El Dorado, Placer master gardeners offer workshops
California flannel bush is an attractive California native plant that requires no summer watering once established. Kathy Morrison
With the fall plant sale season starting up, this is a great time to learn about landscaping with California natives.
The El Dorado County master gardeners will present a free “Native Plants” class this Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden.
Master gardener Alice Cantelow will teach interested folks how to choose and add colorful, easy-care native plants to their gardens. And there are so many benefits: Natives attract wildlife and pollinators, and they require less water and fertilizers than non-natives.
The Sherwood Demonstration Garden is at 6699 Campus Drive in Placerville. It incorporates 16 individual theme gardens. With the pleasant weather we’re experiencing this week, the garden would be a lovely place to visit; this Friday, Sept. 16, it will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to noon.
For more information on the natives class, the Sherwood garden, or other El Dorado master gardener activities, go to https://mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/
The Placer County master gardeners, meanwhile, at 10:30 a.m. this Saturday will offer a free “Lawn Replacement Workshop” class at the Loomis Library, 6050 Library Drive, Loomis.
A similar class, “Lawn Removal,” will be offered at the Roseville Utility Exploration Center, 1501 Pleasant Grove Blvd., at 10 a.m. Oct. 8. Pre-registration is required, however. Cost for this workshop is $5 for residents, $6 for non-residents.
Find more information on Placer County master gardener events at https://pcmg.ucanr.org/
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