Master Gardener Yvonne Savio will discuss many edible and ornamental plants to grow and enjoy during the region’s cool season in this month’s edition of “Pasadena Grows: Fall and Winter Planting,” a virtual event hosted by the Pasadena Public Library at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14.
Savio, who grew up in Pasadena and lives on a three-quarter acre hillside lot, grows fruits, vegetables, and flowers year-round in manure- and compost-amended gardens. From years of gardening, she knows what “harvested at the perfect moment of ripeness” means and is passionate about enabling others to enjoy the benefits of growing their own fruits and vegetables.
Savio earned degrees in journalism, English literature, art, and photography from Cal State L.A. and Cal State Sacramento; her horticulture degree is from American River College in Sacramento.
For 15 years, she worked in the Botany and Vegetable Crops Cooperative Extension Departments at UC Davis, where she conferred with statewide vegetable specialists regarding cultural and postharvest handling techniques. In the early 1980s, she helped initiate and develop the Master Gardener Program in Yolo County.
Savio maintains demonstration and trial gardens in Southern and Northern California, specializing in drought-tolerant techniques for growing vegetables, fruits, perennials, roses, and succulents.
The webinar Saturday is free to attend, but registration is required.
To register, visit www.cityofpasadena.net/
Call the Pasadena Public Library at (626) 744-4066 for more information.
