UC Master Gardeners of Placer County

Workshops and Special Events

Event Name	Date
2024 Mountain Mandarin Festival	11/22/2024
2024 Mountain Mandarin Festival	11/23/2024
2024 Mountain Mandarin Festival	11/24/2024
Second Saturday Open Loomis Demo Garden Day	12/14/2024

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2025 Gardening Guide & Calendar - For Sale!

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An outstanding resource for local gardening information and tips, the 2025 Gardening Guide and Calendar is available now. For purchasing details
click here.

Visit Us at the Farmers' Market

Visit Our YouTube Channel

View our many recorded workshops and fun garden videos by the UC Master Gardeners of Placer County at UC Master Gardeners of Placer County - YouTube

Video Library of Gardening Topics

Click here to visit our inventory of recorded presentations on various gardening topics

New! Home Gardener’s Guide to Viticulture Resources

Thinking about putting in a vineyard or need help maintaining the one you have? This 10-page Home Vineyard Resources Guide is designed to help home gardeners find answers to their wine grape growing questions.

Hot Topics

Timely Tips for Conserving Water

NEW! The Dance of Defensible Space Learn how to harden your home against wildfires.

Read these pre-evacuation steps that can really help your home survive wildfire:
Preparation can help protect homes from wildfire damage

More resources for finding out what you can do now to protect your home against wildfires: Be Firewise

New Demonstration Garden at the Loomis Library & Community Center

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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County invite you to visit our new Demonstration Garden in Loomis.
Take a Virtual Tour of the Garden

Garden Adventures

To beautiful places with interesting people!

NEW! Click here for Estes Fall Garden

UC Master Gardeners of Placer County invite you to enjoy short videos of inspiring gardens and conversations with world-class gardeners.

Ask a Master Gardener...

If you have a gardening question, use the Ask a Gardening Question link below to submit your question to our Help Desk. The Help Desk team reviews questions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.

A Help Desk Volunteer will be in the office the first Wednesday of each month from 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. to answer your questions in person.

To Ask a Master Gardener, Click here.

UC IPM Plant Pest Diagnostic Tool

Easily diagnose pest problem in your garden or landscape with UC IPM’s diagnostic tool!

Placer County Vegetable Planting Guide

Specifically designed for foothill gardeners, the Placer County Vegetable Planting Guide shows what and when to plant in your vegetable garden throughout the year.

Free Gardening Newsletter

To sign up for the Curious Gardener, our free gardening newsletter, click here.

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