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October: A Home & Garden guide to the month

Published: Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008 - 12:00 am | Page 5D

Music in the Mountains Home Tour

When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today and Sunday

Where: Grass Valley-Nevada City

What: Tour eight residences, including a log mansion and a 5,000-square-foot home with a gold-mining theme.

Cost: Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For tickets: (530) 265-6124 or (800) 218-2188 or www. musicinthemountains.org

Walk with Warren

When: Noon Oct. 8

Where: Arboretum headquarters, LaRue Road, UC Davis. Parking is available for $6 in visitor lot 47.

What: Join arboretum superintendent Warren Roberts for a lunchtime stroll. Learn about the arboretum's collections and get a little exercise.

Cost: Free

Information: arboretum. ucdavis.edu; (530) 752-4880

20 Years of Adopt a Plot Garden Tour

When: 10 a.m. Oct. 18

Where: Sacramento Historic Cemetery's main gate at Broadway and 10th Street. Park across the street from the 10th Street gate and meet at the cemetery entrance.

What: Tour the garden with Anita Clevenger and Sharon Patrician.

Cost: Free; donations appreciated.

Information: (916) 448-0811

Sierra Foothills Rose Society Rose Show

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 18

Where: Sunrise Mall, Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane, Citrus Heights.

What: Hundreds of blooms, informative talks, displays on how to grow and care for roses.

Cost: Free

Information: (916) 786-7230

Guided tour: California native plants

When: 2 p.m. Oct. 19

Where: Buehler Alumni & Visitors Center, Old Davis Road, UC Davis campus, across from the Mondavi Center. Free parking in visitor lot 1 and the parking garage south of the Mondavi Center.

What: Learn traditional uses of California native plants.

Cost: Free

Information: (530) 752-4880 or arboretum.ucdavis.edu

Native Culture

When: 1-3 p.m. Oct. 12

Where: Wyatt Deck, Old Davis Road, UC Davis campus next to the redwood grove. Free parking in visitor lot 5 at A Street and Old Davis Road.

What: American Indian cultural interpreter Diana Almendariz will share traditional plant knowledge.

Cost: Free

Information: (530) 752-4880 or arboretum.ucdavis.edu

34th annual Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum Plant Faire

When: 8-10 a.m. today for members (you can join at the door); 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today for nonmembers

Where: Garrod Drive, across from the Veterinary School, UC Davis campus. Free parking is available in visitor lot 55.

What: Hundreds of different plants for sale, including many that are rare or unavailable in nurseries. This is also the grand opening of the new Arboretum Teaching Nursery. Yolo County master gardeners will be on hand to answer questions.

For a map and plant list, visit arboretum.ucdavis.edu. Bring a box or wagon to carry your purchases.

Information: (530) 752-4880.

Guided tour: California native plants and fire

When: 11 a.m. Oct. 11

Where: Buehler Alumni & Visitors Center, Old Davis Road, UC Davis. Free parking available in visitor lot 1 and in the parking garage south of the Mondavi Center.

What: In California, wildfires help maintain grasslands and forests, and plants have evolved to live with fire. Learn some of the fascinating ways plants survive and thrive in a fire-dependent ecosystem during a free guided tour of the native plant collection at the UC Davis Arboretum.

Cost: Free

Information: (530) 752-4880 or arboretum.ucdavis.edu

Lantern tours

When: 6:30, 8 and 9:30 p.m. Oct. 24-25

Where: Sacramento Historic Cemetery, main gate at Broadway and 10th Street. Parking available across the street from the 10th Street gate. Meet at the cemetery entrance.

What: Costumed docents tell the stories of our historic and notable cemetery residents by lantern light as you venture into the shadows. Bring your imagination and a flashlight.

Cost: $20 per person; prepaid tickets required

Information: (916) 448-0811

My favorite time

The slightest breeze loosens showers of leaves from the black oaks outside my windows. It's only a matter of time before the remaining leaves turn a bright yellow and fall softly to the ground. The pumpkins seem to grow more brilliant orange every day as the foliage yellows and withers away. No matter how beautiful other seasons may be, fall is my favorite time of year. – Pat Rubin


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