Nan Sterman's Garden School
Fundamentals of
Southern California Gardening
Course is now open!
Gardening in Southern California is like gardening nowhere else in the world. We have different
- Climate, soil, and rainfall
- Plants and color palettes
- Gardening cycles and techniques
Join Nan at the Virtual Design Forum 2025
Hosted by the Northwest Horticultural Society
December 3, 2025, 6:30pm - 8:30 pm
Beyond the Bin: A Global Perspective on Garden Materials with Nan Sterman
Southern California gardener and designer Nan Sterman invites you to see garden materials in a whole new way. Through creative and sometimes quirky examples from around the world, she’ll motivate you to rethink “trash” (and not-so-trash) as resources for building beauty and function in your landscape. From retaining walls and walkways to trellises, fences and even animal habitats, discover how imaginative reuse can solve garden challenges, save money and keep materials out of the waste stream.
This is a virtual event. A recording will be made available to registrants for four weeks after the event.
Hear Nan speak at the
Point Loma Garden Club
April 8, 2026
Join Nan at the Point Loma Garden club for her talk, “Balboa Park’s Botanical Building: A Garden for Another Hundred Years.”
Hear Nan speak at the
Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club
April 20, 2026
Join Nan at the Rancho Santa Fe Garden club for her talk, “Balboa Park’s Botanical Building: A Garden for Another Hundred Years.”
Hear Nan speak at the
Palomar Cactus & Succulent Society
July 25, 2026
Join Nan at the Palomar Cactus & Society for her talk, “California Dreamin’, Gardening in a Mediterranean Climate.”
