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Ecosystem biodiversity in the garden
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Healthy Ecosystems Depend Upon Biodiversity

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May 17 2025

 Climate Change is creating havoc on the world around us. What can home gardeners do to support the environment around them?  How can you make your garden come alive? Master Gardener Suzanne Clarke will suggest ways to attract beneficial insects and butterflies to your garden. Presented By:…
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Funky Tea: Kombucha (online)

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Apr 17 2025

Join us to learn about how to make kombucha, a refreshing drink made from fermenting tea. We’ll teach you how to maintain a healthy SCOBY (a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) to make kombucha, and how to do a second fermentation flavored with various fruits.
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Installing an operating a drip watering system for your home garden
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Installing and Operating a Drip Watering System

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May 24 2025

 Does your current irrigation system exceed 90% efficiency getting water to the root zones of your plants? This presentation will provide options and key considerations for drip irrigation to put the right amount of water in the right place when plants need it without excess runoff, over-spray, or waste…
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Small space container gardening
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Small Space Gardening in Containers

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May 31 2025

 On a balcony or other small space, you can grow an amazing number of plants even without a patch of land. Learn about small-scale food and ornamental gardening in containers!  Master Gardeners Nancy Creveling and Ellie Samuel will cover the benefits of container gardening, what makes a suitable…
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Native trees and large shrubs for the home garden
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Native Trees and Large Shrubs for the Home Garden

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May 4 2025

 A handful of select native trees and shrubs can provide comfort for humans and other living things. Careful plant choices can shelter your soil, temper heat extremes, and assist in the health of your local habitat. Beautiful and efficient landscapes can be their own reward, and can help to heal…
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Wildflowers of Sonoma County Backroads
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Wildflowers of Sonoma County Backroads

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Apr 19 2025

 Come and enjoy over 125 high-definition, colorful photographs of California native wildflowers growing in the numerous environments of Sonoma County. Join Sonoma County Master Gardener April Lynch, who has been photographing wildflowers for over two decades, as she takes you on a virtual tour from the…
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Birds in the garden
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Gardening With Wildlife – A Bird’s Perspective

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Apr 5 2025

 Want to augment your pleasure in the garden by increasing your knowledge of and contact with wildlife - especially the birds that inhabit it? The key to having a rich variety in your garden of bird life – or life of any sort for that matter –is understanding the principle of the ecological niche. No…
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Spring food garden Sonoma County
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April in the Garden at Bounty Farm

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Apr 12 2025

 The UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County are hosting “April in the Garden,” a day of live demonstrations showcasing ideas for what to do in your home garden this month.In addition to hosting an information table where experienced Master Gardeners will answer gardeners’ questions,  Master Gardener…
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