Succulents, cacti in spotlight for huge three-day event
Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society hosts 66th annual show and sale
Tagged: drought-tolerant plants
Irises in the spotlight this weekend
‘In the Garden’ is theme for annual show and sale at Shepard Center
Succulents, cacti fill big show, sale
Gardening with succulents and cacti is booming. Get plants and tips at the Carmichael Cactus and Succulent Society show and sale this weekend. Want to learn to make a hypertufa container for succulents like...
Plant sale Tuesday by Roseville Better Gardens Club
Plants and garden items will be available for purchase Tuesday at the annual sale presented by the Roseville Better Gardens Club. (Photo courtesy Roseville Better Gardens Club) Garden items, baked goods also offered at...
See irises in bloom at Sierra Foothills show
Bearded iris are drought tolerant and come in a rainbow of colors. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Sale of potted irises part of event at Nevada City nursery It’s a little cooler in the Sierra foothills...
‘Art of Succulents’ inspires creativity
Create a living masterpiece with succulents during Green Acres’ Instagram Live event Friday. (Photos courtesy Green Acres Nursery & Supply) Succulents inspire creativity. Their sculptural shapes and unusual shades of foliage bring out the...
Tips for summer rose care
About Face, a very tall grandiflora, was a 2005 All-America Rose Selection. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) The Daybreaker rose, a floribunda, loves the heat. The foliage is shiny and clean, too. Summer is rose season...
A tribute to the flowering clichés of summer
Crape myrtle trees add color and dappled shade to so many Sacramento-area yards in summer. (Photos, except where noted: Kathy Morrison) Crape myrtle and others are colorful delights Raspberry and purple crape myrtles brighten this...