Workshops and other events
Master Gardeners hold a number of different events where we educate the public, usually for free. All can be seen on our all-events calendar.
Scroll down to find Event Publications and UC and non-UC events.
Open gardens/workshops (Free!) at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center (FOHC). Open Gardens give you a chance for you to visit the gardens, roam around freely and talk with Master Gardeners there to help with your gardening questions. We often include mini-tours and demonstrations at Open Gardens. A Workshop at the FOHC includes speakers giving talks on specific topics. |
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Harvest Day (Free!) Speakers, vendors, education tables, food trucks and so much more. This event is held the first Saturday in August at the FOHC. Harvest Day Sponsors help to make this event a success. Harvest Day Bios for the past event speakers. Harvest Day Resources handouts and publications. |
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Free "Ask the Master Gardener" Information Tables are offered at locations throughout Sacramento County. You can get a plant problem solved one-on-one with a Master Gardener. Information Tables are available at all of the FOHC events and are also part of bigger events such as the California State Fair, home shows, garden tours and other community gardening events. |
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Composting workshops are given at locations all over Sacramento County, often at public libraries. Demonstrations are offered at our FOHC events. Worm composting workshops, involve a small fee for materials. Learn the fun and benefits of composting with worms and turn yard waste into "Gardener's Gold" and learn the types of bins, how to set up a compost bin, and tips for success. |
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Special events are fundraising projects for the UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County. Usually held at our office or at the FOHC, we charge a small fee, but you learn and take things home with you! Find handouts from some of them below. |
Event Publications
Publications presented at various events that you can save or print.
Get Sharp: Introduction to Cacti and Succulents (1.9MB PDF)
Pruning Workshops
- Pruning Guide (PDF, ANR 8075)
- Pruning Overgrown Deciduous Trees (PDF 97KB) (ANR 8058)
- Training and Pruning Deciduous Trees (PDF 226KB) (ANR 8057)
- Don't Top Trees! (PDF)
- Fine Gardening - Proper Pruning (PDF)
- Training Young Trees (PDF)
- Landscape Trees: Their Wounds and Treatment (PDF)
- Pruning demonstration video – watch Ed Laivo prune fruit trees.
Espalier Workshop, (21MB PDF) May 19, 2018
Edible Landscape Workshop, March 9, 2013
The following is a listing of events held by various branches of the University of California as well as non-UC, non-profit organizations who support us.
UC Events
UC Davis Arboretum. Calendar of Events
Bohart Museum of Entomology. Events
UC Master Food Preservers of Sacramento County. Monthly Demonstrations
UC Master Gardeners of Amador County. Upcoming Classes & Events
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County. Public Education Classes
UC Master Gardeners of Yolo County. Public Education
Non-UC Events
Sacramento Tree Foundation. Calendar of Events
Shepard Garden and Arts Center. Event Calendar
Soil Born Farms. Calendar