Learn About Marigolds & Muertos October 26 |
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Join Windsor Garden Club on Saturday, October 26 to learn about marigolds, and the role they play in the Dia de Muertos holiday in Mexico and Mexican American communities in the U.S. and elsewhere. Filmmaker and artist Malinalli López will give a short talk on the flower and its meaning in Mexico's culture and history at 11 AM in the Windsor Town Green Community Garden. López is a Sonoma State University professor and currently the president of the Windsor Unified School District. She's an adjunct professor in SSU's Chicano and Latino Studies Department. |
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The flowers used to celebrate the day are traditionally the Mexican Marigold--cempasúchil or cempaxotchitl, the professor explains. They are different than caléndulas, which look more like daisies. Her short talk will be understandable for children and their families as well as gardeners and flower enthusiasts. The fun, informative talk is one of the highlights of Windsor Garden Club's Fall open house at the Town Green Community Garden, which runs from 10 AM to 1 PM that Saturday. The quarterly Open Garden hours are free; the garden is located at the corner of Windsor Road and Joe Rodota Drive in the Town Hall complex. The Oct. 26 Open Garden will include marigold-themed children's activities as well as Malinalli's talk, which is expected to run from 11 to 11:15 AM, followed by a short Q & A. WGC will have gardeners available to answer any questions about growing marigolds at home -- or anything else at home! Come wander the organic garden and flower beds for inspiration for your own garden. Check out the rain harvesting and drip irrigation systems. Bring your questions for WGC's UC Master Gardeners.
Wander outside the fence to stroll WGC's Community Pollinator Garden. The new project, created by volunteers, spotlights plants that will attract and feed butterflies, bees, hummingbirds and other pollinators. Some are native California plants; others are not - but all are water-thrifty and beautiful. Check out the milkweed plants to see if you can spot any Monarch Butterflies; they also like the "Butterfly Bush" plantings in the garden. Learn about the Monarch Waystation Project. WGC and the Town of Windsor are encouraging residents to plant native milkweed for the Monarchs. It's the only plant they will lay eggs in and the only plant that can feed young Monarch caterpillars.
When you're done, you can head over to the Windsor Library or anywhere on the Town Green for lunch or a snack. Hope to see you there! In case you're wondering: Windsor's fantastic El Dia de los Muertos celebration is on the actual Dia date this year: Saturday, November 2, from 3 to 8 PM on the Windsor Town Green. Find out more on the Somos Windsor Website. |
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October 2024 is Chock Full of Garden Events |
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The month of October is chock full of fun garden events, in Windsor and across Sonoma County. Scroll down for info on some of them. |
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Community Garden Workday is October 12 |
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Community Gardeners: Come on out for October's Second Saturday Workday, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday Oct. 12. Bring a hat, your gloves, water, and your favorite garden tool and spend some time working with fellow gardeners to maintain the common areas of the garden. (Weeding or raking pathways between the beds, cleaning birdbaths, tidying the greenhouse, washing the solar panels...anything that needs sprucing up.) All Community Garden plot renters are required to put in 6 hours a calendar year (about a half-hour a month) volunteering to maintain the common areas. Check in with garden leaders to see if any specific tasks need doing that morning. Don't forget to record your volunteer maintenance hours in the notebook in the kiosk! |
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Get Free Dirt at Keiser Park October 19! |
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WeAct 4 Windsor will be holding their fall free compost giveaway event in Keiser Park Saturday, Oct.19, from 9 to noon. Windsor residents can get up to a half cubic yard of fresh compost per household. It's drive through and self serve! Please bring your own shovel, gloves and heavy duty bags or containers (or a pickup truck), to cart away your primo soil. Arrive early - the event is popular! |
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Learn Drip Irrigation System Creation October 19 |
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Sonoma County's Master Gardeners will hold an informal presentation on how to install and run your own drip irrigation systemat the Windsor Library from 10:30 AM to noon Saturday, Oct. 19.Come learn all if you haven't set one up before, or come learn how to get your current system to exceed 90 percent efficiency at getting water to the root zones of your plants. This presentation will provide options and key considerations for drip irrigation to put the right amount of water in the right place when plants need it without excess runoff, over-spray, or waste. Learn how a garden water meter can be a useful tool to help understand your plants’ water requirements. This informal presentation will have plenty of time for questions and answers. After registering, you'll receive a confirmation email with info about the talk. Registration Required. Click here to register. |
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Great Scot! It's the Succulent Pumpkin Sale! |
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Remember when Windsor Garden Club used to sell succulent pumpkins at Windsor's Sunday Farmers Market as an annual fall fundraiser? So do we! With Covid in the rear-view mirror, we'll be back at the market's Pumpkin Festival Sunday, October 27, with a table full of medium size ready-to-buy pumpkins for you. (Medium is best carried with two hands, but won't leave you struggling). We will also be making "mini" succulent pumpkins at the table. Come make your own (with help) and buy it, or buy what we're making that day. |
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Medium pumpkins run $25-$35, and minis (fit in the palm of your hand) are $5 or $10. Come early for best selection. |
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Shop at Oliver's? Donate to Us! It's Easy! |
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Do you shop at Oliver's Markets? If you do, consider getting an Oliver's Community Card. Just hand the card to the checker before they hit the "total" button any time you're shopping at Oliver's, and they'll donate an amount equal to 3 percent of your total bill to Windsor Garden Club. (Or any other participating non-profit organization in Windsor. But please make us your favorite!). You can apply for the card online, or ask your checker or the Customer Service desk to ask for a paper application the next time you're there. With holiday season dinner shopping coming up, WGC would really love your support. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit community benefit organization, and donations to us are tax deductible. We use your donations and proceeds from fundraisers to support our community programs. Those include the Town Green Community Garden, pollinator project, Community Pollinator Garden, Monarch planting program, and garden education events. Find out more about us on our website: windsorgardenclub.org. |
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