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2025 Gardening Guide and Calendar
It's here! Our 2025 edition is on sale now. For only $12 (plus postage) you can have a whole year of gardening advice delivered to your door. |
Worm Composting Special Event
Saturday, March 22, 2025 Worm composting is neat, easy and odorless--ideal for indoor or outdoor locations. Take home worms and a bin. Learn more! |
2024 holiday office hours
The UCCE Office will be closed:
- Monday, December 23, 2024 through Wednesday, January 1, 2025 for end of the year holidays
We are here for you!
Video library of gardening topics. Snap a pic of your problem plant or mystery bug and email it to the Help Desk: mgsacramento@ucanr.edu |
December Horticulture Center Updates
In the WEL
December is a lovely time in the water-efficient landscape gardens at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center. For more favorites, please visit our plant lists for Fall and Winter. |
In the orchard
Spray peach and nectarine for peach leaf curl as soon as leaves have fallen. Begin winter pruning. Protect citrus from frosts and damaging freezes. See more December orchard tasks. |
The vegetable garden
This is a good time to jot down how your summer garden did. Keep a journal! Our 2025 Gardening Guide and Calendar is the perfect place to record your gardening notes. |
Backyard berries
Enjoy fall color on some blueberry varieties. See more tips for December. |
Grow herbs!
Rosemary is an edible garden winner. It's tough, drought tolerant, evergreen and need we say tasty! Whether you choose ornamental or culinary varieties, all are edible and all make a show with their blue flowers in spring into summer. |
The vineyard
Vines are dormant and minimal maintenance is needed in the vineyard. Enjoy the holidays and resume care in January. |
Composting
Big trees mean lots of fall leaves—sometimes more than our compost piles can handle all at once. Get ideas on what to do with excess leaves. |
2025 Calendar
Contact us
The Office
4145 Branch Center Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
(916) 876-5338
E-mail:
mgsacramento@ucanr.edu
Telephone Help Desk:
Monday through Thursday
9 AM to Noon, 1 to 4 PM
Closed Fridays
Please call for walk-in
office hours.
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center
11549 Fair Oaks Blvd.
Fair Oaks, CA 95628