This talk, which will be given by Master Gardener Laura Cornett, will cover propagating with seeds as well as vegetative propagation via cuttings and division. Preparation of propagules will be covered as well as after care for seedlings. Cornett has been an Alameda County Master Gardener since 2020. She is also part-time faculty as the Curriculum Coordinator and Laboratory Technician in the Horticulture Department at Las Positas College in Livermore. She is involved in the Native Plant Resource Team which is a division of the “Bringing Back the Natives Tour.” Her yard has been on this Tour three times, including this year.
No registration is required. The Master Gardeners’ Trials Garden is located in the Gardens of Lake Merritt, at Lakeside Park, 666 Bellevue Avenue in Oakland. Enter at Gate 4 across from the Boathouse. There is a fee for parking.
FREE Talk on Propagating Native Plants
Saturday , October 26, 2024 – 11AM – 12:30PM
Presented by Alameda County Master Gardeners
Laura Cornett will give a free, hands-on workshop on Propagating Native Plants from 11-12:30 at the Gardens at Lake Merritt in Oakland. Participants will have the opportunity to process cuttings, plant seeds and plant some rhizomes. Stay tuned for more details!
Location: Gate 4, Trials Garden, Gardens at Lake Merritt
666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland CA (There is a fee for parking.)
All talks are in person and outdoors and may be canceled in rain or severe weather.