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 June 22
Mornings this first week of summer will remain comfortably cool – just right for gardening!
* Water early in the morning to cut down on evaporation. Check soil moisture and deep water trees and shrubs. Keep new transplants and veggies evenly moist. Deep water tomatoes to encourage deep roots.
* From seed, plant corn, melons, pumpkins, radishes, 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.
* 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.
* Avoid pot “hot feet.” Place a 1-inch-thick board under container plants sitting on pavement. This little cushion helps insulate them from radiated heat.
* 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. Mulch to conserve moisture and reduce heat stress.
* Cut back Shasta daisies after flowering to encourage a second bloom in the fall.
* 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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