Welcome to our New Demonstration Garden at the Loomis Library & Community Learning Center!
We’re excited to announce the opening of our new demonstration garden and invite you to experience the garden firsthand.
Master Gardeners began work on 11,000 square feet of property on the east side of the Loomis Library and Community Learning Center in September 2023. The project transformed an existing lawn into a beautiful waterwise garden showcasing California natives, pollinators, and edible plants.
The garden provides an educational environment with areas devoted to pollinator friendly gardens, HOA friendly garden, rain gardens, compost demonstration area, California native woodlands, a lawn alternative meadow, hedgerows, an edible garden, straw bale alternative and an orchard. The plants and fruit trees are all small but have labels, and the labels have QR codes so visitors can learn more about them.
Docents will be in the garden on the second Saturday of every month to align with the Master Gardener speaker/workshop series at the Loomis Library. For details, check our list of workshops and special events at https://pcmg.ucanr.edu.
The garden will be open to the public at the same hours as the Loomis Library but closing at dusk.
Take a Virtual Tour of the Garden
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Location
Loomis Library & Community Learning Center
6050 Library Drive, Loomis, CA 95650
Garden Gates Are Open on These Days
Tuesday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday – Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Second Saturday Open Garden Day
Our garden is a living classroom for the Placer County community that emphasizes sustainable gardening, integrated pest management and backyard food production. Master Gardener docents will be on site every 2nd Saturday of the month from 10 am to noon to answer your questions.
Upcoming workshops and events in the garden:
April 12, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Tomato Mastery: The Art and Science of Growing Delicious Tomatoes
May 10, 10:00-11:30 a.m., FIRESCAPING: Get ahead and slow the spread
June 7, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m, Spring Open House
July 12, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Fall is the New Spring! (Planting a fall garden)
August 9, 10:30-11:30 a.m., What's the Buzz (All about pollinators)
Click here to visit the Workshops and Special Events section on our main page for workshop details.
*Service animals are welcome.*
"Before" Aerial View of Garden
Thank You for Donating!
Thanks to the following individuals and organizations who helped make the garden a reality:
Garden Under Construction
