Find out what's happening in Fair Oaks-Carmichaelfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Fruit trees at Southgate, watering tips at Arden-Dimick, and garden clubs galore.
Find out what's happening in Fair Oaks-Carmichaelfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing…and your garden won’t grow anything edible this spring if you don’t start getting your hands dirty.
March 28, Friday, 4pm
Fabulous Fruit Trees @ Southgate (adult)
Southgate Library
6132 66th Ave.
Have you ever tasted a fully ripe, sweet and juicy peach, apricot or plum? Master Gardener Jan Fetler will share information on how to grow all varieties of fruit trees at home.
April 3, Thursday, 6:30pm
Waterwise Gardening for Now and the Future (adult)
Arden-Dimick Library
891 Watt Ave.
Sacramento gets only about 20 inches of rain in a good year, and this year is not looking good. Learn what you can do to maintain your yard and vegetable garden—and still be a good water citizen. Lisa Christensen shares strategies to help your plants survive the capricious whims of mother nature.
April 8, Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Adult Gardening Program (adult)
Fair Oaks Library
11601 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks
Learn about garden planning and organic soil preparation. Funded by the Friends of the Fair Oaks Library.
April 11, Friday, 1 p.m.
Kids in the Garden (school age)
Rancho Cordova Library
9845 Folsom Blvd.
Kids ages 6 to 16 are needed to plant new flowers and vegetables in the Rancho Cordova Library garden.
April 17, Thursday, 4 p.m.
Make your own birdfeeder (family/all ages)
Rancho Cordova Library
May 3, Saturday, 11 a.m.
Waterwise Gardening (adult)
Elk Grove Library
8900 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove
Lisa Christensen, a compost nut and a water miser, will share strategies to help your plants survive.
Library garden clubs (all year, no snooty membership committees here!):
Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m.
Kids Garden Club (school age)
Colonial Heights Library
4799 Stockton Blvd.
Kids are invited to the award-winning Read & Feed Garden for hands-on garden activities.
Every first Friday of the Month, 1 p.m.
Garden Club of the Rancho Cordova Library (adult)
Sponsored by the Rancho Cordova Branch Friends' Group.