Free garden workshops and clubs galore are part of this three-day indoor event
Landscape designers will show off their skills in the design competition at the Tri County Home & Garden Show. Courtesy Tri-County Home & Garden Show
This home and garden show really puts the emphasis on “garden.”
Opening Friday, Aug. 15, in Roseville, the Tri-County Home & Garden Show returns for a three-day run at air-conditioned Roebbelen Center. Gardeners of all ages will find hands-on opportunities to learn about a wide range of garden topics – all while in the comfort of the great indoors.
“This year our Garden Pavilion includes: Free gardening workshops, NorCal’s largest gathering of garden societies, plant shopping, the ‘Art of Floral Design’ competition, and free kids gardening workshops,” say the organizers. “The Plant Bar workshops are included with your admission to the show, but are first come, first serve- so please arrive early! The Kid’s Gardening Workshop runs all day during show hours while supplies last.”
Sponsored by Green Acres Nursery & Supply, the event’s Garden Pavilion will be a hub of activity and inspiration. At “The Plant Bar,” four adult workshops are scheduled each day.
On Friday:
11:30 a.m. Basil Indoors Year Round: Learn about growing this popular herb indoors with master gardeners Roxanne Femling and Heidi Peacock Morrow.
1 p.m. DIY Succulent Wagon: Plant a mini-wagon with little succulents to take home, presented by Debbie Edwards from Bella Branch.
2:30 p.m. Orchid Care & How to Rebloom: Tips from Orchid Society experts.
3:30 p.m. Bonsai Basics 101: Take home a little bonsai after this workshop, presented by Nevada County Bonsai Club and American Bonsai Association of Sacramento.
On Saturday:
11 a.m. Hand-Wrapped Flower Bouquet: Learn arranging tips from a floral design pro – and take home your own bouquet, presented by Johannah Hogge from Vita Fiori.
12:30 p.m. Rooted & Ready – A Houseplant Potting Experience: Create your own potted houseplant to keep with the help of Erica Martinez from Plant Social.
2 p.m. Bonsai Basics 101: A repeat of Friday’s workshop, take home a little bonsai after this workshop, presented by Nevada County Bonsai Club and American Bonsai Association of Sacramento.
3:30 p.m. DIY Succulent Wagon: Another repeat, plant a mini-wagon with little succulents to take home, presented by Debbie Edwards from Bella Branch.
On Sunday:
(One last chance at these workshops.)
11 a.m. Bonsai Basics 101: Take home a little bonsai after this workshop, presented by Nevada County Bonsai Club and American Bonsai Association of Sacramento.
12:30 p.m. Hand-Wrapped Flower Bouquet: Learn arranging tips from a floral design pro – and take home your own bouquet, presented by Johannah Hogge from Vita Fiori.
2 p.m. DIY Succulent Wagon: Another repeat, plant a mini-wagon with little succulents to take home, presented by Debbie Edwards from Bella Branch.
3:30 p.m. Rooted & Ready – A Houseplant Potting Experience: Create your own potted houseplant to keep with the help of Erica Martinez from Plant Social.
In addition, more than a dozen local garden clubs and societies will host booths with experts on hand to answer questions about their specialty. Among them will be:
American Bonsai Association of Sacramento
Nevada County and Sacramento Bonsai Clubs
Sacramento Area Beekeepers Association
Delta Gesneriad and African Violet Society
Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society
Gold Country Rose Society
Sacramento Orchid Society
Sacramento and Sierra Foothills Iris Societies
UCCE Master Gardeners of Placer County
America Begonia Society
Sacramento Floral Design Guild
American Fuchsia Society
Chrysanthemum Society of Sacramento; and
Camellia Society of Sacramento.
Professional floral designers and landscape designers will show off their skills in show competitions. Also, find a wide assortment of vendors for all sorts of home and garden products and services.
Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15-17. Admission is $11. Children age 12 and younger are admitted free with an adult. Seniors get a 50% discount. Parking is $15 at the gate; buy parking in advance via the event website for $12.
Roebbelen Center is located at 700 Event Center Drive on the Placer County Fairgrounds in Roseville.
Details and tickets: https://tri-countyhomegardenshow.com/
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Garden checklist for week of Jan. 18
Make the most of these rain-free breaks. Your garden needs you!
* Transplant pansies, violas, calendulas, English daisies, snapdragons and fairy primroses.
* In the vegetable garden, plant fava beans, head lettuce, mustard, onion sets, radicchio and radishes.
* Plant bare-root asparagus and root divisions of rhubarb.
* Plant bare-root roses and fruit trees.
* In the bulb department, plant callas, anemones, ranunculus and gladiolus for bloom from late spring into summer.
* Browse through seed catalogs and start making plans for spring and summer.
* Prune, prune, prune. Now is the time to cut back most deciduous trees and shrubs. The exceptions are spring-flowering shrubs such as lilacs.
* Now is the time to prune fruit trees, except cherry and apricot trees. Clean up leaves and debris around the trees to prevent the spread of disease.
* Prune roses, even if they’re still trying to bloom. Strip off any remaining leaves, so the bush will be able to put out new growth in early spring.
* Prune Christmas camellias (Camellia sasanqua), the early-flowering varieties, after their bloom. They don’t need much, but selective pruning can promote bushiness, upright growth and more bloom next winter. Give them an acid-type fertilizer. But don’t fertilize your Japonica camellias until after they finish blooming next month. Doing that while camellias are in bloom may cause them to drop unopened buds.
* Clean up leaves and debris around your newly pruned roses and shrubs. Put down fresh mulch or bark to keep roots cozy.
* Divide daylilies, Shasta daisies and other perennials.
* Cut back and divide chrysanthemums.
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