Home and Garden Digest, Feb. 15, 2013: Watsonville nursery explores the art of …

Watsonville nursery explores the art of multiplying plants

Sierra Azul Demonstration Garden is hosting two workshops on propagation, the production of more plants, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 16.

The first workshop will explore propagation by seeds. The second will discuss propogation by cuttings.

Admission is $95 for both or $65 for one. Call the kiosk at 831-728-2532 or email sierraazulnursery@yahoo.com to make a reservation.

Sierra Azul Demonstration Garden is at 2660 East Lake Ave., Watsonville.

ProBuild hosts free beekeeping seminar

ProBuild is hosting a free seminar on sustainable beekeeping 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 16, at Probuild Garden Center.

Patricia Indries of Grateful Garden landscaping will teach regenerative and treatment-free beekeeping techniques, with an emphasis on bee health and ecological gardens using the Top Bar Hive methods. Top Bar Hive kits will be available for sale on the day of the talk.

Probuild Garden Center is at 235 River St., Santa Cruz. For details, call 831-423-0223.

DIG workshop tackles orchids

DIG Gardens in Santa Cruz is hosting an upcoming orchid workshop.

Orchids 101: Repotting and Reblooming, at 2 p.m. March 16 will a feature hands-on demonstration workshop on how to care

for and re-pot orchids. The cost is $20.

For details, call 831-466-3444 or go to www.diggardensnursery.com. The store is at 420 Water St., Santa Cruz.

Love Apple holding host of workshops

Love Apple Farms is hosting the following classes:

Growing Tomato Transplants from Seed: Participants can choose from more than 125 varieties of heirloom tomatoes from Love Apple Farm’s seed bank. The class will show how to sow seed in flats, and how to germinate. $55, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 24, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 10.

Introduction to Bee-Keeping: Learn how to keep a busy, productive hive happy. This is a beginner’s course, so there’s no need to bring any special equipment or supplies. $55, 1-5 p.m. March 10.

Growing Herbs: Learn the basics of growing your own herbs from seed. $55, 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 16 and 2-5 p.m. April 14.

Basic Garden Carpentry: Learn how to build trellises, gazebos, benches, fences, planter boxes and arbors. $45, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 17 and May 11.

Private Farm Tour: Tour Love Apple Farms, which grows more than 200 cultivars of fruit, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers exclusively for chef David Kinch’s restaurant Manresa in Los Gatos. $9 children, $18 adult, 4 p.m. Feb. 17 and 10 a.m. March 10.

Preregistration required for all classes. Visit www.growbetterveggies.com. Love Apple is at 2317 Vine Hill Road, Santa Cruz.

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