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It's a happy hour terrarium party


It's "Terrarium Takeover" time. Photos courtesy
Green Acres.

Green Acres hosts live Instagram event Friday


Too hot to garden outside? Retreat indoors and make your own cool oasis
-- build a happy hour terrarium.

At 4 p.m. Friday, July 17, Green Acres Nursery & Supply presents the third
part in its summer series, "The Art of Terrariums."

And no face mask necessary; this garden party is all online.

Presented as a live Instagram event, this fun and informative online workshop
includes a special themed cocktail, a live deejay and great indoor garden ideas.

Themed "Terrarium Takeover," the workshop starts with a classic terrarium container --
the glass bottle, jar, bowl or other container of your choice.

"We're working with a completely blank canvas," say the Green Acres experts.

"You can create and customize your terrarium project to fit your space and style. Have fun with it!

While glass is the traditional 'house' for terrariums, you can build from small to very large,
using houseplants or succulents, adding accents or colors that match your décor."

The Wardian Case is a cool refresher.
As for the cocktail, it's a icy green cooler: The Wardian Case.
It includes some unusual ingredients.

Here's the recipe, courtesy Green Acres:

The Wardian Case
Makes 1 serving

Ingredients:
1-1/2 oz. white rum
1-1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
3/4 oz. green Chartreuse
3/4 oz. Velvet Falernum
Absinthe (for rinse)
Extra large ice cube

Recommended tools:
Cocktail shaker with strainer
Jigger
Hand citrus juicer
Vermouth atomizer (optional)

Instructions:
If using a vermouth mister, fill it with Absinthe and mist the inside of the cocktail glass
with 1-2 sprays. If not using a mister, pour a dash of the absinthe into the glass, swirl
around and pour out.

Add rum, lime juice, Chartreuse, and Velvet Falernum into a cocktail shaker with ice
and shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds. Strain into glass and add an extra large ice cube.

Garnish the rim of the glass with a piece of lichen or a lime wheel.

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It's still not warm enough to transplant tomatoes directly in the ground, but we’re getting there.

* 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 needs nutrients. Fertilize 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.

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* From seed, plant beans, beets, cantaloupes, carrots, corn, cucumbers, melons, radishes and squash.

* Plant onion sets.

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* Plant perennials and dahlia tubers for summer bloom.

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* Transplant lettuce seedlings. Choose varieties that mature quickly such as loose leaf.

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