Top picks: Sacramento home and garden events this week
Spring will be in full bloom this weekend at the California State Flower & Garden Show, which wraps up its inaugural run at Cal Expo.
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Port and sharries, whites, reds, roses and melomels — make your own wine without owning a vineyard!If you can follow a simple recipe, you can create delectabletable wines in your own home. It’s fun, it’s easy-and the resultswill delightfully complement your favorite meals and provide unparalleledpleasure by the glass when friends come calling. You don’t have tore-create Bordeaux in your basement to be a successful home vintner-you can make raisin wine and drink it like sherry, or use it to accent yourChinese cooking. Raspberry or apricot wine lend themselves to deliciousdesserts. And if you are interested in more exotic concoctions,rhubarb champagne is the ultimate treat.The Joy of Home Winemaking is your comprehensive guide to:the most up-to-date techniques and equipmentreadily available and affordable ingredients and materialsaging, bottling, racking, blending, and experimentingdozens of original recipes for great-tasting fruit wines,spice wines, herb w… More >>
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The horticulture staff has picked employee and visitor favorites to be featured at RIVERBANKS ZOO AND GARDEN ANNUAL SPRING PLANT SALE on April 17. The sale will run from 9 a.m. to noon. More than 40 varieties totaling more than 4,000 plants will be available for purchase. Most plants will range $5 to $10. Admission is free for those who enter at 1201 Seminole Drive . Information: (803) 779-8717.
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A fence is more than just a barrier. Used in imaginative ways, it can become an architectural feature that blends well with the style of your house, a landscape element that enhances the appearance of your property, or an accent piece that helps define a part of your yard or garden.
In The Fence Bible hands-on home improvement expert Jeff Beneke provides an in-depth, comprehensive how-to encyclopedia that enables homeowners to choose and build the fences and gates that are best for their landscape–both for appearance and function.
Beneke suggests the appropriate types of fence to keep the swimming pool secure, con fine the livestock, keep deer away from the garden, or create outdoor living spaces. He then discusses the essentials of proper fence design and provides step-by-step illustrated instructions for planning, building, maintaining, and repairing any style of fence.
Beneke covers every kind of fencing: wood, masonry, and metal, … More >>
Join Robert Norris, Associate Professor and Associate Botanist at UC Davis, as he discusses home vegetable gardening. Topics include controlling bird pests, irrigation practices, and transplanting. Series: “California Master Gardener Lecture Series” [8/2002] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 6676]
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Flowers for the Home presents over 100 simple and stylish floral arrangements for both everyday and special occasions that have been shaped by Handy’s worldwide travels. Showcased are floral designs inspired by cultures and traditions from such far-flung places as China, the tropical rain forest, the English countryside, and the American South. Handy discusses the basic design principles we can learn from in each locale, from color palettes to indigenous materials, and provides step-by-step instructions and tips for assembling many of these joyful displays. The book’s stunning photography will encourage the creation of delightful bouquets for family and friends…. More >>
Flowers for the Home: Inspirations from the World Over by Prudence Designs
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Texas Home Landscaping is an updated, expanded edition of Creative Homeowner’s award-winning best seller on landscaping Texas-style. Readers will find inspiring ideas for making the home landscape more attractive and functional. The 54 featured designs are created by landscape professionals from the region and use more than 200 plants that thrive in the southeast. Detailed instructions for projects such as paths, patios, ponds, and arbors are also included. Over 450 full-color photos and paintings are complemented by easy, step-by-step instructions. The Lone Star state will be in full bloom with Texas Home Landscaping
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Southeast Home Landscaping is an updated, expanded edition of Creative Homeowner+s award-winning best seller on landscaping southeast-style. Readers will find inspiring ideas for making the home landscape more attractive and functional. The 50 plus featured designs are created by landscape professionals from the region and use more than 200 plants that thrive in the southeast. Detailed instructions for projects such as paths, patios, ponds, and arbors are also included. Over 450 full-color photos and paintings are complemented by easy, step-by-step instructions. The southeast will be in full bloom with Southeast Home Landscaping…. More >>
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“LAUHALA TURTLE”-MAKING CLASS, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, through May 26,, Foster Botanical Gardens; $10 (plus garden admission); reservations: 522-7064.
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Builders St. Charles Home Show opens April 23
The Sixth Annual Builders St. Charles Home Show is set for April 23-25 at the St. Charles Convention Center, just off Veterans Memorial Parkway west of the Fifth Street interchange with Interstate 70.
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