Home & garden event returns to Roseville's Roebbelen Center
Floral designers will compete for prizes 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Aug. 16, during the Tri-County Home & Garden Show. Courtesy Tri-County Home & Garden Show
What better way to spend a summer afternoon than shop for plants in air-conditioned comfort? Or take a garden workshop? Or admire winning flower arrangements? Or talk to garden clubs?
At the Tri-County Home & Garden Show, you can do all that – and much more.
Serving Sacramento, Placer and El Dorado counties, this huge (and growing) event returns to Roseville’s Roebbelen Center for a three-day run, starting Friday, Aug. 18. Patrons can find scores of vendors for all sorts of home and garden projects.
What sets this new show apart is its emphasis on gardening. A dozen local garden clubs and organizations will take part in the show’s Garden Pavilion, offering free advice and information about their specialties.
Among those participating are: UCCE Master Gardeners of Placer County, Nevada County Bonsai Club, Sacramento Area Beekeepers Association, American Begonia Society’s Sacramento Branch, Sacramento Orchid Society, Sacramento Floral Design Guild, Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society, Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society, Delta Gesneriad and African Violet Society, American Fuchsia Society’s Sacramento Branch, Sacramento Iris Society and Sierra Foothills Iris Society.
Several local vendors will be featured in the event’s Garden Market, offering a wide assortment of plants, tools, supplies and decorations. The Plant Bar will host 11 make-and-take projects, free for attendees. Among the projects: Create a mini herb garden, DIY succulents wagon and container planting with spring bulbs. Free kid gardening workshops will be available, too. Find the full schedule here: https://tri-countyhomegardenshow.com/theplantbar.
Another highlight: Local professional florists will compete Friday morning in a judged design competition for cash prices. Their arrangements will be on view throughout the show; the public can vote for the "Consumer Choice Award."
Besides showcasing plenty of conventional contractors and remodelers, the Tri-County show also spotlights small structures with a “Tiny Home Expo.”
Roebblen Center is located at 700 Event Center Drive, Roseville. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
General admission is $10; senior tickets are $5. Ticket fees added online; online discounts available here. Children age 12 and under admitted free. Parking is $10.
For details and tickets: https://tri-countyhomegardenshow.com/.
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