Alameda County Master Gardeners Fall Seminar

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Alameda County Master Gardeners 5th Annual Fall & Winter Gardening Seminar



On Saturday, October 20, the Alameda County Master Gardeners present their fifth annual fall and winter gardening seminar at Merritt College in Oakland. This seminar brings together nine experts and dedicated plant-people to speak on topics of special interest to Bay Area gardeners. Among the speakers are noted local authors and columnists, Pam Peirce and Katherine Grace Endicott. Seminar participants create their own individualized programs by selecting three 90-minute sessions from the nine that are offered. There is such great variety in the class offerings that novice and expert gardeners alike can find valuable information suited to their own level of experience. In conjunction with the seminar, Merritt College stages a plant sale to benefit its Landscape/Horticulture department.



Alameda County Master Gardeners are volunteers trained under the auspices of the University of California Cooperative Extension. Using UCCE research and protocols, they assist home and school gardeners throughout the county by identifying and recommending solutions for plant problems caused by disease, environmental conditions, insects and other garden pests.



Seminar Details:



Saturday, October 20 - 8:30am-3:00pm

Merritt College, 12500 Campus Drive, Oakland

Registration (required in advance): $30; Lunch (optional) $10



Registration form available online August 20.



Session 1: Christopher Schein – Designing an Ecological Landscape

Susan Handjian – Waterwise Gardening / Outstanding Plants

Doron Kletter – Exotic Citrus Varieties for the Home Garden

Session 2: Katherine Grace Endicott – Fall Gardening Tips

Mimi Leubbermann – Fall Bulbs for the Bay Area

Brian Petraska – Orchid Care Workshop

Session 3: Pam Peirce – Extending Your Growing Season with Winter Crops

Jocelyn Cohen – Pruning Natives

Jack Conner – Apple Grafting Workshop



More information and registration:

http://acmg.ucdavis.edu