Save the date: Saturday, Oct 26th, 2024 10 am – 3 pm
Join us in the garden to celebrate the harvest of the Fall Season.
Sample treats made from fresh garden produce, take a garden tour, visit guests from Our Water Our World, Marin Monarch, and more on our redwood deck, and purchase plants and seeds at our plant sale.
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Featuring
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Easy Gardening for Butterflies & Endangered Monarchs
Susan Holloway of Marin Monarch Working Group
Did you know the Western Monarch is listed as an endangered species? Stop by our table and learn what the Marin Monarch Working Group is doing to protect Monarchs and how you can too! Learn how to create habitat and waystations for butterflies. We will have sample butterfly bowls, handouts, and the plants you need to make a simple butterfly-friendly space in every season. www.marinmonarch.com
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Restoring Watersheds for Wildlife
Audrey Fusco of SPAWN
Stop by the SPAWN (Salmon Protection and Watershed Network) table to talk with SPAWN Program Director Audrey Fusco about how you can help restore watersheds, choose the best plants to choose for riparian zones, and to learn how you can help vulnerable migratory species such as the Western monarch butterfly by planting the right plants in your garden. https://seaturtles.org/spawn/
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Creating Earth-Friendly, Fire-Smart Gardens
Visit the UC Marin Master Gardeners’ table to learn how to create a beautiful, sustainable garden while following recommended fire-smart defensible space guidelines. We will share recommendations for plant placement, spacing, and maintenance for the different defensible space zones around your home that can improve the chances of your home surviving a wildfire. And, we will show you examples of defensible space using our fire-smart landscape model. Marin Master Gardeners
10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Table: Natural Pest Management Tips
Suzanne Bontempo of OWOW
Come with your pest and garden questions. Suzanne Bontempo of OWOW (Our Water Our World) will be joining us to share her knowledge on eco-friendly pest management, as well as tips for growing healthy gardens that support habitat. Our Water Our World is an award-winning partnership between city- and county-based water pollution prevention agencies and garden centers and hardware stores that sell pest control products to raise awareness on how to choose eco-friendly products and techniques in lieu of harmful pesticides that impact wildlife and ecosystems when they reach local creeks, bays, and the ocean. www.ourwaterourworld.org
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Table: Pollinator Corridor Task Force & Schoolyard Habitat Ambassadorship!
Piper Primrose
Stop by Home Ground’s Schools and Children table to learn what projects your plant purchases are supporting this year. Also at the table will be more information and a sign-up to join our Pollinator Corridor Task Force and Schoolyard Habitat Ambassadorship programs. Help us make Novato Butterfly Sanctuary City!
ALL DAY
Taste treats from the garden! We will have elderberry tonic, yerba buena tea and more!
please bring your reusable cup! Also, we will have printed recipes for you to take home with you (or to take a photo of).
Educational Garden Walk with founder Charlotte Torgovitsky
Times TBA
Watch a video of our 2023 Fall Celebration