Learn to make the most of garden shade

In a region with a notable love of trees, gardeners often face a quandary: What can grow in all that shade?

The UCCE master gardeners of El Dorado County can help with that, offering a free workshop on “Shade Gardening” from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday, Oct. 29, at their Sherwood Demonstration Garden in Placerville.

“Shade gardens offer cool beauty to your landscape,” the master gardeners note. “They add texture, color and flowers. … Learn what plants thrive in all kinds of shade, dappled to deep.”

The Sherwood Demonstration Garden includes a shade garden, plus 15 other garden areas, including an orchard, a rose garden, native plant area and a children’s garden. It is open for strolling both Friday and Saturday this week, from 9 a.m. to noon, part of the Open Garden Day series that continues through November. (Hint: Drop in on your way to Apple Hill.) The garden is at 6699 Campus Drive, Placerville.

For more on El Dorado master gardener programs, go to

https://mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/Calendar/

— Kathy Morrison