The Auburn Arrangers Guild will present its annual "all-table" floral design show and tea at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at the First Congregational Church, 710 Auburn Ravine Road in Auburn. The...

The Camellia Koi Club's pond and water garden tour will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 20 and 21. Held every two years, it is the club's major fund-raiser and has increased this...

Foothills summer heat is often difficult and costly as home air conditioners run around the clock. But beating the heat and reducing the high cost of energy can be as simple as installing a ceiling...

Thousands of area residents kept cool this past weekend at the Sacramento Convention Center where the California State Home & Garden Show was held, offering advice and ideas galore for every aspect...

For many pet owners in Placer County, dogs are an integral part of the family unit, elevated from their historical station as a furred appendage to their human owners. In fact, many dogs hold equal...

Foothill Farmers' Markets Valley/Foothills Lake of the Pines, Red Wagon restaurant, Mondays, 4 to 7 p.m., July 11 - Sept. 26 Roseville Square, Harding and Douglas, Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 7...

Even though it appears the rainy, windy season is over for the year, now is the perfect time to think about home gutters. Homes surrounded by a variety of trees that lose their leaves each year are...

There's a movement afoot in Placer County, and its members aim to change your life. They're betting you could get a lot more fun out eating, that you can be tempted to try new flavors, that if you make...

Imagine driving out of the town of Loomis on King Road and turning onto a small driveway into a secret garden. The little road winds through a welcome greeting of blooming irises, by a grove of old...

Flower Show School Course No. 4 will be offered April 5 to 7 at the Bell Road Baptist Church, 707 Bell Road, in Auburn. This is the fourth part of a four-course program to educate garden club members...

Rose Society to hear talk on irrigation The Gold Country Rose Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8 in the Auburn Civic Center Rose Room. Guest speaker will be Dave...

Wine, table grapes to be topic of workshop The El Dorado County Master Gardeners will offer a class on wine and table grapes from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 26, at the...

Soil testing Green Acres Nursery & Supply will offer free soil testing at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 19. Participants should bring a sample of soil to have the ph level...

\~Climate workshop The El Dorado County Master Gardeners will offer a class on weather and climate in the foothills from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb....

Arborist to discuss tree pruning skills Friends of the Auburn Library will host a presentation and slide show by certified arborist Jean Pliska on "The Proper and only...