Visit our booth at Farmers' Markets:
Auburn – Across from courthouse, May through October, 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Roseville – Fountains, Whole Foods parking lot, May through October, every Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lincoln – Fowler Ranch, March through October, 1st and 3rd Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lincoln – Sun City, June through October, 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Workshops and Special Events:
From the Ground Up: Native Plants for Maximum Habitat Value
October 17, 2026, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Loomis Demonstration Garden, 6050 Library Drive, Loomis, CA 95659
No garden is too small to include native plant habitat champions. Come hear what plants make the biggest difference and how you can incorporate them beautifully even in small yards.
Speakers will begin at 10:00 a.m. Garden tour will end at approximately Noon.
Firescaping: Get Ahead and Slow the Spread! Lincoln Library
October 17, 2026, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Lincoln Library, 485 Twelve Bridges, Lincoln, CA 95648
Learn about defensible space landscaping, Firescaping: get ahead and slow the spread! There is a way to organize your landscape and maintain your garden that will help create defensible space around your home. We’ll discuss what the research is telling us about the best practices we can implement in our landscapes to slow the spread of fire while still being able to enjoy a beautiful garden. With so many Placer County residents living amongst the wildland interface, the time is now to make a plan for your house and yard to create a Firewise landscape. This Master Gardener-hosted event is presented to you by UC Master Gardener of Placer County Kevin Marini.
Awesome Alliums, Loomis
October 24, 2026, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Loomis Demonstration Garden, 6050 Library Drive, Loomis, CA 95659
Awesome Alliums is a themed event in the Demonstration Garden that features our own UC Master Gardeners in lead roles: delivering table talks on the planting and care of alliums, demonstrating curing/braiding garlic, explaining how to handle garlic to promote benefits and supervising “make and take” activities. A Master Food Preserver will open the event with a presentation on pickling garlic and making yummy onion jam. A “snap a selfie” area for the public will be available. We hope to include an organic farmer selling alliums and other fall produce. A few activities are kid friendly.
Extraordinary Japanese Maples, Loomis
November 14, 2026, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Loomis Library, 6050 Library Drive, Loomis, CA 95659
Learn about the large variety of Japanese maples and their cultivars and similar small maples such as the Fullmoon maples from Japan. This presentation will cover how to select the right cultivar/variety, the specific care needed at the time of planting, and what maintenance is required to keep them thriving and healthy. Learn how to make your trees Extraordinary.
Composting and Mulch, UEC
November 14, 2026, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
UEC, 1501 Pleasant Grove Boulevard, Roseville, CA 95747
Who knew your kitchen scraps and yard debris could improve your soil? It's called composting, which not only improves your soil but helps you save water. Learn about how to set up a system that works for you. Also, learn about mulch and its many benefits, including weed suppression and reduced water use.
Free but reservations required: Workshops - City of Roseville