Huge sale and educational event set for Memorial Day weekend
Find all types of succulents -- such as these Crassula perforata, aka String of Buttons -- during The Secret Garden's Succulent Extravaganza. Photo courtesy The Secret Garden
Succulents are all the rage with water-wise gardeners – and plant collectors, too. Their striking geometric shapes (and ability to survive where other plants struggle) make them attractive to a wide range of plant lovers.
This Memorial Day weekend, find a huge assortment of hard-to-find succulents – and discounts, too – during The Secret Garden’s annual Succulent Extravaganza.
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday through Monday, May 27-29, the Elk Grove destination nursery will offer “selection, education and inspiration” on succulents – plus 15% discounts on plants and terra cotta pottery. In addition, the first 25 customers (with $50 purchase) on Saturday and Sunday will receive a free gift.
“Join us Memorial Weekend for Succulent Extravaganza and experience the vast selection of succulents and cacti, both in variety and sizes available,” says The Secret Garden’s staff. “We hear it every day from our customers that we have the very best selection.”
Thousands of plants will be in stock along with the perfect pots to put them in.
“Extravaganza is also about sharing our knowledge so you can be successful with your plants,” says the staff. “Come prepared to take a self-paced learning tour through our ‘sun exposure’ zones so we can teach you about the different light requirements for succulent success in our Sacramento area. Learn about different ways to propagate succulents and why using succulent soil matters. Need some design inspiration? We’ve got ‘Plant by Number’ examples in each sun zone to share our design tips.”
The Secret Garden is pet- and kid-friendly, too.
“This is our way of saying thank you for choosing to shop with us and keeping it local!” the staff adds.
Admission and parking are free. The Secret Garden is located at 8450 W. Stockton Blvd., Elk Grove.
Details and directions: https://www.secretgarden-online.com/.
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Survey your garden after the May 4 rainstorm. Heavy rain and gusty winds can break the neck of large flowers such as roses. Also:
* Keep an eye on new transplants or seedlings; they could take a pounding from the rain.
* Watch out for powdery mildew. Warmth following moist conditions can cause this fungal disease to “bloom,” too. If you see a leaf that looks like it’s dusted with powdered sugar, snip it off.
* After the storm, start setting out tomato transplants, but wait on the peppers and eggplants (they want warmer nights). Pinch off any flowers on new transplants to make them concentrate on establishing roots instead of setting premature fruit.
* 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, pumpkins, 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.
* Don’t wait; plant summer bulbs, such as gladiolus and tuberous begonias.
* Harvest cabbage, lettuce, peas and green onions.
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