The Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden will provide home gardeners with a wide range of advice from trained docents and local experts for its upcoming free Mulch Madness event on March 14. The Botanic Garden invites locals to bring garden tools and help spread mulch in the public garden as part of the informal, informative afternoon.
The event will include several mulch workshops, information about creating habitats for various insects and birds, and a groundbreaking ceremony for the garden’s first two buildings. Families, kids, and adults are all welcome at the event designed to encourage community collaboration and environmental awareness locally.
The Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden is located at River View Park, Sycamore Drive, Buellton. More information is available at 350-0360 or facebook.com/SantaYnezValleyBotanicGarden.
This article appears in Mar 12-19, 2015.