What’s happening at the always-awesome Arboretum? Besides being a beautiful place to stroll, ride a bike or picnic, there are some upcoming events worth checking out.

Friday

* Folk Music Jam Session
12–1 pm, Wyatt Deck, Old Davis Road, UC Davis

Folk musicians are invited to play together informally during an acoustic jam session on Friday, September 28, noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Wyatt Deck, located on Old Davis Road next to the redwood grove in the UC Davis Arboretum. Pull out your fiddles, guitars, mandolins, penny whistles, pipes, flutes, squeezeboxes (you name it) and join your fellow musicians for a little bluegrass, old-time, blues, Celtic, klezmer, and world music over the lunch hour. All skill levels welcome. Listeners welcome. Parking is available for $7 in Visitor Lot 5, at Old Davis Road and A Street. For more information, please call (530) 752-4880 or visit arboretum.ucdavis.edu.

Saturday

* Plant Faire & Sale: Showcasing the Plants of Nature’s Gallery Court
9 – 11 am Members Only, 11 am – 1 pm Open to the Public, Arboretum Teaching Nursery, Garrod Drive

Get first choice of our Fall 2012 Plant Sale inventory at the annual Plant Faire & Sale. The first two hours are reserved for members of the Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and Davis Botanical Society members, but you can join at the door and not miss out on being the first to make your selections. Docents will be available to welcome you to the adjacent Nature’s Gallery Court, with its stunning plant and insect tile mural.

Many of these plants will be featured at this plant sales. Nearby, you can stroll through the Ruth Risdon Storer Garden, the Valley-wise landscape that served as a catalyst for the Nature’s Gallery Court project. Plan to take some extra time at the Plant Faire to find inspiration at these two beautiful Arboretum sites!

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The T. Elliot Weier Redwood Grove in the UC Davis Arboretum gives one the impression of being in a cool, coastal forest. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise file photo

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