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Fair Oaks Horticulture Center Open Garden
April 10, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Open gardens are informal events where you roam the gardens, watch what we are doing, see what we are growing and ask questions. Bring samples of your problem plants, mystery pests and questions to the Ask the Master Gardeners information table.
All areas are staffed with Master Gardeners: grapes, herbs, fruit trees, citrus, vegetables, berries, composting, water-efficient landscape gardens.
At 10 AM watch mini-demonstrations in various areas:
- Water Efficient Landscape Garden: Plan for pollinators
- Herbs: Using edible flowers; salad garnishes and flower butters
- Vegetables: Growing vegetables in containers: see lots of container examples
- Vineyard: Thinning grape vine shoots
On-going:
- Water Efficient Landscape Garden: Deep blue and brilliant yellow blooms
- Orchard: Summer pruning of fruit trees
- Herbs: Herb maintenance
- Berries: Successful varieties of cane berries for our region
- Vegetables: Preparing for tomato planting
- Vineyard: New bud growth
- Compost: Types of compost bins and tips for success
Free! Located outside–rain or shine.