Home & garden news, upcoming events

Put your landscaping to work for you. A workshop today will show you how to create both a culinary and craft garden in your yard that can also serve as a haven for conserving natural resources.

"Your own yard can be a handy producer of nutritious foods and unique craft materials and can also serve as a habitat for welcoming wildlife," says Master Gardener Janet Barocco, who will lead the free workshop.

It will run from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Rincon Valley Library, 6959 Montecito Blvd., Santa Rosa. For information call 565-2608 or visit sonomamastergardeners.org.

SEBASTOPOL

Do you wonder why some of your citrus didn't bear fruit? Are you flummoxed about what fruit trees will do best in this climate?

Master Gardener Brian Healey will lead home fruit tree growers on a month-by-month tour of the gardening year, offering tips on what to do and when, during a free workshop Feb. 5 at the Sebastopol Regional Library, 7140 Bodega Ave.

Healey will discuss how to prepare the soil, plant and stake container-grown and bare-root trees, prune and think coops and safely manage pests and diseases in the orchard. The workshop runs from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For information call 565-2608 or visit sonomamastergardeners.org.

WINDSOR

No need to feel intimidated about growing your own plants from seed.

Expert Electra de Peyster will demystify the process, and talk about the importance of seed saving, during a free class from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Windsor Regional Library, 9291 Old Redwood Highway, Building 100.

De Peyster will also talk about the efforts of the local Seed Savers Exchanges and show examples of the progression of young seedlings from production to harvesting. For details call 565-2608 or visit sonomamastergardeners.org.

PETALUMA

Bruce Shanks, the longtime proprietor of Cottage Gardens of Petaluma, will demonstrate how to prune clematis during a free workshop Feb. 5.

Shanks will tell you what to consider while pruning, the best times to prune throughout the year and how much to prune. The nursery is at 3996 Emerald Dr., Petaluma. To reserve a space call 778-8025.

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