74th annual event set for Scottish Rite Masonic Center
Zygolum Rhein Harlequin is a striking hybrid orchid. See many others at the April 9-10 Sacramento Orchid Show. (Photo courtesy Sacramento Orchid Society)
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More proof that gardening life is returning to “normal”: More flower shows!
The 74th Sacramento Orchid Show returns to the Scottish Rite Masonic Center on April 9 and 10.
After coping with Covid restrictions the last two years, the Sacramento Orchid Society welcomes back its many exhibitors and vendors in one of the best tropical plant shows in Northern California.
See hundreds of orchids in many species in full bloom as part of the evocative theme, “Summer Orchid Samba.”
Besides the show, orchid vendors will offer scores of plants for sale including a wide selection of species and rarities. Looking for a specific color or variety? This is the place.
Both days, orchid experts will conduct demonstrations and offer seminars on growing orchids. Learn how to get orchids to rebloom year after year.
Admission is $10. Door prizes will be offered along with tours of the show. Parking is free.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 9, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 10.
The Scottish Rite Masonic Center is located at 6151 H St., Sacramento.
Details: www.sacramentoorchids.org .
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* Weed, weed, weed! Get them before they flower and go to seed.
* April is the last chance to plant citrus trees such as dwarf orange, lemon and kumquat. These trees also look good in landscaping and provide fresh fruit in winter.
* Smell orange blossoms? Feed citrus trees with a low dose of balanced fertilizer (such as 10-10-10) during bloom to help set fruit. Keep an eye out for ants.
* Apply slow-release fertilizer to the lawn.
* Thoroughly clean debris from the bottom of outdoor ponds or fountains.
* Spring brings a flush of rapid growth, and that means your garden is really hungry. Feed shrubs and trees with a slow-release fertilizer. Or mulch with a 1-inch layer of compost.
* Azaleas and camellias looking a little yellow? If leaves are turning yellow between the veins, give them a boost with chelated iron.
* Trim dead flowers but not leaves from spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips. Those leaves gather energy to create next year's flowers. Also, give the bulbs a fertilizer boost after bloom.
* Pinch chrysanthemums back to 12 inches for fall flowers. Cut old stems to the ground.
* Mulch around plants to conserve moisture and control weeds.
* From seed, plant beans, beets, cantaloupes, carrots, corn, cucumbers, melons, radishes and squash.
* Plant onion sets.
* In the flower garden, plant seeds for asters, cosmos, celosia, marigolds, salvia, sunflowers and zinnias.
* Transplant petunias, zinnias, geraniums and other summer bloomers.
* Plant perennials and dahlia tubers for summer bloom.
* Mid to late April is about the last chance to plant summer bulbs, such as gladiolus and tuberous begonias.
* Transplant lettuce seedlings. Choose varieties that mature quickly such as loose leaf.