Successful Gardening with Native Plants
Sherwood Demonstration Garden 6699 Campus Drive, PlacervilleDo you love wildlife, pollinators, and birds, and would like to enjoy their activities in your landscape? Are you ready to lower your water bill, and spend less on fertilizers and pesticides as well? Alice Cantelow will teach you how to choose and add colorful, easy-care native plants to your garden.
Water Wise Tree Care Workshop
SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity 400 Jibboom Street, Sacramento, CASave water and help your trees thrive at the same time. It's possible when you learn smart irrigation techniques, the magic of mulch, and how low-water landscapes and shady trees are a perfect pair. Even with the winter rains, our summers are always hot and dry and these tips are useful every year for water... Read more »
Open Garden
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd, Fair Oaks, CA, United StatesOpen gardens are informal FREE 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. Get one-on-one advice based on the most recent research-based sustainable practices. All areas... Read more »
Advanced Professional Workshop: Compost and Mulch Best Practices
ReScape’s Advanced Professional Workshop “Compost and Mulch Best Practices” goes beyond the basics and dives deep into detailed best compost and mulch management practices to mitigate the effects of climate change by sequestering carbon and protecting a biodiverse ecosystem. We’ll share techniques for applying compost in different situations, how to specify the best quality compost, and... Read more »
Growing Fruit Trees
Martha Riley Community Library 1501 Pleasant Grove Blvd, RosevilleYou may know when to pick and enjoy that delicious fruit, but do you know how to choose, plant, tend, and prune your fruit tree? Join Roseville Urban Forest Foundation arborist Lani Houck to learn how to grow and maintain fruit trees, from planting to harvest. Learn about choosing, planting, pruning, watering, and pest management... Read more »
Open Garden
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd, Fair Oaks, CA, United StatesOpen gardens are informal FREE 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. Get one-on-one advice based on the most recent research-based sustainable practices. All areas... Read more »
Fall into Gardening
Sherwood Demonstration Garden 6699 Campus Drive, PlacervilleOn October 21, 2023 Fall Into Gardening with the Master Gardeners at their beautiful Sherwood Demonstration Garden located in Placerville. Presentations on a variety of topics will be given throughout the day. Visitors can come for one class or stay all day. There will also be activities for kids, community booths and UCCE programs. All 16 individual... Read more »
Lawn Removal
Roseville Utility Exploration Center 1501 Pleasant Grove Blvd, Roseville, CA, United StatesAre you getting tired of mowing and watering? If you have any amount of lawn, you understand the excessive work and water it takes to maintain it. If you are ready to replace it with a low maintenance - low water option, the first step is the actual removal. Join us to learn easy steps... Read more »
Maintaining a Native Plant Garden
Sherwood Demonstration Garden 6699 Campus Drive, PlacervilleNative plant gardens are some of the most manageable gardens, given the right plants are in the right place. Even so, tasks still remain. This class will offer guidance on tending the native garden seasonally and specific to certain plants. We will discuss (and in some cases demonstrate) pruning, mulching, fertilizing, propagating and watering. Above... Read more »
Affordable Drip Conversion
Martha Riley Community Library 1501 Pleasant Grove Blvd, RosevilleLearn drip the right way in this hands-on workshop taught by water efficiency experts. Learn about equipment and installation for both retrofits and new landscapes. Discover how to keep your garden growing using less water by converting a sprinkler system to a drip irrigation system. In this class you will learn the basics of a... Read more »