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Upcoming Events
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The World Underground
With Spring on the horizon, we'll spend February uncovering the world underground. Join us as we explore the science behind successful gardening and investigate the various gardens in the Guadalupe Gardens.
The Birth of a Cheeseburger
February 5th/6th
How Does Your Garden Grow?
February 12th/13th
Vermicomposting
February 19th/20th
Guadalupe Green Thumbs
February 26th/27th
More info.
Rose Pruning Classes
Wednesdays & Saturdays
through February
8:30 to 11:30 am
Free!
Hands-on rose pruning lessons will be offered at the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden every Wednesday and Saturday, through February 26th. Lessons begin promptly at 8:30 am.
More info.
Gardening with Cold Frames and Mini-Greenhouses
Saturday, February 22nd
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Ages 18 and Up
$10/members, $15/non-members
Start your garden out on the right foot! Greenhouses are not just for the winter; join Master Gardener Sharon Johnson for this workshop to about the many seasonal uses of cold frames and greenhouses. Participants will learn an easy way to build a cold frame or mini greenhouse as a place to start your seeds, acclimatize your nursery plants before setting them in your garden, as a place to keep the plants you don't have time to plant, or to start seedlings for an earlier harvest. Click here to sign up.
Spring Walking Series
Saturdays, March 1st through April 5th
8:30 am to 9:30 am
Age 18 and up
$30/members, $40/non-members
Burst out of winter with a new walking series! Join fitness instructors Kristin Strellis and Janet Schumacher for a 6 week Spring Walking Series. Step by step, you'll be healthier as a result of this class that leads you through the paved trails along the Guadalupe River. Learn proper stretches, toning exercises, and walking technique as you meet others who enjoy exercising outdoors along the way. Varied fitness levels will be offered. Click here to sign up.
Successful Backyard Birdhouses Workshop
Saturday, March 8th
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Ages 18 and Up
$10/members, $15/non-members
Building and installing a birdhouse is not as simple as it may seem. The location of your residence, the layout of your garden or patio, and the birdhouse's design and size all factor into the habitability of a birdhouse. If you'd like to study the art of building birdhouses, come to an adult workshop on March 18th, led by Mike Azevedo, County Coordinator for Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society's Cavity Nester Recovery Program. Check out this interview with Mike in Bay Nature. Click here to sign up.
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