3 THINGS TO DO TOMORROW
The Art Museum of Los Gatos' next exhibit, "The Green Show," features landscape art and sculpture by local artists Alrie Middlebrook, Maralyn Miller, Pat Sherwood and Paul Wilson, noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, through Aug. 8. The artists will discuss their work at 3 p.m. July 20. The Art Museum is in the Tait Avenue Firehouse, 4 Tait Ave., Los Gatos. Free. (408) 354-2646, www.museumsoflosgatos.org
The Green Show Reception @ Los Gatos Art Museum
The Green Show is a new exhibit of works by four environmentally-conscious artists at the Art Museum of Los Gatos, 4 Tait Ave. Pieces by local landscape painter Maralyn Miller, abstract artist Pat Sherwood, acrylics by landscape designer and author Alrie Middlebrook, and redwood sculpture by Paul Wilson. A reception will be held for the artists Sun., June 8 from 1 to 4 p.m.. The artists will dsicuss their work Sun., June 20 at 3 p.m.
Los Gatos Art Museum is going green, inside and out
Very soon it will become legal to buy grass in Los Gatos.
Home and garden events
Book talk. Author Alrie Middlebrook on "Designing California Native Gardens." 2-3 p.m. May 22. Saratoga Library, 13650 Saratoga Ave. (408) 292-9993
Green Leaf hosts native flower, fauna expert, author at meeting
Living a sustainable life doesn't just stop with the products you buy or the food you eat. Living an environmentally sustainable life can also be promoted in a garden.
The West Valley Green Leaf Committee will host a discussion on May 15 with native flower and fauna expert Alrie Middlebrook, who wrote Designing California Native Gardens. Middlebrook will discuss sustainable garden architecture and trends in planting native-only plants.
Trowel and Glove calendar for week of April 26
The 62nd annual Spring Garden Festival, with plant sales, lectures and demonstrations, is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 26 and 27 at the Marin Art & Garden Center at 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Ross. Members of the Marin Bonsai Club and the Marin Rose Society will be on hand to advise and demonstrate. Requested donation is $3.
Go to www.maagc.org or call 892-0594.
Stop by Bay Area's best homes, gardens
It's easy to see why home and garden tours proliferate in the Bay Area: We have a remarkable number of creative designers, homeowners and historic-preservation buffs who like to show off what they've accomplished.
The calendar for May is packed with tours that offer opportunities to see amazing landscapes and wonderful homes, from modest bungalows to show-stopping mansions. So grab your notebook and camera and slip on your most comfortable shoes. Here are details on upcoming tours.
Middlebrook Gardens Race Street site targeted for shopping center
Middlebrook Gardens - the business specializing in California native plant gardening at the corner of Race Street and Garland Avenue - and the small Victorian home adjacent to it could be torn down to make way for a small shopping center.
Home and garden events
Native gardening. Features Alrie Middlebrook, author of "Designing California Native Gardens."
7:30 p.m. April 17. Milpitas Community Library, 40 N. Milpitas Blvd. (408) 262-1171, www.santaclaracountylib.org.
Master Gardener: Natives for Spring Planting
Sponsored by the UCCE Tuolumne County Master Gardeners, the workshop will provide a full day of information sessions devoted to gardening practices that are better-adapted to the Sierra Nevada foothills. Designing your garden using California natives is one of these practices that will be addressed by the keynote speaker, Alrie Middlebrook, and others.
