Six Loomis and Granite Bay sites to welcome visitors
Find hundreds of rare plants at Sacramento chrysanthemum cutting sale
Sacramento Rose Society hosts auction; heritage rose expert holds yard sale
Popular Sacramento tradition returns, benefits David Lubin School
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The event's After Party will be buzzing at The Hive
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Soil Born Farms hosts special workshop Saturday focusing on preserving flavors of homegrown herbs
Thursday event coincides with Fair Oaks' Summer Preview
'Mulch Mayhem' returns to Sacramento, Placer counties
Sacramento group hosts huge show and sale at Shepard Center
NEW Strawberry quick bread with walnuts
After several summer-like days, cooler weather returns
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The free tour includes 26 gardens from Folsom to Woodland
Hundreds of water-wise selections available; see them in bloom
Spectacular tropical showcase set for Wyndham Hotel this weekend
See hundreds in bloom and learn more about roses
NEW! Roasting the fruit concentrates flavors
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Garden Checklist for week of Oct. 6
Get ready to get to work! Cooler weather is headed our way mid-week.
* Clean up the summer vegetable garden and compost disease-free foliage.
* Harvest pumpkins and winter squash.
* October is the best month to plant trees, shrubs and perennials.
* Before planting, add a little well-aged compost and bone meal to the soil, but hold off on other fertilizers until spring. Keep the transplants well-watered (but not wet) for the first month as they become settled.
* Dig up corms and tubers of gladioli, dahlias and tuberous begonias after the foliage dies. Clean and store in a cool, dry place.
* Treat azaleas, gardenias and camellias with chelated iron if leaves are yellowing between the veins.
* Now is the time to plant seeds for many flowers directly into the garden, including cornflower, nasturtium, nigella, poppy, portulaca, sweet pea and stock.
* Plant seeds for radishes, bok choy, mustard, spinach and peas.
* Plant garlic and onions.
* Set out cool-weather bedding plants, including calendula, pansy, snapdragon, primrose and viola.
* Reseed and feed the lawn. Work on bare spots.