Fruit Tree Selection and Cultivation
Saturday, Jan 11 
10am - 12pm 

Turtle Bay Nursery Classroom, 1100 Arboretum Dr.

This talk will be taught by Consulting Certified Arborist Rico Montenegro, a tree expert with extensive regional and worldwide knowledge and experience. This is a class where you will learn about fruit tree selection, IPM or natural techniques of pest control, soils, and fertilization, how to train young and newly planted trees, pruning methods that include ways to maintain fruit trees in a compact or reduced-size as well as an introduction on how to restore old, neglected and abused fruit trees. Much of this information will apply to all types of trees as well.

Indoor Plant Propagation for Your Spring Garden
Saturday, Jan 18 
10am - 12pm 

Turtle Bay Nursery Classroom, 1100 Arboretum Dr.

Dreaming of your Spring garden while perusing seed catalogs on cold winter nights? January is an ideal time to get a head start on Spring. Join Nursery Specialist, Ed Thomas and Nursery Specialist Emeritus, Lynne Klocke to learn indoor home seed starting and other types of plant propagation for your Spring garden!

Cactus Growing & Selection
Saturday, Feb 15 
10am - 12pm 

Turtle Bay Nursery Classroom, 1100 Arboretum Dr.

Join presenter Daryl Jellison, proprietor of local Lone Tree Cactory for an introduction to growing cacti from selection, care, edibility, propagation and the amazing beauty while in bloom.

What Do You Want from Your Outdoor Spaces? Garden Design Essentials
Saturday, March 8 
10am - 12pm 

Turtle Bay Nursery Classroom, 1100 Arboretum Dr.

Learn how to make the most of your own landscape by going through the important considerations of the garden design process, step-by-step. Presented by landscape designer Danielle Arendt, owner of local “designs.of.thought”.

Please come with:

• Soil samples for testing pH
• Your focus space - know what we’re working with, pictures can help
• Ideas on changes you’d like to make

Do You Want to Work in Horticulture? Professional Spotlight Talks
Saturday, March 15 
10am - 12pm 

Turtle Bay Nursery Classroom, 1100 Arboretum Dr.

Multiple horticulture (and related fields) professionals in our area speak about many opportunities and advice about how/where to start. We have noticed at Turtle Bay that more people than ever, especially young people, are deeply interested in horticulture. We want you to know, if plants are your passion, that you can make a living, working with plants and doing what inspires you!

Drought Tolerant Landscaping for Pollinators at Home
Saturday, March 22 
10am - 12pm 

Turtle Bay Nursery Classroom, 1100 Arboretum Dr.

Low water gardens can be colorful, interesting, and attract lots of pollinators. Join Kelly Williams,Turtle Bay horticulture volunteer and local gardener (who has his own beautiful local drought-tolerant pollinator garden), for a vivid PowerPoint tour of xeriscape possibilities for the Redding climate. There will be a short walk into the botanical gardens following the presentation.

If you would like to register for more than one class, you are able to add one at a time to your online cart, then complete the checkout once all Plant Talk tickets have been added. Thank you so much for your support for our horticulture programming!

If you have any questions about Plant Talks or registering, you can contact Melissa Maney at [email protected] or call (530) 242-3108

If you have any questions about your membership, you can contact us at [email protected] or call (530) 242-3143