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Petaluma
Art & Garden Festival: Petaluma’s annual Art & Garden festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 12 all over downtown Petaluma
The event features information and supplies to support gardeners with their own plant-growing projects. For those who simply like to shop, there will be approximately 100 hand-picked craftspeople and other exhibitors showcasing their paintings, sculptures, crafts, jewelry, garden art and exterior decor, along with plants, home goods and unique creations, all of made by a curated assembly of artists and makers from around Northern California
Admission is free. The Petaluma Art & Garden Festival takes place in downtown Petaluma in the area of Kentucky Street, 4th Street, B Street and the A Street parking lot
For more information, go to https://PetalumaDowntown.com/art-garden
Sebastopol
Learn about irrigation: Harmony Farm Supply presents a free workshop on irrigation from 10 a.m. to noon, July 11
Certified irrigation designer Patricia Hamilton will be touching on drip irrigation benefits (low-volume, saves water, less weeds, decreased disease), typical applications, design considerations (e.g., number and type of emitters for plants), basic hose bibb head assembly, filters, pressure regulators, drip hose, fittings, assembly tools, drip emitters, spaghetti tubing, inline emitters, soaker-type tubing, mini-sprinklers, troubleshooting tips. Presentation will also involve showing and passing around drip system components, with a brief assembly demonstration.
Admission is free, but space is limited. To register, call 707-823-9125. Harmony Farm Supply is located at 3244 Gravenstein Hwy. North
Windsor
Windsor Town Green Community Garden: The Windsor Garden Club invites community gardeners to come on out for the Second Saturday Workday from 9 a.m. to noon. Aug. 8 at the Windsor Town Green Community Garden, at the corner of Windsor River Road and Joe Rodota Drive in the Town Hall complex
Bring a hat, your gloves, water, and your favorite garden tool and spend some time working with fellow gardeners to maintain the common areas of the garden. Tasks include weeding or raking pathways between the beds, cleaning birdbaths, tidying the greenhouse, washing the solar panels — anything that needs sprucing up
All community garden plot renters are required to put in six hours a calendar year (about a half-hour a month) volunteering to maintain the common areas. Garden lovers, friends and family always welcome. You can help out if you sign the Town of Windsor Liability Waiver. Check in with Second Saturday Garden Leaders about the waiver, and tasks needed this month
For more information, visit https://www.windsorgardenclub.org
Santa Rosa
Sustainability and defensible space: UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County presents a class on sustainability and defensible space from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at Los Guilicos Demonstration and Teaching Garden, 7464 Rancho Los Guilicos Road
Learn how to create and maintain a firewise, sustainable garden that supports biodiversity while meeting County code requirements. This workshop covers plant selection, placement, and maintenance practices that preserve and even enhance wildlife habitat — while keeping your property and neighborhood fire-safe
The workshop is free, but registration is encouraged by visiting: https://ucanr.edu/site/mg-sonoma/event/sustainability-and-defensible-space. For more information, email scmglibrary@gmail.com
Windsor
Sustainability series on gardening: The Windsor Garden Club hosts the Town of Windsor Sustainability Series on Gardening from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 1 at the Windsor Town Library and the Town Green Community Garden, at the corner of Windsor River Road and Joe Rodota Drive in the Town Hall complex
Put on your sun hat and come down to the Town Green Community Garden for a look at how organic gardening and a drip irrigation system on a timer can create beautiful flowers and a bounty of fruit and vegetables that thrive in Windsor — even in the summer heat
Windsor Garden Club will have Master Gardeners on hand to answer your questions. Stroll the garden for inspiration, or wander outside the garden fence to the Community Pollinator Garden and stroll through the native water thrifty flowering plants that will attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard. Learn about the Monarch Waystation program
Visit https://www.windsorgardenclub.org/ for more information
Sebastopol
Volunteer days: Interested in lending a hand? Botanica garden (formerly Hidden Forest Nursery) holds a volunteer day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the second Friday of each month at 3970 Azalea Ave
As a volunteer, you will be working alongside a staff member, restoring the garden and learning more about the local flora. Bring a snack, gloves, and any small hand tools you think will be useful. All levels of experience are welcome
For more information, call 707-823-6832 or visit https://botanicanurseryandgardens.com/
Sonoma
Join a garden club: The Valley of the Moon Garden Club meets every second Thursday of the month in Burlingame Hall at First Congregational Church, 252 W. Spain St
The evening begins with a meet and greet at 6:30 p.m., followed by a program at 7:15 p.m. There will be a plant draw and refreshments
Members attend free. A $5 donation is requested from guests and can be applied toward membership, which is $30 per year
For information, visit https://sites.google.com/view/vomgc/home
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
Healdsburg
Healdsburg Garden Club: The club meets from 1 to 3 p.m. the third Monday of each month September through June at the Villa Chanticleer Annex, 860 Chanticleer Way
Programs include speakers from all aspects of gardening. Refreshments, including home-made treats, coffee & tea, are served at each meeting. Special events include a holiday party in December, Pop Up Plant Sales in October, November, April, and May, a picnic for members in June, and destination tours of local gardens. Visitors interested in gardening are welcome to attend. Membership is $40 per year
For more information, visit https://healdsburggardenclub.org
Sonoma
Pick up fresh produce: The Sonoma Ecology Center presents Saturday Harvest Markets from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday until December at the Sonoma Garden Park, 19996 7th St. E
The Harvest Market is a great place to pick up produce, flowers, and eggs harvested from the 6.1 acre sustainable garden. They also sell local honey and olive oil. The market accepts credit cards and Apple Pay. Remember to bring a reusable shopping bag
For details, visit https://sonomaecologycenter.org
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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