Free event features wine, snacks and discounts on indoor plants
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The Secret Garden's Houseplant Happy Hour offers shopping specials as well as
the chance to get great advice on growing houseplants. Snacks, too. (Photo
courtesy The Secret Garden)
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When it’s too hot to be outdoors, gardeners can turn their attention to houseplants. Satisfy the urge to nurture while staying out of the midsummer heat. And a cool drink helps, too.
Learn about houseplants while shopping for some new favorites at The Secret Garden’s Houseplant Happy Hour.
Set for 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, this free event invites indoor-plant lovers to explore The Secret Garden’s collection while enjoying complimentary wine and snacks. Giveaways and discounts will be offered; the August Happy Hour special features 15% off on all houseplants and indoor pottery.
It’s also a great opportunity to get advice about houseplants: How much light does a particular plant need? How much water? Which varieties do best in your home’s environment?
Discover unusual varieties and perhaps something you’ve never seen grow before.
According to national polls, indoor gardening is more popular than ever. Houseplant sales jumped 41% in 2021 (over 2020). Among the plants seeing a surge in new popularity are kalanchoes, alocasia and bromeliads. Anything with variegation or multi-colored foliage is hot.
Also popular right now are plants that do a good job filtering indoor air such as dracaena, spathiphyllum or pothos.
The Secret Garden is located at 8450 W. Stockton Blvd., Elk Grove.
Details: www.secretgarden-online.com .
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* Weed, weed, weed! Get them before they flower and go to seed.
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* Apply slow-release fertilizer to the lawn.
* Thoroughly clean debris from the bottom of outdoor ponds or fountains.
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* 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.
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* Plant onion sets.
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* 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.
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