Home Front Home Front (May 28, 2004)

WILD SUCCESS . . . Pam Peirce, author of "Golden Gate Gardening: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Food Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area and Coastal California," will give a talk called "Wildly Successful Plants for Northern California," on Saturday, June 5, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, followed by a book-signing. Peirce will discuss soil types and weather conditions that affect successful gardening. Fee is $17. The talk will be at Common Ground, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto. For information, call (650) 493-6072 or visit www.commongroundinpaloalto.org.

LOOKING GOOD . . . Landscape designer Katsy Swan will offer advice on choosing plants that look good and grow well together on Wednesday, June 2, 9 to 11 a.m. Her talk, "Dressing Your Garden," will take place at Gamble Garden Center's Carriage House, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Fee is $25 for non-members, $20 for members. For information, call (650) 329-1356 or visit www.gamblegarden.org.

IT'S EASY . . . Debbie Kundrat and Kathie Shaw, graduates of Filoli's Home Floral Design program, will teach "More Simple Solutions for Beautiful Arrangements" on Saturday, June 5, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Filoli, 86 Canada Road, Woodside. Fee is $30, including all materials. The class is an introduction to flower arranging using a Mexican party theme. For information, call (650) 364-8300 or visit www.filoli.org.

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