Celebrate Mother's Day in style at beloved event in Sacramento's Fabulous Forties
Florists and designers team up to adorn the gardens of the East Sac Garden Tour, returning this weekend, May 10-11. Courtesy East Sac Garden Tour
This weekend, the 25th annual East Sacramento Garden Tour returns Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 11. A fundraiser for David Lubin Elementary School’s student programs, this popular event draws hundreds of patrons to peek inside the private gardens of one of Sacramento’s most venerable neighborhoods.
“The East Sac Garden Tour is David Lubin Elementary’s largest fundraiser each year,” say the organizers. “But it’s more than that, too. It’s a story about East Sacramento and the beautiful gardens that exist all around us. It’s a chance to enjoy the community within our school and to also create a community outside of the school.
“Held each Mother’s Day Weekend, it has become a beloved tradition in Sacramento,” they add. “It’s an opportunity to celebrate all that has been slowly but steadily growing around us. The self-guided walking tour lets you explore our lovely neighborhood with the ones you love most – time enjoyed with a mom, a grandma, a neighbor or a friend. Kids are welcome too. (If there’s anything we can identify with the magical growth from seed to bloom, it’s a kid.)
“In addition to touring the outdoor spaces throughout the neighborhood, our school hosts a boutique, café and three more gardens to admire. The on-campus experience gathers over 25 local makers – perfect for gift shopping. Visit the David Lubin-led Bouquet Bar, Sweets Station and Cafe for a bite. The three on-campus gardens are cared for year-round by students, families and staff.
“If you’re looking to elevate the day even more, you can join us at Sutter Lawn Tennis Club for our Wine Garden,” note the hosts. “We have some fun surprises at the historical neighborhood club that we can’t wait to share.”
Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, the private gardens are each paired with top designers and local florists. Patrons may tour them in any order at their own pace.
Advance tickets ($25) are available online; tickets on tour weekend ($30) are sold at Lubin School.
The wine garden at Sutter Lawn will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Separate wine garden tickets are $20 in advance, $25 on tour weekend. The first 200 guests receive a commemorative glass. Children age 12 and younger are admitted free. Patrons also may buy in advance a combo ticket including both the tour and the wine garden ($45).
Need a gift for Mom? The event’s boutique and cafe will be open again at Lubin School, featuring several local vendors and plenty of “made in Sacramento” gift ideas. The boutique is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission to the boutique and cafe is free.
David Lubin School is located at 3535 M St., Sacramento.
Tickets and details: https://www.eastsacgardentour.com/.
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Get outside early in the morning while temperatures are still cool – and get to work!
* Plant, plant, plant! It’s prime planting season in the Sacramento area. Time to set out those tomato transplants along with peppers and eggplants. Pinch off any flowers on new transplants to make them concentrate on establishing roots instead of setting premature fruit.
* Direct-seed melons, cucumbers, summer squash, corn, radishes, pumpkins and annual herbs such as basil.
* Harvest cabbage, lettuce, peas and green onions.
* In the flower garden, direct-seed sunflowers, cosmos, salvia, zinnias, marigolds, celosia and asters. Transplant seedlings for many of the same flowers.
* Plant dahlia tubers.
* Transplant petunias, marigolds and perennial flowers such as astilbe, columbine, coneflowers, coreopsis, dahlias, rudbeckia and verbena.
* Keep an eye out for slugs, snails, earwigs and aphids that want to dine on tender new growth.
* Feed summer bloomers with a balanced fertilizer.
* For continued bloom, cut off spent flowers on roses as well as other flowering plants.
* Are birds picking your fruit off trees before it’s ripe? Try hanging strips of aluminum foil on tree branches. The shiny, dangling strips help deter birds from making themselves at home.
* As spring-flowering shrubs finish blooming, give them a little pruning to shape them, removing old and dead wood. Lightly trim azaleas, fuchsias and marguerites for bushier plants.
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