Event: National Garden Bureau Book Party – March 12, 2026
Attended the National Garden Bureau Book Party on March 12, 2026. Christy is moderating the chat.
Event: Free Small Space Gardening Class – Nov 6th
Let's celebrate fall with a free small space gardening class! Join Christy at Stoneview Nature Center in Culver City, CA on November 6, 2025 at 10 a.m. It's coming up quick! Attendance is free, but RSVP is required
Come to Christy's talk at Village Well Books on October 5, 2025 at 5 p.m.
Event: Fall Gardening at Village Well Books & Coffee
Save the Date, gardenerds: I'm excited to give a talk at Village Well Books & Coffee in Culver City on October 5, 2025 at 5 p.m.
Gardening for Geeks is back and better than ever.
Gardening For Geeks Launches 2-11-2020!
Allow me to reminisce. When I first wrote Gardening for Geeks in 2012, it was designed to consolidate every gardening lesson I teach into one book.
Spring Garden Planning Workshop This Saturday
You've riffled through all of those seed catalogs, you've taken a survey of your seed collection and filled in the blanks. Now what?
Where will everything go this season? How will you find enough room? What about crop rotation and companion planting?
With all these things to think about, planning your spring garden may feel overwhelming. It's supposed to be fun. We can help.
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Gardenerd’s Summer Potluck and Seed Exchange
One of the best ways to celebrate the bountiful harvest of summer is to get together with friends. Just imagine platters of veggies grilled to perfection, mounds of fresh tomatoes ready for eating, and slices of watermelon - the quintessential summer fruit - all lined up on a table amongst friends.
Now picture another table blanketed with seed packets, with small envelopes nearby. You see a vegetable variety that you've been dying to try in your garden. ...
Spring Green Expo 2010
Summer is nearly here and the rain barrels are running dry. What will you do this summer to conserve water in your garden and home? Well, come to the Metropolitan Water District's Spring Green Expo 2010 to find out ways to conserve not only water, but energy and time as well. Gardenerd will be hosting a booth, so bring your gardening questions and get them answered.
I will ...
Lightning in a Bottle 2010 – Sustainability, Music, Art, Good Times
Lightning in a Bottle is a festival that might be hard to describe. Some say that it's Burning Man with less dust, while others say that it's enchantment in a perfect blend of music, art, and funky people enjoying the outdoors. My experience of Lightning in a Bottle (back in 2008) was most profound in meeting a collection of forward-thinking people out to save the world with big new ideas.
This year, ...
Gardenerd at the LA Garden Show this weekend
It's that time of year - garden tours (like the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase last weekend, and the Venice Garden Tour this weekend), and garden shows abound. This weekend, April 30, May 1 & 2, we are participating with a Gardenerd booth at the LA Garden Show at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens.
There are plenty of things to see and do at the Garden Show, including design ...
2010 Gardens of Gratitude
It's almost time for the 2nd Annual Gardens of Gratitude event. It takes place on April 24th and 25th, 2010 in Los Angeles, and if you have a space that you want to transform into a vegetable garden, this is your chance to get help from your community (not to mention compost, advice, and a chance to make new friends).
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