Placer County master gardeners offer free water-wise workshop at new demonstration garden
Coneflowers and other water-wise plants not only create a thriving, colorful landscape in summer but also attract pollinators. Debbie Arrington
You want a colorful flower-filled garden – but can you save water, too?
Yes! That’s the emphatic answer from the Placer County master gardeners. They’ll show how during a special in-person workshop at their new demonstration garden at Loomis Library.
At 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8, the master gardeners will present “Colorful Low-Water Plants,” a free workshop at the Loomis Library. The public is welcome to attend.
“Learn how to positively impact both humans plus pollinators by selecting low-water plants, placing them together in low water zones, plus irrigating with low-water amounts of water!” say the master gardeners.
No advance registration is necessary. The master gardeners will share advice on choosing the right low-water plants for your landscape as well as grouping plants according to sun and water needs. Also learn how to properly irrigate these unthirsty plants and keep them thriving through the long hot summer.
Loomis Library is located at 6050 Library Drive, Loomis.
Details and directions: https://pcmg.ucanr.edu/.
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