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Springing Up A guide of green-thumb websites, shows, plant sales, classes and nurseries Events Dahlia Workshop Sue Evanicky teaches dahlia cultivation. May 3, 9:30am-noon, Garden Center, 715 Spring St., San Jose. $8/$12. (408.298.7657) Filoli Flower Show The Historic gardens at Filoli are the setting for a display of floral designs. May 9-11, 10am-3:30pm, Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. $15. (650.364.8300) Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County The program maintains an extensive website at www.mastergardeners.org/scc.html. On May 10, the master gardeners, UC Cooperative Extensive and Buchser Middle School Science Department sponsor a home gardening seminar with Rosalind Creasy. 8am-3:45pm, Bucher Middle School, 1111 Bellomy St., Santa Clara. $35. (408.299.2638) Rhododendron Show and Plant Sale Sponsored by the De Anza Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society. April 26, 9am-3pm, Main and State streets, Los Altos. (www.deanza-ars.com) Spring in Guadalupe Gardens Garden Festival and Plant Sale features tomatoes, peppers, roses and perennials, plus garden art, a compost give-away and advice from master gardeners. April 26, 9am-3pm, Columbus Park, Guadalupe Gardens Spring and Taylor streets, San Jose. Free. (408.298.7657 or www.grpg.org) Spring Native Plant Sale More than 100 species of native plants available. May 10, 9am-4pm, CNPS Nursery, Hidden Villa Ranch, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. (650.941.1068) Spring Plant Sale Local nurseries and the Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation offers trees, perennials and California native species for sale. May 3, 9am-2pm, 15185 Murphy Ave., San Martin. Free. (408.779.3303 or www.saratogahortfoundation.org) Spring Wildflower Show An annual two-day showcase for local wildflowers and native plants. April 26-27, 10am-4pm. Mission College, 3000 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara. Free. (650.691.9749 or www.cnps-scv.org) Nurseries A-Z Nursery 3850 Auto Mall Parkway, Fremont 510.651.9021 All Points Nursery 520 Tenant Ave., Morgan Hill 408.782.2077 Almaden Valley Nursery 15800 Almaden Expwy., San Jose 408.997.1234 Ann Kuta's Water Plants 408.241.6084 Annie's Annuals www.anniesannuals.com Bamboo Giant Nursery 5601 Freedom Blvd., Aptos 831.687.0100 Baylands Nursery 965 Weeks St., East Palo Alto 650.323.1645 (Appointments Only) Bay Laurel Rhododendrons 1554 Bean Creek Road, Scotts Valley 831.438.3999 Bonfante Nursery LLC 3050 Hecker Pass Road, Gilroy 408.847.2047 Bongard's Treescape Nursery 12460 Hwy. 92, Half Moon Bay 650.726.4568 Cactus Flat Nursery 1895 Crinan Dr., San Jose 408.287.2220 Cactus Unlimited 21030 Gardena Dr., Cupertino 408.257.1047 Capitol Wholesale Nursery 2938 Everdale Dr., San Jose 408.239.0589 Central Wholesale Nursery Lee and Southwest streets, San Jose 408.280.1131 Dell's Ivy Acres Nursery 8301 Niles Canyon Road, Sunol 925.862.2255 Elkhorn Native Plant Nursery 1957 B Hwy. 1, Moss Landing 831.763.1207 El Real Nursery Inc. 2611 El Camino Real, Santa Clara 408.243.4910 Garden Haven Nursery 3373 Alred Lane, Soquel 831.475.2021 Grass Farm 602 Palm Ave., Morgan Hill 408.463.0500 Headstart Nursery Inc. 4860 Monterey Road, Gilroy 408.842.3030 Kajiko Nursery 15725 Hill Road, Morgan Hill 408.779.9506 Kuang Han Quiang Nursery 11615 Murphy Ave., San Martin 408.683.7208 Mibau Wong Nursery 2825 Leavesley Road, Gilroy 408.848.1689 Miyaguchi Nursery 13005 Sycamore Ave., San Martin 408.683.4666 Menlo Growers 11605 New Ave., Gilroy 408.683.4862 Mt. Green Nursery 12690 Hardin G Ave., San Martin 408.683.4356 Naka Nursery 36501 Niles Blvd., Fremont 510.796.7577 Nursery Outlet 13635 Sycamore Ave., San Martin 408.683.0580 Orchard Supply Hardware 720 West San Carlos St., San Jose, 408.297.7173 1130 Branham Lane, San Jose, 408.267.6460 3000 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose, 408.259.5470 Payless Nursery 2927 South King Road, San Jose 408.274.7815 Regan's Nursery 4268 Decoto Road, Fremont 510.797.3222 Sakamoto Plants 15567 Camino Del Cerro, Los Gatos 408.356.3864 SummerWinds Nursery (formerly Woolworth Garden Centers) 21606 Almaden Expwy., San Jose, 408.266.4440 2460 Winchester Blvd., Campbell, 408.866.0171 1491 De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, 408.996.8355 861 East El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, 408.245.4532 805 Yuba Dr., Mountain View, 650.967.3154 725 San Antonia Road, Palo Alto, 650.493.5136 Sunnyvale Nursery 1485 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road, Sunnyvale 408.245.1689 Western Star Nurseries 8255 Niles Canyon Road, Sunol 925.862.2411 Western Tree Nursery 3873 Hecker Pass Road, Gilroy 408.842.4892 West Side Nursery 3875 Hecker Pass Road, Gilroy 408.842.8895 Yamagami's Nursery 1361 South De Anza Blvd., Cupertino 408.252.3347 Yerba Buena Nursery 19500 Skyline Blvd., Woodside 650.851.1668 Send a letter to the editor about this story to letters@metronews.com. [ Silicon Valley | Metroactive Home | Archives ]