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'Garden Smart' is available at nurseries and several other locations in the region.
Thinking about a water-wise landscape but don’t know where to start? Pick up a copy of “Garden Smart,” now available in Sacramento-area nurseries.
Presented by the Regional Water Authority, this free 16-page magazine outlines how to create a beautiful and stress-free landscape suited to Sacramento’s climate – now and for decades to come.
Learn how to make “lawn lasagna” and replace thirsty turf with colorful alternatives. See an inspirational garden makeover that turned a plain front yard into a butterfly and bee haven.
Find out how farmers save water and how those lessons can be applied to your own garden – including the least-thirsty crops to grow. Get tips on how to save your trees as well as what to plant for the future.
In addition, there are dozens of plant suggestions, tips and links to rebates and resources.
Written and edited by Debbie Arrington of Sac Digs Gardening, “Garden Smart” was produced in Sacramento by N&R Publications.
Participating nurseries and garden-related companies include all Green Acres Nursery and Supply locations plus Anderson’s Sierra Pipe Co., Big Oak Nursery, Bushnell Gardens, Elderberry Farms, El Dorado Nursery, Fair Oaks Boulevard Nursery, Goude’s Wholesale Nursery, High-Hand Nursery, Normac Irrigation, SiteOne Landscape Supply, Talini’s Nursery, The Plant Foundry, The Secret Garden and Thompson Building Materials and Nursery.
Read more here: https://issuu.com/news_review/docs/garden_rgb?e=2059002/87339442
Details and rebates: BeWaterSmart.info .
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Garden Checklist for week of May 19
Temperatures will be a bit higher than normal in the afternoons this week. Take care of chores early in the day – then enjoy the afternoon. It’s time to smell the roses.
* Plant, plant, plant! It’s prime planting season in the Sacramento area. If you haven’t already, it’s time to set out those tomato transplants along with peppers and eggplants. Pinch off any flowers on new transplants to make them concentrate on establishing roots instead of setting premature fruit.
* Direct-seed melons, cucumbers, summer squash, corn, radishes, pumpkins and annual herbs such as basil.
* Harvest cabbage, lettuce, peas and green onions.
* In the flower garden, direct-seed sunflowers, cosmos, salvia, zinnias, marigolds, celosia and asters.
* Plant dahlia tubers. Other perennials to set out include verbena, coreopsis, coneflower and astilbe.
* Transplant petunias, marigolds and perennial flowers such as astilbe, columbine, coneflowers, coreopsis, dahlias, rudbeckia and verbena.
* Keep an eye out for slugs, snails, earwigs and aphids that want to dine on tender new growth.
* Feed summer bloomers with a balanced fertilizer.
* For continued bloom, cut off spent flowers on roses as well as other flowering plants.
* Don’t forget to water. Seedlings need moisture. Deep watering will help build strong roots and healthy plants.
* Add mulch to the garden to help keep that precious water from evaporating. Mulch also cuts down on weeds. But don’t let it mound around the stems or trunks of trees or shrubs. Leave about a 6-inch to 1-foot circle to avoid crown rot or other problems.
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