The Oct. 17 plant sale at the Arboretum Teaching Nursery is special for two reasons: It is the second plant sale of the fall, when normally there is only one, and it is doubling as a reception for arboretum Superintendent Warren Roberts, who is retiring after 37 years with the arboretum. As for the sale, it will feature a group of “Warren’s Favorites,” great for home landscapes. As at the first plant sale of the fall, members of Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and the Davis Botanical Society receive a 10 percent discount, and every new member receives a free plant. The sale and reception are scheduled from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. The nursery is on Garrod Drive south of La Rue Road (tThe nursery is just beyond the Unitrans bus yard and across from the School of Veterinary Medicine). Parking is free.

MORE AT THE ARBORETUM

Folk Music Jams — Play or listen. Noon Oct. 16 and 30, and Nov. 13. Wyatt Deck.

Tour — Meet Some Native California Plants. 2 p.m. Oct. 18, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center.

Tour — Outstanding Oaks! 11 a.m. Oct. 24, gazebo.

Tour — Autumn Colors in the Storer Garden. 11 a.m. Oct. 31, gazebo.

Tour — Water-Wise Plants for Your Garden. 2 p.m. Nov. 8, gazebo.

Walk With Warren — With Warren Roberts. Noon Nov. 11, gazebo.

Poetry in the Garden — Emerita Sandra Gilbert, Distinguished Professor of English, the author of seven collections of poetry, a memoir and an anthology of elegies; and Kel Munger, book editor, Sacramento News & Review, and author of the poetry collection The Fragile Peace You Keep. Noon Nov. 12, Wyatt Deck (backup location in case of rain: 126 Voorhies Hall). Postponed from an earlier date.

Tour — Fall Pruning for the Home Gardener. 11 a.m. Nov. 14, gazebo.

Tour — Native American Uses of Plants. 11 a.m. Nov. 21, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center.

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