Why grow a cover crop? Find out Saturday
Workshop held during Placer open garden; El Dorado and Yolo master gardeners also offer classes
Tagged: oaks
Fall plant sales kick off with online ordering of California natives
CNPS chapter holds Sept. 21-22 sale with pick-up later
Webinar to focus on shade trees for water-smart landscapes
Arborist to conduct free lunchtime session on tree selection
Learn about oaks, more at UC Davis Arboretum
Learn all about the UC Davis Arboretum’s oaks — such as the ones reflected here in Putah Creek — during UC Davis Biodiversity Day on Saturday. Earlier, on Wednesday, take a free Walk with...
Tips for planting trees in Sacramento
Fall colors such as the leaves of this scarlet oak ( Quercus coccinea ), photographed in Elk Grove, may inspire you to plant a tree or two this fall. Follow the Sacramento Tree Foundation...
Dig In: Garden checklist for week of May 3
It’s overhead! Oak and sycamore pollens are particularly bad right now. Grass pollens also are active. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) Spring weather brings out the flowers – and pollen Did April showers bring May flowers?...
California native plants: On screens and in gardens this week
As much as we — and the bees — love California poppies, they are far from the only California natives that work well in a garden. Get inspired this week via virtual visits to...
Care for the future, care for the trees
This gash was left after a huge limb broke off a blue oak recently. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) It takes a long time for a mature tree to die. Yet we’ve all seen it, maybe...
Learn about local mighty oaks
Learn more about our region’s oak trees in a free Zoom workshop Saturday. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Mighty oaks seem to be all around us. They’re the dominant native hardwood of the Sacramento Valley and...
Love oaks? Sac Tree needs volunteers
It doesn’t take long for acorns to grow into oak trees. Oak seedlings will be planted Saturday at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Get more exercise. Help the environment. Volunteer. Do...