UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County

06/13/2026

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06/13/2026

El Dorado County Fair
June 18-21, 2026
100 Placerville Dr
Placerville, CA

You still have time to enter your plants, flowers, floral arrangements, imagination gardens, fruit, veggies, herbs, garden photos, and place settings in this year's El Dorado County Fair.

Entry deadline for online submissions is Sunday, June 14, midnight.

Access the fair competition handbook and fill out your entry online.
https://edcfair.org/fair/competition-handbook/

Photo credit: Debi Valerga
Photo descriptions: Green poster with a gold miner pushing a wheel barrel and a Ferris wheel with the wording El Dorado County Fair, Good Ol’Fashioned Fun, June 18-21, 2026, El Dorado County
Assorted green and flowering plants in pots on a yellow table.
Large, floral arrangement with lavender, pink, and white flowers on a yellow table.
Display of various mutli-colored cut flowers in glass vases on white shelves with a blue and white cloud backdrop and orange, yellow, and pink striped curtain below the shelves.

06/13/2026

🌿🌿🌿 Weeds Friend or Foe?🌿🌿🌿

Weeds are a part of life for Gardeners. Take a few minutes to read a recent UC Master Gardener of El Dorado Co/
Mt. Democrat to get the lowdown on “Weeds”.


https://www.mtdemocrat.com/prospecting/grow-for-it-w**ds-friend-or-foe/article_f56c5a79-3875-4b67-a446-1f3b4c8d0edb.html

06/12/2026

What is a noxious w**d???

Free Class: Control of Invasive and Noxious Weeds in El Dorado County

Saturday, June 13, 2026 from 9 am-12 pm

Bethell-Delfino Agriculture Building
311 Fair Ln
Placerville, CA 95667

These w**ds displace natives, decrease wildlife habitat, and reduce recreational and land values. Discover ways to identify, control, and report invasive w**ds of county-wide concern. Then, we will take a look at w**ds commonly found in the home landscape, their culture, and control strategies.

This is an in-person event
Please register. Space is limited.
https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-el-dorado-county/event/central-sierra-control-invasive-and-noxious-w**ds

Photo credit: Debi Valerga
Photo description: Close up of common knotgrass or knotw**d, a w**d that is highly invasive in California.

06/09/2026

FREE UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado Class
“Control of Invasive & Noxious Weeds in El Dorado County”

Saturday, June 13th, 9a-12p
Bethel-Delfino Building
311 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667

Weeds are the bane of our existence! They overcome our vegetation, spread rapidly, and are difficult to control.
Our Master Gardener will provide you with important tips
On dealing with, and controlling w**ds. Register below.👇

https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-el-dorado-county/event/central-sierra-control-invasive-and-noxious-

Photo Credit: Pauline Atkins
Photo Description: Poison Oak
Green leaves on leafy ground. “Leaves of 3, let them be!”

06/08/2026

Free Class: Control of Invasive and Noxious Weeds in El Dorado County

Saturday, June 13, 2026 from 9 am-12 pm

Bethell-Delfino Agriculture Building
311 Fair Ln
Placerville, CA 95667

These w**ds displace natives, decrease wildlife habitat, and reduce recreational and land values. Discover ways to identify, control, and report invasive w**ds of county-wide concern. Then, we will take a look at w**ds commonly found in the home landscape, their culture, and control strategies.

This is an in-person event

Please register. Space is limited.
https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-el-dorado-county/event/central-sierra-control-invasive-and-noxious-w**ds

Photo credit: UCANR
Photo description: Close up of various problem w**ds.

06/06/2026

Free Class Tomorrow Morning!

Gardening for Pollinators
Saturday June 6, 2026 from 9 am-12 pm

Sherwood Demonstration Garden
6699 Campus Dr
Placerville, CA 95667
$2 parking fee

Expand your Pollinator-Friendly Garden
Did you know that planting more diverse and flowering plants in your garden can help support your vegetable garden or orchard? Learn how to choose plants to make your garden a haven for the pollinators. We’ll cover the types of plants that attract butterflies, bees, bats and hummingbirds. We’ll discuss the ways you can create areas in your garden that will not only support our native winged creatures, but look beautiful and support the health of the rest of your garden. Better yet, many of these plants are lower water users, and help keep your soil healthy. And we’ll give you tips for creating shelters for your pollinators that are people and garden friendly. Join the Master Gardeners at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden to get some ideas to expand your pollinator-friendly planting for the next growing season.

Registration requested but not required.
https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-el-dorado-county/event/central-sierra-gardening-pollinators-el-dorado

Photo credit: Debi Valerga
Photo description: Yellow and black Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on a pink zinnia flower.

06/05/2026

🪴🐝🐝🪴UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County sure have the best classes! Attached a few pics of our last class on “Culinary Herbs”. It was wonderful! Everyone in attendance was able to plant, and take home herbs!

On Saturday, June 6th, 9a-12p, at
Sherwood Demonstration Garden, a class on
“Attracting Pollinators” will show you how to encourage
busy bees, bats, butterflies, and hummingbirds to your
own garden. Your garden will be very happy with these buzzing visitors! See you Saturday!

Sherwood Demonstration Garden
6699 Campus Drive
Placerville, CA 95667
$2.00 Parking Fee

Photo Credit: Pauline Atkins
Photo Descriptions on photos

06/03/2026

06/02/2026

El Dorado County Fair
June 18-21, 2026
100 Placerville Dr
Placerville, CA

UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County serve the community by decorating the Floriculture Building, intaking all Flower & Plants entries and Fruits & Veggies entries, assist the judges, staff the building during the fair, and clean up after the fair is over. Now is your chance to enter all those beautiful flowers and produce that you have in your garden.

Entry deadline for submissions is Friday, June 12, 4:00 pm at the Fair Office or Online by Sunday, June 14, midnight.

Pick up your free competition handbook in the Fair Office or access it online.
https://edcfair.org/fair/competition-handbook/

Photo description: Green poster with a gold miner pushing a wheel barrel and a ferris wheel with the wording El Dorado County Fair, Good Ol’Fashioned Fun, June 18-21, 2026, El Dorado County