Saturday May 3, 2025
9am–noon
Demonstration Garden at Patrick Ranch—10381 Midway, Durham
Rain or Shine!
Check or cash only—no credit cards.
Also for Sale
- Garden Guides, Just for our locale this Guide is jam packed with useful information for the home gardener, and will be available for $25.
- Garden Crafts—cool handmade crafts to decorate your yard.
Workshops
No registration required.
10am Beekeeping
Local Beekeeper and UC Master Gardener of Butte County Debbie Blake will be sharing her love of beekeeping with members of the public. Participants will have an opportunity to handle equipment, learn about the honeybee life cycle, products of the hive, and what all the buzz in beekeeping is about!
10:30 AM Raised Garden/Vegetable Beds
Keith Stilson, UC Master Gardener of Butte County
Raised beds are designed for less bending and stooping over with lower maintenance for weeds, watering, pests, and replanting. You can have more control over your soil mixture and easily change the soil texture, fertility, and tilth of your beds, plus reduce pests with the ability to add gopher wiring and copper barriers around edges. Discover the wide variety of materials and approaches to making raised beds for your garden.
About the Plants
Plants have been propagated by UC Master Gardeners of Butte County and selected to thrive in our climate.
Learn about the plants
Butte County All-Star Plants
Climate Appropriate Plants for Northern California
Partial plant list
Botanical name (common name)
- Achillea millefolium (Cerese Queen yarrow)
- Achillea millefolium (Moonshine yarrow—yellow)
- Achillea millefolium (Yarrow—white)
- Achillea millefolium (Yarrow—scarlet)
- Acorus gramineus (Sweet flag)
- Ajuga reptans (Bugle weed ajuga)
- Artemisia ‘Powis castle’ (Mugwort)
- Asclepias fascicularis (Narrow leaf milkweed)
- Baileya multiradiate (Desert marigold), Native
- Bromeliad sp. (Bromelias red cascade)
- Bulbine frutescens (Bulbine—orange)
- Calamagrostis acutiflora (Karl Foerster feather reed grass)
- Calliandra californica (Baja fairy duster), Native
- Canna indica (Red canna)
- Canna indica (Canna lily—orange)
- Cerastium tomentosum (Snow in summer)
- Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Hearty plumbago)
- Chilopsis linearis (Desert willow)
- Chlorophytum comosum (Spider plant)
- Chlorophytum comosum ‘vittatum’ (Spider plant)
- Chrysanthemum x morifolium (Coral charm)
- Chrysanthemum x morifolium (Hagoromo)
- Chrysanthemum x morifolium (Oregon City)
- Chrysanthemum x morifolium (River City)
- Chrysanthemum x morifolium (St. Tropez)
- Clarkia rubicunda (Ruby chalice clarkia), Native to California only
- Coreopsis grandiflora (Baby sun coreopsis)
- Crassula ovata (Jade plant)
- Crassula ovata (Finger jade)
- Cycas revoluta (Sago palm)
- Cymbidium orchid (Boat orchid)
- Dietes grandiflora (Butterfly iris)
- Dietes iridiodes (Butterfly iris)
- Dudleya cymosa (Canyon live forever), Native
- Echeveria pulvinata (Plush plant)
- Echinacea purpurea (Purple coneflower)
- Echinacea sp.
- Echium piniana (Giant Tower of Jewels)
- Erigeron glaucus (Seaside daisy), Native
- Ficus carica ‘Panache’ (Striped tiger fig)
- Gaillardia aristata (Blanketflower)
- Gladiolus sp. (Gladiola—pink and white)
- Gladiolus sp. (Gladiola—white and red)
- Graptopetalum (Leatherpetal)
- Grindelia camporum (Gumplant)
- Haworthia retusa (Star cactus)
- Helenium autumnale (Sneezeweed), Native
- Helianthus maximiliani (Maximilian Sunflower)
- Helianthus maximiliani (Prairie sunflower)
- Heuchera sp. (Coral bells)
- Hibiscus lasiocarpus (Wooly rose mallow), Native
- Ledebouria socialis (Silver squill)
- Leonotis leonurus (Lion’s tail)
- Lepechinia fragrans ‘el tique’ (Fragrant pitcher sage), Native to California only
- Lepechinia hastata (Baja pitcher sage), Native
- Leucophyllum frutescens (Texas sage)
- Liriope muscari (Lily turf)
- Lonicera hispidula (Hairy honeysuckle)
- Lyianthes rantonnetii (Blue potato bush or Paraguay nightshade)
- Mentha spicata (Spearmint)
- Mimulus aurantiacus (Bush monkey flower)
- Nepeta faassenii (Walkers low catmint)
- Origanum vulgare (Common oregano)
- Pelargonium sidoides (Garnet geranium)
- Penstemon sp. (Purple plum penstemon)
- Platycerium bifurcatum (Staghorn fern)
- Plumbago auriculata (Cape plumbago)
- Romneya coulteri (Matalija poppy)
- Rosmarinus officinalis (Dwarf rosemary)
- Rubus ursinus x rubus idaeus (Boysenberry)
- Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan)
- Salvia apiana (California white sage), Native
- Salvia brandegeei (Santa Rosa Island sage), Native
- Salvia buchananii (Buchanan’s sage)
- Salvia clevelandii (Winifred Gilman sage), Native
- Salvia elegans (Pineapple sage)
- Salvia greggii (Autumn sage)
- Salvia x jamensis (Full moon sage)
- Salvia leucantha (Mexican bush sage)
- Salvia macrophyllum (Hot lips sage)
- Salvia sonomensis (Creeping sage), Native
- Salvia spathacea (Hummingbird sage), Native
- Scabiosa sp. (Pincushion plant)
- Sedum speciosa (Showy sedum)
- Sedum spectabile ‘Autumn joy’ (Autumn joy sedum)
- Sempervirum arachnoideum (Cobweb houseleek)
- Sideritis cypria (Cyprus ironwort)
- Soldago californica (California goldenrod)
- Stachys turkei (Dwarf lamb’s ear)
- Stipa pulchra (Purple needlegrass), Native
- Symphoricarpos albus (Snowberry), Native
- Symphyotrichum novae-belgii (New York aster)
- Teucrium chamaedrys prostatum (Prostrate germander)
- Teucrium fruticans (Bush germander)
- Thymus praecox (Creeping red thyme)
- Verbena lasiostachys (Western vervain), Native
- Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste tree, monk’s pepper)
- Zauscheneria (California fuschia ), Native
- Zauscheneria (California fuschia “Everett's choice”), Native
Proceeds from the plant sale will support the Master Gardener Demonstration Gardens and Public Education Programs.