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Water Wise Tree Workshop
Water Wise Tree Workshop
Join us and learn about caring for your trees during a drought using low-water landscaping techniques! Discover the magic of mulching, slow-watering strategies, and more. The wet weather we’ve gotten recently is certainly welcome, but these low-water methods for tree care remain useful for our hot, dry summer climate.
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Irrigation Assessment:: A Much-Needed Skill and Business Opportunity
Irrigation Assessment:: A Much-Needed Skill and Business Opportunity
Thousands of existing irrigation systems in California that waste water and/or water plants incorrectly need your help. You don’t have to be an irrigation expert to make observations and recommendations for repairs and upgrades. Join us in this two-part classroom/field workshop, and come away with the skills and resources to either add irrigation assessment to... Read more »
Open Garden
Open Garden
Open gardens are informal events where you roam the gardens, watch what we are doing, see what we are growing and ask questions. Got garden problems? Bring them to the 'Ask the Master Gardeners' table. All areas are staffed with Master Gardeners: grapes, herbs, fruit trees, citrus, vegetables, berries, composting, water-efficient landscape gardens. At 10 AM watch... Read more »
Arboretum Teaching Nursery Plant Sale
Arboretum Teaching Nursery Plant Sale
Friends 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 Arboretum All-Stars, our top recommended plants for Central Valley gardens. If you are converting your lawn to a low-water landscape or are interested in including more... Read more »
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Learn & Shop: It’s Veggie Time!
Learn & Shop: It’s Veggie Time!
Imagine the delicious tomatoes, adundant zuchinni and mouth-watering melons you can grow in your own garden this summer. It's not a dream - come learn how to make your veggie garden yield beautiful, huge crops. The first 90 minutes will be an exclusive demonstration and talk with our resident plant expert and Nursery Manager, Taylor... Read more »
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Mature Tree Care Workshop
Mature Tree Care Workshop
Mature trees increase the quality of life for everyone by providing environmental, aesthetic, and economic benefits to our community. Join Rancho Cordova City Arborist Lori Murphy as she presents important ways to care for mature trees by watering, pruning, and inspecting regularly for pests, diseases, and other stress factors. This workshop is free and all... Read more »
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Designing Eco-Friendly Landscapes & Water-Wise Irrigation Systems
Designing Eco-Friendly Landscapes & Water-Wise Irrigation Systems
The Citrus Heights Water District presents a three-hour workshop that covers River-Friendly Landscaping principals, which are based on the watershed approach to reduce water use and wasteful run off while improving landscape health. Attendees learn how to: Infuse their personal artistic style into a beautiful outdoor space. Design a water- wise irrigation system to ensure a... Read more »
Keeping Your Eco-Friendly Landscape Looking Great With Less Water & Work and Fewer Chemicals
Keeping Your Eco-Friendly Landscape Looking Great With Less Water & Work and Fewer Chemicals
A ReScape California WaterSmart Workshop for the City of West Sacramento: A three-hour workshop that addresses the needs of those who have and haven't replaced their lawns with water-wise ornamental landscapes. Using River-Friendly principles. Attendees receive a printed copy of “A Seasonal Guide to Keep Your Eco-Friendly Landscape Looking Great.” You Will Learn: What to do on a seasonal... Read more »
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A Day on the Farm
A Day on the Farm
This event has become a regional favorite! Soil Born Farms and the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op, goal is to create an opportunity for families to visit the American River Ranch for a day of learning, eating, celebrating and exploring the natural world. There will be free gardening and cooking classes, kid’s garden and art activities,... Read more »