UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery hosts second fall fundraiser
These little succulents are known as pinky ghost plants (Graptopetalum paraguayense 'Pinky') -- how appropriate for Halloween! The UC Davis Arboretum Nursery will have 24 of these available at the Oct. 26 sale. Kathy Morrison
Fall is the best time to plant water-wise perennials, shrubs and trees, especially California natives.
Which means this Saturday may be the best day to buy those plants, too.
On Saturday, Oct. 26, the UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery hosts one of its largest sales of the year. In stock and ready to go are more than 20,000 plants in nearly 800 varieties – all water-wise and proven to thrive in the greater Sacramento area.
The hardest part? Choosing which plants to bring home. The Arboretum staff has some suggestions.
“Need plants? But you’re not sure which are right for your spot?” ask the organizers. “Create a wish list using our online inventory with photos, then shop for them at this Saturday’s Plant Sale at the UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery! PRO TIP: Filter by category – low-water, shade, California native, Future Favorite, etc.”
Find the inventory link here: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/plant-sales
Need more ideas? Take a look at the nursery’s demonstration gardens featuring Arboretum All-Stars and other flowering favorites.
The sale begins with a members-only hour from 9 to 10 a.m. for the Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. (Not a member? Join at the gate and get discounts immediately.) The sale is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Members receive a 10% discount no matter when they shop.
Another tip from a veteran shopper at this event: Bring your own wagon or shopping cart; there often is a wait for the nursery's wagons.
The one-acre nursery is located on Garrod Drive near the university’s small animal teaching hospital. Admission to the sale is free; parking at UC Davis is free on weekends. Follow the signs and student volunteers' flags to available parking.
The final Arboretum sale of fall is a clearance sale, scheduled 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, and open to everyone.
For more details and directions on the sale: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/
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Garden Checklist for week of Nov. 3
November still offers good weather for fall planting:
* If you haven't already, it's time to clean up the remains of summer. Pull faded annuals and vegetables. Prune dead or broken branches from trees.
* Now is the best time to plant most trees and shrubs. This gives them plenty of time for root development before spring growth. They also benefit from fall and winter rains.
* Set out cool-weather annuals such as pansies and snapdragons.
* Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli also can be planted now.
* Plant garlic and onions.
* Keep planting bulbs to spread out your spring bloom. Some possible suggestions: daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths, tulips, anemones and scillas.
* This is also a good time to seed wildflowers and plant such spring bloomers as sweet pea, sweet alyssum and bachelor buttons.
* Rake and compost leaves, but dispose of any diseased plant material. For example, if peach and nectarine trees showed signs of leaf curl this year, clean up under trees and dispose of those leaves instead of composting.
* Save dry stalks and seedpods from poppies and coneflowers for fall bouquets and holiday decorating.
* For holiday blooms indoors, plant paperwhite narcissus bulbs now. Fill a shallow bowl or dish with 2 inches of rocks or pebbles. Place bulbs in the dish with the root end nestled in the rocks. Add water until it just touches the bottom of the bulbs. Place the dish in a sunny window. Add water as needed.
* Give your azaleas, gardenias and camellias a boost with chelated iron.
* For larger blooms, pinch off some camellia buds.
* Prune non-flowering trees and shrubs while dormant.
* To help prevent leaf curl, apply a copper fungicide spray to peach and nectarine trees after they lose their leaves this month. Leaf curl, which shows up in the spring, is caused by a fungus that winters as spores on the limbs and around the tree in fallen leaves. Sprays are most effective now.
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