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Quilting In the Garden 2009 - 12th Anniversary Quilting in the Garden is held each September at Alden Lane Nursery. This year we are pleased to be showcasing the work of Laura Wosolowski and local artists, all hanging from the majestic oaks at Alden Lane. The quilt show in the nursery is free and the lecture series will have a nominal charge. The show will be held on September 26th and 27th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include a lecture and class series starting on Thursday, September 24th. For more information on Quilting in the Garden 2009 please visit our website Quilt Show Web Page
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Quick view of Classes & Events: June 2009: June 6 & 7th
Plant Collectors Show 10:00-4:00 June 6 & 7th "Cup of Tea" Planting with Dee at 1:30 June 17th Bump Party with Ame Beanland at 6:30 June 20th Leaf Making with Sue at 11-1pm June 24th Kids Club Class-Chickens 3-4pm June 24th Pump Party with Ame Beanland at 6:30 June 27th Orchid University with Sue at 10:00-1:30pm Art under the Oaks is July 11 & 12th mark your calendars now! |
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Mark your calendars for Art Under the Oaks July 11th and 12th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm This is the 23rd Annual Art Under the Oaks. This year promises to continue to delight the art, wine, music and fruit lover! We'll have local wineries pouring samples, local artists will be on hand demonstrating and selling their craft, and music will fill the grounds. Dave Wilson Nursery will hold their annual summer fruit tasting . . . so yummy you won't want to miss it! There are raffle prizes every hour, and if your name is pulled on Sunday at 4 p.m. you will win the Grand Prize - a piece of original art valued at over $200.00.Every hour winners receive a $25.00 Gift Certificate to the nursery.
Music lovers can enjoy live music both days. Joey Altman and the Back Burner Blues Band will perform on Saturday from 11-1 p.m. Also playing are The Cool Tones, performing Saturday from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Returning for their annual performance is the Stony Ridge Ramblers, performing on Saturday from 2:30-4 p.m. Sunday performances include Jack Pollard's Party of Two playing from 11-1 p.m. Sycamore Strings Academy will perform from 1:30-2:30 p.m. And to conclude the event on Sunday, one of our favorites, the Pleasanton Community Concert Band will perform from 2:30-4 p.m. Admission is FREE, Parking is FREE. Additional FREE parking is available at Sunset Office Plaza located at the corner of Concannon and Holmes-FREE SHUTTLES. For more information, contact the nursery at (925) 447-0280 or visit www.aldenlane.com |
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Fresh Fruit Tasting at Art Under the Oaks Now is the time to enjoy all the flavors of summer tree-ripened fruit and nothing beats the taste of a fruit freshly picked from your own tree. Next best will be fruit from Ed's trees in the Dave Wilson orchards!
Ed Laivo of Dave Wilson Nursery will be here at Art Under The Oaks on Saturday, July 11th and Sunday, July 12th to offer you tastes of all the succulent peaches, nectarines and plums that ripen in mid July. Dave and faithful crew will also be available to give advice and consultation on all the different varieties of fruit and nut trees available. So come with all your questions and prepare to have your taste buds tingle.After you sample you can order your favorites. Take advantage of our pre-season pricing on Special Order fruit trees. Our order books open this weekend for the next bare-root season; and you can choose from over 225 varieties on different rootstocks to fit all yards and gardens. Come in and plan to hold a fruit tasting in your backyard! |
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Kidz Club News Wednesday, July 8 Time: 2 pm to 3 pm • Cost: $10.00 Instructors: Heather Schamber & Sue Fordyce It's big fun in the Alden Lane Farm as we explore the crops, do a little watering, hunting for the bug battalions and do a little harvesting. Then it is off to the clubhouse to make a miniature jungle in a pop bottle terrarium for every junior farmer to create and take home. Wednesday, July 22 Time: 2 pm to 3 pm • Cost: $10.00 Instructor: Heather Schamber Topic: Let's explore the Alden Lane Farm - see what's ripe (YUM), what needs water, and I think the chickens might need a little attention . . . then it is off to the pond to discover what creatures lurk in the depths - perhaps Ivy the Turtle will show up for some munchies. We will learn about what lives in our little waterworld and how to maintain its eco balance. Everyone will take home a pond plant of their very own!
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981 Alden Lane, Livermore, CA 94550 www.aldenlane.com (925) 447-0280
Nursery Hours: Open Daily, 8:30-6:00
(Closed 4th of July)
(Closed 4th of July)
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Alden Lane Nursery hosts a number of other exciting community events each year from Quilt shows to Daffodil shows and many "mini" events in between.
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Kidz Club News Kidz Club is our Summer Program for kids 5-10 years old and meets every other Wednesday afternoon (beginning June 19th) until the end of August.
We meet at the Alden Lane Farm (at the edge of the dirt parking lot in back of Alden Lane). The cost is $10.00 a child per class, and you can pre-register with our Alden Lane cashiers by calling 925/447-0280. Registrations for the chicken class will close five days prior to the class on June 19th, so get your kids signed up early. |
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Fall Festival
3 weekends in October Family fun filled days including pumpkins, scarecrow building contests, pumpkin growing contest, live music, corn maze, childrens' games, farm animals and more...Free. |
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Christmas Open House
Early November Sip cider and enjoy a warm cookie while you explore the Holiday shop. Live music, Free. |
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Jan 10 & 11th 2009 10-4pm Don't miss our Orchid Alley Marketplace featuring orchid vendors from throughout California. Visit the informative educational exhibits, our FREE Orchid workshops and our must see greenhouse exhibit displaying hundreds of fantastic orchid 'Gems of the Jungle' in their entire colorful splendor. All this and more . . . held in our heated indoor spaces. You won't want to miss the tropics here in your own Bay Area.
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Fall Rose Show
Enter your own, this is an amature show intended to help gardeners new to rose shows become familiar with the fun of it all. |
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Spring Daffodil Show
March, Co-sponsored by the Northern California Daffodil Society, this show is another opportunity to explor a world few have peered into. Serious fun! Beautiful and fragrant. www.daffodil.org |
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Spring Citrus Tasting
March, Enjoy tasting citrus fruit of various types. Learn a thing or 2 about citrus varieties you likely never thought of asking. Delicious event |
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Art Under the Oaks
Mid-July Co-sponsored by the Livermore Valley Art Association, this popular and long-running event showcases artwork from local artists who display and sell their work over the 2 day event. Local Vintners also show off their wines and live music fills the air. |