Saturday May 3, 2025
9am–noon
Demonstration Garden at Patrick Ranch—10381 Midway, Durham
Rain or Shine!
Check or cash only—no credit cards.
Also for Sale
- Garden Guides, Just for our locale this Guide is jam packed with useful information for the home gardener, and will be available for $25.
- Garden Crafts—cool handmade crafts to decorate your yard.
Workshops
No registration required.
10am Beekeeping
Local Beekeeper and UC Master Gardener of Butte County Debbie Blake will be sharing her love of beekeeping with members of the public. Participants will have an opportunity to handle equipment, learn about the honeybee life cycle, products of the hive and what all the buzz in beekeeping is about!
10:30 AM Raised Garden/Vegetable Beds
Keith Stilson, UC Master Gardener of Butte County
Raised beds are designed for less bending and stooping over with lower maintenance for weeds, watering, pests, and replanting. You can have more control over your soil mixture and easily change the soil texture, fertility, and tilth of your beds, plus reduce pest with the ability to add gopher wiring and copper barriers around edges. Discover the wide variety of materials and approaches to making raised beds for your garden.
About the Plants
Plants have been propagated by UC Master Gardeners of Butte County and selected to thrive in our climate.
Learn about the plants
Butte County All-Star Plants
Climate Appropriate Plants for Northern California
Partial plant list
Botanical name (common name)
- Achillea millefolium (Cerese Queen yarrow)
- Achillea millefolium (Moonshine yarrow)—yellow
- Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)—white
- Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)—scarlet
- Acorus gramineus (Sweet flag)
- Artemisia 'Powis castle' (Mugwort)
- Baileya multiradiate (Desert marigold), Native
- Bromeliad sp. (Red cascade)
- Calamagrostis acutiflora (Karl Foerster feather reed grass)
- Calliandra californica (Baja fairy duster), Native
- Chlorophytum comosum (Spider plant)
- Clarkia rubicunda (Ruby chalice clarkia), Native Endemic (Native to California only)
- Clorophytum comosum (Spider plant)
- Crassula ovata (Jade plant)
- Crassula ovata (Finger jade)
- Dietes grandiflora (Butterfly iris)
- Dietes iridiodes (Butterfly iris)
- Dudleya cymosa (Canyon live forever), Native
- Echeveria pulvinata (Plush plant)
- Echinacea purpurea (Purple coneflower)
- Erigeron glaucus (Seaside daisy), Native
- Ficus Corica 'Panchee' (Striped tiger fig)
- Helenium autumnale (Sneezeweed), Native
- Helianthus maximiliani (Prairie sunflower)
- Heuchera sp. (Coral bells)
- Hibiscus lasiocarpus (Wooly rose mallow), Native
- Hylotelephium spectabile (Autumn Joy Sedum)
- Ledebouria socialis (Silver squill)
- Lepechinia fragrans (Fragrant pitcher sage), Native Endemic (Native to California only)
- Lepechinia hastata (Baja pitcher sage), Native
- Leucophyllum frutescens (Texas sage)
- Liniope muscari (Lily turf)
- Lonicera hispidula (Hairy honeysuckle)
- Mentha spicata (Spearmint)
- Mimulus aurantiacus (Bush monkey flower)
- Nepeta faassenii (Walkers low catmint)
- Origanum vulgare (Green oregano)
- Pelargonum sidoides (Garnet geranium)
- Penstemon sp. (Plum flowered penstemon)
- Salvia apiana (California white sage), Native
- Salvia brandegeei (Santa Rosa Island sage), Native
- Salvia buchananii (Buchanan's sage)
- Salvia clevelandii (Winifred Gilman sage), Native
- Salvia elegans (Pineapple sage)
- Salvia leucantha (Mexican bush sage)
- Salvia macrophyllum (Hot lips sage)
- Salvia sonomensis (Creeping sage), Native
- Salvia spathacea (Hummingbird sage), Native
- Scabiosa sp. (Pincushion plant)
- Sedum spectabile (Autumn joy sedum)
- Stachys turkei (Dwarf lamb's ear)
- Symphorocarpos albus (Snowberry), Native
- Teucrium chamaedrys (Prostrate germander)
- Thymus praecox (Creeping red thyme)
- Verbena lasiostachys (Western vervain), Native
Proceeds from the plant sale will support the Master Gardener Demonstration Gardens and Public Education Programs.