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What is an Ask the Master Gardeners event?

Where to find us in 2020

Bring samples of your problem plants, mystery pests
and questions to our Information Tables.
UCCE Master Gardeners have the answers!

(2020 Completed Events)

CANCELED - Saturday, May 16, 9:00 AM till Noon
Walk on the Wild Side - Free!
Beach Lake Park, 8301 River Road, Sacramento, 95832

CANCELED - May 9, 9 AM till Noon
Open Garden - Free!
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, 95628

CANCELED - Wednesday, April 29, 9:00 AM till 1:00 PM
Mission Oaks Senior Resource Faire - Free!
Gibbons Community Park, 4701 Gibbons Drive, Carmichael, 95608

CANCELED - Wednesday, April 15, 9:00 AM till Noon
Open Garden - Free!
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, 95628

CANCELED - Saturday, April 18, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Creek Week - Free!
Carmichael Park, 5750 Grant Avenue, Carmichael, CA  95608

CANCELED - Friday and Saturday, April 3 and 4, 10:00 AM till 3:00 PM
Discovery Shop Annual Garden Sale - Free!
8470 Elk Grove Blvd, Elk Grove

CANCELED - Tuesday, March 24, 10:00 AM till 7:00 PM
Kaiser Permanente GOING GREEN
3200 Arden Way, Sacramento, 95825

CANCELED - Saturday, March 21, 9:00 AM till 3:00 PM
Sacramento Perennial Plant Club Gardener's Market
Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3300 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento, 95816

CANCELED - Saturday, March 14, 9:00 AM till Noon
Open Garden - Free!
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, 95628

Saturday, February 8, 9:00 AM till Noon
Open Garden - Free!
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, 95628

Saturday, January 18, 2020, 9:00 AM - Noon
Pruning Workshop, Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, 95628

 

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 an Ask the Master Gardeners event listed above.

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.