Tour -- Location, Location, Location, about microclimates and selecting the perfect plants for each growing niche in your garden. 10 a.m. Sept. 16, gazebo, Garrod Drive. Free parking along Garrod Drive and in Lot 55.
Folk Music Jam -- Play or listen. Noon-1 p.m. Sept. 21, Wyatt Deck, adjacent to the redwood grove. Old Davis Road. Parking $6 in Lot 5, Old Davis Road and A Street.
Tour -- How Redwoods Survive in Valley Heat. 10 a.m. Sept. 22, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center. Free parking in Lot 1 and the garage south of the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.
Tour -- Plant Faire Preview, 11 a.m. Sept. 29, arboretum nursery at Orchard Park, Orchard Road near LaRue Road. Organizers said the featured plants will be available for sale at the 33rd annual Plant Faire, scheduled for Oct. 6 at the same location. Free parking in Lot 35.
Arboretum Adventures -- Butterflies in and Around the Arboretum, with entomology professor Arthur Shapiro, for all ages. 1-3 p.m. Sept. 29, Wyatt Deck, adjacent to the redwood grove. Old Davis Road. Free parking in Lot 5, Old Davis Road and A Street.
All events are free and open to the public. More information: (530) 752-4880 or .
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Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu