This class is part of The Watershed Approach to Landscaping series provided by Marin Water and the College of Marin. Irrigating Efficiently: How Much Water Does Your Garden Need? A plant’s type, location in the landscape, and the local climate all play a major role in determining its irrigation needs. Learn to determine how much water your plants need and when they need it. Learn the basic components of an irrigation system, which types are best for your garden, and how to set an appropriate irrigation schedule.

The City of Petaluma’s Water Conservation team will be hosting a booth and giving away free water conservation supplies. The booth will feature program information, rebates, water conservation items, and more! We look forward to seeing you there!

Daily Acts in partnership with the Sonoma Resource Conservation District,  will highlight how to incorporate rain tanks, rain gardens and climate appropriate plantings in almost any size site. Rain is a free resource that falls from the sky on to our landscapes, it only makes sense to harvest and use this abundant resource whenever possible!  This program will also include a brief tour of McKinley’s newest garden site, where 8,000 gallons of above ground rainwater storage will be installed to irrigate over 25 new shade trees and a native pollinator hedgerow. McKinley’s rainwater re-use doesn’t end with rain tanks! We’ll also…

This class is part of The Watershed Approach to Landscaping series provided by Marin Water and the College of Marin. Building Healthy Soil in Your Garden Healthy soil is a living ecosystem that supports all other life on earth. Learn about the basic soil types common in Marin and how they can be improved with easy methods mimicking natural processes. You’ll also learn about different styles of home composting, the simple science behind decomposition and how to best maintain a healthy, vigorous garden using only organic, sustainable practices.

      Register today for this FREE QWEL certification training course sponsored by Valley Water!   The QWEL training will be facilitated live over Zoom by one of our highly rated QWEL certified instructors and is available to professionals living or conducting work in Santa Clara County. The online training will cover all sections of the QWEL reference manual. This includes topics on: Sustainable landscape design principles, Soil properties and health, Plant water needs, Overhead spray irrigation system audits, Irrigation system troubleshooting and maintenance, and Irrigation system programming and operation. Attendees can download the QWEL Reference Manual for free here or purchase a paperback copy from Amazon here prior to…

Water is a finite resource! Despite how it may seem when you turn on the tap and have easy access to water, our planet has limited water resources. It is our responsibility to conserve and re-use water whenever possible, and rainwater is a beautiful free resource that can be utilized in many ways! Join our upcoming webinar to learn about how simple ways that you can catch rainwater in your landscape using swales and rain gardens.

Join the UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County in celebrating the official debut of the garden at Los Guilicos. The Jamboree will showcase many Master Gardener Projects, their partners and associated education-based youth activities. There will also be a pop-up succulent sale. Supervisor Susan Gorin will officially open the garden at noon. Presentations include: Tree and Wildflower Walk and Talk at 11am All About Irrigation Systems at 1pm

This class is part of The Watershed Approach to Landscaping series provided by Marin Water and the College of Marin. Planning for Marin Gardens Choosing the right plant for the right place is key to a successful garden. In this class you will learn about pollinator and butterfly gardens, gardening with deer and wildlife, fire-resistant plants, plant communities appropriate for different garden types and tips on maintaining these gardens. You will learn what resources we have in our area to purchase native and Mediterranean landscape plants and a bit on how to propagate them yourself to begin a home watershed…

Interested in transforming your home landscape into a beautiful waterwise garden but not sure how to start? Then join Daily Acts at Barley and Bine Beer Café as we discuss how you can prep your yard through the process of sheet mulching. Come have a beer with us and we’ll highlight the benefits of sheet mulching, the steps you’ll need to take, where to purchase materials, and how you can apply for the city rebate to lower costs. Bring photos of your landscape and we’ll walk you through the process and even help you with planting considerations and garden design. Sheet…

Let’s get to planting a hedgerow! Daily Acts, the Resource Conservation District and McKinley School are installing a 8,000 gallons of rainwater storage, and sheet mulched areas of the campus that will now be turned into a pollinator garden. We invite you to come out and help plant a hedgerow to support our pollinators! Bees, butterflies, moths, and a variety of other insects and animals are key species to supporting our planet. We need your help in installing a landscape that will create a corridor for pollinators for years to come. We’ll highlight some exceptional plants that pollinators love, discuss how…