Citrus Heights location offers three workshops, curated collection and expert advice
Air plants are among the most popular of houseplants these days. They don't require soil, absorbing nutrients and water from the air. See the Green Acres selection during Saturday's "Extraordinary Houseplant Event." Courtesy Green Acres Nursery & Supply
When it’s too wet to garden outdoors, it’s an ideal time to turn attention to our indoor garden. Here’s a great event to inspire any houseplant lover – whether you have only one or two ferns and pothos or a whole tropical jungle.
On Saturday, Jan. 27, Green Acres Nursery & Supply is hosting an “Extraordinary Houseplant Event” at its Citrus Heights store with rare varieties, hot buys and three workshops. From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., get expert advice on how to keep your houseplants happy – and shop for more. Admission and parking are free; workshops include nominal fees for materials and instruction.
“Shop a curated collection of unique houseplants and succulents perfect for the houseplant enthusiast, collector, or novice,” say the organizers. “Mark your calendar, grab your friends, and join us for a fun event as we showcase favorites and unique varieties to interest plant lovers of all experience levels.”
For this event, Green Acres brought in hundreds of unusual houseplants and succulents, including many usual varieties.
“Discover rare houseplants that you don't find every day,” say the organizers. “Be inspired by houseplant groupings to build your indoor jungle. Enter our hourly raffle, for rare and exclusive houseplants, along with other great prizes. Shop our home+grown collection and select something special for yourself or someone you love.”
The workshops will be offered throughout the event with no advance registration necessary.
-- Create Your Own Kokedama ($15): Discover the art of kokedama-making, a traditional Japanese technique that transforms plants into living art. Wrap the plant's rootball in moss and bonsai soil, securing it with twine.
-- 'Monstera Leaf' Copper Plant Support ($5): Create your own decorative wire plant support. Green Acres garden gurus guide you in shaping the wire into a monstera leaf. You'll leave with a stylish, sturdy, and rust-resistant plant support that will help keep your plant babies upright.
-- Propagation Station ($35): Learn all about propagation from Green Acres experts. Take home your own propagation station, complete with four handpicked houseplant cuttings treated with rooting powder, and get simple care instructions.
Green Acres is located at 6128 San Juan Ave., Citrus Heights.
Details and directions: https://idiggreenacres.com.
Comments
0 comments have been posted.Sacramento Digs Gardening to your inbox.
Local News
Thanks to our sponsor!
Sites We Like
Garden Checklist for week of April 21
This week there’s plenty to keep gardeners busy. With no rain in the immediate forecast, remember to irrigate any new transplants.
* Weed, weed, weed! Get them before they flower and go to seed.
* April is the last chance to plant citrus trees such as dwarf orange, lemon and kumquat. These trees also look good in landscaping and provide fresh fruit in winter.
* Smell orange blossoms? Feed citrus trees with a low dose of balanced fertilizer (such as 10-10-10) during bloom to help set fruit. Keep an eye out for ants.
* Apply slow-release fertilizer to the lawn.
* Thoroughly clean debris from the bottom of outdoor ponds or fountains.
* Spring brings a flush of rapid growth, and that means your garden is really hungry. Feed shrubs and trees with a slow-release fertilizer. Or mulch with a 1-inch layer of compost.
* Azaleas and camellias looking a little yellow? If leaves are turning yellow between the veins, give them a boost with chelated iron.
* Trim dead flowers but not leaves from spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips. Those leaves gather energy to create next year's flowers. Also, give the bulbs a fertilizer boost after bloom.
* Pinch chrysanthemums back to 12 inches for fall flowers. Cut old stems to the ground.
* Mulch around plants to conserve moisture and control weeds.
* From seed, plant beans, beets, cantaloupes, carrots, corn, cucumbers, melons, radishes and squash.
* Plant onion sets.
* In the flower garden, plant seeds for asters, cosmos, celosia, marigolds, salvia, sunflowers and zinnias.
* Transplant petunias, zinnias, geraniums and other summer bloomers.
* Plant perennials and dahlia tubers for summer bloom.
* Mid to late April is about the last chance to plant summer bulbs, such as gladiolus and tuberous begonias.
* Transplant lettuce seedlings. Choose varieties that mature quickly such as loose leaf.
Powered by California Local
