Wednesday, April 18, 2007






Island View Nursery, Carpinteria Added to The 2007 World Tour!



Good afternoon, Growers!


I am very happy to inform you that Island View Nursery, www.islandviewnursery.com, 3376 Foothill Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013 (805) 684-0324, will be hosting an "Extreme Gardening: How to Grow a 500 Pound Giant Pumpkin Workshop", Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 11:00 a.m.! This is the first workshop to be given in Santa Barbara County.

We may conduct a live giant pumpkin seedling transplanting as part of this workshop!
Here's an updated schedule of the remaining 2007 giant pumpkin growing workshops:


Saturday, April 28, 10:00 a.m., Cedros Gardens, 330 South Cedros Avenue, Solana Beach, 92075 (858) 792-8640 http://www.cedrosgardens.com/

Saturday, May 5, 10:00 a.m., Plant Depot, 33413 San Juan Creek Road, San Juan Capistrano, 92675 (949) 240-2107 http://www.plantdepot.com/

Saturday, May 12, 11:00 a.m., The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford, San Marino, 91108 (626) 405-2104 http://www.huntington.org/ (Workshop price: $15 adult, $10 child grower.)

Saturday, May 19, 10:00 a.m., Orange County Farm Supply, 1826 West Chapman Avenue, Orange, 92868 (714) 978-6500 http://www.ocfarmsupply.com/

Sunday, May 20, 11:00 a.m., Green Thumb, 23782 Bridger Road, Lake Forest, 92630 (949) 837-3040 www.greenthumb.com

Saturday, June 2, 11:00 a.m., Island View Nursery, 3376 Foothill Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013 (805) 684-0324 www.islandviewnursery.com

Have a great afternoon!

Stuart