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Tired of mowing your lawn? Wish you could just sit back and play your suqeezebox? Maybe have a beer?

The arboretum can help you with all three:

• Folk Music Jam Sessions — They continue through the summer, with the next three dates as follows: Aug. 2, 16 and 30 (all Fridays). (A previous posting gave an incorrect date for the last of the three jam sessions in August.) Pull out your fiddles, guitars, mandolins, penny whistles, pipes, flutes, squeezeboxes — you name it! — and join your fellow musicians from noon to 1 p.m. for a little bluegrass, old-time, blues, Celtic, klezmer and other world music. All skill levels welcome. Listeners, too! On the .

• Tired of Mowing Your Lawn? — Save on maintenance and save water, too, with landscaping alternatives that offer great curb appeal. Plus, advice on how to approach the process of reducing the size of your lawn or replacing all of it. 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, . (The times were listed incorrectly when this event was first posted on the Dateline website.)

• Beer tasting — Sponsored by Whole Foods Market in support of the arboretum’s shovel collection project: 400 are needed for an outdoor sculpture. Donate a shovel, get in free; otherwise, the cost is $5. The organizers said the event will feature beers from Track 7 Brewing Co., Sacramento, paired with food from the market. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, , on the north side of Whole Foods Market in the Davis Commons shopping center, First Street and Richards Boulevard.

MORE AT THE ARBORETUM

• Delights from Down Under — A leisurely, guided stroll through the Australian and New Zealand collections — featuring plants that thrive in our Mediterranean climate and plants that have adapted in fascinating ways. Many of the plants make great additions to home gardens. 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, .

• Succulents, Nolinas, Agaves — Learn about the origins and cultivation of these beautiful and extremely drought-tolerant plants. 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, .

All programs are free and open to the public. More information: (530) 752-4880 or (for directions, click on “Plan Your Visit”). Keep up with arboretum news by reading The Leaflet e-newsletter. To start receiving it, send an email to arboretum@ucdavis.edu, with “newsletter” in the subject line.