Gamble Garden Class - A Common Sense Approach to Healthy Plants March 24, 2012

As spring approaches we watch our gardens coming lushly to life again, and think about ways to keep them thriving. Ann Northrup will address preventing problems through maintaining a healthy garden: biologically active soil, proper water, sun or shade, and proper cultivation. But if you already have an ailing plant, what then? Ann will cover diagnosis, early intervention, cultural controls, chemical vs. non-chemical treatments, and associated safety issues.

Ann Northrup teaches horticultural classes at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills and Merritt College in Oakland, and consults privately in plant pathology and arboriculture. Ann has a Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology from the University of Michigan, and a master's degree in plant pathology from UC Berkeley. Her work has been primarily in disease diagnostics of ornamental plants, first with Soil and Plant Lab in Orange, CA, and then with Nurserymen's Exchange in Half Moon Bay. She is a volunteer in the UCCE Master Gardener program of Santa Clara County.

Official Website: http://www.gamblegarden.org