Sunflowers, a soil workshop, a neighborhood gardening fair and a spring celebration at a Cloverdale nursery kick off the season during the first weekend of spring.
Sonoma
Sonoma Mission Gardens offering free sunflower kits
Sonoma Mission Gardens is offering free packets of sunflower seeds to customers in a show of support for Ukraine, where the sunflower is a national symbol.
“Our hope is to blanket our town with these beautiful flowers as a reminder to keep our thoughts and hearts in the forefront for the people of Ukraine,” the Sonoma nursery announced in its online newsletter.
The packets contain fertilizer and Sunspot dwarf sunflower seeds, which grow to 2 to 3 feet.
Plant sunflowers at a depth of 1 to 2 inches after April 1 in the sunniest spot in your garden. Water them daily.
Sonoma Mission Gardens is open Wednesdays through Sundays at 851 Craig Avenue (at the corner of Arnold Drive.) Sonoma missiongardens.com. sonomamissiongardens.com/
Santa Rosa
Pressed flowers workshop slated
Learn to make pretty cards with pressed flowers from the garden during a workshop April 4 hosted by The Santa Rosa Garden Club.
Supplies will be provided to create cards or bookmarks. The class is limited to 20. Cost is $20, which goes toward a scholarship program for students at Santa Rosa Junior College. Refreshments are included. 10 a.m. to noon. 2050 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa. To register call Donna Hussey at 707 -318 -1065, email [email protected] or visit [email protected]. santarosagardenclub.com/
Santa Rosa
Understanding packaged soil, composting and worm bins
Master Gardeners Kitty Ritz and Karen Felker will lead a free workshop March 29 on selecting soil, composting and setting up worm bins to enrich.
Raising worms is a good way to create sustainable, organic soil amendment for your garden. The session, geared to gardeners at all skill levels, will offer practical tips to improve soil health and support a thriving garden. There will time for questions and answers. The class is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Los Guilicos Demonstration and Teaching Garden, 1 Los Guilicos Road, Santa Rosa. Registration is required at bit.ly/4b5wGRV or sonomamg.ucanr.edu/. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about attending the workshop.
Santa Rosa
Neighborhood gardening fair fosters resiliency
Growing your own food is good in so many ways, including building community and resiliency. The Sonoma County Master Gardeners will hold a Neighborhood Food Gardening Fair March 22 that will help you get an early start on the growing season with friends and neighbors. Experts will have information and advice on seed starting and building food gardening networks. Combining efforts and resources builds even stronger resiliency. Free seeds will be available while supplies last. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at The First United Methodist Church, 1551 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa. For more information contact [email protected].
You can reach Staff Writer Meg McConahey at 707-521-5204 or [email protected].
