Calendar of Events

All events free and open to the public unless otherwise stated.
Information: (530) 752-4880

Saturday, November 21
Guided Tour: Fall Pruning for the Home Gardener
10 a.m., Gazebo, Garrod Drive
Learn the finer points of fall pruning—easy techniques that anyone can use to enhance the form and beauty of plants. This is a reschedule of the same tour originally advertised for November 14.

Saturday, November 21
Guided Tour: Native American Uses of Plants
11 a.m., Buehler Alumni & Visitors Center, Old Davis Road
Tour the new Native American Garden and learn about local plants and their traditional uses for food, shelter, medicine, tools, and more.

Saturday, December 5
Guided Tour: Gardens, Art, and the Environment
11 a.m., Buehler Alumni & Visitors Center, Old Davis Road
Take an offbeat tour of the East End of the Arboretum with a self-described “maverick” docent who combines gardening know-how with an artist’s eye and environmental concern. Cross boundaries as you experience the sights, sounds and smells of the garden.

Wednesday, December 9
Walk with Warren
12 p.m., Gazebo, Garrod Drive
Enjoy stories about the collections with Arboretum Superintendent Warren Roberts.

Friday, December 11
Folk Music Jam Session
12 p.m., Wyatt Deck, Old Davis Road
Pull out your fiddles, guitars, banjos (you name it) for an acoustic jam session. Campus and community folk musicians play together over the lunch hour. All skill levels welcome. Listeners welcome!

Sunday, December 13
Arboretum on the Air
11:05 a.m., KSTE Radio 650 AM
Arboretum Superintendent Warren Roberts talks with Farmer Fred Hoffman about what’s blooming in the Arboretum and recommends some favorite plants.