Garden Events

Sunday: UC Davis Arboretum guided tour: More color in your garden; 2 p.m.; free; tour begins at the Gazebo, Garrod Drive, UC Davis campus; (530) 752-4880.

Wednesday: Birding in the Cemetery Tour with Maureen Geiger; 8:30 a.m.; free; Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, 10th Street and Broadway, Sacramento; rain cancels; (916) 448-0811.

Classes

Today: "Home Orchards-Plan Before You Plant" workshop with UC Master gardeners; 10 a.m. to noon; free; Demonstration Garden, 1036 W. Main St., Grass Valley.

Today: "Green Life Skills" workshop; noon to 1 p.m.; $5 individual, $8 pair of tickets; Placer Nature Center, 3700 Christian Valley Road, Auburn; (530) 878-6053.

Today: Backyard and Worm Composting workshop with Yolo County UC master gardeners; 10 a.m. to noon; free; Woodland Community College, 2300 E. Gibson Road, Woodland; (530) 666-8143.

Today: Planting in fall containers class; 11 a.m. to noon; free; Smith and Hawken, 1166 Roseville Parkway, Roseville; (916) 786-2200.

Today: "Orchid Care Basics" with orchid specialist Shelly Berlant. Bring your orchid for re-potting with Shelly's help. Free; 10 a.m., Bushnell Gardens Nursery, 5255 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay; (916) 791-4199.

Thursday: Sierra College Botanical Society presents "Daylily Propagation and New Plant Introductions" with Keith Minor; 7 p.m.; $5; Sewell Hall, Sierra College Rockline Campus, 5000 Rockline Road, Rocklin; (916) 660-7950.

Nov. 15: Pine Needle Basket Weaving class; 9 a.m. to noon; $20, all materials included; reservations required; Bridgeport Visitor Center, South Yuba River State Park, 17660 Pleasant Valley Road, Penn Valley; (530) 432-2546.

Nov. 15: Indoor bulb forcing class; 11 a.m. to noon; free; Smith and Hawken, 1166 Roseville Parkway, Roseville; (916) 786-2200.

Clubs

Tuesday: Gold Country Rose Society presents "Roses from A to Z" author Carolyn Parker. Public welcome; 7 p.m., Rose Room, Auburn City Hall, 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn.

Wednesday: Arden Park Garden Club hosts a presentation on fruit and nut trees with Dick Fowler; 10 a.m.; visitors welcome; Arden Park Community Center, 1000 La Sierra Drive, Sacramento.

Wednesday: Folsom Women's Club Annual Auction and Luncheon; 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $15; Folsom Rotary Clubhouse, 7150 Baldwin Dam Road, Folsom; call for reservations (916) 934-0869.

Friday: The Carmichael Geranium Society welcomes speaker Baldo Villegas, a master rosarian and entomologist; 10 a.m.; Carmichael Community clubhouse, 5750 Grant Ave., Carmichael; visitors welcome; (916) 924-9359.

Special events

Today: Christmas around the world festival; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; free; Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation Hellenic Center, 3022 F St., Sacramento; (916) 443-2033.

Today: Annual Fall Faire; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 2958 59th St., Sacramento; (916) 456-8523.

Today: Arts and Crafts Sale and pancake breakfast hosted by Ethel Hart Senior Center; 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m; free admission, $3 for breakfast; 915 27th St., Sacramento; (916) 808-5462.

Today: Holiday Bazaar; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; First Presbyterian Church Annex, 515 Sunrise Ave., Roseville; (916) 624-3089.

Today: Citrus Heights Lions and San Juan High School Alumni Craft Fair; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; free; San Juan High School Gym, 7551 Greenback Lane, Citrus Heights.

Today: Craft Faire and bake sale; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Murieta Village Clubhouse, 14751 Poncho Conde Circle, Rancho Murieta; (916) 354-2925.

Today: Senior Citizens Bazaar; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Arcade Creek Manor, 6546 Auburn Blvd., Citrus Heights; (916) 729-2144.

Today: Pioneer Quilt Show and Sale; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; $6 two-day admission; Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville.

Today: Lincoln Hills Holiday Arts and Craft Fair; 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Orchard Creek Lodge, 965 Orchard Creek Lane, Lincoln.

Today: Holiday Crafts and Gift Faire, sponsored by Sacramento Emblem Club #539; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; free admission and parking; Sacramento Elks Lodge No. 6, 6446 Riverside Blvd., Sacramento.