Darla's Kitchen and Garden

01/18/2026

01/18/2026

🌱 Classes for the Home Gardener! 🌱

Ready to grow your own fresh, flavorful food? Join the UC Master Gardeners of Riverside County for The Home Harvest: A Kitchen Garden Workshop—a hands-on, two-session class designed for home gardeners of all experience levels.

📅 Saturdays, March 21 & 28, 2026
🕘 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
📍 In person in Riverside

Learn garden planning, soil basics, composting, herbs, planting, care, and harvesting—all with expert guidance.

💲 $50 for both sessions (materials included)
👩‍🌾 Class size limited to 25
🥪 Snacks and light lunch provided
⏰ Register by Friday, March 6, 2026

📧 For details or to register: [email protected]

Grow smarter. Grow tastier. Grow with us! 🌿




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01/09/2026

We hope you can join us for the Riverside Home and Garden Show on January 24 & 25, 2026.

We will have our 'Ask the Master Gardener' information both and some gardening expert speakers!

Location: 3637 5th Street, Riverside, CA 92501

Times: Saturday 1 am to 6 pm and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm




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01/09/2026

🚨🚨🚨This Saturday🚨🚨🚨

Clean up after the busy holidays and get rid of unwanted bulky items, electronics, household items, and more this Saturday, January 10 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Patriot High School (4355 Camino Real).

✅We accept:
- Bulk items
- Metal household waste
- Electronic waste
- Tires (limit 4 per household)
🚫Not accepting:
- Hazardous waste
- Truck tires
- Rims
- Business waste

For more information, contact Burrtec at 951-786-0639.
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¿Necesitas deshacerte de artículos grandes no deseados? ♻️
Ayuda a mantener limpia Jurupa Valley y acompáñanos el sábado 10 de enero, de 8:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m., en Patriot High School (4355 Camino Real).

✅ Aceptamos: artículos voluminosos, metal, electrónicos y llantas (límite 4 por hogar).
🚫 No se aceptan: residuos peligrosos, llantas de camión, rines ni desechos comerciales.

Más info: Burrtec 951-786-0639.

01/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who stopped by last month’s pop-up plant sale at LRPPG! Our plant cart is one way we share extra nursery-grown native plants with the community (after our restoration and habitat projects are taken care of, of course!). If you were one of the lucky folks able to snag a plant, it was truly "mint" to be 💚

If you missed it, we’ll be back this month with another limited selection of native plants, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Availability varies, so quantities are always limited.

Learn more about upcoming plant sale dates and what to expect at louisrobidouxparkland.org.

01/08/2026

January is prime Riverside, California citrus season. The peak citrus season extends through March. Visit Riverside's Citrus State Historic Park https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30069 The park is located at 9400 Dufferin Ave, Riverside, CA 92503. California Citrus State Historic Park is open for day use from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Visitor Center is open Friday through Sunday from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. https://youtu.be/fq3CpY2szjM

01/08/2026

🌾 2026 is the International Year of the Woman Farmer 🌎
Women are leaders, innovators, and stewards of California agriculture. Hear from California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross on why recognizing and supporting women farmers matters now more than ever.
👉 Watch the video and read more on CDFA's Planting Seeds blog:
https://plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov/wordpress/?p=29767

01/08/2026

Cool-Season Planting & Bare-Root Trees

January is a great time to get plants in the ground in Southern California! 🌿

Now is ideal for planting cool-season vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, peas, spinach, and chard. You can also plant bare-root fruit trees and vines such as apples, pears, plums, grapes, berries, asparagus, and artichokes while they’re dormant.

🌳 Bare-root plants establish quickly when planted during winter dormancy and often outperform container plants once spring arrives.

💧 Keep newly planted areas evenly moist and be sure soil drains well.

👉 What are you planting this January?

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01/07/2026

UPDATE: This event is rescheduled to Sunday, January 11, 2026.

UPDATE: This event is rescheduled to Sunday, January 11, 2026

🌸🌹 Tomorrow’s the day!

Join us at the UCR Botanic Gardens for the annual Rose Pruning Demonstration, where the UC Master Gardeners of Riverside County will be assisting and helping answer your rose-care questions.

📅 Tomorrow — January 4, 2026
🕐 1–3 PM

Learn hands-on techniques for pruning hybrid tea, floribunda, grandiflora, miniature, and climbing roses. It’s an excellent way to start the year with fresh gardening knowledge!

✔️ Free event
✔️ Free parking in Lot 13 Blue with registration

Location: 1 Botanic Gardens Drive, Riverside, CA 92507

We hope to see you there!

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