Saturday February 13th at Noon
Care and Feeding of Container Succulent Gardens
Join Ploughshare’s own Bonnie Howard for a FREE workshop demonstrating how to plant and care for succulents in containers and rockeries. Topics will include; proper planting, how and when to fertilize, pest control and how to make succulents look FABULOUS!

Saturday February 20th at Noon
Vegetative Propagation from Cuttings
Learn how to grow plants from cuttings with Nursery Manager Jeff Bridge. Populate your garden with virtually free plants grown from vegetative cuttings. There is a treasure trove of garden beauty all around you and all you need is a pair of pruners or scissors, a growing medium and a wee bit of know-how to bring that plunder home!

Saturday February 27th at Noon
The Nature of Native Plants:
What they are,
Why we love them,
Ways to enjoy them,
and Where the Jobs Are.

Thousands of native plant species grow in our state! California Native Plant Society (CNPS) has been busy studying and protecting this diversity for over sixty years now, and spreading the enthusiasm. A member of our local East Bay Chapter of CNPS, Sally de Becker, will describe what a native plant really is and why they are so good for nature and for us. We will learn about the best places in our local area to enjoy native plants, and the best native plants from Ploughshares that are easy to grow. Thinking about becoming a naturalist, environmental scientist or botanist (?), Ms. de Becker, a professional biologist, will also share career information.
This talk is suitable for anyone who can the difference between a radish and a acorn!

Talking Chicken and Eating Pot-Luck at Ploughshares Nursery
Sunday February 28th at noon
Calling everyone in Alameda and nearby environs to come with some chow to Ploughshares Nursery, Sunday February 28th AND TALK CHICKEN! Lets share tips and experiences and maybe even have a guest speaker if Ploughshare’s nursery manager Jeff Bridge can find one to come on that date! Maybe our farm manager Evan can come by, he’s all about chickens. Our Nursery chickens, Isabella, Henrieta, Brownie and Emmet (not a rooster) will be happy to eat some of that food we are bringing, of this I am sure.