ReScape invites participants to share their landscape dilemmas (and send photos)
Allowing herb plants to flower is one way to attract beneficial insects to a landscape. This lady beetle was drawn to the flowers of a large fennel plant. Find out more during the ReScape webinar. Kathy Morrison
Gardeners have lots of questions – and here’s a great opportunity to get expert answers.
ReScape, partnering with the Sacramento Stormwater Quality Partnership, is planning an interactive Plant Talk Webinar, entitled “Got Questions? Let’s See Them!” Set for 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, the two-hour session is open to the public and will focus on Sacramento-area gardening and landscape issues.
Participation is free, but advance registration is required. In addition, the workshop’s panel would like some real questions from participants. Participants are invited to submit questions (along with up to four photos, drawings or other images) by Feb. 10.
“Send us your most pressing landscaping questions,” say the organizers. “Our regenerative landscaping experts will reply! Whether you’re nurturing a garden, facing a pest invasion, GSI (green stormwater infrastructure) on a corporate campus, or designing a park, we’ll tackle your burning questions and share actionable solutions tailored to the Sacramento region.”
ReScape’s experts plan to tackle some specific topics, too. Among them:
Native Plants – Tips for sustainable beauty.
Tree Planting & Care – Keep them thriving.
Irrigation & Water Savings – Smart watering made simple.
Compost & Mulch – Boost soil vitality naturally.
Lawn/Turf Conversion – Transform your lawn into a vibrant, thriving garden.
Beneficial Insects – Nature’s helpers in your yard.
Soil Health – Building a strong foundation.
Habitat Planting – Nurture pollinators and wildlife.
Non-toxic Pest Management – Protect your plants and the planet.
ReScape is known for its regenerative approach to landscaping, building better gardens by working with nature. Regenerative gardening takes sustainability to the next level. Explains the organization, “Regeneration is proactive and restorative, aiming to create systems that not only sustain but also improve and replenish the environment, communities, and economies.”
To sign up for the webinar: https://shorturl.at/ArXcO
For more on ReScape: https://www.rescapeca.org/
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Garden Checklist for week of Feb. 2
During this stormy week, let the rain soak in while making plans for all the things you’re going to plant soon:
* During rainy weather, turn off the sprinklers. After a good soaking from winter storms, lawns can go at least a week without sprinklers, according to irrigation experts. For an average California home, that week off from watering can save 800 gallons.
* February serves as a wake-up call to gardeners. This month, you can transplant or direct-seed several flowers, including snapdragon, candytuft, lilies, astilbe, larkspur, Shasta and painted daisies, stocks, bleeding heart and coral bells.
* In the vegetable garden, plant Jerusalem artichoke tubers, and strawberry and rhubarb roots.
* Transplant cabbage and its close cousins – broccoli, kale and Brussels sprouts – as well as lettuce (both loose leaf and head).
* Indoors, start peppers, tomatoes and eggplant from seed.
* Plant artichokes, asparagus and horseradish from root divisions.
* Plant potatoes from tubers and onions from sets (small bulbs). The onions will sprout quickly and can be used as green onions in March.
* From seed, plant beets, chard, lettuce, mustard, peas, radishes and turnips.
* Annuals are showing up in nurseries, but wait until the weather warms up a bit before planting. Instead, set out flowering perennials such as columbine and delphinium.
* Plant summer-flowering bulbs including cannas, calla lilies and gladiolus.