Speaker Topics
Growing Edibles
- Amazing Avocado - planting, irrigation, care, and pest management of avocados
- Grow Food Anywhere – growing edibles in small spaces and containers
- Grow It Now: Cool Season Vegetables – vegetables that grow from fall through spring
- Grow It Now: Warm Season Vegetables – vegetables that grow from late spring through summer
- Herbs – grow a variety of herbs in containers or in the ground
- Plant a Salad Bowl Garden (available in Spanish) – grow salad green from seeds or transplants
- Tomatoes: A-Z - grow them from seed, from transplants, in the ground, or in containers
- A Year of Good Food - a month by month guide for growing fruits and vegetables
- Your Backyard Orchard – choosing and caring for fruit trees
Growing Ornamentals
- Bulbs – true bulbs, corms, tuber, and rhizomes that grow in our climate and produce beautiful flowers
- California Natives – choose natives that do well with little water while enhancing your landscape
- Epiphytes – bromeliads, tillandsias, epiphyllums, orchids, and other plants that derive moisture from the air
- Gardening in Small Spaces – using plants to enhance a balcony, patio, or small yard
- Orchid Culture Basics – care of various varieties
- Pass Down Plants – start new plants from cuttings, division, and seeds
- Perennials in the Southern California Garden – choosing and maintain long-lived plants
- Right Plant, Right Place: Successful Garden Planning – factors to consider before you visit the nursery
- Roses 101 – basics of selection, planting, fertilizing, pruning, and pest management
- Roses : Promise me a Rose Garden – Focus on types – shrubs, miniatures, and old garden roses
- Succulents – selection and care
Integrated Pest Management
- Beneficial bugs – insects that provide natural pests control
- Managing Pests in Your Garden – prevention, avoidance, suppression, and responsible pest control
- Tomato Pests and Diseases – dealing with pests and diseases that affect tomatoes
- What’s Bugging Your Plants – pest management practices that are least impactful to the environment
General Gardening
- Bees, Butterflies and Other Pollinators – the role of various creatures in pollinating our plants
- The Busy Gardener Month to Month - garden tasks for each month
- Butterflies in Your Garden – attract our native butterflies with the appropriate plants
- Composting Basics - use your banana peels, coffee grounds, and leaves to create a soil amendment
- Composting with Worms – maintaining a worm bin for small space composting
- Create a Wildlife Habitat – attract birds, bees, and butterflies to your garden
- Drought Tolerant Gardening – select and care for plants that look great with minimal water
- The Thoughtful Gardener – proper planning to avoid problems
- Water Better Not Wetter – choosing and maintaining an irrigation system
- What’s in Your Soil – evaluating your soil and how to improve it