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- The Monterey Chapter of the California Native Plant Society will have its annual plant sale from 10:00 to 1:00 at the Hilton Bialek Habitat at Carmel Middle School. Info: http:\/\/montereybay.cnps.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n
- Watsonville Wetlands Watch will host its 3rd<\/sup> annual Pajaro Valley Backyard Habitat Festival and Native Plant Sale from 9:00 to 4:00 at the Fitz Wetlands Educational Recourse Center, at Pajaro Valley High School. Info: http:\/\/watsonvillewetlandswatch.org<\/a> .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Two more sales have been announced for the following Saturday, October 10th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n
The Santa Cruz Chapter of the California Native Plant Society and the UCSC Arboretum will hold their sales together at the UCSC Arboretum\u2019s Eucalyptus Grove. The entrance to the sale is on High Street, is across from Western Drive, on the edge of the UC Santa Cruz campus.<\/p>\n
Both sales are open for members from 10:00 \u2013 12:00, and for the public from 12:00 \u2013 4:00. Memberships for both organizations will be available at the gate on the day of the sale.<\/p>\n
Info for the CNPS sale: http:\/\/www.cruzcnps.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n
Info for the Arboretum sale: http:\/\/arboretum.ucsc.edu\/<\/a> (click on \u201cEvents\/Recurring Events\u201d)<\/p>\n
The Arboretum\u2019s sale includes selections from dry-summer climate regions in California, South Africa and Australia, offering opportunities for venturesome gardeners to add exotic plants to their landscapes. As one example, Melinda Kranj, Curator of the Australian Collections, has shared her knowledge of an iconic Australian plant in \u201cBanksias Breath New Life for a Fall Garden\u201d (click on \u201cNews\u201d on the Arboretum website). She wrote, \u201cThe UC Santa Cruz Arboretum is currently growing about 50 species, and many different varieties and cultivars\u201d and will have several Banksias available at the sale.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Banksia victoriae<\/p><\/div>\n
Incidentally, the generic name of this plant honors English botanist Sir Joseph Banks, who collected the first Banksia specimens in 1770, while on Captain James Cook’s first expedition into the south Pacific.<\/p>\n
These plant sales are scheduled at the right time, and they offer plants that are right for our regional climate. As always, the gardener should install new plants in the right place in the landscape. Consider mature size and sun exposure, as well as garden aesthetics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tom Karwin Each spring, many gardeners seek new plants for their gardens. That\u2019s understandable, since that is when gardens spring into new life (sorry about that!). The spring can be a good time to plant seeds for annuals, but the … Continue reading
- Watsonville Wetlands Watch will host its 3rd<\/sup> annual Pajaro Valley Backyard Habitat Festival and Native Plant Sale from 9:00 to 4:00 at the Fitz Wetlands Educational Recourse Center, at Pajaro Valley High School. Info: http:\/\/watsonvillewetlandswatch.org<\/a> .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n