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The Marin Open Garden Project encourages residents to bring their excess backyard-grown fruit and vegetables to the following locations for a free exchange with other gardeners on Saturdays: Mill Valley from 10 to 11 a.m. on the Greenwood School front porch at 17 Buena Vista Ave.; San Rafael from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Sun Valley Park at K and Solano streets; and San Rafael from 9 to 10 a.m. at Pueblo Park on Hacienda Way in Santa Venetia. Go to www.opengardenproject.org or email contact@opengardenproject.org.
Clarke de Mornay of Flora Grubb Nursery speaks about “Putting in a Xeriscape Garden” at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 9 at the Falkirk Cultural Center at 1408 Mission Ave in San Rafael. $5. Call 473-4204 or go to www.marinmg.org.
The Marin Bonsai Club’s annual fall show is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Marin Art Garden Center at 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Ross. Free. Go to marinbonsai.org.
Brian Rafferty of Marin Master Gardeners speaks about “Dealing with Wildlife in the Garden” at 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at the Novato Library at 1720 Novato Blvd. Free. 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.westmarincommons.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 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at Tennessee Valley, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at Muir Woods or 1 p.m. 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.
David Hill speaks about “Watering Needs for Stress-Free Trees and Plants” at a meeting of the Peacock Garden Club at 11 a.m. Nov. 13 at the Falkirk Cultural Center at 1408 Mission Ave. in San Rafael. Free. Call 453-2816.
Jen Strobel teaches a holiday planter workshop is at 1 p.m. Nov. 13 at Sloat Garden Center at 700 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Kentfield (454-0262) and at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 16 at Sloat Garden Center at 401 Miller Ave. in Mill Valley (388-0365). $30.
Anne-Marie Walker of Marin Master Gardeners speaks about “Gifts from the Garden” at noon Nov. 15 at the Civic Center Library at 3501 Civic Center Drive in San Rafael. Free. Call 473-4204 or go to www.marinmg.org.
Wendy Johnson teaches a “Perennial Propagation in the Autumn Garden” workshop from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden at 1800 Ignacio Blvd. in Novato. $30. Call 473-4024 or go to www.marinmg.org to register.
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.
The Marin Organic Glean Team is seeking volunteers to harvest extras from the fields for the organic school lunch and gleaning program at various farms. Call 663-9667 or go to www.marinorganic.org.
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@opengardenproject.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.sfbotanicalgarden.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
Cornerstone Gardens is a permanent, gallery-style garden featuring walk-through installations by international landscape designers on nine acres at 23570 Highway 121 in Sonoma. Free. Call 707-933-3010 or go to www.cornerstonegardens.com.
Garden Valley Ranch rose garden is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays at 498 Pepper Road in Petaluma. Self-guided and group tours are available. $2 to $10. Call 707-795-0919 or go to www.gardenvalley.com.
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.mcevoyranch.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. Call 707-874-1557, ext. 201, or go to www.oaec.org.
Quarryhill Botanical Garden at 12841 Sonoma Highway in Glen Ellen covers 61 acres and showcases a large selection of scientifically documented wild source temperate Asian plants. The garden is open for self-guided tours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. $5 to $10. Call 707-996-3166 or go to www.quarryhillbg.org.
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