Marin
The Marin Open Garden Project encourages residents to bring their excess backyard-grown fruit and vegetables to the following locations for exchange with other gardeners on Saturdays: Mill Valley from 10 to 11 a.m. on the front porch at Greenwood School at 17 Buena Vista Ave.; Novato from 9 to 10 p.m. at Ferris Drive and Nova Lane; San Rafael from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Sun Valley Park at K and Solano streets. There will not be an exchange in San Anselmo on June 22 due to the San Anselmo Art Wine Festival. Go to www.opengardenproject.org or email contact@open gardenproject.org.
Joe Jennings of Marin Master Gardeners speaks about “Seasonal Vegetable Gardening” at 11 a.m. June 22 at the Novato Library at 1720 Novato Blvd. Call 473-4204 or go to www.marinmg.org.
West Marin Commons offers a weekly harvest exchange at 1:30 p.m. Saturdays at the Livery Stable gardens on the commons in Point Reyes Station. Go to www.westmarin commons.org.
The Novato Independent Elders Program seeks volunteers to help Novato seniors with their overgrown yards on Tuesday mornings or Thursday afternoons. Call 899-8296.
Volunteers are sought to help in Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy nurseries from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at Tennessee
Valley, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at Muir Woods, or 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays or 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays in the Marin Headlands. Call 561-3077 or go to www.parksconservancy.org/volunteer.
A meeting of the Marin Orchid Society, with a member show-and-tell session and an orchid trivia game with prizes, is at 6:30 p.m. June 25 at the San Rafael Corporate Center at 750 Lindaro St. in San Rafael. Free. Call 457-0836 or go to www.marinorchidsociety.com.
The Marin Organic Glean Team is seeking volunteers to harvest extras from the fields for the organic school lunch and gleaning program from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays at various farms. A community potluck picnic follows. Call 663-9667 or go to www. marinorganic.org.
Joan Irwin of Marin Master Gardeners offers a free “Backyard Composting” workshop from 10 to 11 a.m. June 27 at the Margaret Todd Senior Center at 1560 Hill Road in Novato. Call 899-8290 for reservations.
The SPAWN (Salmon Protection and Watershed Network) native plant nursery days are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays and weekends. Call 663-8590, ext. 114, or email jonathan@tirn.net to register and for directions.
Marin Open Garden Project (MOGP) volunteers are available to help Marin residents glean excess fruit from their trees for donations to local organizations serving people in need and to build raised beds to start vegetable gardens through the MicroGardens program. MGOP also offers a garden tool lending library. Go to www.opengardenproject.org or email contact@opengarden project.org.
Marin Master Gardeners and the Marin Municipal Water District offer free residential Bay-Friendly Garden Walks to MMWD customers. The year-round service helps homeowners identify water-saving opportunities and soil conservation techniques for their landscaping. Call 473-4204 to request a visit to your garden.
San Francisco
The Conservatory of Flowers, at 100 John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park, displays permanent galleries of tropical plant species as well as changing special exhibits from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. $2 to $7. Call 831-2090 or go to www.conservatoryofflowers.org.
The San Francisco Botanical Garden Society, at Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way in Golden Gate Park, offers several ongoing events. $7; free to San Francisco residents, members and school groups. Call 661-1316 or go to www.sf botanicalgarden.org. Free docent tours leave from the Strybing Bookstore near the main gate at 1:30 p.m. weekdays, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. weekends; and from the north entrance at 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Groups of 10 or more can call ahead for special-focus tours.
Around the Bay
A free open garden celebration is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 23 at Hallberg Butterfly Gardens at 8687 Oak Grove Road in Sebastopol. Call 707-823-3420 or go to www.hallbergbutterflygardens.org.
The Luther Burbank Home at Santa Rosa and Sonoma avenues in Santa Rosa has docent-led tours of the greenhouse and a portion of the gardens every half hour from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. $7. Call 707-524-5445.
McEvoy Ranch at 5935 Red Hill Road in Petaluma offers tips on planting olive trees and has olive trees for sale by appointment. Call 707-769-4123 or go to www.mcevoy ranch.com.
Wednesdays are volunteer days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Occidental Arts and Ecology Center at 15290 Coleman Valley Road in Occidental. The garden’s organic nursery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends through June 30. Call 707-874-1557, ext. 201, or go to www.oaec.org.
The Trowel Glove Calendar appears Saturdays. Send high-resolution jpg photo attachments and details about your event to calendar@marinij.com or mail to Home and Garden Calendar/Lifestyles, Marin Independent Journal, 4000 Civic Center Drive, Suite 301, San Rafael, CA 94903. Items should be sent two weeks in advance. Photos should be a minimum of 1 megabyte and include caption information. Include a daytime phone number on your release.
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