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Free ice cream! Amador Flower Farm hosts picnic stop


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PUBLISHED AUG 22, 2019
The Amador Flower Farm will be a stop on the Shenandoah School Road Progressive Picnic. (Photo courtesy Amador
Flower Farm)

Labor Day event loops through Plymouth wine country


Here's the scoop: Free ice cream at Amador Flower Farm.

In the heart of Amador wine country, the destination nursery will be a stop on the upcoming Shenandoah School Road Progressive Picnic. Set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Labor Day, Sept. 2, this fun event invites visitors to explore Plymouth's wineries as well as other landmarks such as the flower farm.

Besides free ice cream, Amador Flower Farm also will offer free popcorn. Have your picnic passport stamped at each location and enter to win a gift basket.

Shenandoah School Road loops past wineries that will be serving picnic treats during the event. Among the stops: Watermelon at Cooper Vineyards; gourmet chips and dips at Terra D'Oro; and hot dogs and home-cooked beans at Wilderotter Vineyard.

Home to millions of daylilies, Amador Flower Farm is located at 22001 Shenandoah School Road, Plymouth. Featuring massive valley oaks as well as vast fields of flowers, it's a great place to picnic year round, with tables under the trees.

For directions and more details: www.amadorflowerfarm.com and https://bit.ly/2TV8bz3 .

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For week of June 4:

Because of the comfortable weather, it’s not too late to set out tomato and pepper seedlings as well as squash and melon plants. They’ll appreciate this not-too-hot weather. Just remember to water.

* From seed, plant corn, pumpkins, radishes, melons, squash and sunflowers.

* Plant basil to go with your tomatoes.

* Transplant summer annuals such as petunias, marigolds and zinnias.

* It’s also a good time to transplant perennial flowers including astilbe, columbine, coneflowers, coreopsis, dahlias, rudbeckia, salvia and verbena.

* Let the grass grow longer. Set the mower blades high to reduce stress on your lawn during summer heat. To cut down on evaporation, water your lawn deeply during the wee hours of the morning, between 2 and 8 a.m.

* Tie up vines and stake tall plants such as gladiolus and lilies. That gives their heavy flowers some support.

* Dig and divide crowded bulbs after the tops have died down.

* Feed summer flowers with a slow-release fertilizer.

* Mulch, mulch, mulch! This “blanket” keeps moisture in the soil longer and helps your plants cope during hot weather.

* Thin grapes on the vine for bigger, better clusters later this summer.

* Cut back fruit-bearing canes on berries.

* Feed camellias, azaleas and other acid-loving plants.

* Trim off dead flowers from rose bushes to keep them blooming through the summer. Roses also benefit from deep watering and feeding now. A top dressing of aged compost will keep them happy. It feeds as well as keeps roots moist.

* Pinch back chrysanthemums for bushier plants with many more flowers in September.

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