Green Acres offers ornament-themed container gardening workshop Dec. 16
Are you a hedgehog fan? This little container garden might be your ideal. Or maybe you'd prefer a gnome, or a travel trailer -- or one of several other ornaments available during Green Acres' container garden workshop Dec. 16. Photo courtesy Green Acres Nursery & Supply
Dig into some holiday gardening cheer with this hands-on workshop at Green Acres. Learn how to create a super-cute ornament-themed container garden to take home and keep – or give this holiday season. (The workshop makes a nice gift, too.)
Set for 10 a.m. next Saturday, Dec. 16, the “Holiday Ornament-Themed Create Class” will be offered at six Green Acres Nursery & Supply locations: Auburn, Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Folsom, Rocklin and Roseville. (At last check, the Roseville workshop was sold out.)
Make sure to sign up in advance. Space is limited to 20 people per location, except Auburn, which is limited to only 10. Classes will be held indoors.
The $30 (plus tax) class fee includes a German 8-inch clay pot, three plants, the ornament of your choice, indoor potting soil, decorative pebbles, moss and expert instruction.
“Our experienced garden gurus will guide you in creating a unique pot-up featuring houseplants such as Selaginella (and) Hypoestes, and a holiday ornament of your choice, all styled in a German clay pot,” say the organizers. “Not only will you leave with a beautiful new pot-up, but you’ll also learn care tips. A fun project for holiday gifting!”
Register here: https://idiggreenacres.com/pages/create-class-holiday-ornamental-pot-up
Details, locations and directions: https://idiggreenacres.com/.
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* Set out cool-weather annuals such as pansies and snapdragons.
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* Plant garlic and onions.
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* 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.
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* 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.
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* 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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