BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Tijuana BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 RDATE:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 RDATE:20270314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20271107T010000 RDATE:20280312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230518T130000 RDATE:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 RDATE:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RDATE:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T030000 RDATE:20271107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:02320be033bd20a37360f27f31661b3f CATEGORIES:Special Events CREATED:20240418T065622 SUMMARY:Cutting and Seed Exchange + Plant Sale Pickup LOCATION:Peninsula Conservation Center (PCC)\, 3921 E. Bayshore Road in Palo Alto DESCRIPTION:Why is this event name different this time? Propagation is a year-round act ivity, and as we move into summer, propagation of native plants shifts to s tarting new plants from cuttings rather than seeds. You’re still welcome to bring seeds to exchange, but we encourage folks to bring cuttings too. Joi n us on Saturday, May 18 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Peninsula Conservatio n Center (PCC), 3921 E. Bayshore Road in Palo Alto.\nThis free event provid es an opportunity to share and receive both cuttings and seeds of native pl ants. Browse the diverse offerings, ranging from easy-to-grow to hard-to- f ind, and go home with cuttings and seeds of new native plants! We will prov ide coin envelopes for seeds but bring containers in which to carry cutting s home.\nIf you have native plant material from your own garden to share, w e encourage you to bring it. Label your cuttings to make them easy to brows e – some gardeners attach helpful hints about growing; others display photo s of plants in bloom. You may find it convenient to use www.calscape.org (h ttps://www.calscape.org) for this – there is a link on each plant’s informa tion page to make a printable sign for most native species and cultivars.\n If you bring cuttings, keep them cool and moist in a bucket of water. Don’t have native plant material to share? No problem, as there is usually enoug h for all.\nSeveral popular gardening books will be available for sale duri ng the event, including Seed Propagation of Native California Plants (2021 ed.), by Dara E. Emery; California Native Plants for the Garden by Carol Bo rnstein, David Fross, and Bart O’Brien; and California Native Gardening, A Month-by-Month Guide, by Helen Popper.\nOur Wildflower Ambassadors will be giving out free seed packets and information as well.\nLimited Online Plant Sale\nThere will be an online plant sale at california-native-plant- socie ty-santa-clara-valley-chapter.square.site (california-native-plant-%20socie ty-santa-clara-valley-chapter.square.site), starting on Sunday, May 12. The store will close when we reach our pickup capacity. In addition to plants, the nursery’s online store includes Chapter T-shirts, books, labels and pl ant signs.\nOrders from this sale will only be available for pickup before and during our Seed Exchange at the Peninsula Conservation Center on Saturd ay, May 18. We will not have nursery pickup or delivery, and there is a min imum order of $40.\nCall for Volunteers\nWe need help with setup, answering questions and cleanup.\nThe tasks don’t require expert knowledge of plants , and the shifts are set up to spend time at the event in addition to volun teering. You can sign up here: www.cnps- scv.org/seed-cutting-help (https:/ /www.cnps-%20scv.org/seed-cutting-help).\nDirections to the PCC: (3921 E. B ayshore Road, Palo Alto) From Hwy. 101 take the San Antonio Rd. exit and he ad north. Take the next left onto East Bayshore, which will curve left then right. Take the first right onto Corporation Way, and an immediate left in to the PCC parking lot. The meeting rooms are on the first floor.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Why is this event name different this time? Propagation is a year-roun d activity, and as we move into summer, propagation of native plants shifts to starting new plants from cuttings rather than seeds. You’re still welco me to bring seeds to exchange, but we encourage folks to bring cuttings too . Join us on Saturday, May 18 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Peninsula Conservation Center (PCC), 3921 E. Bayshore Road in Palo Alto.

This free event provides an opportunity to share and receive both cutt ings and seeds of native plants. Browse the diverse offerings, ranging from easy-to-grow to hard-to- find, and go home with cuttings and seeds of new native plants! We will provide coin envelopes for seeds but bring container s in which to carry cuttings home.

If you have native plant material from your own garden to share, we encourage you to bring it. Label your cut tings to make them easy to browse – some gardeners attach helpful hints abo ut growing; others display photos of plants in bloom. You may find it conve nient to use www.calscape.org for th is – there is a link on each plant’s information page to make a printable s ign for most native species and cultivars.

If you bring cuttings, kee p them cool and moist in a bucket of water. Don’t have native plant materia l to share? No problem, as there is usually enough for all.

Several p opular gardening books will be available for sale during the event, includi ng Seed Propagation of Native California Plants (2021 ed.), by Dar a E. Emery; California Native Plants for the Garden by Carol Borns tein, David Fross, and Bart O’Brien; and California Native Gardening, A Month-by-Month Guide, by Helen Popper.

Our Wildflower Ambassado rs will be giving out free seed packets and information as well.

Limited Online Plant Sale

There will be an online plant sale at california-native-plant- society- santa-clara-valley-chapter.square.site, starting on Sunday, May 12. The store will close when we reach our pickup capacity. In ad dition to plants, the nursery’s online store includes Chapter T-shirts, boo ks, labels and plant signs.

Orders from this sale will only be availa ble for pickup before and during our Seed Exchange at the Peninsula Co nservation Center on Saturday, May 18. We will not have nursery pic kup or delivery, and there is a minimum order of $40.

Call for Volunteers

We need help with setup, answering q uestions and cleanup.

The tasks don’t require expert knowledge of pla nts, and the shifts are set up to spend time at the event in addition to vo lunteering. You can sign up here: www.cnps- scv.org/seed-cutting-help.

Direc tions to the PCC: (3921 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto) From Hwy. 101 take the San Antonio Rd. exit and head north. Take the next left onto East Bayshore, which will curve left then right. Take the first right onto Corp oration Way, and an immediate left into the PCC parking lot. The meeting ro oms are on the first floor.

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