Home & garden event returns to Roseville's Roebbelen Center
Floral designers will compete for prizes 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Aug. 16, during the Tri-County Home & Garden Show. Courtesy Tri-County Home & Garden Show
What better way to spend a summer afternoon than shop for plants in air-conditioned comfort? Or take a garden workshop? Or admire winning flower arrangements? Or talk to garden clubs?
At the Tri-County Home & Garden Show, you can do all that – and much more.
Serving Sacramento, Placer and El Dorado counties, this huge (and growing) event returns to Roseville’s Roebbelen Center for a three-day run, starting Friday, Aug. 18. Patrons can find scores of vendors for all sorts of home and garden projects.
What sets this new show apart is its emphasis on gardening. A dozen local garden clubs and organizations will take part in the show’s Garden Pavilion, offering free advice and information about their specialties.
Among those participating are: UCCE Master Gardeners of Placer County, Nevada County Bonsai Club, Sacramento Area Beekeepers Association, American Begonia Society’s Sacramento Branch, Sacramento Orchid Society, Sacramento Floral Design Guild, Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society, Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society, Delta Gesneriad and African Violet Society, American Fuchsia Society’s Sacramento Branch, Sacramento Iris Society and Sierra Foothills Iris Society.
Several local vendors will be featured in the event’s Garden Market, offering a wide assortment of plants, tools, supplies and decorations. The Plant Bar will host 11 make-and-take projects, free for attendees. Among the projects: Create a mini herb garden, DIY succulents wagon and container planting with spring bulbs. Free kid gardening workshops will be available, too. Find the full schedule here: https://tri-countyhomegardenshow.com/theplantbar.
Another highlight: Local professional florists will compete Friday morning in a judged design competition for cash prices. Their arrangements will be on view throughout the show; the public can vote for the "Consumer Choice Award."
Besides showcasing plenty of conventional contractors and remodelers, the Tri-County show also spotlights small structures with a “Tiny Home Expo.”
Roebblen Center is located at 700 Event Center Drive, Roseville. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
General admission is $10; senior tickets are $5. Ticket fees added online; online discounts available here. Children age 12 and under admitted free. Parking is $10.
For details and tickets: https://tri-countyhomegardenshow.com/.
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Make the most of dry breaks between showers. Your garden is in high-growth mode.
* Pull weeds now! Don’t let them get started. Take a hoe and whack them as soon as they sprout.
* Prepare vegetable beds. Spade in compost and other amendments.
* Prune and fertilize spring-flowering shrubs after bloom.
* Feed camellias at the end of their bloom cycle. Pick up browned and fallen flowers to help corral blossom blight.
* Feed citrus trees, which are now in bloom and setting fruit. To prevent sunburn and borer problems on young trees, paint the exposed portion of the trunk with diluted white latex (water-based) interior paint. Dilute the paint with an equal amount of cold water before application.
* Feed roses with a balanced fertilizer (such as 10-10-10, the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium available in that product).
* Prune and fertilize spring-flowering shrubs and trees after they bloom. Try using well-composted manure, spread 1-inch-thick under the tree (but avoid piling it up around the trunk). This serves as both fertilizer and mulch, retaining moisture while cutting down on weeds.
* Cut back and fertilize perennial herbs to encourage new growth.
* In the vegetable garden, transplant lettuce and cole family plants, such as cauliflower, broccoli, collards and kale.
* Seed chard and beets directly into the ground. (To speed germination, soak beet seeds overnight in room-temperature water before planting.)
* Before the mercury starts inching upward, this is your last chance to plant such annuals as pansies, violas and primroses.
* Plant summer bulbs, including gladiolus, tuberous begonias and callas. Also plant dahlia tubers.
* Shop for perennials. Many varieties are available in local nurseries and at plant events. They can be transplanted now while the weather remains relatively cool.
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