Art by Fire returns to Shepard Center
The display above is an Art by Fire flashback, to a 2019 sale. The Sacramento Potters’ Group sale returns Saturday, Oct. 23, to the Shepard Garden and Arts Center. (Photo courtesy Art by Fire) Every gardener...
Tagged: fall events
Three local rose societies host big sale
Celestial Night, a floribunda, is one of the Weeks Roses to be sold Oct. 3 in 5-gallon pots. (Photos courtesy Weeks Roses) Add a rosy addition to your garden. Three local rose societies – Sacramento,...
Sac Antique Faire in new place, different day
Shoppers can find all kinds of fun containers, tools and other items for the garden at the relocated Sac Antique Faire. (Photo courtesy Sacramento Antique Faire) It’s in a new location and, this month,...
Learn how to harvest acorns
The Sacramento Tree Foundation is teaching how to harvest acorns, such as these from a native blue oak ( Quercus douglasii ). (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Love oaks? Learn how to become an acorn harvester and...
He’s once again pumpkin king
Leonardo Urena of Napa shows off his latest Elk Grove champion pumpkin. (Photo courtesy Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival) He’s California’s pumpkin king, and has the gourd to prove it. For the fourth time,...
Green Acres hosts virtual Fall Festival this week
Pumpkins have arrived at Green Acres stores and are ready for carving or arranging. (Photo courtesy Green Acres Nursery & Supply) Happy autumn equinox! Celebrate (virtually) all things autumn during Green Acres’ annual Fall...
Camellia City Porcelain Artists host annual tea
Camellias always are in season for the Camellia City Porcelain Artists, whose annual tea and show return this weekend. (Photo courtesy Camellia City Porcelain Artists) Shepard Center welcomes back ‘Autumn Splendor’ show and sale...
Sac Valley CNPS hosts online plant sale
Hairy honeysuckle ( Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans ) is among the native plants offered during the Sac Valley CNPS chapter’s online fall sale. (Photo courtesy Sac Valley CNPS) Editor’s note: The Sac Valley sale...
Fundraising Village Feast goes virtual again
The Village Feast will feature an online auction Oct. 9, hosted by Sacramento members of Les Dames d’Escoffier. (Photo courtesy Les Dames Sacramento) Here’s your chance to feast like a Dame – and support...
Green Acres to open Citrus Heights nursery
Work already has started on the next site of Green Acres Nursery & Supply, on San Juan Avenue just south of Greenback in Citrus Heights. The building most recently housed an antique mall. (Photo:...