Location:

Berryessa Branch Library
3355 Noble Avenue
United States

Host: UC Master Gardener Program

Description: Do you love to have fresh flowers in your home, brightening up your living spaces? Do you want to attract beneficial insects and pollinators to your garden? Then this is the talk for you! Join Master Gardener Laura Westley as she shows you the beautiful array of flowers that will grow well here Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. We'll discuss how to grow them from seed or transplant, what time of year is right for which flowers, and soil, water and fertilizer requirements.

Registration: No registration is required for this free event.

More details: https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-santa-clara-county/event/growing-your-own-cut-flower-garden-san-jose

Location -

Everett N. "Eddie" Souza Park
2380 Monroe Street
Santa Clara

Host - UC ANR

Description - This workshop will focus on composting of backyard trimmings and food scraps. Learn about compost application - your soil will thank you!

Registration - https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=45277

More details - https://ucanr.edu/county-office/santa-clara-county/community-workshops-your-neighborhood

Location - Palo Alto Demonstration Garden

851 Center Drive
Palo Alto, CA 95301
United States

Host - UC Master Gardeners

Description - The Palo Alto Demonstration Garden is open to the public every Saturday morning, from 10 am–noon, May through October, with Master Gardeners on site to answer your gardening questions.

Registration - Registration is not required for this free event.

More details - https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-santa-clara-county/event/padg-open-garden-saturdays-palo-alto-34

Location: 1601 Foxworthy Ave, San Jose, CA 95118

Host: California Native Plant Society

Description: Community volunteers regularly care for this native plant garden at Kirk Park in San Jose. We are always happy to have help at the garden!

Registration: If you would like to help out, please sign up for the Saturday work days on the CNPS-SCV Meetup page.

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Location: 2900 Cataldi Dr, San Jose, CA 95132

Host: California Native Plant Society

Description: Join us to restore habitat in San Jose’s Cataldi Park. We mulch, plant, weed, water and otherwise care for the native plants we’ve planted in this newly created native garden.

Registration: No registration is required for this free event.

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Location: 2305 S White Rd, San Jose, CA 95148

Host: California Native Plant Society

Description: The California Native Garden project in Lake Cunningham Regional Park controls invasive plants in a 2-acre area and beautifies it with California native wildflowers, perennials, shrubs, and trees. Join us to restore habitat (weeding and mulching) in the Native Garden at Lake Cunningham Park, San Jose.

Registration: For more information and to RSVP, please see Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/california-native-plant-society-santa-clara-valley-chapter/

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Location: Zoom Webinar

Host: California Native Plant Society

Description: The CNPS SCV Photo Group meets via zoom on 4th Fridays, 7-8:50pm. In this supportive peer group, beginners and experts are equally welcome. Folks who just want to see pictures and hear photo tips are welcome too.

Registration: Register at the link below for the next meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsdemsqjwvGtBT0xqAWOyK5G7zu-6MZWel

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Location: 10 Old Stage Coach Rd, Redwood City, CA 94062

Host: California Native Plant Society

Description: Help restore habitat at Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve, known for fabulous wildflowers and amazing diversity near Redwood City. Weeders see far more than weeds: we get to be up close to the native plants, some of which are seen only by weeders.

Registration: To participate, join the email list and sign the electronic volunteer agreement, by sending an email to weed-warriors-coord@friendsofedgewood.org.

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Location: Online (Zoom)

Host: Valley Water

Description: Join us for a LIVE Zoom Webinar on Thursday, July 24, 2025, for a free Firescaping class hosted by Valley Water. In a time of drought and high heat, learn some of the ways you can make your home less vulnerable to fires.

Registration: Register here

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Location: 3921 E Bayshore Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Host: California Native Plant Society

Description: Native Plant ID (formerly Keying with Natives) is a Chapter group that works together to learn plant identification using botanical keys and other resources. Join us as we look at plant samples collected from local gardens and practice methods of identifying the native plants of our region.

Registration: No registration is required for this free event.

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Location:

433 Charles Street
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
United States

Host: UC Master Gardener Program

Description: Join Master Gardener Matt Hall for a presentation on keeping squirrels, rats and gophers out of your garden. Learn about the different types of damage each of these pests are capable of and how to manage each of these types of pests in your garden through things like habitat modification, exclusion, deterrence, and other control methods.

Registration: No registration is required for this free event.

More details: https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-santa-clara-county/event/stdg-preventing-vertebrate-pests-eating-your

Location: Downtown Hayward Library, 888 C St, Hayward, CA 94541, Room C

Host: City of Hayward

Description: Learn how to create a vibrant, sustainable garden that attracts helpful pollinators, boosts soil health, and conserves water. Bring a container and plant a native plant to add to your home garden!

Registration: Register Here

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Location -

Zoom Webinar

Host - UC ANR

Description - This workshop will focus on composting of backyard trimmings and food scraps. Learn about compost application - your soil will thank you!

Registration - https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=45281

More details - https://ucanr.edu/county-office/santa-clara-county/community-workshops-your-neighborhood

Location - Palo Alto Demonstration Garden

851 Center Drive
Palo Alto, CA 95301
United States

Host - UC Master Gardeners

Description - The Palo Alto Demonstration Garden is open to the public every Saturday morning, from 10 am–noon, May through October, with Master Gardeners on site to answer your gardening questions.

Registration - Registration is not required for this free event.

More details - https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-santa-clara-county/event/padg-open-garden-saturdays-palo-alto-33

Location: 2900 Cataldi Dr, San Jose, CA 95132

Host: California Native Plant Society

Description: Join us to restore habitat in San Jose’s Cataldi Park. We mulch, plant, weed, water and otherwise care for the native plants we’ve planted in this newly created native garden.

Registration: No registration is required for this free event.

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Location: 1601 Foxworthy Ave, San Jose, CA 95118

Host: California Native Plant Society

Description: Community volunteers regularly care for this native plant garden at Kirk Park in San Jose. We are always happy to have help at the garden!

Registration: If you would like to help out, please sign up for the Saturday work days on the CNPS-SCV Meetup page.

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Location - Martial Cottle Park

5283 Snell Avenue
San Jose, CA 95136
United States

Host - UC Master Gardeners

Description - Find beautiful California native plants that use less water and need less maintenance than traditional landscaping. These plants also attract pollinators and birds.

Registration - Registration is not required for this free event.

More details - https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-santa-clara-county/event/mcp-california-native-plant-sale-san-jose-0

Location - Martial Cottle Park

5283 Snell Avenue
San Jose, CA 95136
United States

Host - UC Master Gardeners

Description - We have lots of new plants for you! Come see them and bring any succulent questions you may have! Free entrance; variable succulent prices

Registration - Registration is not required for this free event.

More details - https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-santa-clara-county/event/mcp-succulent-open-house-sale-san-jose-9

Location: 2305 S White Rd, San Jose, CA 95148

Host: California Native Plant Society

Description: The California Native Garden project in Lake Cunningham Regional Park controls invasive plants in a 2-acre area and beautifies it with California native wildflowers, perennials, shrubs, and trees. Join us to restore habitat (weeding and mulching) in the Native Garden at Lake Cunningham Park, San Jose.

Registration: For more information and to RSVP, please see Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/california-native-plant-society-santa-clara-valley-chapter/

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Location: 10 Old Stage Coach Rd, Redwood City, CA 94062

Host: California Native Plant Society

Description: Help restore habitat at Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve, known for fabulous wildflowers and amazing diversity near Redwood City. Weeders see far more than weeds: we get to be up close to the native plants, some of which are seen only by weeders.

Registration: To participate, join the email list and sign the electronic volunteer agreement, by sending an email to weed-warriors-coord@friendsofedgewood.org.

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Location -

Zoom Webinar

Host - UC Master Gardeners

Description - Wasps are a very diverse group of insects. Some species can be nuisance pests, creating galls on plants and stinging people, but many others are beneficial pollinators and predators of pests, such as aphids. And some wasps are just cool! In this webinar, we will discuss different behaviors of wasps and some of their roles in the ecosystem.

Registration - https://ucanr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AOKRQBdOR2Onkp0MqRy_1Q#/registration

More details - https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-santa-clara-county/event/wild-world-wasps-online

Location: Mountain View Public Library

585 Franklin Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
United States

Host: UC Master Gardener Program

Description: Do you love to have fresh flowers in your home, brightening up your living spaces? Do you want to attract beneficial insects and pollinators to your garden? Have you struggled to find the right flowers to grow for our Santa Clara county seasons? Then this is the talk for you! Join Master Gardener Laura Westley as she shows you the beautiful array of flowers that grow well here Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. We’ll discuss how to grow them from seed or transplant, what time of year is right for which flowers, and soil, water and fertilizer requirements.

Registration: No registration is required for this free event.

More details: https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-santa-clara-county/event/growing-your-own-cut-flower-garden-mountain-view

Location - Central Park Library

2635 Homestead Road
Santa Clara, CA 95051
United States

Host - UC Master Gardeners

Description - Do you have flowers? Fruit trees? Vegetables with blossoms? Then you depend on bees to pollinate them, and you are important in keeping our local bees healthy.

Registration - Registration is not required for this free event.

More details - https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-santa-clara-county/event/healthy-bees-healthy-gardens-santa-clara

Location - Willow Glen Public Library

1157 Minnesota Ave
San Jose, CA 95125
United States

Host - UC Master Gardeners

Description - Meet with UC Santa Clara County Master Gardener volunteer and succulent expert Judy Hecht. Judy will talk about succulent care, propagation, growth habits, and design. We will look at the many ways to take advantage of all the wonderful attributes of these very versatile plants and how to help them thrive. Bring your questions, too, as Judy is likely to have the answer!

Registration - Registration is not required for this free event.

More details - https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-santa-clara-county/event/success-succulents-san-jose

Location - Palo Alto Demonstration Garden

851 Center Drive
Palo Alto, CA 95301
United States

Host - UC Master Gardeners

Description - The Palo Alto Demonstration Garden is open to the public every Saturday morning, from 10 am–noon, May through October, with Master Gardeners on site to answer your gardening questions.

Registration - Registration is not required for this free event.

More details - https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-santa-clara-county/event/padg-open-garden-saturdays-palo-alto-32

Location -

Elizabeth Gamble Garden
1431 Waverly St
Palo Alto, 94301

Host - UC ANR

Description - This workshop will focus on composting of backyard trimmings and food scraps. Learn about compost application - your soil will thank you!

Registration - https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=45287

More details - https://ucanr.edu/county-office/santa-clara-county/community-workshops-your-neighborhood

Location - Zoom Webinar (Online)

Host - UC Master Gardeners

Description - Have a sick plant, an ailing tree, mysterious spots on leaves? Chat with a UC Master Gardener via Zoom to diagnose your plant problems. You can also listen and learn while other people ask their questions.

Registration - https://ucanr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtceqoqDIoGdNRo8JyvS-9cxtNZM1fpK3j#/registration

More details - https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-santa-clara-county/event/plant-clinic-online-1

Location - Palo Alto Demonstration Garden

851 Center Drive
Palo Alto, CA 95301
United States

Host - UC Master Gardeners

Description - The Palo Alto Demonstration Garden is open to the public every Saturday morning, from 10 am–noon, May through October, with Master Gardeners on site to answer your gardening questions.

Registration - Registration is not required for this free event.

More details - https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-santa-clara-county/event/padg-open-garden-saturdays-palo-alto-31

Location:

Palo Alto Demonstration Garden at Eleanor Pardee Park

851 Center Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94301
United States

Host: UC Master Gardener Program

Description:

Join us for a lively, interactive session where we tackle the biggest questions about keeping your garden healthy in midsummer. In this interactive garden talk, we’ll cover:  Who (or what) is eating your plants—and how to protect them. When and how to side-dress your veggies for a better harvest. What to mulch with—and what to avoid. How to create a garden habitat that welcomes beneficial insects and pollinators

Registration: No registration is required for this free event.

More details: https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-santa-clara-county/event/growing-your-own-cut-flower-garden-mountain-view

Location: 2900 Cataldi Dr, San Jose, CA 95132

Host: California Native Plant Society

Description: Join us to restore habitat in San Jose’s Cataldi Park. We mulch, plant, weed, water and otherwise care for the native plants we’ve planted in this newly created native garden. Wear a hat and garden shoes and bring water to stay hydrated. Work gloves will be provided.

Registration: No registration is required for this free event.

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