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Spring Gardening Tips for a Flourishing Garden
As the vibrant colors of spring burst forth and the air fills with the sweet scent of blossoms, it's the perfect time to roll up your sleeves and tend to your garden. Whether you're a seasoned gar...
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Florists compete in design competition; clubs and master gardeners offer expert advice
The show's Garden Market will be well stocked with offerings from specialty nurseries including The Savvy Spade, Barsch Tropicals and So Cute Succulents. Part of last year's Garden Market is shown above. Photo courtesy Tri-County Home & Garden Show
Flower power takes the spotlight at the Tri-County Home & Garden Show, which opens Friday at the Roebbelen Center in Roseville.
Nine local professional florists will create lavish floral displays as part of the show’s “The Art of Floral Design” competition. The winner gets $1,000 out of a $1,750 prize pool.
The entries will be judged from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Aug. 18. The show opens to the public at noon Friday; that’s also when the winner will be revealed. The floral designs will remain on display throughout the show’s three-day run, Aug. 18-20.
The floral designers will be challenged to interpret the theme of “Home & Garden” in fresh flowers. It could be everyday objects made out of blooms or something more abstract. The only limit to each designer’s imagination is space; the display has to fit on a 5-foot diameter table or – if a floor display – within a circle of that same size.
In addition to the floral competition, the Tri-County show features other attractions for local gardeners and flower lovers.
Aimed at Sacramento, Placer and El Dorado counties, the event will host several garden-related clubs including: four bonsai clubs (American Bonsai Association of Sacramento, Nevada County Bonsai Club, Sierra Bonsai Club and Sacramento Bonsai Club); Sacramento Area Beekeepers Association; American Fuchsia Society; Delta Gesneriad and African Violet Society; Sacramento Orchid Society; Sacramento Cactus & Succulent Society; UCCE Placer County Master Gardeners; and Sacramento Floral Design Guild.
Each organization will offer expert advice and tips specific to local gardens and growing conditions.
The show’s Garden Market will be well stocked with offerings from specialty nurseries including The Savvy Spade, Barsch Tropicals and So Cute Succulents.
Garden seminars will be offered all three days. For a full schedule of seminars: https://tri-countyhomegardenshow.com/home-garden-seminars.
Tiny houses, landscape makeovers and much more will be on display. Scores of vendors will fill the air-conditioned hall.
The Roebbelen Center is located at 700 Event Center Drive, Roseville. Show hours are noon to 8 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets are $10 general, $5 seniors (60 and up); children age 12 and younger admitted free. Discounts are available for purchasing tickets in advance online. At the gate, cash-only admission ($10) will be available. Parking is $10.
Details and tickets: https://tri-countyhomegardenshow.com/.
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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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