Tour -- Container Gardens for the Central Valley, 11 a.m. Feb. 2, Arboretum Terrace Garden, Davis Commons shopping center, First Street and Russell Boulevard. Free parking behind the center.

Workshop -- Introduction to Botanical Watercolor, with Catherine Buscaglia. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 3, arboretum headquarters, La Rue Road. $60, or $50 for members of Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum, and students; plus $10 materials fee. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis, with payment; contact Susan Macaulay at (530) 752-4880 or skmacaulay@ucdavis.edu by Feb. 1. Registration can be arranged at the door, provided there is still room.

Folk Music Jam -- Play or listen. Noon Feb. 8 and 22, Wyatt Deck, adjacent to the redwood grove. Parking $6 in Lot 5, Old Davis Road and A Street.

Tour -- Finding Beauty in the Dead of Winter. 11 a.m. Feb. 9, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center. Free parking in Lot 1 and the garage south of the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.

Walk With Warren -- Led by Warren Roberts, arboretum superintendent. Noon Feb. 13, gazebo, Garrod Drive. Parking $6 in Lot 55.

Tour -- Color in the Garden. 11 a.m. Feb. 16, gazebo, Garrod Drive, Free parking along Garrod and in Lot 55.

All events are open to the public, and all are free except the watercolor workshop. More information: (530) 752-4880 or arboretum.ucdavis.edu.