GARDEN VIEWS April 2009 University of California Cooperative Extension Riverside County 21150 Box Springs Rd Moreno Valley CA 92557-8781 951.683.6491 Ext 228 FAX 951.788.2615 TDD 951.276.9539 Email: [email protected]Things To Do in April: W Begin “spring cleaning” by cutting back dead bulbs, pull- ing out spent annual flowers, deadheading spent flowers, and staking tall plants that might fall over. W Plant summer flowers like impatiens, amaranthus, blue bedding salvia, celosia, cos- mos, dusty miller, French marigold, gloriosa daisy, golden fleece, nasturtium, nicotiana, petunia, portulaca, red salvia, sanvitalia, dian- thus, vinca rosea, white nierembergis and zinnia. W Start your summer vegetable garden: beans, beets, car- rots, chard, cucumbers, egg- plant, lettuce (partial shade in hot areas), melons, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, sunflowers and tomatoes. (From 52 Weeks in the California Garden, by Robert Smaus.) On February 25, Karrie Reid, Specialist in Landscape Horticulture from U.C. Davis, brought our All‐Star plants to the Master Gardener Propagation site at Jurupa Mountain Cultural Center (JMCC). Why are we involved? Because we are special and especially suited to advance this research. What’s the point of all this? To transform urban landscapes by identifying suitable plants, not so readily available to home gardeners, that are water efficient, low maintenance, and attractive throughout the year. That is, they don’t look like card‐ board in their prime and can compete with water guzzling cousins any day, anytime. (Continued on page 2) In This Issue Page All-Stars Have Arrived . . . . . . . . . . .1& 2 Salad Bowl Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Stephanie’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lilies in the Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Book Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Blue Hibiscus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 & 9 Veteran’s Class Schedule . . . . . . . . . . 10 Our All-Stars Have Arrived! By Cindy Peterson, MG and Pat Robertson, MG The “All‐Stars” are the plants, not the Master Gardeners! However the MGs are pretty spe‐ cial for helping out with this project. From Left to right: Lynn Bailey holding a ceanothus, Stephanie Pocock holding an iris, Karrie Reid holding a penstemon, Beatrice Etchison hold‐ ing a sedum, Mike Henry and Bruce Reynolds each holding a Mexican deer grass. Photo by Cindy Peterson
cutting back dead bulbs, pull-ing out spent annual flowers, deadheading spent flowers, and staking tall plants that might fall over. Plant summer flowers like
impatiens, amaranthus, blue bedding salvia, celosia, cos-mos, dusty miller, French marigold, gloriosa daisy, golden fleece, nasturtium, nicotiana, petunia, portulaca, red salvia, sanvitalia, dian-thus, vinca rosea, white nierembergis and zinnia. Start your summer vegetable
garden: beans, beets, car-rots, chard, cucumbers, egg-plant, lettuce (partial shade in hot areas), melons, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, sunflowers and tomatoes.
(From 52 Weeks in the California Garden, by Robert Smaus.)
On February 25, Karrie Reid, Specialist in Landscape Horticulture from U.C. Davis, brought our All‐Star plants to the Master Gardener Propagation site at Jurupa Mountain Cultural Center (JMCC). Why are we involved? Because we are special and especially suited to advance this research. What’s the point of all this? To transform urban landscapes by identifying suitable plants, not so readily available to home gardeners, that are water efficient, low maintenance, and attractive throughout the year. That is, they don’t look like card‐board in their prime and can compete with water guzzling cousins any day, anytime.
Our All-Stars Have Arrived! By Cindy Peterson, MG and Pat Robertson, MG
The “All‐Stars” are the plants, not the Master Gardeners! However the MGs are pretty spe‐cial for helping out with this project. From Left to right: Lynn Bailey holding a ceanothus, Stephanie Pocock holding an iris, Karrie Reid holding a penstemon, Beatrice Etchison hold‐ing a sedum, Mike Henry and Bruce Reynolds each holding a Mexican deer grass.
Photo by Cindy Peterson
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How? By getting major growers to propagate these guys for the retail market. Some, not all, of the plants are Califor‐nia natives, but all should be suited to our Mediterranean climate. Aren’t we lucky to live in this wonderful place! After initial open‐field testing at U.C. Davis, under four dif‐ferent levels of irrigation, the most promising varieties are undergoing further “performance assessments.” That is, these babies will thrive or die at California MG demonstra‐tion sites and test gardens under various soil and climate conditions. Here’s a run down of what we got ‐ 32 plants, eight species ranging in size from 4 inches to 5 gallons. View pictures of the plants, also currently growing at the U.C. Davis Arbore‐tum at http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu. Ceanothus x Pallidus “Marie Simon,” sometimes called a California lilac, is a hybrid of a CA native and a non‐native. It may be semi deciduous; its large soft‐pink blooms complement maroon‐red stems in the spring with a small repeat bloom possible. Iris “Canyon Snow” is a pacific coast hybrid originally found by Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens. It blooms white in spring with a yellow center. Sedum Palmeri, Palmer’s sedum is low growing, shade tolerant and sports deep golden‐yellow star‐shaped flowers in spring. Our smallest plants look at home in their 4” pots. Acacia Boormanii, Snowy River wattle, is an Australian native that may form a large thicket and has clusters of fragrant yellow flowers in winter/early spring. Saponaria x lempergii “Max Frei” is a European Medi‐
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terranean hybrid soapwort that forms a low mound and slowly spreads. Its bright pink flowers bloom in hot sum‐mer months and early autumn. Leucophyllum langmaniae “Lynn’s Legacy is a Texas sage or ranger with fuzzy, pale green leaves and lavender‐violet blooms through spring and summer. Our only 5 gallon plants, no one wanted to hold a Lynn for the pic‐ture. Muhlenbergia dubia, Mexican deer grass is native to Mexico, remains smaller than some others with flower stalks that may persist and look attractive all year. Penstemon heterpophyllus “Margarita B.O.P.” so named because it grew at the “Back of the Porch” at the Native Plant Nursery is a California native from the Santa Marga‐rita foothills that should thrive in garden conditions. Its flowers are golden yellow at bud, bright blue as it blooms then changes to purple pink over a long season if rou‐tinely deadheaded.
Our assignments? Each month we will record the weather conditions, maintenance required, measure the height and “footprint” of each plant and rate its foliage appearance, flo‐ral display, insect and disease resistance and over all vigor, adding comments as appropriate. The test period will be at least one year and likely two years. Bruce Reynolds, our fearless JMCC coordinator, with a bit of help, planted all of the guys on a sunny plateau overlooking the iris garden area at JMCC. Bruce is forming a committee to coordinate our efforts at the site so that MGs know what needs to be done on a regular basis. This project is a great way to showcase how erudite Riverside County Master Gardeners are in supporting leading edge hor‐ticultural solutions to California’s water issues. Contact Bruce Reynolds (951) 341‐8148.
Our All-Stars Have Arrived! Cont...
Spotlight on the Web
By Lucy Heyming, MG
Did you ever wonder about the nutritional value of those garden veges you are harvesting? The other day when I was pulling up some turnips greens, I decided to see if there is a website that would tell me what vitamins, minerals, protein and other good things that turnips have to give me. So, I Googled it (don’t you just love Googling!!!) and found a great website that features just these things. It is called the World’s Healthiest Foods and is sponsored by the George Mateljan Foundation, a not‐for‐profit foundation with no commercial interests. Go to the home page: http://whfoods.org/. Down on the left side
you can click “WHFoods List” which will take you to the list of 129 vegetables, fruits, beans, meat, sea food, dairy, spices and herbs, nuts and other foods that are healthy. Click on the one you want‐ for me that was turnip greens. Up comes a great chart with the vitamins outlined showing the highest vitamin content first. Did you know that turnip greens have a lot of Vitimin K and lots of other goodies? Below this great chart you can click a link to find out the food’s health benefits, how to select and store them and much more. Also included is information about any pos‐sible negative effects the item might have. For example, people with gall bladder or kidney problems might not want to eat too many turnip greens because they have lots of oxalates which might cause problems. There are serving suggestions as well! Try it. This website is on “My Favorites” so I can easily check out a vegetable from my garden!
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Salad Bowl Gardens By Beverley Scray, MG
Everyone is doing it! Have you noticed it at your favorite nurseries? Are you reading about it in you newspapers and gardening magazines? Veggie gardening is back in a
big way and it’s moved from ground level soil to contain‐ers in many gardens. In its January issue Sunset Maga‐zine has pro‐claimed 2009 as “The Year Of the Vegetable.” In its March issue, 4 of the 5
jobs listed in “what to do in Southern California” section were veggie or herb tasks. Included in this issue were complete directions including hours to build and cost to buy scrap metal (some quite decorative) to make bottom‐less raised beds for easy harvesting of veggies. Riverside Master Gardeners Frank and Lucy Heyming, have offered classes at retirement centers called “Table Top Gardening.” Although this is a boom for seniors whose mobility has lessened, this technique is also great for those with limited garden space for veggies, for those living in condos with only a balcony for plants, and for young families with small children whose feet often find their way into the wrong place in their ground level gar‐dens. Karan Cooper, Master Gardener from San Diego County, writes an informative article in the San Diego Tribune about container gardening. Karan, creative as well as ex‐perienced, offers a lot of practical advice using container gardening for her salad greens all year long. Of course, we in the inland area translate that to mean our fall through spring growing season. Some suggestions she included in her article are using seed packets of salad mixes that offer diverse colors and textures in shallow bowls, rectangular planters and even window boxes; using feet under salad bowls to increase air circulation; and directly seeding your bowls with a seed mixture that eliminates the transplanting stage and works according to Karan. The cut and come again technique gets the most use of each plant and your time. Fertilize with liquid fish emulsion or liquid kelp every other watering using 1 table‐spoon fertilizer in a gallon of water, suggests Karan.
Renee’s Garden an on‐line specialty company selling seeds on line, through catalogs, and in some independent nurs‐eries is mentioned in Karan’s article. Renee’s free on‐line newsletter is very informative and offers worthwhile read‐ing links for more information. California Gardener Magazine, an Armstrong Nursery pro‐duction, writes about E.B. Stone’s Danish Potting Soil, Its light and excellent water retentive Danish peat moss can be used by itself as a potting soil. Other potting soils also claim their water retentive abilities. You may want to check out available potting soils, since garden soil is not recommended because of its lack of adequate drainage and pests. Karan does recommend discarding the potting soil from your salad bowls each time you start anew, how‐ever. Finding a sunny spot on your patio or space on the side of your house near your kitchen for ease in harvesting your salad bowls is a good place for to start. Salad bowls con‐taining lettuce are ideal for beginner container veggie gar‐deners. Challenged by lack of enough sun light in available space? Ideal is six hours of full sun. This can be fine tuned, however, by dividing your favorite veggies into fruit, flower and leaf producing edibles. Fruits such as tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash require the maximum of full six hours of sun. Flowering edibles as broccoli and cauliflower can get by well with less than six hours of sun, and leafy greens such as lettuces and kale can grow successfully in about four hours of direct sunlight. By keeping your salad bowl pots small or portable, you can experiment by mov‐ing them around until you find the right spot. Your table salads usually contain more than greens. Con‐sider developing a plan for year round tomatoes by choos‐ing varieties that span several seasons. An indeterminate variety such as the heirloom Yellow Pear will produce some fruit over a long period of time. My Yellow Pear was planted in September 08. It is still flowering and produc‐ing. It is tucked away on the east side of the house where it gets enough full sun and the reflected heat from the side of the house and the block wall. Oregon Spring, an early red colored determinate hybrid, produces bigger fruit over a shorter period of time. Between these and Glacier I’ve had tomatoes for three seasons with more to come before my spring seedlings are ready to plant. Potted chives, parsley, and a perennial basil, Ocimum African Blue round out a selection of edible container plants with a minimum of maintenance and water and many wonderful fresh sal‐ads from your garden. Check out these website for more information; renee’sgar‐den.com and lifeonthe balcony.com.
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Moving? Please let us know when you change your address, phone number or email. Contact Stephanie Pocock, Volunteer Services Coordi-nator, at 951.683.6491 x230 or [email protected] . She will make sure the information gets changed on the membership roster so you will not miss out on newsletters and emails. Thanks!
UCCE Riverside County MASTER GARDENERS Advisory Board Members and Coordinators
Newsletter Editor Lucy Heyming 951.353.0119 Plant Propagation JMCC Bruce Reynolds 951.341.8148 Properties Shelley Wardrop 951.788.8197 Recognition/Awards Shelley Wardrop 951.788.8197 School & Comm. Programs Cindy Peterson 951.735.1292 Social Programs Renate Heyner 951.784.1011 Speakers Bureau Elizabeth Cooper 951.341.3980 Telephone Squad Pauline Pedigo 951.689.7419 Tours Laurie Irwin 951.789.2265 Volunteer Programs Renate Heyner 951.784.1011
The Garden Views newsletter is published monthly, September through June, by U.C. Master Gardeners, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Riverside County. All reporters are Master Gardeners or Master Gardeners in training.
To simplify information, trade names have been used. No endorsements of name products is intended, nor is criticism implied of similar prod-ucts which are not mentioned.
Beverley Scray
Jeri Kuoppamaki Pat Robertson
Online Reappointment The on again off again saga of online reappoint-ment is now on and we have changed to the calendar year to enable you to fill out the forms online. This year will be extended and when you fill out the forms, they will be valid until January 2010. The report of your volunteer and continu-ing education hours for 2009 will not be required until January 2010 as well. I know this will take some adjusting, but we are trying to make things easier. If you choose not to or are not able to fill out the forms online, just let me know and I will send the forms to you. Program fees You will receive an annual statement for the fees, which are not a requirement, but help the program. These will be paid to co-inside with the fiscal year. The actual date is to be determined but will include a form to make changes/update your personal information. Bylaws By now you should have received the bylaws on the web or in the mail. Please be sure to read these and keep them for future reference. If something is of concern or you feel needs to be changed, please notify me or Beatrice. The bal-lot for voting for or against the bylaws will be sent with the ballot for Advisory Board positions. Elections Please be sure to return your ballot and think about being a Coordinator or helping on a com-mittee. The Master Gardener program needs all of you. There are many ways to fulfill your vol-unteer hours and we are working on finding op-portunities in each area of the county so none of you are required to drive too far. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you I really can’t say that word often enough to all of you. We all share a love for nature and sharing that gift is far reaching. It must seem that I am always haranguing about something but that is the job of a volunteer coordinator. So remember this, if you call me or email me I will answer within one day. If you have a complaint, prob-lem, or suggestion let me know and I will do my best to come up with a solution.
Stephanie’s Corner... By Stephanie Pocock, Volunteer Services Coordinator
Instructor: Toni J. Siebert, B.S., Research Associate, Citrus Vari‐ety Collection, UC Riverside Date/Time: Sat. 9 am‐noon, May 16 (1 meeting) UCR Extension: Course: PLS 861.34 1200 University Ave, Riverside
Citrus budding is a propagation technique that any homeowner can do! Experience a half‐day course taught at the USDA‐National Clonal Germ‐plasm Repository for Citrus and Dates in River‐side, California, on the techniques of grafting and budding citrus trees. Become skilled on how to expand the varieties in your own backyard while also learning about rootstock and scion selection, staking and training trees, and preventing the spread of infectious citrus diseases. Attendees will make their own trees with provided root‐stock, and will be able to select disease‐free bud‐wood of their choice from an extensive list of va‐rieties.
Note: Participants must bring a budding knife for hands‐on activity. Enrollment is limited. Exact field location on UCR Campus will be sent to par‐ticipants prior to class meeting. Go to: http://www.extension.ucr.edu/ to get more information or call (951) 827‐4105.
Mark your calendars now!
Three Earth Day Events
April 22 Western Municipal
Water District Earth Night 4 - 8 pm
450 E. Alessandro Blvd, 92508 Need volunteers to set-up MG table answer questions and take-down.
Call Stephanie- 951.683.6491, ext 230.
April 25 Habitat for Humanity Earth Day Celebration
11 am - 4 pm White Park, downtown Riverside
Need volunteers to set-up MG table answer questions and take-down.
Call Karin Roberts- 951.787.6754, ext. 115
Arbor Day Celebration
10am - 1 pm Temecula Community Recreation Center
30875 Rancho Vista Road, Temecula C0-sponsors: City of Temecula &
Riverside County UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program
Need MG volunteers to help Call Stephanie- 951.683.6491, ext 230.
Did you know there is a National Master
Gardener website?
Find it at www.csrees.usda.gov
Come Plant a
Tree with Us!
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Lilies in the Garden By Jeri Kuoppamaki MG
ing and care first. The most important rule to remember when planting lilies is that they must have excellent drainage. Deep soil preparation with amendments will facilitate drainage, or you might consider planting on a slight slope. Another technique is to use a raised bed. For planting bulbs, cover small ones with about 3‐4 inches of soil, and 4‐6 inches for the larger bulbs. There is one exception: Madonna Lilies (L. candidum) must have no more than one inch of settled soil over the tops of their bulbs. Scoop out a hole of the proper depth, generous enough to allow room for the roots to spread out comfortably. If planting in groups of three or more, dig a hole large enough to accommodate the entire group. Small bulbs should be 12 inches apart; large bulbs about 18 inches or more. Work the soil around the bulbs and the roots, leaving no air pockets. Then, immediately water to make sure that the damp soil comes in contact with all the roots so they can start grow‐ing. Bulbs can be planted in the fall, but with newer methods for storage, they can be bought in the nurseries and planted in the early spring. Lilies planted in the fall should be covered with a generous layer of mulch. In the spring, before the emerging shoots get too long, the mulch must be raked off. Lilies need plenty of nourishment. Nitrogen is needed when the green leaves are growing rapidly, and phospho‐rus and potassium later for bloom and bulb production. Lilies with huge heads of blooms sometimes need staking. Carefully place the stake at the time of planting to avoid piercing the bulb. Just as lilies need good drainage, they also need constant moisture. The best technique is to soak the ground to a depth of 6 inches. A soil soaker will service several clumps at one time. Overhead sprinkling is less desirable as it might encourage disease. Mulching will help to conserve water and discourage weeds too. When the lily stalks have matured and turned yellow, that is the time to cut them back. Old lily stems should always be removed in the fall, and any other odds and ends of debris that could harbor diseases. Lilies will usually thrive for years in the same spot, especially if well‐cared for. However, when many spindly short stems indicate crowd‐ing, the clumps should be lifted, carefully pulled apart, and divisions planted elsewhere. If you do replant in the same spot, replace or reinforce the soil first with additional fer‐tilizer and organic material. In the next edition of the Garden Views, we’ll talk about propagating and hybridizing lilies. You will be delighted at how easy it is!
Imagine yourself on a mild summer day in the midst of a lush garden full of dozens of varieties of lilies. Every‐where you look you are enchanted by the magical palate of color and design. There are the bright sparkling colors
of the freckled‐faced Asiatics, se‐quin‐studded satiny crimson of the Auratum Hybrids, the deep gold, chartreuse, and melon of the flouncy‐petaled Aurelians, and the regal, pure white Trumpets. Smell the intoxicating fragrance and let
yourself imagine that this is your garden. You may not feel like having a garden that specializes in lilies, but perhaps you would like to grow a few lilies to add interest to the rest of your garden. Lilies mix well with most garden flowers. The slender stems do not take up much room, and the gorgeous blooms are dramati‐cally displayed above the lower companion plants, and against the taller background foliage. Lilies are suitable for use in a shrub border, as accent plants, in a formal or naturalized pool planting, and small species would fit nicely into a rock garden. Lilies will never bore you! But first, just what is a lily? Not all plants that have the name “lily” as part of their common English name are true lilies. There are many kinds of flowers which have been called "lilies", but many of these so‐called Lilies such as the day‐lily, water‐lily, and arum‐lily, actually belong to other groups of flowering plants. True lilies are members of the genus Lilium, and com‐prise a genus of about 110 species in the lily family, Lili‐aceae. They have special characteristics that differenti‐ate them from other so‐called “lily” plants. The bulb is usually the most distinguishing characteristic; it is com‐posed of fleshy scales without a protective outer coating. A true lily is never dormant; it must be considered and treated as a living perennial plant. Lily bulbs may be kept in cool storage for a few months, but special care must be taken to keep them fresh and moist. Lily flowers vary in size, shape, and color, but they always have six tepals and six anthers. Stems, leaves, and roots have distin‐guishing features too. Lilies have a long blooming season, usually in the sum‐mer. But in warm southern California, the blooms can also be seen in spring and fall. Lilies are prolific too, and can be easily grown from seed. Hybridizing is a tempting and relatively easy hobby for the interested gardener. But, before we start getting fancy, let’s talk about plant‐
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Alyogyne huegelii 'Monterey Bay' ~ Blue Hibiscus
By Darlene A. Alari, MG
The Alyogyne huegelii 'Monterey Bay' also known as the Blue Hibiscus, is a beautiful deep purple flower from Aus‐tralia. Anyone who is fortunate enough to have one of these shrubs enjoys a hardy plant that is almost always in bloom It is a five petal flower of which the center is white with yellow stamens at its base. It’s delicate petals are shiny and do not unfurl. The leaf is a dark green and pre‐fers full sun with good drainage and has been known to stay hardy in cold as low at 20 de‐grees. This purple lovely can grow 6 – 8 feet in height and 6 feet in width. It is drought tol‐erant. In California this gorgeous shrub does very well in hot and dry locations, which is perfect for the Inland Empire. I happened upon a photo of this beautiful flower while searching on line for something both interesting and beautiful, and there it was. I fell in love with its color. Since I need more blue and purple in my garden, this shrub is at the top of my 2009 plant list. If you have a butterfly garden, or plan on creating one this generous and colorful shrub is a delightful butterfly attractor. This shrub would make a beautiful statement in any gar‐den with lots sun. The following link provides helpful in‐formation for the care of Hibiscus: http://www.strictlyhibiscus.com/care.html
BOOK REVIEW2 By Yvonne Hemenway, MG
Well, it’s official. Governor Schwarzenegger proclaimed a state of emergency at the end of February and ordered immediate action to manage the State’s water crisis. Among other things, the proclamation requests that all urban water users (that’s us) immediately increase their water conservation activities in an effort to reduce their individual water use by 20 percent. The State and our local water agencies are getting behind this effort by doing the following: California is mandating that any irrigation controllers purchased for new developments must be smart con‐trollers (weather based or soil moisture based irriga‐tion controls that provide exactly the right amount of water to maintain healthy growing conditions) to eliminate over‐watering of landscapes.
Coachella Valley Water District is instituting a tiered water rate for the District. That means their customers will pay a lot more for exces‐sive water use. They are also encouraging their customers to eliminate or greatly re‐duce lawn area. Coachella Valley Water District has published a book titled “Lush & Efficient” that shows how to plant a beautiful land‐scape without using turf or tropicals. The book comes with an interactive CD that lets you click on the plant for a name and description; then you can add it to a shopping list to take to your local nursery. They also have a rebate program for smart controllers. Visit cvwd.org/conservation for more conservation information and to order the book.
Metropolitan Water District has a public relations program to help homeowners choose the right plants and water efficiently. Visit bewaterwise.com to read about water saving tips and the rebate programs available for smart controllers, rotating sprinkler heads, and even synthetic turf!
There are many ways to achieve California’s goal of water conservation, let’s hope we can get the job done without paying a lot more for our water – or having no water for our landscapes.
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MEETINGS See page 10 for the schedule of Veterans Classes
The Advisory Board meets once per month, on the second Wednesday at 6:30 pm, at the UC Cooperative Extension office, 21150 Box Springs Road, Moreno Valley, CA. Next meeting ‐ April 8, 2009. All MGs invited. Garden Views Staff Meeting – First Monday, 7:00 pm. Next meeting, April 6, 2009, at Beverly Scray’s home, 1235 Dunsmuir Circle, Corona, CA 92881. Call Beverly for directions, 951.279‐2909. All MGs invited.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Ongoing
The UCR Botanic Gardens welcomes any MG volunteers to work in the Garden with staff Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 4:00 pm. Check in at the office for assignments. Contact Steve Morgan at 951.784.6962. Jurupa Mountain Cultural Center (JMCC), 7621 Granite Hill Drive, Riverside California 92509. MGs needed to maintain and protect our new seedling sprouts. Volunteers needed throughout the week and on Saturdays. Contact Bruce Rey‐nolds at 951.500.9904 or [email protected] or Stephanie Pocock at 951.683.6491 x 230 or [email protected]. In addition to our JMCC local propagation and fund raising program project, Riverside County MGs are participating in a State ‐ wide pilot propagating “CA 100” native plants. Contact Bruce Reynolds at 951.500.9904 or [email protected] or
Stephanie Pocock at 951.683.6491 x 230 or [email protected] Phone Squad: Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 12 noon. Call phone squad Coordinator Pauline Pedigo to volunteer. 951.689.7419.
April 4, 12 pm to 5 pm & Sunday, April 5, 9 am to 3 pm The 36th Annual UCR Botanic Garden Spring Plant Sale needs MGs to help groom plants, work at the MG information table, and assist with sales and cleanup. There is always so much work to be done between now and the sale, and, we MGs get the best share of volunteer hours – Remember, get those 25 volunteer hours in a jiffy. Contact Renate Heyner at [email protected] or Steve Morgan 951.784.6962. April 8, Wednesday, 1 ‐ 4pm, Citizen Science Week, Riverside Metropolitan Museum featuring activities and programs empha‐sizing regional botany. Need MGs to be at the Master Gardener Table to answer questions. Call Stephanie at (951.683.6491x230). April 18, 9am – 11am, Victoria Avenue Forever. Miniature roses trimming at La Sierra and Victoria. Bring clippers, gloves and a cheerful demeanor. Rain or shine.
GARDENING EVENTS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
Plant Sales
April 4, Saturday, 12 pm ‐ 5 pm, and April 5, Sunday, 9 am to 3 pm, UCR Botanic Garden Plant Sale. Almost 10,000 plants including many rare and unusual plants. Early entry on Saturday at 9am for ‘Friends’. Open to public at noon on Saturday and 9 am on Sunday. Visit www.gardens.ucr.edu/events for a list of plants for sale and to find out how to become a Friend of the UCR Botanic Gardens. April 18, Saturday, 8am ‐3pm, Waterwise Plant Sale ‐ free entry ‐ Western Municipal Water District’s Landscapes So. Calif. Style Conservation Garden – www.wmwd.com ‐ (951) 789‐5000 ‐ 450 E. Alessandro Blvd. Riverside.
MASTER GARDENER CALENDAR - April
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April 18 and April 19, 8am ‐5pm, Redlands Horticultural Society’s Annual Flower Show & Garden Tours at ESRI 370 New York St., Redlands http://www.rhis.org Joyce Dean (909) 884‐5526. April 18 and April 19, 10am – 4pm, Annual Green Scene Plant & Garden Show, Fullerton Arboretum. Dozens of unique vendors with plants & garden accessories for sale. Information: www.fullertonarboretum.org or (714) 278‐3579 ($6 ad‐mission, children under 12 free).
April 9, Thursday, 9am ‐ 5 pm, Citizen Science Week, Riverside Metropolitan Museum, workshop from 9am‐5pm. A "day of presentations and roundtable discussions, bringing together professionals, citizen based programs ( MGP) educators and sci‐ence students". If you would like to participate call Stephanie at (951.683.6491 x230). April 16, Thursday, 10am ‐ 11:30,Tour of UCR's Citrus Experiment Station and Citrus Variety Collection, a world‐renowned col‐lection which currently houses more than 1000 different citrus types. Located at the corner of Canyon Crest and Martin Luther King Blvd. For more information and reservation, call Laurie Irwin, Tour Coordinator (951) 789‐2265 or (951) 544‐4556. April 22, Wednesday, 4 ‐8 pm, Earth Night in the Garden, Western Municipal Water District’s Landscapes So. Calif. Style Con‐servation Garden, 450 E. Allesandro Blvd. Riverside. Free. For information: www.wmwd.com or (951) 789‐5000 ‐ April 25 and 26, Sat & Sun 10am‐4pm, Riverside Community Flower Show & Home Garden Tours (6) – held at the Elks Lodge, 6166 Brockton Ave., Riverside – Even from Corona YOU CAN ENTER FLOWERS AND PLANTS – its fun! Go to web site for details of categories: www.riversideflowershow.org. or call (951) 643‐8890 ‐ discounted pre‐sale tickets available. April 25, Saturday, 11am‐4pm Habitat for Humanity Earth Day Celebration, at White Park, 3936 Market St, downtown River‐side (between University & 9th St). April 25, 10 am ‐ 1 pm, Arbor Day Celebration, Temecula Community Recreation Center, 30875 Rancho Vista Road, Temecula. Co‐sponsors: City of Temecula & Riverside County UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program. Come Plant a Tree with Us! We need MGs to come help out. Call Stephanie‐ 951.683‐6491, ext 230. Friends of UCR Botanic Gardens Adult Education Classes
April 18, Saturday, 9:30 am – noon, Edible Flowers and Other Uses of Herbs in Your Garden, UCR Botanic Gardens. April is the perfect month to tour the newly renovated Herb Gardens that represents many Colonial favorites as well as those unique to the west. MG Jean Weiss will describe their uses with an emphasis on edible flowers. You will be invited to sample delicious herbal refreshments and take a copy of recipes home. Cost $30.00 Friends, $35.00 Non‐Friends. Call Nan Simonsen at 951‐218‐1250 or email [email protected]. May 16, Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – noon, The Bazarko garden. Attendees will visit the ¾ acre, two‐tiered garden of Sharon Bazarko. Sharon has lovingly collected 146 different roses and 86 different tall bearded irises, a sight to be seen. She will describe the care of both genera, as well as highlighting her favorites. In addition, she has a dedicated area for succulents. Cost $30.00 Friends, $35.00 Non‐Friends. Call Nan Simonsen at 951‐218‐1250 or email [email protected].
May 17, Sunday, 2 pm to 5 pm. UCR Botanic Gardens. The eleventh Annual PRIMAVERA IN THE GARDENS is coming! River‐side’s premiere wine and food tasting event. P. S. More than 600 people attended Primavera in the Gardens last year. It was spectacular. At Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens there are so many classes, click on to the web site to enroll or drool if you can’t enroll!! Go to: http://www.rsabg.org/. At the Huntington Library and Gardens, once again, click on their site for ideas: http://www.huntington.org . Ongoing – Check out the Resource Library at the Riverside – Corona Resource Conservation District. Teachers and residents of the Riverside – Corona RCD service area are welcome to borrow materials from the library, 4500 Glenwood Drive, Riverside, 92501, Building A. M‐Th, 8 am to 4 pm or by appointment (951) 683‐7691, ext. 207. Various materials are available for sub‐
Veteran’s Classes in April
Garden Views
April 2009
Veteran's Classes are held on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 7 pm ‐ 9 pm at the UC Cooperative Exten‐sion office at 21150 Box Springs Road, Suite 202, Moreno Val‐ley. April 1
Program: Community Gardens Speaker: Yvonne Savio
April 15
Program: Citrus Budwood Movement, Regulations, and Diseases Speaker: Georgios Vidalakis
Arbor Day Celebration April 25/ 10am - 1 pm
Temecula Community Recreation Center 30875 Rancho Vista Road, Temecula
C0-sponsors: City of Temecula &
Riverside County UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program Come Plant a Tree with Us!
