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Simplicity is a key to Japanese flower arranging.
(Photo courtesy UC Davis Arboretum) |
With all the hurried days this time of year, it’s nice to have a chance to relax, even for just an hour, and learn a new, quiet skill.
At 12;10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, The UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden is offering just such an opportunity.
A free class in Japanese flower arranging will be taught by UC Davis Professor Emeritus Haruko Sakakibara via Zoom. It’s offered via the Nature Rx program at UC Davis.
Students will create a small table arrangement from supplies easily found around the house. Even a mayonnaise jar, for example, can work ad a vase. Pebbles or marbles go in the bottom.
Smaller flowers cut from the garden or purchased at a store (such as a supermarket or Trader Joe’s) add the color. Greens from shrubs such as nandina or camellias fill out the arrangement.
Register here:
https://ucdavis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqcuqspjMsEtTHb6p73o1IYJZHjKzc9kRV
Learn more about the supplies needed:
https://bit.ly/NatureRx-121820
The class also is sponsored by Each Aggie Matters, Healthy UC Davis, and UC Davis Staff and Faculty Health and Well-being.
— Kathy Morrison
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Between raindrops, get outside and do some work. Your plants have been busy growing!
* Pull weeds now! Don’t let them get started. Take a hoe and whack them as soon as they sprout.
* Start preparing vegetable beds. Spade in compost and other amendments.
* Prune and fertilize spring-flowering shrubs after bloom.
* Feed camellias at the end of their bloom cycle. Pick up browned and fallen flowers to help corral blossom blight.
* Feed citrus trees, which are now in bloom and setting fruit. To prevent sunburn and borer problems on young trees, paint the exposed portion of the trunk with diluted white latex (water-based) interior paint. Dilute the paint with an equal amount of cold water before application.
* Feed roses with a balanced fertilizer (such as 10-10-10, the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium available in that product).
* Prune and fertilize spring-flowering shrubs and trees after they bloom. Try using well-composted manure, spread 1-inch thick under the tree. This serves as both fertilizer and mulch, retaining moisture while cutting down on weeds.
* Cut back and fertilize perennial herbs to encourage new growth.
* In the vegetable garden, transplant lettuce and cole family plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, collards and kale.
* Seed chard and beets directly into the ground. (Tip: Soaking beet seeds in warm water a day ahead of planting helps with germination.)
* Before the mercury starts inching upward, this is your last chance to plant such annuals as pansies, violas and primroses.
* Plant summer bulbs, including gladiolus, tuberous begonias and callas. Also plant dahlia tubers.
* Shop for perennials. Many varieties are available in local nurseries and at plant events. They can be transplanted now while the weather remains relatively cool.
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