majority of inventory in 1 gallon containers priced at $8. Cash or check only.
For more information, contact Jan Locher at 707-569-4724 or email 4lochs@comcast.net.
Cloverdale
Plant and baked goods sale: The Green Thumb Garden Club of Cloverdale hosts a plant and baked good sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 18 at the Cloverdale History Center, 215 N. Cloverdale Blvd.
The sale is a fundraise for the club’s scholarship program that aims to send two graduating students from Cloverdale High School to Santa Rosa Junior College. The Green Thumb Garden Club is a Cloverdale nonprofit.
For more information, contact Karen Devine at 707-321-9062.
Healdsburg
Good bugs and bad bugs: UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County host a lecture on “Good Bugs vs. Bad Bugs: How to Create a Garden in Balance and Harmony with Nature” from 10:30 a.m. to noon April 4 at the Healdsburg Regional Library, 139 Piper St.
This talk will assist home gardeners in creating productive vegetable gardens using insectary plants that are intentionally introduced to attract the “good” bugs to your garden. These “good” bugs will help to biologically control the “bad” bugs that cause damage to plants.
Admission is free. Registration is required at https://ucanr.edu/site/mg-sonoma/event/good-bugs-vs-bad-bugs-how-create-garden-balance-and-harmony-nature.
Santa Rosa
A talk about beekeeping: King’s Nursery hosts a talk with local beekeeper and pollinator expert Ariella Daly at 11 a.m. April 18.
Daly will talk about the general techniques for beekeeping, as well as different plants to grow to create a happy environment for pollinators in the garden. This is a free event. Seating is limited, but there will be standing room available.
King’s Nursery is located at 1212 13th St. in the heart of the historic McDonald Mansion neighborhood.
For more information, call 707-542-4782
Sonoma
Fill the garden with native plants: Sonoma Ecology Center has a native plant sale from noon to 3 p.m. every Friday at Sonoma Garden Park, 19996 Seventh St. East.
The sale offers a variety of California native plants to help local gardeners create and maintain drought tolerant and pollinator-friendly gardens and landscapes.
For information visit https://sonomaecologycenter.org/venue/sonoma-garden-park or email email the nursery manage at hannah@sonomaecologycenter.org.
Napa
All about tomato plants: UC Master Gardeners of Napa County host its annual tomato plant sale and education event from 9 to 11 a.m. April 11 at 1710 Soscol Ave. (next to Central Valley Hardware).
Shop for a wide variety of tomato plants grown locally by UC Master Gardeners of Napa County for $5 each. Cash or check only. Be sure to stop by the education table to talk to tomato plant pros. Visit https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-napa-county/tomato-plant-sale for details.
Online
All about chickens: Alchemist Farm of Sebastopol offers online classes on keeping chickens.
Participants will learn everything from setting up the brooders to managing a flock, trimming wings and working with broody hens. The cost is $97.
Alchemist Farm also offers a master hatching class along with monthly live chicken chats.
For information and to sign up, visit https://alchemistlife.com/farming/
Online
Learn to keep bees: Beekind of Sebastopol is offering a beginner-friendly six-part video series on the essentials of beekeeping.
Beekeeping 101 online video lecture by beekeeper Doug Vincent goes over the essentials of backyard beekeeping, equipment, terminology and must-know first steps.
For details, cost and to sign up for access, visit https://beekind.com/beekeeping-101.
Beekind is located at 921 Gravenstein Hwy. S. in Sebastopol. For information, call 707-824-2905.
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