Find great deals on water-wise shrubs, perennials and trees including Arboretum All-Stars
Fans of salvias can find many varieties of the perennial shrub at the UC Davis Teaching Nursery clearance sale this weekend. The ones shown here grow just outside the nursery. Kathy Morrison
Early November offers prime planting conditions, particularly for water-wise shrubs, perennials and trees. California natives also appreciate a head start with fall planting. The relatively warm weather and soil prompts deep roots and a chance to become established before the challenges of hot weather next summer.
Where to find great deals and a huge selection of the right plants to put in the ground now? The UC Davis Arboretum’s Teaching Nursery, of course.
On Saturday, Nov. 4, the nursery hosts its annual fall clearance sale. Open to the public from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., this sale is the last chance to tap into the nursery’s vast inventory this year. Admission is free.
“It’s the last sale of the season and, while many plants will be sold out, there will still be a great selection of attractive, low-water plants perfect for our region, all at clearance sale prices,” says the nursery’s staff. “Everything will be marked down 20 percent. … There will also be a deep discount bench for extra savings!”
Members of Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum save an additional 10% off their purchases. Not a Friend? Join at the gate and get a gift, too.
“Most of these plants we offer at these sales are grown on site, including the Arboretum All-Stars – our top recommended plants for Central Valley gardens,” say the sale organizers. “Our nursery staff, in addition to dozens of students and volunteers, propagate and grow the majority of plants we sell.
“By shopping these sales, you support the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden’s environmental leadership programs, the growth of our gardens and collections and the wide variety of free, educational events we offer the public.”
Thousands of plants are still available. Browse the assortment online before you go: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/plant-sales.
Need ideas? The nursery features several large demonstration beds spotlighting the Arboretum All-Stars and other staff favorites.
The Arboretum Teaching Nursery is located on Garrod Drive near the small animal veterinary hospital on the UC Davis campus.
For details and directions: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/.
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Make the most of the cool break this week – and get things done. Your garden needs you!
* Now is the time to plant for fall. The warm soil will get cool-season veggies off to a fast start.
* Keep harvesting tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons and eggplant.
* Compost annuals and vegetable crops that have finished producing.
* Cultivate and add compost to the soil to replenish its nutrients for fall and winter vegetables and flowers.
* Fertilize deciduous fruit trees.
* Plant onions, lettuce, peas, radishes, turnips, beets, carrots, bok choy, spinach and potatoes directly into the vegetable beds.
* Transplant cabbage, broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower as well as lettuce seedlings.
* Sow seeds of California poppies, clarkia and African daisies.
* Transplant cool-weather annuals such as pansies, violas, fairy primroses, calendulas, stocks and snapdragons.
* Divide and replant bulbs, rhizomes and perennials.
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* Late September is ideal for sowing a new lawn or re-seeding bare spots.
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