Home and garden events: Break something? Create a mosaic at the Petaluma Garden Club

PETALUMA

Broken china makes superb mosaics

Sueann Bettison Sher will show how to make mosaics out of broken china during the next meeting of the Petaluma Garden Club on Monday.

Bettison Sher crafts her work from carefully cut pieces of china, creating a contemporary aesthetic with Old World charm. The free meeting is open to the public and includes coffee and snacks. 9:30 a.m. Petaluma Veterans Memorial Building, 1094 Petaluma Blvd. South.

SANTA ROSA

Learn how to use less-toxic chemicals

This free workshop today held by the Sonoma County Master Gardeners offers a 45-minute presentation that covers garden practices that are known to prevent pest problems with less-toxic chemicals. There will be demonstrations and displays on drip irrigation, composts and beneficial insects. ?10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Rincon Valley Library, 6959 Montecito Blvd.

SEBASTOPOL

Does your native oak need to be revived?

In a free talk today ?April Lynch will share tips on tending native oaks. ?The master gardener will teach people about these stately trees and how ?to best care for them. ?10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sebastopol Regional Library, ?7140 Bodega Ave.

ROHNERT PARK

Toxic-free options for weed-filled garden

DJ DeProspero will cover garden management in her free talk today to help people keep their yards weed-free. The talk –– Healthy Gardens Approach to Weed Management –– will appeal to those looking for toxic-free options. 10:30 a.m. to ?12:30 p.m., Rohnert Park Cotati Library, 6250 Lynne Conde Way.

SEBASTOPOL

Participate in ?county seed swap

Why buy seed when you can share and swap with your neighbors?

Stock up for spring planting at the Sonma County Seed Swap at a free exchange Feb. 13 at the Sebastopol Grange.

You don’t have to bring seed to participate. There will be plenty for all. But if you do have seed that you have saved, excess commercial seed or plants, bring them to the Sebastopol Grange from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Label your seed variety with the date and details on how it was saved. Seed experts will be on hand to answer questions. The California Rare Fruit Growers also be there with scions to give away or exchange and to share information on grafting and budding.

The event is put on by the Community Seed Exchange, The Occidental Arts & Ecology Center, The Sebastopol Grante and Daily Acts. Communityseedexchange.org

SANTA ROSA

Try growing grapes ?in your backyard

Diane Kenworthy, in a free workshop today, will teach the art of grape growing so you can enjoy the fruits of the vine even in a small space. A professional grape grower for nearly four decades, Kenworthy will talk about the virtues of growing table and wine grapes. She has been a master gardener since 2011 and is co-leader of their team of Integrated Pest Management Specialists. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Harvest for the Hungry Garden, 1717 Yulupa Ave.

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