UC Master Gardeners Recruiting New Members

DUBLIN, CA — Spring is in full bloom, and many Dubliners are working on bringing their gardens to multi-colored life. But they may not know that they can also help spread their gardening knowledge through the UC Master Gardeners program, which gives free gardening advice and also works to develop gardens in the community.

The group is currently recruiting more Master Gardeners to help develop the 1.3-acre Pleasanton Educational Garden at 550 Laguna Creek Lane at the Pleasanton Community Park. If you'd like to put your green thumb to good use, consider a training program at 2 p.m. Saturday at Dublin Public Library, as well as a number of other in-person and virtual sessions:

• April 14: 10 a.m., West Oakland Library
• April 16: 7 p.m., Zoom
• April 17: 12 p.m., Zoom
• April 26: 10 a.m., Hayward District Office
• May 3: 11:30 a.m., The Center, Oakland (right after the Plant Sale Fundraiser)

See here to reserve a spot.

If you'd like free expert advice on how to make your garden pop this summer, UC Master Gardeners also host regular tables at the Livermore and Pleasanton Farmers' Markets, as well as several others throughout Alameda County:

• Alameda Farmers' Market (1st and 3rd Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon, April through September)
• Berkeley Farmers' Market (1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., April through Sept. 1)
• Irvington Farmers' Market, Fremont (1st Sunday, April through September)
• Livermore Farmers' Market (every Saturday, May through September)
• Grand Lakes Farmers' Market, Oakland (9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2nd and 4th Saturdays, May through September)
• Pleasanton Farmers' Market (9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1st and 3rd Saturdays, April through September)
• San Leandro Farmers' Market (1st Saturday, April through October)

See here for more information.