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2013 Class Schedule:

2/16/2013 Sheet Mulching Hands-On Workshop
San Jose Guadlupe Courtyard Gardens, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 438 Coleman Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110, (408) 298-7657

3/9/2013 Replacing Lawns with Low-Water Use Plants
9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Arillaga Family Recreation Center -- Oak Room 700 Alma St., Menlo Park, CA 94025

http://bawsca.org/class/replacing-lawns-with-low-water-use-plants-menlo-park/

3/16/2013 Sheet Mulching: a Hands-On Workshop
San Jose Guadlupe Courtyard Gardens, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 438 Coleman Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110, (408) 298-7657

http://bawsca.org/class/workshop-sheet-mulching-hands-on-workshop-2/

3/23/2013 Drip Irrigation Design, Installation, and Maintenance
9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Public Works Department 1400 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063

http://bawsca.org/class/drip-irrigation-design-installation-and-maintenance-redwood-city/

4/13/2013 Landscaping with California Native plants to Save Time, Water and Money
10:30 AM-12:30 PM, Sunnyvale Senior Center -- Laurel Room 550 E. Remington Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94087

http://bawsca.org/class/landscaping-with-california-native-plants-to-save-time-water-and-money-sunnyvale/

5/4/2013 Lawn Alternatives
Common Ground Organic Garden Supply and Education Center, 559 College Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

http://www.commongroundinpaloalto.org/upcomingclasses.htm

5/11/2013 Maintaining your Native Garden
Mountain View Library, 1:00-4:00 PM, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View, 94041

http://bawsca.org/class/maintaining-your-native-garden-mountain-view/

5/18/2013 Lawn Alternatives
Native Revival Nursery, 10:00AM-12:00 PM, 2600 Mar Vista Dr., Aptos, CA 95003

Create a water-efficient and low-maintenance landscape using California native and other drought-tolerant plants. Learn their benefits as an alternative to lanw. Find out how to remove a lawn, install drip irrigation and native plants tat will attract birds butterflies and other wildlife, while saving you time, water, and energy! Call (831) 684-1811 to register for this class.

http://www.nativerevival.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=294&Itemid=101

5/25/2013 Sustainable Landscaping: a Hands-On Workshop
Westborough Recreation Center, 9:00AM-12:00 PM, 2380 Galway Dr., South San Francisco, CA 94080

http://bawsca.org/class/workshop-fundamentals-of-water-wise-gardening-so-san-francisco/

6/8/2013 Graywater Irrigation
Common Ground Organic Garden Supply and Education Center, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM, 559 College Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

http://www.commongroundinpaloalto.org/upcomingclasses.htm

Older Articles and Presentations:

Mercury News Article on "Nature's Inspiration Garden" Guadalupe Courtyard Garden

Eucalyptus Magazine, the premier magazine for Eco-Living in the Bay Area.

Check out the article on Sherri Osaka and her commitment to organic and sustainable gardening in the latest edition of Eucalyptus Magazine, the premier magazine for Eco-Living in the Bay Area.

http://www.eucalyptusmagazine.com/Eucalyptus-Magazine/Mar-Apr-2012/Cultivating-a-Sense-of-Place/

"Goodbye, Lawn" San Jose Mercury News, 31-Jul-2010, SV Life Home+Garden

Willow Glen Resident, April 2005. Mother Earth

The Wave Magazine. Growing Green: Easy steps to an eco-friendly garden

Take Steps toward a Poison-Free, Natural Lawn, September 2009

Mercury News, December 2009. Amidst December Storm, a Lesson in Rainwater Harvesting

The Loma Prietan, September 2002. Conserving Water: Our Most Precious Resource