Family Day In The Garden

By Steve McDermott  UCCE Master Gardener

Chances are that your interest in gardening began as a child.  Perhaps grandpa let you hoe the garden, mom asked you to water her prize Dahlias, or you picked flowers to make a bouquet for a friendly neighbor. Maybe you developed the passion when you got to pick a giant zucchini.  Most of the Master Gardeners in San Luis Obispo County started that way and they want to share their enthusiasm with your family in the Garden of the Seven Sisters demonstration garden. 

The Master Gardeners are hosting a special Family Day in the garden. Participants will visit different stations throughout the garden for a brief, yet exciting garden fact.

One station will explain how to plant a cutting and each family will go home with a geranium cutting of their own!  Each family will have the opportunity to visit the sunshine garden, the kitchen garden and the fire safe garden among others.  The composting station and the fruit orchard with also have many helpful tips to share. Water conservation tips will also be shared throughout the morning.

This is an excellent time of the year to visit the garden - flowers are in bloom, leaves are verdant and trees are bearing fruit. Family Day begins at 10:00 a.m. sharp and ends at 12:00, July 19, 2014.  Please note, adults need not be accompanied by children, but children must be accompanied by an adult.  And for the safety of all, only service animals are allowed in the garden. The demonstration garden is located at 2156 Sierra Way in San Luis Obispo.  Dress comfortably, wear sunscreen, bring water, and please park in the lot next to the demonstration garden.  See your smiling family on Saturday!