09/10/2026
“Going Native. Propagating Plants that Belong in Placer County”. This is one of our FREE workshops at our upcoming Garden Faire next Saturday, September 12. The Garden Faire hours are 9-3. The workshop takes place at 11:30. This is a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn what a native plant is, why they are important, and which plants are best for Placer County. You’ll learn how to prepare cuttings of a few common native plants. We’ll provide the plant material for each participant to create cuttings to take home. The class is taught by plant ecologist, Monica Finn who is active in Placer Master Gardeners, California Native Plant Society, and Placer Nature Center.
The Garden Faire is HUGE and FREE and takes place at the Maidu Center, 1550 Maidu Drive in Roseville next Saturday, September 12 from 9-3. Beyond the 11:30 propagation workshop, there’s a great class at 10:00 on “Nurturing Healthy Soil” by Kevin Marini that addresses soil and bagged or bulk soils. There are door prizes and a Kid’s Korner with crafts and activities for the kiddos and cool garden swag. There are dozens of information booths on just about everything garden related: beneficial insects and pests, water use in the garden, native plants, roses. There are vendors selling plants, herbs, cactus, succulents, garden art, garden products, and more. It’s a once a year AMAZING garden event. Click here for more information: https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-placer-county/workshops-and-special-events
If you’d like to read more about why LOCAL native plants are important, click here to read an article by Monica Finn on the subject, on the CNPS Redbud Chapter Blog: https://chapters.cnps.org/redbud/2026/09/02/redbuds-2026-fall-plant-sale-create-your-homegrown-habitat/ Because is it really “native” if it isn’t native to where you actually live?
Photo by L. Meyerpeter. Cutting workshop using native plants.
