Holiday Party & Plant Swap
Please bring something sweet or savory to share, a healthy plant to swap and a friend, family member or neighbor to join us.
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Events
First July Plant Sale
Saturday, July 13th, 202410:00 AM -1:00 PM737 Walnut Street, San CarlosCivic Garden Club of San Carlos Our plant selection is our largest yet, and all plants are priced to sell. We have recently added new CA Native plants and started additional ones from cuttings. We also have doubled the size of our plant growing area
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Native plant propagation class: follow-up
On June 3, club members and members of the public learned a lot from Ed Pease, who discussed and demonstrated a variety of propagation techniques in our “outdoor classroom” next to the plant sale area at the Casa de Flores. He generously shared his propagation training guide and native plant cuttings notes.
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Native plant propagation class June 3
We’re excited to invite you to a free native plant propagation class next Saturday, June 3, at 12pm. Club member Ed Pease will teach the class outdoors at the Casa de Flores (737 Walnut St., San Carlos). He will discuss and demonstrate a variety of propagation methods. Ed is/has been a volunteer for the California Native Plant
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August 2022 Member Program: Each Green Corner
Special presentation by Each Green Corner with an overview of how they are partnering with San Carlos gardeners and schools to combat food insecurity.
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February 2022 Member Program
Virtual garden tour and a tutorial on designing plant bowls. Recording below:
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January 2022 program: San Carlos Charter School gardens
The highlight was Cynthia Hunter presenting the San Carlos Charter School Gardens.
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October program: Front yard restoration
Member Scott Johnston presented his experience converting his front lawn to a native garden. The recorded session is available on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/NHxFDjMgBPo
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September 2021 program: UC Botanical Garden
Guest speaker: Lew Feldman, director of the UC Botanical Garden “Berkeley’s unexplored treasure; the UC Botanical Garden” A virtual tour of the UC Botanical Garden, discussing its history, the background on the Garden’s special collection, the Garden’s mission (which includes education, conservation and research) and future directions and goals for the Garden. This was a
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August 2021 member program: Cool Weather Vegetables
The recording from the August 26, 2021 member meeting is now available on YouTube. Use this link or watch the video below. The main presentation on Cool Weather Vegetables included a lot of information about selecting vegetables to plant now and practical tips for how to grow them. We also briefly discussed plant donations, volunteer
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