UPCOMING EVENTS
The gardens are open for public enjoyment on specific Sunday(s) each month. These open Sundays are reflected on this Upcoming Events listing.
Hours are 11AM to 3PM, weather permitting.
Plant Sale & Craft Fair
Join us for this FREE community event at the San Mateo Garden Center! Located at the corner of Alameda de las Pulgas and Parkside Way (near Beresford Park and 28th Avenue in San Mateo).
Plant Sales, Garden Clubs, Vendor Booths, Live Music *
Kids activities:
Scavenger Hunt, Kids Gardening Table - take home a free small plant*
Raffle prizes
Live Music
Carlmont Jazz Ensemble carlmontmusic.com/jazz-ensemble
San Mateo HS Musicians bearcatmusic.org/band--orchestra
Knight Train smuhsd.org
Plant Sales & Shopping
San Mateo Garden Center plant shop, located in lower garden sanmateogardencenter.org
Black Thumb Gifts, garden themed gifts
CasaPlants instagram.com/casaplants
DODO Design Studio dododesignstudio.com
Elaine’s Lane shop.elaineslane.com
Ellia May Makes, hand made bags
Hat Ranch
Joseph Red Wolf Art Works
Julie Fellers, Designer, jfdesigngal
Kepuzzle keepuzzle.com
Las Selvas laselvas.com
Lather & More! latherandmore.com
Little Green A Plant Bar littlegreenaplantbar.com
Lunamare Ceramics instagram.com/lunamare_joss
Paul-Lee-Nation Plant & Garden Styling paulleenation.com
Pear Life apearlife.com
Rosemary Durso, Shadowbox art
Understory Labryinth understorylabyrinth.com
Victoria Kleshik Instagram: victoria_succulents
Wendy Wood Design wendywoodart.com
Clubs / Organizations:*
Foster City Art Club
Garden Study Club
Gold Coast Cymbidium Society goldcoastcymbidiumsociety.org
Peninsula Orchid Society penorchidsoc.org
Peninsula Quilt Guild peninsulaquilters.org
San Mateo Arboretum Society sanmateoarboretum.org
San Mateo Art & Recreation Department cityofsanmateo.org/Art-and-Recreation
San Mateo County Rose Society sanmateocountyrosesociety.com
SF Begonia Society Sfbegonia.org
Sei Boku Bonsai seibokubonsaikai.org/
Sequoia Audubon Society sequoia-audubon.org
*While supplies last, events subject to change
Open Sunday
On Open Sundays, the Garden Center grounds are open to the public for walk in visits, and plants are available for purchase. Please bring the family (dogs on leash ok) to see the gardens and enjoy our quiet little oasis in San Mateo.
Bonsai Show by Sei Boku Bonsai (Copy)
Bonsai Show, Sei Boku Bonsai Kai 39th anniversary
Demonstration • Door prizes • Raffle prizes • Tree Clinic • Plant Sales • Vendor Sales
Free admission
June 1 & 2, 10am-4pm
More information here seibokubonsaikai.org
Bonsai Show by Sei Boku Bonsai
Bonsai Show, Sei Boku Bonsai Kai 39th anniversary
Demonstration • Door prizes • Raffle prizes • Tree Clinic • Plant Sales • Vendor Sales
Free admission
June 1 & 2, 10am-4pm
More information here seibokubonsaikai.org
Open Sunday
On Open Sundays, the Garden Center grounds are open to the public for walk in visits, and plants are available for purchase. Please bring the family (dogs on leash ok) to see the gardens and enjoy our quiet little oasis in San Mateo.
Showers of Flowers Orchid Show & Sale
Orchid Show & Sale
presented by the Peninsula Orchid Society and the Gold Coast Cymbidium Society
Vendor and Member Sales
FREE admission
https://penorchidsoc.org/
https://goldcoastcymbidiumsociety.org/
Open Sunday
On Open Sundays, the Garden Center grounds are open to the public for walk in visits, and plants are available for purchase. Please bring the family (dogs on leash ok) to see the gardens and enjoy our quiet little oasis in San Mateo.
Plant Swap, hosted by the San Mateo County Rose Society
Plant Swap, hosted the San Mateo County Rose Society.
Bring you plants, any variety, and be ready to go home with new plants. Free event! Must register HERE
Schedule
10:30 - 10:50 Arrival and check in your plants and gardening accessories. Please label your plants to the best of your knowledge.
You're issued tickets.
Place your plants in the appropriate sections (houseplants, outdoor ornamentals, edibles, carnivores.....etc)
10:50 - 11:30 Go around the room and place your tickets in front of the plants that you want. (there will be a receptacle).
11:30 - Raffling starts. Organizer will go around the room plant by plant to draw numbers.
Whatever has no bids will be donated to the garden center.
Rules:
No Pests/diseases to the best of your knowledge
You CANNOT purcahse tickets!
Max contribution 3 of any of the same plant for tickets
Cuttings and Seeds; Free Sharing, First come First serve, does not get tickets
Tickets will be awarded according to the following general guideline. Staff member will make final decision.
One Ticket
Rooted succulents or any starts, with pots up to 4"
gardening accessories/decorations (cleaned, used ok) such as fertilizers and soil amendments, gloves, hummingbird feeders, trellises, obelisks, vases.....etc.
Nursery pots (and trays) are not eligibel for tickets.
Two Tickets
Blooming, or in-spike, any variety of indoor/outdoor plants with 5 - 6 inches pots.
Three Tickets
Blooming, or in-spike variety of 6 inches or bigger pots.
Mature, healthy or rare plants
Peninsula Orchid Society Monthly Meeting
The Peninsula Orchid Society (POS) is a society of about 200 orchid enthusiasts and professional growers with members from around the San Francisco Bay area. Our mission is to increase the awareness, appreciation, enjoyment, conservation, and cultivation of orchids.
You are welcome to become a member of POS! Visit penorchidsoc.org for information.
Peninsula Orchid Society Monthly Meeting
The Peninsula Orchid Society (POS) is a society of about 200 orchid enthusiasts and professional growers with members from around the San Francisco Bay area. Our mission is to increase the awareness, appreciation, enjoyment, conservation, and cultivation of orchids.
You are welcome to become a member of POS! Visit penorchidsoc.org for information.
In addition to providing a space for club and private rentals, the Garden Center provides its own public events.
These include the annual meeting, open house(s), and open garden times.
We would like to have the Garden Center provide more availability for public enjoyment and education. If this aligns with your thoughts, please consider volunteering to support this effort.