UC Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County
We're here to help with your home gardening questions!
http://ucanr.edu/sbmg-help
"Advice to Grow By"
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NEW free, monthly "Garden Talks" on Zoom!
One Monday each month, we share useful, interesting, research-based home gardening information with gardeners of all experience levels.
These talks may be recorded.
- May 6th: Barn Owls and IPM (7:00 - 8:00 pm)
- June 3rd Fire Safe Landscaping(7:00 - 8:00 pm)
Testimonials
What people say...
About Soil Preparation @ SB Library Spring 2024:
- "All this is new to me so I gained some confidence." - Anonymous
- "It was great! I appreciate the actual MGs being there to answer specific questions." - Anonymous
About Monarchs & Milkweed Fall 2023:
- "Excellent teacher. So interesting. I'm a very experienced gardener yet relatively new to natives and want to focus on Monarchs and other pollinators/butterflies." - Anonymous
About Victory Vegetable Gardening Fall 2023:
- "Great info on pests, weeds, tools. All really helpful and organized." - Anonymous
About our Garden Talks in 2023:
- "I am a novice gardener and this talk was super helpful with my rose challenges in SB and has inspired me to plant more roses. Thank you!" - Vanessa R.
Become a UC Master Gardener
UC Master Gardener Training Class
Begins January 2025
Dates for On-line Information
Sessions Coming Soon.
UC Master Gardeners at Mesa Harmony Garden
UC Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County Present:
Vermicomposting
Join Master Gardeners for a Free, What, Why, and How, of Home Vermicomposting.
May 4, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mesa Harmony Garden, 500 Delores Dr, Santa Barbara, CA
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We Make A Difference
Download our 2021 Santa Barbara County one-pager or our 2021/2022 Impact Report to see how we make a difference in California communities.
Our 2023 Graduating Class of Santa Barbara County Master Gardeners. Subscribe to our Newsletter to receive information when it becomes available for our Master Gardener Class of 2025.
Watch Us Work
In January 2024, UC Master Gardeners doled out free "Advice to Grow By," seeds, and cuttings at the 16th Annual Santa Barbara Community Seed Swap. These were twins from Ventura who wanted information on plants that would thrive in very sandy soil and windy environments. They left with lots of information and encouragement to plant natives!
The UC Master Gardener Program is sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension, a division of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources.