Variety Selection

Citrus are attractive, long-lived evergreen plants that require sun and warmth to produce flavorful fruits. Choose the sunniest, warmest location available. A southwestern exposure or a location that receives reflective warmth (from a surface such as a driveway, patio, wall, or pool) would be excellent.

For best Brussels sprouts production, transplant seedlings into the garden in May or June. The plants will begin to produce sprouts in the summer and will continue through the fall and winter.

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Blueberry varieties testing conducted in Santa Clara County to evaluate the following characteristics of each of the varieties: flavor, productivity, harvest season, landscape value including plant form, foliage characteristics, fall foliage color, and winter ornamental value.

This watermelon trial was conducted in the summer of 2006 at our (no longer in use) Nine Palms project location. Seventeen varieties of watermelons were grown to compare taste and production.

The Sherwood Demo Garden is comprised of 16 individual gardens. The Marsh is a man made freshwater wetland located within the Sherwood Demonstration Garden used as an educational garden to assist the community with understanding ecosystems, sustainability, invasive and aquatic weeds, insects, mollusks and…

Our annual Spring Garden Fair is held at our Martial Cottle Park Demonstration Garden in San Jose. You can shop our plant sale, stroll through our gardens, attend a talk, and bring your plant, soil, pest, and tool questions to our Information tables.

The Asian Vegetable Trial was conducted in the summer of 2008 at the Nine Palms Ranch project. Five varieties of bok choy, three varieties of eggplants, and three kinds of sesame seeds were grown. All varieties were successful. Particular favorites were Fun Jen bok choy and Thai Roleks eggplant.

The Sherwood Demo Garden is comprised of 16 individual gardens. Gardening is a fun family activity that provides plenty of learning possibilities. The Children's Garden is designed to appeal to children and provide examples of plants and art that can be used to make a garden child friendly. Check out the…

Garden HelpLandscape assistanceThe Green Gardener program trains landscape professionals to use sustainable maintenance practices. They provide a list of Santa Clara Valley Green Gardeners who provide professional landscape design, construction, and/or maintenance services.Guidelines on how to hire a…