Tour -- Color and Foliage in the Garden. 10 a.m. Aug. 31, Arboretum Terrace Garden, Davis Commons shopping center, First and A streets. Free parking behind the shopping center.

Folk Music Jam -- Play or listen. Noon Sept. 5 and 19. Wyatt Deck, adjacent to the redwood grove. Parking $6 in Lot 5, Old Davis Road and A Street.

Tour -- Planting Under Redwoods. 10 a.m. Sept. 6, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center. Free parking in Lots 1 and 2 and the garage south of the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.

Walk With Warren -- With Warren Roberts, arboretum superintendent. Noon Sept. 10, arboretum headquarters, La Rue Road near California Avenue. Parking $6 in Lot 47.

Tour -- Heat-Tolerant Plans for Central Valley Summers. 10 a.m. Sept. 14, gazebo, Garrod Drive. Free parking along Garrod Drive and in Lot 55.

Tour -- Mediterranean Climate Gardening. 10 a.m. Sept. 20, gazebo, Garrod Drive. Free parking along Garrod Drive and in Lot 55.

Workshop -- Great Plants for Central Valley Gardens. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sept. 27. See separate story.

All events are open to the public, and all are free except for the Sept. 27 workshop. More information: (530) 752-4880 or arboretum.ucdavis.edu.