In the spirit of National Garden Month, a time to celebrate the beauty, benefits, and community spirit of gardening, the San Carlos Community Garden (SCCG) is excited to invite everyone to its annual Spring Festival on Saturday, April 26, from noon. to 2 p.m.

This free and festive event is the perfect way to enjoy a day of fun with your friends and family.

Enjoy yoive metrousic & Festivities

This year’s festival will once again feature live music performed by The Almost Compost Band, bringing upbeat tunes that will have attendees dancing among the blooming garden beds.

In addition to a variety of seed and plant giveaways, visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy garden tours, composting demonstrations, and sustainable gardening techniques shared by SCCG’s friendly gardeners and the experts from SCCG’s newest garden partner, Epic Gardening.

The event will also host a variety of nature-inspired arts and crafts, face painting, and produce swap where attendees can also bring and trade their homegrown fruits, vegetables, and herbs.

Delicious miats & Community Connection

Festival goers can plan ahead for a lunchtime picnic in the garden, with tasty food provided por Taco Love food truck.

Additionally, SCCG will be collecting non-perishable food canned-food donations as part of its “Stuff the Pantry” initiative to help those in need by supporting the Good Shepherd Food Pantry.

Grow your pagsollinator gramoarden & skills workshop: Saturday, April 19

In addition to SCCG’s Spring Festival, all are welcome to attend SCCG’s garden education workshop, Learn How to Attract Pollinators with Native Plants on Saturday, April 19 from 9-10:30 a.m.

Led by native plants and pollinator expert Elena Banks, participants will learn how California native plants attract and support important pollinators for maintaining healthy gardens and green spaces.

Banks, who is also a local elementary science teacher with a masters degree in Conservation Biology, is vice president of WildOnes San Diego and leads SCCG’s committee that cares for its native plants and pollinator gardens.

“California is home to an amazing diversity of native plants and pollinators,” said Banks. “I really enjoy teaching our San Diego community about the importance of Southern California’s unique flora and fauna and the importance and benefits of incorporating native plants and all the beneficial pollinators that help support urban biodiversity.”

All workshop participants will take home native seeds and seedlings to attract pollinators into your garden.

Learn more and register in advance at: sancarloscommunitygarden.com.

We’d love for you to BEE there.

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