Get in the spirit early with Saturday party and sale
The Secret Garden holds its Holiday Open House this Saturday, Nov. 4, from 2 to 5 p.m. Photo courtesy The Secret Garden
It’s officially holiday season – and the start of holiday events (beyond Halloween).
Those fake cobwebs and plastic skeletons may still be out on the lawn, but it’s time to start thinking about Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
To get you in the mood and speed your transition from Halloween haunts to holiday carols, The Secret Garden is hosting its annual Holiday Open House.
From 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, the popular Elk Grove garden store will welcome patrons with refreshments, door prizes, a raffle and an amazing assortment of holiday decorations. Admission is free. To help the staff know how many patrons to expect, RSVPs are encouraged but not required.
“This annual event is our holiday product showcase,” says The Secret Garden staff. “You'll get the first glimpse of our showstopping holiday displays and new product and enjoy a 15 percent off storewide sale during the event!”
Everything for the plant lovers in your life will be on sale including ceramics, plants, fountains and garden art.
“The gift shop will be decked with Christmas trees, new ornaments, holiday decor and the season's perfect gifts for everyone on your list,” says the staff.
The Secret Garden, known for its succulents and garden decor, is located at 8450 W. Stockton Blvd., Elk Grove, just off Highway 99.
Details and directions: https://www.secretgarden-online.com/.
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November still offers good weather for fall planting:
* If you haven't already, it's time to clean up the remains of summer. Pull faded annuals and vegetables. Prune dead or broken branches from trees.
* Now is the best time to plant most trees and shrubs. This gives them plenty of time for root development before spring growth. They also benefit from fall and winter rains.
* Set out cool-weather annuals such as pansies and snapdragons.
* Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli also can be planted now.
* Plant garlic and onions.
* Keep planting bulbs to spread out your spring bloom. Some possible suggestions: daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths, tulips, anemones and scillas.
* This is also a good time to seed wildflowers and plant such spring bloomers as sweet pea, sweet alyssum and bachelor buttons.
* Rake and compost leaves, but dispose of any diseased plant material. For example, if peach and nectarine trees showed signs of leaf curl this year, clean up under trees and dispose of those leaves instead of composting.
* Save dry stalks and seedpods from poppies and coneflowers for fall bouquets and holiday decorating.
* For holiday blooms indoors, plant paperwhite narcissus bulbs now. Fill a shallow bowl or dish with 2 inches of rocks or pebbles. Place bulbs in the dish with the root end nestled in the rocks. Add water until it just touches the bottom of the bulbs. Place the dish in a sunny window. Add water as needed.
* Give your azaleas, gardenias and camellias a boost with chelated iron.
* For larger blooms, pinch off some camellia buds.
* Prune non-flowering trees and shrubs while dormant.
* To help prevent leaf curl, apply a copper fungicide spray to peach and nectarine trees after they lose their leaves this month. Leaf curl, which shows up in the spring, is caused by a fungus that winters as spores on the limbs and around the tree in fallen leaves. Sprays are most effective now.
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