Sacramento Fuchsia Society hosts annual event at Shepard Center
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Angel Earrings are right at home in a shady
Sacramento backyard. (Photo: Debbie Arrington)
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One of the prettiest flower shows in Sacramento returns Saturday when the Sacramento Fuchsia Society hosts its annual show and sale at Shepard Garden and Arts Center. Admission and parking are free.
Set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4, this one-day show is a wonderful opportunity to learn about fuchsias – and take some home, too.
Scores of plants, many grown by local club members, will be offered for sale including several varieties that are heat resistant and well adapted to Sacramento area gardens. Both bush and cascading varieties will be available.
For example, Angel Earrings – a dainty pink and purple cascading fuchsia – thrives in dappled summer shade. It’s lovely spilling out of a hanging basket on a covered patio or in a flower bed under trees.
Most heat-tolerant fuchsias bloom profusely from late April through summer into fall. To look their best, they need consistent irrigation (don’t let them dry out) and (at least) afternoon shade.
Find out more Saturday! Club members will offer advice as well as display their most beautiful plants and blooms. See dozens of varieties.
Shepard Center is located at 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento.
Directions and details: www.sgaac.org .
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* Windy conditions brought down a lot of leaves. Make sure to rake them away from storm drains.
* Use those leaves as mulch around frost-tender shrubs and new transplants.
* Rake and remove dead leaves and stems from dormant perennials.
* Just because it rained doesn't mean every plant got watered. Give a drink to plants that the rain didn't reach, such as under eves or under evergreen trees. Also, well-watered plants hold up better to frost than thirsty plants.
* Prune non-flowering trees and shrubs while they're dormant.
* Clean and sharpen garden tools before storing for the winter.
* Brighten the holidays with winter bloomers such as poinsettias, amaryllis, calendulas, Iceland poppies, pansies and primroses.
* Keep poinsettias in a sunny, warm location. Water thoroughly. After the holidays, feed your plants monthly so they'll bloom again next December.
* Plant one last round of spring bulbs including daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths, anemones and scillas. Get those tulips out of the refrigerator and into the ground.
* This is also a good time to seed wildflowers such as California poppies.
* Plant such spring bloomers as sweet pea, sweet alyssum and bachelor buttons.
* Late fall is the best time to plant most trees and shrubs. This gives them plenty of time for root development before spring growth. They also benefit from fall and winter rains.
* Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli also can be planted now.
* Plant garlic and onions.
* Bare-root season begins. Plant bare-root berries, kiwifruit, grapes, artichokes, horseradish and rhubarb. Beware of soggy soil. It can rot bare-root plants.
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