Workshops are being held on Zoom until we can resume our normal hands-on presentations at the nursery. October Seasonal Vegetable Gardening Zoom Presentations and Q&A These are free workshops about growing edible plants appropriate for the cool or warm season. Topics include: Cool season versus warm season selection, growing from seed versus vegetable starts, preparing…

September 12th and 13thCheck out this awesome recipe for chard-rolls Banana: Cavendish Banana Banana: Muja Banana Broccoli: Gypsy Broccoli Brussel Sprouts: Jade Cross Brussel Sprouts Cabbage: Red Express Cabbage Cauliflower: Snowball Cauliflower Celery: Redventure Celery Celery: Tango Celery Coffee arabica Fennel: Bronze Fennel ( best for swallowtail butterflies ) Ginger: Thai Galangal Ginger Greens: Arugula…

Drought tolerant, pollinator friendly, olfactory allure and COLOR COLOR COLOR for months on end ….

Garden Questions and Answers with Nursery Manager Jeff Bridge Saturday August 18th at 7pm Join Ploughshare’s nursery manager for a question answer session about gardening in August.  Bring your questions related to summer gardening and hopefully take back answers which will improve your enjoyment of the garden! Topic: Jeff Bridge’s Zoom Meeting Time: Aug 18,…

Artichoke: Green Globe Artichoke Broccoli: Gypsy Broccoli Broccoli: Lieutenant Broccoli Bronze Fennel greens: Bloomsdale Spinach greens: Braising Greens greens: Bright Light Swiss Chard greens: Collard Greens greens: Green Wave Mustard greens: Little Gem Romaine Lettuce greens: Pac Choi greens: Peppermint Swiss Chard greens: Perpetual Spinach greens: Pink Lipstick Swiss Chard greens: Red Iceberg Lettuce greens:…

Friday, Saturday and Sunday 1/2 OFF ALL CHICKEN MANURE and MINI-MULCH1cu. ft. Chicken Poop Regularly $7.99 ON SALE for $3.992cu. ft. Mini-Mulch (1/4″ bark mulch) Regularly $10.99 ON SALE for $5.49

July 25th 2020 Saturday 11am to 12:45pmKokedama at DistanceTake part in the philosophy of Wabi-sabi, working with your hands to create impermanent and imperfect beauty for your home and garden …. In this workshop we will explore this fashionable trend in gardening using soil, succulents and dry moss.  Students will receive materials sufficient to create…

Time to count all the plants and pots and tchotchkes, OPEN AGAIN JUNE 26th

Open Wednesday through Sunday 10-5pm We are open with precautions for limiting transmission of disease Wednesday through Sunday 10-5pm. To maintain social distancing (6ft. wherever possible) we are limiting access to five individuals at a time. When capacity is reached and people are waiting in line we will ask visitors inside our gates to conclude…

Want to learn more about gardening? Visit our Little Free Library at Ploughshares Nursery. See a book you like(?), take it home and share with others. Leave books with us that you no longer need and help grow our neighborhood’s knowledge base. We also accept large donations of books, so bring one or bring lots!

…. don’t know what to gift that gardener friend or family member?

Proteaceae: new Leucadendron, Leucospermum, Grevillea have arrived ready for your garden. The flower in the picture is in actuality four to six inches wide and your Leucospermum Flame Giant will give you dozens, maybe more, every year.  Cut flower enthusiasts will want one, people with gardening family or friends will want to give one as…

on our tables now for your edible garden: Beets: Bulls Blood Beets Beets: Chiogga Beets Broccoli: Everest Broccoli Brussel Sprouts Cabbage: Red Express Cabbage Carrots: Napa Carrots (medium length orange) Cauliflower: Multi-head Cauliflower Cauliflower: Snowball Cauliflower Chard: Swiss Chard Greens: Collard Greens Greens: Dinosaur Kale Greens: Perennial Tree Collards Greens: Picnic Mix Lettuce Greens: Red…

Alameda Harvest Celebration FundraiserOctober 26th and 27th 12-9pm 651 West Tower Avenue, Alameda CA 94501 Join us for a family friendly weekend of delectable offerings from Alameda’s craft community. Featuring a bounty of special treats from: Admiral Maltings Alameda Island Brewing, Almanac Beer Company, Brix Soda Company, Building 43 Winery, Brunt Ends BBQ, Devout Coffee,…

Saturday and Sunday, September 28th and 29th 10-5pmSAVE 40% on all plants, soil and potteryMeet Wondrous the PigFeed the ChickensVisit the Palomacy Pigeon and Dove Rescue AviaryLearn about our Bay Ecosystems at wildoysters.org SAVE 40% ON ALL PLANTS, POTTERY AND SOIL

Recycled Reef Initiative FREE PRESENTATION (20 minutes)September 28th 1pm at Ploughshares Nursery 2701 Main St. Alameda CA 94501 510 755 1102 The Wild Oyster Project works towards restoring native oysters to the San Francisco Bay, the largest estuary on the West Coast. Before industrial activities changed the Bay, there were billions of oysters that filtered…