Events

Gardening doesn’t have to be intimidating or complicated. Let Navlet’s teach you the basics of planting, feeding, and watering, along with basic plant terminology.

Gardening doesn’t have to be intimidating or complicated. Let Navlet’s teach you the basics of planting, feeding, and watering, along with basic plant terminology.

Join us for this year’s selection of spring and summer vegetable plants. From the ground up, we’ll teach you how to prepare your soil and how to plant, fertilize and water all your vegetables.

Come out and transplant seedlings with First Generation Farmers! We will meet at Starbucks in Discovery Bay and caravan about 2 miles to the FGF field. We will be transplanting seedlings of many different kinds of speciality crops.

Get your hands dirt

Presented by Contra Costa Master Gardener Lorraine Frey.

Learn the basics of healthy pruning practices for your trees, shrubs and roses. How to prune, when to prune, and what to prune.

Presented by Contra Costa Master Gardeners Susan Morrison and Roxy Wolosenko.

A most timely topic in this driest of years, please join us to learn about irrigation methods, plant selection and placement, water gardening and rainwater harvesting.

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Join fellow gardeners in our springtime weather working in the garden! One of our projects is building a new composting system for the school. Your special talents are needed!

Contra Costa Master Gardeners, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Mt. Diablo School D

From the mist shrouded sea cliffs to the sun-baked arid expanse of its eastern most regions, the San Francisco Bay area provides us with a chance to view a large variety of botanical specimens all within a relatively small geographical range. Join us

In preparation for our upcoming 2014 classes/programs, Tellur Fenner is offering this introductory herb walk to prospective students who are interested in learning more about our school's unique approach to the discipline. The event will serve as bot

Join fellow gardeners in our springtime weather working in the garden! One of our projects is building a new composting system for the school. Your special talents are needed!

Contra Costa Master Gardeners, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Mt. Diablo School D

Lafayette resident, Papa John Kiefer, will again be offering workshops on "How to Raise Your Own Chickens." Topics will include raising young chicks, laying hen maintenance, and sustainable coop construction. 

Workshops are free and will be held in La

The Ruth Bancroft Garden has an unparalleled collection of aloes, including hybrids not found anywhere else in the world. These winter bloomers put on a stunning show with colorful, dramatic flower stalks. There will be two guided tours offered, high

Hello - and greetings from the Master Garden program from Contra Costa County!

California is home to a diverse array of edible & medicinal plants long valued for their nutritional/therapeutic effects. During this talk we will explore many of the more common (and lesser known) native/non-native plants found growing throughout th

A time bank is a membership organization that provides a system for people to exchange services. The exchange currency is time, and everyone’s time is of equal value. Each local subgroup has a coordinator who helps match people up with services they

From floribundas, hybrid teas and climbers to English and tree roses, we’ll teach you how to prune your roses like a professional..

From floribundas, hybrid teas and climbers to English and tree roses, we’ll teach you how to prune your roses like a professional.

It's that time of year again! GSE students from Nicaragua and Ecuador are coming to California in less than a week! They will be in Contra Costa from Jan 23rd-31st and we have planned a special garden workday and potluck for Sunday January 26th from

"Compost: Nature's Way to Grow!"

January 26 - 19, 2014

Oakland Marriott City Center

Register here:

http://compostingcouncil.org/conference/