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Tue, Nov 28, 2023

Holiday home tours are back this weekend and next

See beautiful decorations and help some good causes

Mon, Nov 27, 2023

You grew it; now eat it. Listen here for recipe ideas

Debbie joins Green Acres Garden Podcast to share how to use fall harvest

Thu, Nov 23, 2023

Grateful for the gifts to the garden

We benefit from the natural world -- and the community of gardeners

Wed, Nov 22, 2023

Fresh Christmas trees should be in good supply here

Last winter's moisture helped this holiday season's crop of firs and cedars

Tue, Nov 21, 2023

UC Davis Arboretum's 'beloved green warrior' fighting cancer again

GoFundMe drive supports treatment for longtime nursery manager Taylor Lewis

Mon, Nov 20, 2023

With tree lot open, The Plant Foundry hosts special events

Small Business Saturday and Holiday Open House coming soon

Fri, Nov 17, 2023

The Secret Garden hosts 'Small Business' celebration

Open house Nov. 25 kicks off holiday shopping season

Thu, Nov 16, 2023

Share your holiday meals with some worms

Two Placer County workshops focus on vermicomposting

Wed, Nov 15, 2023

Learn how to prune young shade trees

Sacramento Tree Foundation offers hands-on workshop

Tue, Nov 14, 2023

Mountain Mandarin Festival celebrates local crop

Popular event features tons of fresh citrus and more

Mon, Nov 13, 2023

Shepard Center hosts 76th annual Sacramento Mum Show

Chrysanthemum celebration includes tribute to club president

Wed, Nov 08, 2023

Warm days and chilly (longer) nights bring out fall color

Sacramento fall leaf season looks spectacular; enjoy it while you can

Tue, Nov 07, 2023

Dazzle with dried flowers this Thanksgiving

Park Winters offers 'Thanksgiving Table Decor' workshop

Mon, Nov 06, 2023

Find unique gift ideas at Art to Wear and More

Sacramento Center for Textile Arts hosts annual showcase featuring work by local craftspeople and artists.

Fri, Nov 03, 2023

Return of the Claw: Help for leaf season is on its way

Find out when street pick-up starts in your Sacramento neighborhood

Thu, Nov 02, 2023

Ramble through a native plant garden in autumn

CNPS Ambassador Patricia Carpenter opens her property to visitors Sunday

Wed, Nov 01, 2023

UC Davis Arboretum hosts clearance plant sale

Find great deals on water-wise shrubs, perennials and trees including Arboretum All-Stars

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Dig In: Garden Checklist

For week of Nov. 26:

Concentrate on helping your garden stay comfortable during these frosty nights – and clean up all those leaves!

* Irrigate frost-tender plants such as citrus in the late afternoon. That extra soil moisture increases temperatures around the plant a few degrees, just enough to prevent frost damage. The exception are succulents; too much water before frost can cause them to freeze.

* Cover sensitive plants before the sun goes down. Use cloth sheets or frost cloths, not plastic sheeting, to hold in warmth. Make sure to remove covers in the morning.

* Use fall leaves as mulch around shrubs and vegetables. Mulch acts as a blanket and keeps roots warmer.

* Stop dead-heading; let rose hips form on bushes to prompt dormancy.

* Prune non-flowering trees and shrubs.

* Clean and sharpen garden tools before storing for the winter.

* Brighten the holidays with winter bloomers such as poinsettias, amaryllis, calendulas, Iceland poppies, pansies and primroses.

* Keep poinsettias in a sunny, warm location – and definitely indoors overnight. Water thoroughly. After the holidays, feed your plants monthly so they’ll bloom again next December.

* Rake and remove dead leaves and stems from dormant perennials.

* Plant spring bulbs. Don’t forget the tulips chilling in the refrigerator. Daffodils can be planted without pre-chilling.

* This is also a good time to seed wildflowers and plant such spring bloomers as sweet peas, sweet alyssum and bachelor buttons.

* Plant trees and shrubs. They’ll benefit from fall and winter rains while establishing their roots.

* Set out cool-weather annuals such as pansies and snapdragons.

* Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli also can be planted now.

* Plant garlic and onions.

* Bare-root season begins now. Plant bare-root berries, kiwifruit, grapes, artichokes, horseradish and rhubarb.

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