UC Davis Arboretum hosts second huge plant sale of spring

Are you planning a water-wise update to your landscape? Or looking for the perfect native to attract more pollinators?

Find thousands of plant possibilities at the UC Davis Arboretum’s Teaching Nursery.

This Saturday, April 11, the arboretum’s 1-acre nursery will host its first public sale of the season. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the sale will be open to everyone. Admission is free.

Want an early start on plant shopping? From 9 to 10 a.m., members of Friends of the Arboretum get first crack. Not a member? Join at the gate, get at 10% discount.

April is a wonderful time to add water-wise perennials, shrubs, trees and native plants to our landscapes. The weather is warming and so is the soil, which is moist and soft due to recent rain.

This spring’s sales feature the Arboretum’s new lineup of climate-ready Arboretum All-Stars, proven water-wise flowering plants recommended for the greater Sacramento area.

Now available online, the updated inventory list (including photos) runs from seven varieties of Abutilon (flowering maple) to four varieties of Ziziphus jujube (jujube trees), ith hundreds of choices in between. Find it here:

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Take it from our experience: Research plants before you shop, and compile a list with the plant locations in the nursery. Bring a wagon or rolling cart if you have one. Often early in the sale, there’s a waiting list for the nursery wagons.

The Arboretum Teaching Nursery is located at 1046 Garrod Drive, Davis, on the UC Davis campus near the small animal veterinary hospital. Parking is available in the adjoining lots. Student volunteers stationed on corners can direct visitors to parking areas.

Details and directions: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/.

Can’t make Saturday? Two more sales are scheduled: An all-public sale May 2 and the season-ending spring clearance May 16.