Backyard Composting Basics
Sherwood Demonstration Garden 6699 Campus Drive, PlacervilleCompost provides valuable nutrients for your garden soil. Compost helps provide moisture, which retains water, suppresses weeds, prevents soil erosion, and loosens compacted soils for better drainage and water retention.... Read more »
Arboretum Teaching Nursery Plant Sale
UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery 920 Garrod Drive, DavisFriends of the UC Davis Arboretum, holds plant sales at the Arboretum Teaching Nursery, offering hundreds of different kinds of uncommon garden plants that have been locally grown, including the... Read more »
Creating Healthy, Water-efficient Edible Gardens
Antelope Springs Community Garden 4555 PFE Road, RosevilleCreating Healthy, Water-efficient Edible Gardens: Two FREE edible gardening workshops in one day! Learn gardening techniques you can use at home. Register for one workshop or both. WORKSHOP 1 9... Read more »
Water Leak Detection Around Your Home
San Juan Water District 9935 Auburn-Folsom Road, Granite BayJoin San Juan Water District staff to learn how to detect leaks around your home. For more information contact the San Juan Water District Water Efficiency Department at 916-791-2663 RSVP's... Read more »
Gardens Gone Native Plant Tour
The Gardens Gone Native tour is a free, self-guided tour featuring private gardens in Sacramento, Placer, and Yolo Counties. Gardens are comprised of at least 50% California native plants Registration... Read more »
Backyard Composting 101
Orangevale Library 8820 Greenback Lane, OrangevaleThe UCCE Master Gardeners of Sacramento County will teach how to turn yard waste such as leaves and clippings and discarded vegetables and fruit from the kitchen into “garden gold”... Read more »