Information from the Help Desk of the
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County
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For the past several years, the UC MGCC Program has conducted the FREE Our Garden Speaker Series (almost) every Wednesday morning at Our Garden (map) April through October. In addition, last year we've added some Saturday Workshops, also free, at Our Garden... details and schedule are below... please note that while the schedule as shown is reasonably firm at this time, changes are possible. You can confirm all dates, times and speakers on our website http://ccmg.ucanr.edu/
2016 UC MGCC Program's
"Our Garden" Speaker Series
North Wiget Lane & Shadelands Drive, Walnut Creek (map)
Wednesday Speakers 10 AM – 11 AM
Saturday Workshops, see website for time
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DAY / Date |
Program Title |
Program Speaker |
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Wednesday, April 20 |
Growing Apples and Pears |
Darlene DeRose, UC Master Gardener |
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Wednesday, April 27 |
Growing Veggies in Containers |
Terry Lippert, UC Master Gardener |
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Wednesday, May 4 |
Drought Tolerant Landscapes |
Dawn Kooyumjian, UC Master Gardener |
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Saturday, May 7 |
All About Soil Workshop |
various |
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Wednesday, May 11 |
Herbal All-Stars |
Rose Loveall-Sale, Morningsun Herb Farm |
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Wednesday, May 18 |
Home Composting |
Ashley Louisiana, Recycle Smart |
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Wednesday, May 25 |
Plant Propagation |
Kathy Echols, Horticulturist |
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Wednesday, June 1 |
Permaculture |
Marian Woodard, UC Master Gardener |
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Saturday, June 4 |
Garden Structures Workshop |
various |
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Wednesday, June 8 |
"Tool Time" Series – Pruning in Your Garden |
Keith Silva, UC Master Gardener |
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Wednesday, June 15 |
No Till Veggie Gardening |
Kevin Marini, UC Master Gardener |
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Wednesday, June 22 |
Vermicompost |
Linda Mizes, UC Master Gardener |
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Wednesday, June 29 |
Irrigation |
Steve Griffin, UC Master Gardener |
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Wednesday, July 6 |
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY |
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Wednesday, July 13 |
Summer Pruning of Fruit Trees |
Helen Erickson, UC Master Gardener |
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Wednesday, July 20 |
Rodent Control |
Steven Griffin, UC Master Gardener |
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Wednesday, July 27 |
tbd |
tbd |
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Wednesday, August 3 |
Succulents |
Brian Kemble, The Ruth Bancroft Garden |
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Saturday, August 6 |
Rethinking Your Lawn Workshop |
various |
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Wednesday, August 10 |
Winter Veggie Gardening |
Janet Miller, UC Master Gardener |
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Wednesday, August 17 |
Fermenting and Pickling |
Susan Mosbacher, UCCE Master Food Preserver |
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Wednesday, August 24 |
What Went Wrong with My Veggie Garden |
Terry Lippert, UC Master Gardener |
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Wednesday, August 31 |
Compost Tea |
Kevin Marini, UC Master Gardener |
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Saturday, September 3 |
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY |
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Wednesday, September 7 |
Creating Harmony in the Garden |
Patrice Hanlon, Horticulturist |
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Saturday, September 10 |
Get Dry Plant Sale |
various |
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Wednesday, September 14 |
Building Healthy Soil |
Steve Andrews, UC Master Gardener |
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Wednesday, September 21 |
Hugelkultur |
tbd |
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Wednesday, September 28 |
Rain Gardens |
Roxy Wolosenko, UC Master Gardener |
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Saturday, October 1 |
Habitat Creation Workshop |
various |
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Wednesday, October 5 |
Cover Crops |
Janet Miller, UC Master Gardener |
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Wednesday, October 12 |
Growing Citrus and Avocados |
Ed Laivo, Four Winds Growers |
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Wednesday, October 19 |
Growing Roses from Seed |
Kathy Echols, Horticulturist |
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Wednesday, October 26 |
Fall/Winter Care of Fruit Trees |
Janet Caprile, UCCE Farm Advisor |
Note: Schedule is o.k. as of the original post of this blog, but is subject to change.
You can confirm all dates, times and speakers on our website http://ccmg.ucanr.edu/
Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County
Note: The UC Master Gardeners Program of Contra Costa's Help Desk is available year-round to answer your gardening questions. Except for a few holidays, we're open every week, Monday through Thursday for walk-ins from 9:00 am to Noon at 75 Santa Barbara Road, 2d Floor, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523. We can also be reached via telephone: (925) 646-6586, email: ccmg@ucanr.edu, or on the web at http://ccmg.ucanr.edu/Ask_Us/ MGCC Blogs can be found at http://ccmg.ucanr.edu/HortCoCo/ You can also subscribe to the Blog (//ucanr.edu/blogs/CCMGBlog/).