Session F

Simple laundry-to-landscape graywater systems no longer require permits in many jurisdictions in California. This session will provide an overview of all the basics regarding use of home graywater laundry-to-landscape systems and their installation. You'll learn what laundry products are recommended for use with these systems and cautions regarding potential environmental and human health concerns. In addition, you'll be provided with a checklist of 'best management practices' to help ensure success!

Watch Anne make several magical, miniature gardens, see a presentation about miniature garden styles, and learn about her miniature garden book.

Join Horticulturalist and Curator of the Sunset Western Garden Collection, Janet Sluis, to learn about new trends in plant breeding, and see which varieties have done well in California trials. Focused on replacing thirsty, labor intensive varieties with more colorful, resilient alternatives, she works with breeders, hybridizers, and nurseries all over the world. Her plant collection test garden is shown in Kathy Brenzel’s latest book The Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy Care Plantings.

UC Master Gardener volunteers have an important role in making the newly launched Statewide UC Master Gardener Outcome Evaluation Survey a success! In the spring, the statewide office piloted the process with a few counties. Come and learn the results of the pilot and lessons learned from that effort. Questions and concerns will also be addressed to make this statewide effort as successful as possible. In this session, attendees will learn how the data can be used to support volunteer work locally and statewide, how the findings will be incorporated into public value impact statements, and more about the importance of this evaluation.

Learn the art of propagation from UC Davis Arboretum Nursery Manager, Taylor Lewis. Topics include starting from seeds, rooting cuttings, and making divisions. Proper preparation of materials, choosing the right containers, the best tools, media choices, hardening off and rooting hormones are also covered. This session will take place in an outside classroom setting and offer hand-on activities.

Training and pruning citrus trees is a different process than pruning other fruit trees; learn the ins and outs of proper training and pruning from planting to production.

Rain gardens are a popular way to conserve water for landscape and food plants. Rain gardens also provide beauty and interest in landscapes and can be a perfect addition to California’s Mediterranean climate. Join Horticulture and UC Master Gardener Program Coordinator, Valerie Borel as she explores the wonders of rain gardens.

Join Master Consulting Rosarian and retired entomologist Baldo Villegas as he shares his love of roses. Learn about the main classes of roses and about some of the best varieties to grow in your local area. Baldo has over 3,000 roses in his own garden and is always acquiring new varieties wherever he travels. Learn about the newest roses and those that are the most fragrant and most disease resistant.