Glorious California Natives: An Ethno-botany Garden Tour – April 19, June 21 or October 17. 9AM-12 Noon.

We’ll tour the gardens with a special focus on California native plants.  Discover interesting fun-facts and traditional uses (ethnobotany) of our beautiful natives.  We’ll discuss garden winners that you can grow at home, proper planting techniques and specific growing tips. We’ll finish the workshop with a slide-show review of the plants we covered during the garden tour. This is a 3 hour workshop.

Donation $45 per person.

Herbs and Herb Spirals: September 19.  9AM-1PM.

Rabin Medicak Center, by Petah Tikva  July 2008

An herb spiral is an excellent addition for both small and large gardens.  It retains moisture, creates multiple micro-climates, is compact and attractive too.  Place it close to your kitchen door and you’ll have herbs galore to flavor your favorite dishes. We’ll start this workshop by building a small, 4’ wide herb spiral. After that we’ll study basic culinary and medicinal herbs.  We’ll cover growth habits, care and maintenance and harvesting techniques.   

You’ll leave this workshop with new skills and knowledge – ready to launch yourself into the world of herbs!   

Donation $50 per person.

Permaculture Principles: May 9 and September 20. 9AM-2PM.
Discover the principles and design concepts of permaculture.  Immerse yourself in the colors and aromas of food forests, habitat ponds, a rooftop herb garden, a grape-draped gazebo and keyhole annual veggie beds.  Participate in a sheet mulching exercise.  Learn a gardening approach that can transform your yard into a garden of unimaginable abundance.  Learn how to think with a permaculture mind. This is an in-depth, introductory 5 hour class that includes a 1/2 hour bring-your-own lunch break.  Full workshop includes lecture, slide show, garden tour, and hands-on sheet mulching.

Donation $65 per person.

Permaculture Principles (short version) July 25 or November 7. 9AM-12:30PM.

This workshop is the same as the Permaculture Principles workshop described above except that the sheet mulching activity is reduced in length and is a demonstration activity rather than a hands-on activity. There will be no lunch break.  This is an in-depth, introductory 3 ½ workshop. 

Donation $55 per person.

Understanding Edibles: Learn how to plant, care for and harvest fruiting trees, shrubs & groundcovers

 We’ll tour the gardens with a special focus on fruit and nut producing trees, shrubs, vines and ground-covers. During the lecture/slide show we’ll discuss soil and site preparation, planting, fruit development, thinning, pruning, fertilizing, general maintenance and harvesting techniques. This workshop is open to all and is especially helpful for those who have taken the Permaculture Principles workshop and are ready to launch their garden. This full workshop is divided into two different garden tours and two lectures/slide shows. This is an in-depth, introductory 5 hour class that includes a 1/2 hour bring-your-own lunch break.

Donation $65 per person.

Understanding Edibles: (short version) Learn how to plant, care for and harvest fruiting trees, shrubs & groundcovers  - July 25. 1:30PM-5:00PM.

This workshop is open to all and is especially helpful for those who have taken the Permaculture Principles workshop and are ready to launch their edible, bio-diverse garden. During the lecture we’ll discuss soil and site preparation, planting, fruit development, thinning, pruning, fertilizing, general maintenance and harvesting techniques.  We’ll also tour the gardens with a special focus on fruit and nut producing trees, shrubs, and other plants. This is an in-depth, introductory 3 1/2 hour class.

Donation $55 per person.

Vegetable Gardening: A Beginner’s Workshop – April 18 or May 6. 9AM-12:30PM

Want to start a vegetable garden but you don’t know how?  Not sure which plants will grow well together? What do these plants need in order to produce well?

Learn how to assess your future veggie garden plot for proper growing conditions.  Discover how to prepare the soil, install and care for the plants and harvest the fruits of your labors.  We’ll cover many of the classic veggies that you can grow in your own back yard and you’ll go home ready to start your own vegetable garden. This is an introductory 3 ½ hour workshop that includes a lecture/slide show and a vegetable garden tour

   Donation $55 per person.

If you register individually for more than one workshop you will receive a 10% discount.