New Buds Nursery Home & Gift Décor is hosting a Harvest Barbecue for its customers on Saturday, Oct. 22, with free food and drinks offered from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The setting is New Buds’ serene three-acre setting at 23601 South Manteca Road just north of West Ripon Road. Voted Best of Manteca two years in a row – 2009 and 2010 – New Buds offers a full-scale nursery and a host of home and gift décor items. For more information, call (209) 824-7403.