The arboretum is closing out the season's plant sales with Some Like It Hot: Summer Bloomers and Sizzling Deals.
The bloomers are the stars of the summer garden, the deals are what you might expect at a season-ending clearance sale.
It is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the . As always, experienced gardeners will be on hand to help you choose the best plants for your garden design and conditions.
The sale is open to the general public — no membership required.
However, members receive a 10 percent discount on all purchases, not only at arboretum plant sales, but at selected garden centers and nurseries in the region.
Other benefits include discounts on arboretum workshops and classes, plus advance notice so that you can register before popular events are filled; 12 days of complimentary, on-campus parking for your arboretum visits; invitations to special events; access to the arboretum library of more than 1,500 books and periodicals on gardening, botany and natural history; and free admission and discounts at other botanical gardens around the United States.
MORE AT THE ARBORETUM
Folk Music Jam Session — Pull out your fiddles, guitars, mandolins, penny whistles, pipes, flutes, squeezeboxes — you name it! — and join your fellow musicians during the lunch hour for a little bluegrass, old-time, blues, Celtic, klezmer and other world music. All skill levels welcome. Listeners, too! Noon-1 p.m. Friday, May 11 and 25, .
Poetry in the Garden: Justin Desmangles, with musical accompaniment by Harley White Jr. — Desmangles is the host of KDVS Radio’s weekly New Day Jazz, featuring jazz, poetry, political commentary and interviews. Desmangles’ poetry and journalism have appeared in Amerarcana, Shuffle Boil, Konch, Drumvoices and Black Renaissance Noire. White, from Sacramnento, is a pop recording artist, a member of two Latin jazz ensembles and an award-winning bassist with the Harley White Jr. Jazz Orchestra. Noon-1 p.m. Thursday, May 17, .
Ethnobotanical Plant Walk and Meditation — The Arboretum Ambassadors present this program on traditional uses of California native plants for food, medicine and ritual. Tea and meditation will follow. 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, .
Wild Family Day — The student group Wild Campus, in partnership with the arboretrum, presents this afternoon of games and activities — all aimed at raising awareness of native wildlife and what the community can do to help preserve these critters. Wild Campus will provide supplies to build pinecone bird feeders, to take home. 1-4 p.m. Sunday, May 20, . More information is available by e-mail: WildCampus411@gmail.com.
Movie Night in the Arboretum — The Academy Award-winning Avatar, presented by the Arboretum Ambassadors and the ASϲϿD Entertainment Council. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, on the lawn above Lake Spafford, east of Mrak Hall (bring a blanket).
Davis Shakespeare Ensemble: — A thorough portrait of heroism as King Henry rallies his outnumbered army to defeat France on its home turf. The ensemble looks at this classic in a whole new way, presenting the war epic with a small cast in an intimate setting. June 14-July 1, .
All programs are open to the public, and all are free except Henry V. More information on arboretum events: (530) 752-4880 or (for directions, click on “Plan Your Visit”). More information on Henry V is available from the .
Media Resources
Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu