Small nurseries and garden art in spotlight at free Sacramento event
Unusual herbs and other plants will be offered by several of the vendors at the Gardener's Market event this Saturday, March 8. Courtesy Sacramento Perennial Plant Club
Spring is in the air – and so is gardening fever.
To feed that rush to get outdoors, the Sacramento Perennial Plant Club hosts one of our area's most popular pre-spring events: The 20th Annual Gardener’s Market at Shepard Garden and Arts Center in McKinley Park. Admission and parking are free.
“We have a great lineup of returning favorites and new vendors bringing in some unusual plants and garden treasures,” say the organizers. “The proceeds of this event help fund the club’s Grants Program, monthly speakers and community gardening projects.”
Set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 8, the Gardener’s Market offers dozens of NorCal garden-oriented vendors in one place. It’s going to be a jungle inside Shepard Center with the wide assortment of plants from small specialty nurseries plus lots of garden art and accessories.
“This annual event is popular with the local gardening community and a great way for smaller, more unusual vendors to reach a new audience,” says the club. “This is not a craft show. Our vendors are regional nurseries, not garden clubs selling plants. We have garden artisans with sculpture, pottery, and paintings. Also, books and other items for the home and garden will be for sale. We’ll have educational booths and other activities planned.”
Patrons also will find food from Pioneer Pie and Pastry and The Wild Brunch. Hourly drawings will be held for items donated by nurseries and vendors. Take advantage of knife sharpening and drilling holes in containers or other potential pots.
Among the educational displays will be “What’s Blooming,” a collection of member-grown perennials in flower. Got questions? Get advice from an expert at the “Ask a Gardener” table.
Among the expected vendors: Alexis Genung Studios, All Things Wild, Arti.fizer Yard Art, BirdfeedersRUs, Cactus and Clay, Carmen’s Nursery, Carye’s Pots, Classy Glass Art by Ali V, Everything Shoe and Hammer, Friends of San Juan de Oriente, Full Moon Metal Design, Geraniaceae, Golden Pond Water Plants LLC, Gourds by Debby Rising, Judy’s Plate Flowers, and Laure’s Gardens.
Also: Light & Breezy Paper, LinWil Designs, Mad Man Bamboo Nursery, Maximum Joy Photography, Morningsun Herb Farm, Out on a Whim, Pam’s Porch, Rock-it-Man Stoneworks, Second Chance Creations, She Sews-He Saws, Shmak Creations, Sin-sational Confections, Star Succulent Nursery, Susan J. Berg–Paintings & Prints, The Emerald City, The Shaman’s Garden and Top of The Bottle.
Shepard Center is located at 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento, on the northern edge of McKinley Park.
Details: https://sacplants.org/
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Make the most of dry breaks between showers. Your garden is in high-growth mode.
* Pull weeds now! Don’t let them get started. Take a hoe and whack them as soon as they sprout.
* Prepare vegetable beds. Spade in compost and other amendments.
* Prune and fertilize spring-flowering shrubs after bloom.
* Feed camellias at the end of their bloom cycle. Pick up browned and fallen flowers to help corral blossom blight.
* Feed citrus trees, which are now in bloom and setting fruit. To prevent sunburn and borer problems on young trees, paint the exposed portion of the trunk with diluted white latex (water-based) interior paint. Dilute the paint with an equal amount of cold water before application.
* Feed roses with a balanced fertilizer (such as 10-10-10, the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium available in that product).
* Prune and fertilize spring-flowering shrubs and trees after they bloom. Try using well-composted manure, spread 1-inch-thick under the tree (but avoid piling it up around the trunk). This serves as both fertilizer and mulch, retaining moisture while cutting down on weeds.
* Cut back and fertilize perennial herbs to encourage new growth.
* In the vegetable garden, transplant lettuce and cole family plants, such as cauliflower, broccoli, collards and kale.
* Seed chard and beets directly into the ground. (To speed germination, soak beet seeds overnight in room-temperature water before planting.)
* Before the mercury starts inching upward, this is your last chance to plant such annuals as pansies, violas and primroses.
* Plant summer bulbs, including gladiolus, tuberous begonias and callas. Also plant dahlia tubers.
* Shop for perennials. Many varieties are available in local nurseries and at plant events. They can be transplanted now while the weather remains relatively cool.
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