A beautiful place at CSU Sacramento that holds many pleasant memories for me. This was and is my…read morefavorite place on campus. It continues to be one of my favorite thinking spots as well. Small but well-maintained. Maintenance might even stop by with their animal friends and a Hello. There's a parking garage across the street now, that's new(ish). Turn right when you see that first parking garage, after entering campus off of J Street. If you like learning about California native trees, this is the place for you. The Arboretum has walking paths and a bike path as well. If you're used to UCD's Arboretum this one will be small potatoes. Small, pretty, well-loved potatoes.

I'm a little torn here, because, while I personally love the Goethe Arboretum, I do have to concur…read morewith Cleo J.'s entire review. As far as arboretums go, this one is not that great. The overall message is, "If you like plants, go to UC Davis, because you won't be seeing them here." There's not a lot of variety. Many of the plants are dead or dying, or just don't bloom. Some of the plants seem to be mislabeled, or poorly labeled. The arboretum is not very big, and virtually all of it is within views of the nearby roads, which can get noisy. There is also now a large homeless encampment on the back side of the arboretum, which, honestly, makes it feel less safe for a female to visit alone. But, does any of that stop me from loving the arboretum? No. The arboretum has always been one of my favorite spots on campus to eat lunch, chill out, or just walk around. I love taking photos of the few plants that are still alive and well. This afternoon, as I was approaching the arboretum, I noticed a wild coyote. He was running around the place for a while, seemingly in search of a squirrel to eat. He circled the bottoms of several eucalyptus trees. Any time he noticed humans getting closer to him, he ran the other way. I found a seat on the far side of the arboretum, tried to be inconspicuous, and waited for him to come to me. I was able to get a couple of videos, which I'll post. Overall, I definitely wouldn't recommend driving out of your way to see the arboretum. If you're thinking about it, I'd suggest visiting the UCD arboretum, instead. I agree with what Cleo said about this place having a ton of potential. I'd hate to see it get scrapped or replaced by something else, but would love to see it improved.

The strawberries here are SUPER SWEET and have such a great flavor. Prices are reasonable and the…read moreowners are so nice. I've tried strawberries from other farms and the stores and nothing can compare so this is the only place I'll buy my strawberries from. Whenever I share or bring these strawberries to events, they're that good that friends and family need to know where they're from. Now you all know; you're welcome :)

A small local strawberry farm with some of the best strawberries around! Come and support your…read morelocal farm, you won't be disappointed.

I had never done lawn sod before and they answered all of my questions and helped me get it done…read moreright. The sod was high quality and looks like it's taking well after 2 weeks. I appreciate all of their help and recommendations.

Great family owned business! Very friendly and understanding. They accept military discounts and…read morewere kind enough to retro discount after delivery. We had a great conversation with the son of the founder and he was very genuine and pleasant. One item that did occur was the delivery man didn't seem to be very happy. We ordered 2500 sq ft of sod and upon delivery, the delivery man knocked on the door smoking a cigarette (Wouldn't usually bother us but we do have a 1 year old at the door), didn't really want to place the sod in the backyard, and answered "Im living aren't i," when asked how he was doing. Maybe he was having a bad day? Either way, the retrospect discount and great customer service on the phone and the office helped us overlook the delivery man. We will definitely use them in future needs! Thanks!

What a neat place to receive free advice from master gardeners! I had never heard of this place…read morebefore but someone recommended I check out their "OPEN GARDEN" which is held once a month and open to the public. I showed up around 9:20am on a February Saturday and wasn't too sure what to expect. Got to check out a COMPOSTING CLASS that started at 10am that was very informative. Also got to check out their community garden and admire how nice the crops looked. But the best part was having all these master gardeners walking around and being able to ask them questions and pick their brains. I learned about cover crops, mulching and so much more while I was there. If you're interested in gardening, definitely check out this place. I believe parts of it are open to the public normally but during Open Garden days, the entire back part is open as well. It's a little hard to find but basically you have to drive into the parking lot of a park and head in the direction of the church next door. Then it will be on the right side of the church.

Came during their monthly open house to check this place out. Upon entrance, you're greeted with…read morevery friendly people. It was great having access to the master gardeners to get tips and tricks on how to garden. The various workshops were very informative.

Aside from everyone's posted horrible experiences i decided to create my own experience! I've…read morevisited in 2012 when i didn't have my own kids and it seemed fine so coming back i didn't rest have the same idea being years have passed so things including prices can change thank goodness this is one of the rare pumpkin patches with activities that are open during the day. Most opened around 2 and with my 3yr old and 1 yr old that wasn't going to work for us. Even though they have schools field trips happening i couldn't tell they had so many kids until i saw then gathering to leave. Steve was amazing. As we arrived he told us what was going on and gave us an idea of what to expect before even mentioning the cost. I appreciate that rather than someone taking my money and go on. I didn't expect his warm welcome to be there. Made me want to be there even more! He seemed like he genuinely wants families to have fun and enjoy what they have created! The best part is my son never really talks to many people but he was happy to talk to Steve about his hot wheels, pumpkins and mcdls as we were leaving for lunch! The hay pyramid, the kiddie corner with cars, spooky houses, a imagine play area with Saloon, merc, jail house was fun for the kids. Hay rides and tractor photo ops. Sunflower box for the kiddos to get messy and creative. I enjoyed the day here 4/5 stars only for the pumpkin selection being a bit wonky. A few of the attractions were down but in reality they weren't going to be put to use by the age of children and the amount of traffic they had. Will be back!

There's an admission fee for pre-teens + teens. Admission was $10 each. My 2 y/o was free. I showed…read morethem my military ID and got free entry. Entry covers free "haunted house" tour and you can pay extra for a hay ride or train ride. Pumpkin selection is very limited. There is no corn maze. The "haunted house" consists of a small room that's dark with Halloween decors that you see at a Halloween store. If you step on it, the stuff pops up and scares you. The train ride takes less than 10 minutes to complete, depending how fast the driver is. It's literally around the field, which is about the size of a high school track. There's a seesaw, hay stacks, face painting that ranges from $10, $15 or $20 depending which designs you want. The 3 females who face pint are awesome. They're funny and full of personality. Food selection is very limited, pretty much your basic candy + snacks you can purchase whole sale at Costco; cold bottle water, cans sodas and Capri suns. No shave ice, popcorn, or speciality treats you typically see at a pumpkin patch at this time of year. There's two sandboxes that's are filled with corn kettles that kids can jump in and play with. You can get a decent experience with your kiddos without having to drive too far. I wouldn't call it a pumpkin patch, more so a "field" trip. My family enjoyed this unplanned trip, so it's worth a try if you're looking for something local and less crowd.

This is a beautiful location to take pictures. I brought my daughters here a few years ago. We came…read moreback again last month to take Prom pictures. They came out so beautiful. I'll definitely be coming back.

The WPA Rock Garden is exquisitely landscaped with a variety of drought tolerant plants. At one…read moretime this place was filled with ivy and weeds with random little walking pass cut through everywhere. Now the WPA Rock Garden is a lush home for a variety of California natives, succulents, and drought tolerant plants. The design of this green space pairs Sylvia with Russian sage, tall bright dahlias, black eyed Susan and Shasta daisy's, cone flower, lantana, dusty Miller, and soft silvery fuzzy lambs ear. The walking paths are edged with low growing ramblers, and various unique succulents peek through strewn Lodi brown River rock. This is a place to walk-through and appreciate some of California nature's beautiful colors, peaceful foliage and texture. This space provides a pleasing level of texture and interest to the minds eye. Meditate your way, walk through this rock garden breathe deeply and enjoy the pure O2 as it will lift your spirits. Thank you WPA volunteers for maintaining this beautiful space. Endnote: the WPA Rock garden is located in William Land Park across the street from the Zoo. If you park north of the zoo, you can walk across the street at the crosswalk at the light...it's at the top of the amphitheater parking lot.

I was in Davis for a half day trip on my way to sacramento and decided to stop by the UC Davis…read morecampus - the botanical conservatory is definitely a hidden gem, and I had the whole place to myself and a few student workers on an early Friday morning. The place is gorgeous and actually larger than it might seem from outside, with multiple sections or rooms within the greenhouse portion jam packed with plants in every direction. There's some nice signs with educational pearls throughout too and I really enjoyed spending a good chunk of time walking around and reading them. Definitely check it out if you have some time to explore!

As a plant hobbyist enjoying my plants at home, this conservatory was like heaven! Who knew a…read moreuniversity green house could be packed with so many varieties of plants ranging from tropical to carnivorous to dessert cacti and even plenty of orchids! I mean there was a corpse flower which had bloomed recently which I missed but that wasn't my main focus. I was more enthralled by the tiny endangered water lily that was in bloom that doesn't exist for sale anywhere after see it here and trying to seeing it here and trying to see if it was sold anywhere... The variations of plants, monsteras, hoyas, nepenthes, butterworts, oh the list could go on and on but I just enjoyed spending almost an hour there chatting with this guy who was more knowledgeable about the collect and just as enthusiastic! The staff and students were in the other room repotting but the professor gave us permission to enter and enjoy and I was like a child giddy with happiness in a playground taking in all the sights of the plants! Totally worth a visit!

My friend, Cher, and I are from Citrus Heights. About 40 minutes drive. It was an easy drive and…read moreonce we got there, it was fun to watch the kids checking out the butterflies and beautiful flowers. The young kids, I talked to seem to be mesmerized by the rows and rows of flowers. We brought clippers and something to put flowers in, but they do have scissors and jars that you can bring your flowers home in. They encourage you to take some time to enjoy the beauty and bring home flowers for yourself and a friend or family member who wasn't able to go with you. Thank you so much Mezger family for taking care of this beautiful property and sharing it with all of us. I'm sure we'll be back next year.

Free flowers to pick?! :D…read more I first heard about this place through a social media post, and I was like "I need to go visit this spot and pick some flowers!" One Thursday last month, we got to do just that. My sister, Sesame (my friend's dog that we were doggie-sitting), and I took a little day trip to Woodland. It was super hot that day with the temperature at 98degrees! Ugh... I got out my wagon to put Sesame in there so that she doesn't have to walk on the hot ground. We each picked a bouquet of flowers, and they were pretty. They did start wilting immediately the next day. But nonetheless, I'm glad we got to experience this place. It would be better to go either earlier in the morning or later when it less hot though. Parking was easy as they have their own little parking area. Watch for their signs to enter in the right area as the neighbor has sighs too that shows that people have tried to go their space accidentally.