California Native Plant Society-San Diego Chapter is sponsoring another great Fall Workshop-“Creating a California Native Garden: Ready-Set-Go!” on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at UCSD, featuring keynote speaker Mike Evans, co-owner of Tree of Life Nursery! Tree of Life’s Alisa and Kevin will also be there with plants for sale to workshop attendees.
DATE:
Saturday, September 8, 9:00am-3:15pm
LOCATION:
UCSD-Scripps Sumner Auditorium, 8596 La Jolla Shores Drive in La Jolla from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
We invite you to join the California Native Plant Society-San Diego Chapter for a special day of speaker presentations from experts in the field of California native gardening, with a thorough introduction to the process of putting together a California native garden. Whether you have been inspired to plant your first native garden or already have an established garden, this workshop will offer solid insight into getting it right. We have scheduled this workshop just in advance of the best season of the year to plant a California native garden.
LEARN HOW TO:
-Design a California Native Plant Garden: Scoping your site for exposures, landscaping considerations, soils and drainage, and choosing an aesthetic.
-Plant Selection: Finding the specific native plants that will thrive in your climate and particular garden environment. Using online tools to help you select.
-Planting, Watering, and Mulching: An expert panel will explain the techniques and answer your questions.
-Maintenance and Evaluation: Pruning, weed and pest control, shaping your aesthetic, and how to evaluate what is going right or wrong with your garden.
DETAILS
There will be five sessions in all, including a keynote address from Mike Evans, founder of Tree of Life Nursery. The 4th session of the day will be a moderated panel of experts answering numerous participant questions. The final session will be a co-presentation by two authorities in the field. Lunch and snacks are included, and plants, seeds and books will be displayed for sale.