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Where to find us in 2019

	Thursday, March 21, 10 PM - 6 PM Friday, March 22, 10 PM - 7 PM Saturday, March 23, 10 PM - 7 PM Sunday, March 24, 11 AM - 4 PM Ask the Master Gardeners Information Table San Francisco Flower and Garden Show Cal Expo Pavilion Building 1600 Exposition Blvd., Sacramento, 95815 Finding unique challenges in your garden? Bring samples of your problem plants, mystery pests and questions to the Ask the Master Gardeners information table at the 2019 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Tickets and more information at the Event Website.
	Ask the Master Gardeners Information Table Florin Certified Farmers Market 5901 Florin Road, Sacramento 95823 Find us on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 8 AM till Noon: April 4, 18 May 2, 16 Finding unique challenges in your garden? UCCE Master Gardeners have the answers. Free!
	Saturday, April 6, 10 AM - 3 PM Ask the Master Gardeners Information Table Plant Foundry Spring Celebration - Free! Plant Foundry Nursery and Store 3500 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95817 Finding unique challenges in your garden? UCCE Master Gardeners have the answers. Bring samples of your problem plants or insects to the Ask the Master Gardeners table.
	Wednesday, April 10, 9 AM - Noon Open Garden - Free! Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, 95628 Bring samples of your problem plants or insects to the Ask the Master Gardeners table.
	Friday/Saturday, April 12/13, 10 AM - 3 PM Ask the Master Gardeners Information Table Spring Garden Sale - Free! American Cancer Society Discovery Shop/Elk Grove 8470 Elk Grove Blvd, Elk Grove, 95758 Finding unique challenges in your garden? Do you want to know what those bugs are in your garden? UCCE Master Gardeners have the answers.
	Saturday, April 13, Noon - 2 PM Ask the Master Gardeners Information Table Creek Week - Free! Carmichael Park, 5750 Grant Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608 Finding unique challenges in your garden? Do you want to know what those bugs are in your garden? UCCE Master Gardeners have the answers.
	Saturday/Sunday, April 27/28, 11:30 AM - 3 PM Ask the Master Gardeners Information Table Folsom Garden Tour Tickets and more information To enrich your garden tour experience, UCCE Master Gardeners will be available at several of the locations during this popular garden tour. Bring samples of your problem plants, mystery pests or questions to the Master Gardeners.
	Saturday, May 11, 9 AM - Noon Open Garden - Free! Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, 95628 Bring samples of your problem plants or insects to the Ask the Master Gardeners table.
	Saturday, May 18, 10 AM - 4 PM Ask the Master Gardeners Information Table Colonial Heights Charming Garden Tour 5420 San Francisco Blvd., Sacramento 95820 Questions about gardening, plants, pests and more? UCCE Master Gardeners will be available to advise you with the latest in UC research based information. For tickets please visit the 2019 Tour website.
	Saturday, May 18, 10 AM - 2 PM Ask the Master Gardeners Information Table A. M. Winn School May Faire - Free! 3351 Explorer Drive, Sacramento, 95823 Bring samples of your problem plants or insects to the UCCE Master Gardeners Information Table at the A. M. Winn School May Faire. We will help you find sustainable solutions to your gardening questions. For more information about this event, visit the event website.

(2019 Completed Events)

Sunday, March 10, 2019 11 AM- 1 PM
Ask the Master Gardeners Information Table - Arbor Day in Rancho Cordova - Free!
Dave Roberts Park, 10805 Mapola Way, Rancho Cordova 95670

Saturday, March 9, 9 AM - Noon
Open Garden - Free!
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, 95628

Saturday, February 9, 2018, 9:00 AM - Noon
Open Garden Free!, Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, 95628

Saturday, January 29, 2019, 9:00 AM - Noon
Pruning Workshop, Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, 95628

Friday, January 25, Noon - 7 PM
Saturday, January 26, 10 AM - 6 PM
Sunday, January 27, 10 AM - 5 PM
Ask the Master Gardeners Information Table
Northern California Home & Landscape Expo, Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd., Sacramento, 95815

What is an Ask the Master Gardeners event?

UC Master Gardeners are available at various locations to answer gardening questions and identify your insect or plant problems. Bring plant or insect samples (in a sealed plastic bag or other container, please) for identification to a plant clinic listed below.

To assist the Master Gardener, it is important to have as much information as possible when you arrive. Include leaf, stem, and flower in your sample.

Here are some sample questions we will ask:

Is the plant a perennial or annual, evergreen or deciduous?
What color are the flowers if the plant has flowers?
Is the bark thick, thin, rough or smooth?
How tall is the plant?
Does it stand alone or with other plants?
Are other plants infected or infested and are these plants of a different variety?
Is the plant in a container or in the ground?
How old is the plant?
How much sun exposure does it get?
How often and how long is the plant watered?

There are many other questions to be answered, but those listed above will start you in the right direction when you seek assistance.