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Growing vegetables, flowers, and herbs from seed is easy and economical, once you know what to do. Join Master Gardeners of OC to learn everything you need to become a seed-planting pro in no time. The talk will include selection, sowing, thinning, transplanting, and hardening, along with practical…
Join us on the first Saturday of each month for a morning of outdoor fun at the Monarch Nature Trail in Huntington Beach. Learn about Orange County's butterfly population as well as the native plants they depend on for survival. Volunteer tasks for all ages include watering, seed collection, mulching,…
Join Master Gardeners in a garden workshop on Native Plants in Your GardenWe will cover how to landscape with beautiful, hardy native plants to transform your yard and bring in pollinators! Presentation will be followed by a MG-led walking tour of the SYV Botanic Garden.May 30, 2026 | 9:30AM…
Join Master Gardeners in a garden workshop at the Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden on Native Plants in Your GardenWe will cover how to landscape with beautiful, hardy native plants to transform your yard and bring in pollinators! Presentation will be followed by a MG-led walking tour of the SYV…
Roses are popular ornamentals in many home gardens and are usually healthy when grown in an optimal spot and well-cared for. But roses can be infected with plant diseases and suffer from disorders. What do you do when your roses don't look good? Is it a disease? A disorder? Learn how to tell a disease apart…
Turn waste into a nutrient rich organic material for your garden. Join Master Gardener Cindy Young to learn how compost provides valuable nutrients for your garden soil. Compost also helps retain moisture, which saves water, suppresses weeds, prevents soil erosion, and loosens compacted soils for…
Learn to save seeds from beautiful gardens. Join us for a leisurely stroll through the various and beautiful Gardens of Sherwood. We will help you gather seeds from selected plants to take home and try in your own yard. Learn about tried-and-true seed saving techniques. Includes flowers,…
Come attend our new hands-on photo class. Tips and tricks for using your phone as your camera. We will be discussing lighting, focal area, composition, framing and leading lines. After the class we will tour our 16 themed gardens in search of beautiful flowers, plants and insects to practice what you…
Learn how to deal with deer, voles, and gophers in your garden. First, we’ll dig into the biology of each; what they eat, where they live, how they reproduce and how to identify them. We’ll look at what they like/dislike, when they are most active, and the damage they can cause. Then…
