May Open Garden - FOHC
Date & Time
May 10 2025 from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Venue
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center
United States
This is an in-person event
About the Event
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center (map and directions)
11549 Fair Oaks Boulevard
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
Open gardens are informal FREE events where you roam the gardens, watch what we are doing, see what we are growing and ask questions.
- Upon entry you will notice an updated garden of popular plants.
- Smell the large variety of culinary herbs from favorites to rarities.
- Be inspired by the blooming plants and learn how to care for them in the water-efficient landscape area.
- See summer vegetables emerging in raised beds, and the Berries and Grapes that have set fruit.
- Collect tips for successful composting and listen to the mini talk on How to Harvest Worm Castings.
- Find out about spring pest concerns in the orchard.
- May is a good time to rethink how to use water more wisely with mulch and irrigation techniques.
Don't miss these talks:
9:45 AM in the Lower Arbor: Rooted for Success - How to Propagate Your Favorite Herbs.
10:15 AM in the Kiwi Arbor: Worm Composting - How to Harvest the Castings.
10:45 AM in the WEL Round Patio: May Beauties in the Water Efficient Landscape - Planting and Maintenance.
11:15 AM in the Orchard: Orchard Irrigation Basics and Demonstration.
This FREE event is located outside–rain or shine.
No pets please!
Advice to grow by - Ask us!