The Civic Garden Club of San Carlos has had a long tradition of participating in the Penny Pines program. The Penny Pines Reforestation started in 1941 when the San Francisco Sports-Women Association made a contribution to restore a devastated forest fire area in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. With that humble beginning, many garden clubs, civic […]
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This Thursday, May 1, is the season’s first Hot Harvest Nights Farmer’s Market in downtown San Carlos. The club will have a booth to share information and promote the club, including our June 1 Wine & Cheese and the June 7 plant sale. The market is open from 4 to 8 pm in downtown San
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There will be a native plant sale at Hidden Villa Ranch in Los Altos: Saturday, May 3 10am – 3pm. Get all the details from www.cnps-scv.org
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The Great Sunflower Project has some new ways to get involved: Take the Pollinator Habitat Challenge, join the Safe Gardens for Pollinators Program or collect data for the study from plants in your own yard.
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The recent video “Can’t Go Wrong Combinations!”, by Annie’s Annuals and Perennials, features a number of native plants in spectacular combinations. The video is available for viewing at http://vimeo.com/62185431 Annie’s website has detailed plant profiles with loads of pictures, growth habit, sun and water requirements. Image: Nemophila menziesii, by Cliff hutson (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0
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Great chance to see how local folks have created beautiful, water-wise gardens. There will be gardens in San Mateo County, Palo Alto, and more. Visit www.gngt.org for all of the information and to register for the tour.
19th Annual Going Native Garden Tour: April 26-27 Read More »
See the new photo gallery for pictures of the recent mixer, plus changes around the club house.
