Workshops and Speakers at the Northern California Home & Landscape Expo

2025 Workshop Schedule

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Friday, January 31

1:00 p.m.

Get all the Veggies! Small changes to your garden this spring can give huge rewards this summer.

Reduce costs, reduce pests, and wildly increase fruits and flowers. Using University of California science based information can help you have the best garden ever. Workshop touches on irrigation, fertilizers and improving soil.

Julie Barbour

Our Water Our World Program Educator

2:00 p.m.

How to Have a Successful Remodel Project from Start to Finish

Jacob Shults

Director of Development at RebuildIt, Inc.

Saturday, February 1

11:00 a.m.

Humidity, Light, Love: Tropical Plants Explained and Care Simplified

Erika Martinez

Plant Social Club

12:00 p.m.

Solving Problems in the Landscape

Well-known landscape designer and author Michael Glassman joins Janey Santos, creator of the popular YouTube Channel Dig Plant Water Repeat to come together for one workshop to help tackle the most common issues.

Michael Glassman & Janey Santos

1:00 p.m.

Tree Care Basics: How to Properly Plant and Maintain Landscape Trees

Pam Bone

UC Master Gardener

2:00 p.m.

How to Have a Successful Remodel Project from Start to Finish

Jacob Shults

Director of Development at RebuildIt, Inc.

3:00 p.m.

Lawn! We love them, We Hate the Work

Learn how to improve your lawn and greatly reduce the cost, work and stress. With a few changes in irrigation, mowing and fertilizer choices, you can have a great lawn that fights diseases, pests and weeds all by itself. This jam packed workshop will yield results in your lawn immediately. Plus, information on irrigation upgrades and lawn reduction or removal that have significant rebates from water providers and your city.