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Fri, May 17, 2024

Beat the heat: How mulch can save your garden

Layer of wood chips, straw or leaves helps plants cope with summer temperatures

Thu, May 16, 2024

Walk, stroll, ramble among the sights of a native plant garden

Free event Sunday includes plant sale, botanist's visit

Wed, May 15, 2024

Find cool garden stuff during Community Yard Sale at Shepard Center

Local clubs offer lots of garden gear plus much more at huge yard sale

Tue, May 14, 2024

See hidden garden gems of Tahoe Park

Sacramento neighborhood hosts garden tour, plant sale

Mon, May 13, 2024

Find hundreds of succulents, cactuses at this big event

Carmichael Cactus and Succulent Society hosts 46th annual show and sale

Sun, May 12, 2024

Chilled asparagus soup an elegantly cool dish

New! Spring asparagus blends well with green garlic

Sat, May 11, 2024

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of May 12

Spring growth gets heat check as Sacramento hits 90-plus

Fri, May 10, 2024

UC Davis Arboretum hosts spring clearance sale

Find bargain prices on 11,000 water-wise perennials, shrubs, trees, succulents, natives and more.

Thu, May 09, 2024

Master gardeners' Fair Oaks garden open Saturday for morning strolls

Placer, El Dorado master gardeners also welcome visitors to their sites

Wed, May 08, 2024

Mother's Day weekend tradition: East Sacramento Garden Tour

Six stunning private gardens, boutique to be open for popular event

Tue, May 07, 2024

Sacramento rose auction features little favorites

Plenty of compact varieties available to highest bidders

Mon, May 06, 2024

Mums for moms (and everyone else) at annual sale

Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society offers 1,000 plants in 85-plus varieties

Sun, May 05, 2024

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Time to dig into this fruity salsa

NEW! Fresh strawberry-orange salsa with green onions

Sat, May 04, 2024

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of May 5

Chilly storm throws another curve into spring weather

Fri, May 03, 2024

Sacramento Bonsai Club hosts 78th annual show

Nation's oldest club of its kind continues tradition

Thu, May 02, 2024

Be inspired by variety of gardening styles in Colonial Heights tour

Sunday event also features plant and seed swap, vendors and kid-oriented activities

Wed, May 01, 2024

See Davis gardens, artists at work during Pence tour

Gallery combines art and garden appreciation in popular event

Tue, Apr 30, 2024

Bring a shovel; Mulch Mayhem offers free mulch

Five locations open Saturday with wood chips for local gardens

Mon, Apr 29, 2024

Find succulents, cactuses galore at three-day show, sale

Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society hosts big event featuring demonstration garden

Sun, Apr 28, 2024

Rhub-berry cake does a flip for spring

NEW Upside-down cake features stripes of rhubarb, dots of blueberries

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Garden Checklist for week of Dec. 22

* Between showers this week, check on your garden’s welfare. Clean up fallen branches and other debris. Don’t let water pool near foundations.

* When working (or just walking) in the garden, be careful of soggy ground; it can compact easily. Soggy soil also will rot newly planted bulbs. Wait until the soil is moist but not dripping wet.

* Rake leaves away from storm drains and gutters. Recycle those leaves as mulch or add to compost.

* Brighten the holidays with winter bloomers such as poinsettias, amaryllis and cyclamen indoors, and Iceland poppies, calendulas, pansies and primroses outdoors.

* Keep poinsettias in a sunny, warm location; bring them inside at night or if there’s rain. (They don’t like cold, wet weather.)

* Prune non-flowering trees and shrubs while they’re dormant.

* Clean and sharpen garden tools before storing for the winter.

* Rake and remove dead leaves and stems from dormant perennials.

* Seed wildflowers and plant such spring bloomers as sweet pea, sweet alyssum and bachelor buttons.

* Once soil dries out a little, trees and shrubs can be planted now, especially bare-root varieties such as fruit trees or rose bushes. This gives them plenty of time for root development before spring growth. They also benefit from winter rains.

* Plant bare-root berries, kiwifruit, grapes, artichokes, horseradish and rhubarb.

* Set out cool-weather annuals such as pansies and snapdragons.

* Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli also can be planted now.

Taste Spring! E-cookbook

Strawberries

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Taste Winter! E-cookbook

Lemon coconut pancakes

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