Huei's Garden is a beautiful and peaceful oasis. Huei herself is a gem. She works very hard to…read moremaintain the garden so that people can come and enjoy it. She puts on several tours per year (June for Rotary, October for Breast Cancer, and April for Shriners Children's Hospital). She is always happy to host volunteers who would like to partake in garden work. Volunteers can report to Huei's garden Sundays 10-12. She will guide and offer great insight into gardening. Would highly recommend! If you are interested in learning more about Huei's garden you can watch an interview linked here https://youtu.be/8-yrPzIKkBI?is=wSepRx4NEdy2MQGb. If you are interested in touring, tours are generally $25. If you are interested in donating to help Huei maintain the garden, you can reach out to Green Acres, where Huei sources her plants, at (916) 730-5751.

This garden is absolutely stunning! I highly recommend going if you live in the Davis area. The…read moreproceeds go to important causes like Shiners Children, so you get access to a stunning garden while helping your community which is awesome!

Love this community garden and how you can donate extra fruits and vegetables for the community!…read moreYou can also pick up free composting and they host educational workshops. Megan was a great speaker and I learned so much!

I took a deep dive into the sea of beautiful Roses at the Natomas Roses Garden. Located in South…read moreNatomas with PLENTY of free parking next to the Library and Community Center, in bloom since 2008. The roses were Georgeous, but not too fragrant. Unfortunately you could see that the hot Sacramento sun was starting to take a bit of a toll on the beautiful buds, but nature is as nature does. It's a small but very cute, open area with several benches. It surrounded by cement which makes it perfect for weddings and other events. Gorgeous way to spend a part of your day.

A small volunteer-run rose garden that's been around since 2008. It's located alongside the South…read moreNatomas Library and comprises of reportedly over 500 roses. Rose beds are arranged in a circular formation while climbing roses are grown on 10-ft tall trellises (the Grand Trellis here makes a good photo backdrop). I visited in late April. Most of the garden was still dormant but there were a few spots that couldn't wait to bloom with a bang (the roses that I saw were huge!). Was nice to see that even at this time the entire garden was well-kept (tidy walkways, absence of weeds in the rose beds, etc.). Free to visit. Plentiful parking. Definitely recommend taking a peek especially during peak blooming season!

We came for the first time on NYE night & could tell that some homes were not as decked out/lit up…read moreanymore & the experience was not full impact. However, there were hardly any cars, so we could do a slow, easy drive. It was still magical with lots of lights throughout this neighborhood. The standout feature was that the streets were lined with continuous strings of white lights that swagged down the participating areas, creating lit paths to follow. It was impressive! There were definitely some houses that went above, while others were more simple, but all delightful to see. Here & there, Christmas trees were in the middle of a court or roundabout. We aren't familiar with the neighborhood & lost track of how we meandered through, so next year we'll try to figure out a good route. We'll definitely plan to come back earlier during the next holiday season to enjoy the full experience.

Rockmont Lights in Natomas is all they say it is and more!…read more My friend, daughter and I wanted to check out Christmas lights last night and decided to check out Rockmont Lights instead of fighting the Fab 40's crowd. It was a first time for all of us and we weren't sure what to expect. We arrived around 7:30pm and it was already pretty busy, but we found some parking on a nearby street. Most of the streets surrounding Java Court were festively decked out and flooded with people - we made our way over to Java Court and I was so surprised to see a massive Christmas tree in the center of the court. There was Santa and The Grinch happily taking photos with families and a couple of fire pits that people were warming up by! They were handing out candy canes to passing cars and I believe they were even selling hot cocoa in front of a few houses! You can drive around the area, but I highly recommend walking it to fully experience the magic that Rockmont Lights has to offer! Make sure you bundle up though! Rockmont Lights definitely gives Dovewood Court and even some streets in the Fab 40's a run for its money! We will be visiting every year now and making it a new tradition!

I caught up with the great members of this organization at the Cal Expo home and garden show. We…read morebought the small $3 succulents and they had a deal for 5 for $20 and they'd repot it in a bigger pot for you into a little arrangement for your new 5 succulent friends. I'd buy from them again! Everyone was so friendly too. Not sure about the high prices for the more "rare" and unique plants but it's just not my thing.

The first weekend of every May, the Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society hosts a HUGE succulent…read moreshow and sale at the Shepard Garden and Art Center in McKinley Park. Entry is free. This year, the hours are as follows: Friday, May 5: 1-5pm Saturday, May 6: 9am-4pm Sunday, May 7: 9am-3pm This event is extremely popular, and draws large crowds every year. This year has been no exception. When I arrived, it was just past noon on Friday. There was already one couple ahead of me in line, and, within a couple of minutes, there was a couple standing behind me, as well. Pretty soon, the line was wrapped all the way around the parking lot. Right by the front entrance, a folding table had been stacked high with cardboard boxes for shoppers to fill up with plants. I grabbed a box large enough to hold several plants, because I was hoping to take a bunch home. If you love succulents, this show is really a must see. All of the most experienced cactus and succulent growers in the area bring their best plants to put up for sale. The entire garden center is filled wall to wall with exotic and flowering cacti. It's incredible. The succulent sale has something to offer for everyone, from $1.50 haworthia rosettes to $300 collector plants, and everything in between. Artists sell their homemade pottery from booths around the building, and there are even pre-made succulent arrangements available (which I think would make a great Mother's Day gift). I noticed LOTS of rainbow cacti this year, and most were around $15-25, depending on the size. While each vendor is set up in their own area, there is just one checkout near the exit. So, you don't have to worry about paying each individual vendor. All of the growers are super friendly and easy to talk to. I've gotten lots of great tips from them over the years. For example, it was a farmer from the sale who first told me that oik aloe thrive with red lava rock top dressing, which I have also found to be true. I ended up taking home bunches of succulents. Specifically, some of the plants I brought home included an aloe delta dawn, haworthia baccata, haworthia resendeanna, lithops royal flush, rebutia pygmaea, notocactus rudibueneker, stenocactus phylacanthus, and several others. (Only about half were labeled with names.) I look forward to this sale every year. I'm super happy with all of the cacti I found, and am already looking forward to next year's sale. For more information, see the website at https://sacramentocss.com/shows.html

This urban farm is a fun place to visit if you're in the area…read more Ordering food is slow and awkward, but entertaining. You might have to bring your own food if you follow a plant-based, whole food diet. No healthy options for plant-based kids. There is a farm stand, so my children just ate fruit.

Urban farming...who knew??…read more I sure as hell didn't! My first experience, and hopefully not my last, was while volunteering at the Autumn Equinox Celebration a few weekends ago. I generally associate Hurley avenue with The Kitchen, the street to the mall, the movie theaters, a bunch of random big box stores/shops...not where I'd find a hidden oasis of urban farming! I can't really review the farming situation, because what I saw was a decked out landscape of food tasting, booze drinking, social responsible being group of people who were supporting an underground culture of urban farming. A friend asked if I'd like to volunteer at this event. Sure, I don't mind donating my services to a good cause. This BY FAR is the most underrated event in Sacramento. I almost don't want to yelp about it, so it stays cool and awesome - but they do cap it off, so get in where you fit in. Every good eatery on the grid and in the Handle district is here. Even some of the good spots off of the grid were here too. There was plenty of food for everyone and booze, no short supply of anything. Unlike most events, IF you even had to wait in a line, it was less than five minutes. The whole event was also "no waste"! For those of you who don't speak hippie, this means no trash was created - we used mini wine glasses, plastic plates, and silverware. The vendors generally just plated everything on your plate, with the exception of a few vendors. Those that did use a serving dish, were made of bamboo or something hippieish of the sorts. After volunteering and consuming their food and booze (this was okayed by the volunteer lead), I realized that I want to volunteer at their actual farm in Rancho Cordova. This event made me want to volunteer my time to their efforts, it is a great non-profit. Everyone was so warm and inviting, and genuinely nice - from the staffers, the other volunteers, the vendors, and the celebrators, not one person had a bad attitude. I am now a believer...I'm ready to get down on some urban farming!

We go to the Deer Creek pumpkin patch every year (some years more than one)! This year was a…read morelittle disappointing. We went on a Saturday so we could get face painting, fun balloons, petting animals and Snowie King! However......we found out after waiting around that the face painting wasn't coming, the petting animals never showed and Snowie King wasn't open. Big bummer! My little was sad....but we did get a fun balloon! They do have a large variety of pumpkins. All sizes and colors go pick from! And lots of photo ops.

Cute gift shop with a nice garden for fresh produce around the back. Nice place to checkout.read more

We had come across this community garden while searching for wall murals around the Sacramento…read moreArea. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Garden consists of 38 plots. Three of which are ADA Plots. These community gardens are operated by the City of Sacramento Parks & Recreation. It is a wonderful way too learn, grow, and teach organic gardening.