Come learn (and taste) all things lavender in this free event
There's no doubt bees love lavender. Two beekeepers will be among the speakers Saturday during the Murer House's Lavender Day event. Kathy Morrison
Do you love lavender? Come celebrate this fragrant flower Saturday, June 7, at Murer House and Gardens in Folsom.
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lavender Day at Murer House will explore all things lavender, from growing these water-wise favorites to making the most of their flowers. Admission is free.
Lavender Day includes two special presentations. At 10 a.m., beekeepers Roger Steel and Tim Dick will discuss lavender’s benefit for bees. (A byproduct: lavender honey). At 11:30 a.m., Green Acres Nursery & Supply head garden guru Greg Gayton joins Christine Eschen of Grass Valley’s Tres Jolie Lavender Farm to discuss growing and using lavender.
Lavender plants, lavender lemonade and lavender-infused gift items will be offered for sale. Or win a lavender-themed prize in the event’s raffle. Returning this year, the Murer House culinary instructors will demonstrate cooking with lavender and offer samples to taste.
New this year: Pizza! Volunteers will be selling fresh-baked pizza to enjoy in the Murer gardens. After lunch and lavender learning, tour the historic home, built by Giuseppe (Joe) Murer in the 1920s.
Murer House and Gardens is located at 1125 Joe Murer Court in Folsom.
Details and directions: https://murerhousefoundation.org/
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Make the most of this “average” weather; your garden is growing fast! (So are the weeds!)
* Warm weather brings rapid growth in the vegetable garden, with tomatoes and squash enjoying the heat. Deep-water, then feed with a balanced fertilizer. Bone meal can spur the bloom cycle and help set fruit.
* Generally, tomatoes need deep watering two to three times a week, but don’t let them dry out completely. That can encourage blossom-end rot.
* 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.
* Pull weeds before they go to seed.
* Let the grass grow longer. Set the mower blades high to reduce stress on your lawn during summer heat. To cut down on evaporation, water your lawn deeply during the wee hours of the morning, between 2 and 8 a.m.
* 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. It also helps smother weeds.
* 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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