Plant Talk: Successful Garden Irrigation 

Saturday, Apr 11

10am - 12pm

Turtle Bay Garden Nursery Classroom 1100 Arboretum Dr., Redding, CA 96003

Now is the time to prepare for our hot summer and learn about water conserving irrigation methods.  Doug Mandel, longtime Master Gardener and founder of the local nonprofit Ghost Pine Native Plant Nursery, will explain irrigation concepts that are essential for success.  He will emphasize water conserving micro-irrigation systems.  You will leave this talk better understanding the successful paths of water in your garden.

$10 for members and $12 for non-members

Do You Want to Work in Horticulture?

Saturday, Apr 11 

1pm - 3pm     

Turtle Bay Garden Nursery Classroom 1100 Arboretum Dr., Redding, CA 96003

Multiple horticulture (and related fields) professionals in our area will speak about many opportunities and provide advice about how/where to start. We want you to know that if plants are your passion, you can make a living working with plants and doing what inspires you!

Want to know more? Contact Lisa Endicott, Turtle Bay’s Horticulture Education and Nursery Manager, through email: [email protected]

Free

What Do You Want from Your Outdoor Spaces? Garden Design Essentials 

Saturday, April 16

10am – 12pm

Turtle Bay Nursery, 1100 Arboretum Drive 

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

$10 for members and $12 for non-members

Plant Talk: Tree Pruning    

 Saturday, May 30                                                                                            

10am – 12pm  

Gardens’ Nursery Classroom - 1100 Arboretum Drive (Next to Greenhouse in Nursery)                                                                                                                          

Trees provide many benefits and by investing in their care, their benefits are vastly increased. In this class, Certified Arborist/Horticulturist Rico Montenegro, will discuss practical ways to care for and steward your trees from their earliest years to older and mature trees. 

$10 for members and $12 for nonmembers

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