Auburn Fall Home Show is on
Exhibits at the Auburn Fall Home Show include this instant extra room in a container unit. (Photo courtesy Auburn Home Shows) “It’s a Go!” That’s the message on the Auburn Home Show home page,...
Tagged: fall events
Mountain Mandarin celebration will go on, with revisions
All vendors will be outdoors this year at the Mountain Mandarin Marketplace, but no sampling will be allowed. (Photo courtesy Mountain Mandarin Marketplace) Renamed ‘Marketplace,’ former festival will host both live and virtual events...
Green Acres hosts virtual Fall Festival
Learn how to turn a pumpkin into a succulent planter during Green Acres’ virtual Fall Festival. (Photo courtesy Green Acres Nursery & Supply) Fall officially begins Wednesday, but the party has already started. Fortunately, it...
She goes the distance for mum show
Mums fill Shepard Center during 73rd Sacramento Chrysanthemum Show. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Tamara Bliley’s trio of Peach Courtier’s mums took Queen of Show honors. Some people will go to great lengths for their flowers....
Begonia show, sale returns to Shepard Center
Angel-wing begonias will be among the many kinds on display. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) September is begonia time in Sacramento. And local begonia lovers are ready to celebrate. After no show in 2020, the Sacramento...
Sacramento mum show set for this weekend
This trio of Mount Shasta mums was a winner at an earlier show. (Photo courtesy Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society This show will go on! This weekend, the Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society along with the Sacramento Floral Design...
Native plant group’s sale is virtual
California fuchsia is among the native plants available during the Elderberry Farms native plant nursery sale starting Friday. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Fall is the perfect time to plant California natives. Looking for some possibilities?...
Tiger King is Halloween royalty
That’s a winner! The 2,350-pound Tiger King pumpkin was grown by Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minn. (Photos courtesy of Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off) This Tiger King conquered Halloween – both in California and...
Exotic Plants hosts pottery sale
Pottery containers like these will be on sale at Exotic Plants this weekend. (Photo courtesy Exotic Plants) Deep discounts on outdoor containers; new events scheduled Celebrate the end of summer with a super sale....
A ton of giant pumpkin takes home prize
Madison Thomson of Newcastle shows off his 2020 champion — weighing in at 2,089 pounds — at the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival. (Photo courtesy Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival) First-time entrant wins Elk Grove Giant...