Park Winters offers 'Thanksgiving Table Decor' workshop
Yolo County-grown dried flowers are the starting point for a fall table arrangement and mini bouquets in the Park Winters “Thanksgiving Table Decor" workshop. Courtesy Park Winters
Park Winters Flower Farm and Farmstand is hosting a special holiday workshop at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 12. Make your reservations now for “Thanksgiving Table Decor,” and get a hands-on lesson in dried flower arranging.
“Join Nina of Right Side Hand in making a stunning dried flower Thanksgiving table runner and mini bouquets for dinner plat décor,” say the organizers. “You will be using local Yolo County dried flowers including botanicals from the Farm at Park Winters.
“Nina also will be sharing some tips and tricks on how to save your table runner and other dried flower décor so they can be enjoyed in the coming years,” they add.
Each guest will create a garland – 18 to 24 inches long – using dried sunflowers, ornamental grasses and other favorites. Class fee is $125 and includes materials and instruction. Take home your garland and bouquets to decorate your own holiday table or share with family and friends.
Park Winters, a countryside retreat with gardens dating back to the mid-1800s, is now at its fall finest. In addition to this workshop, Park Winters offers garden tours on Saturdays and pick-your-own-bouquet days in November. See website calendar for details.
Park Winters is located at 27850 County Road 26, Winters.
Details, directions and call reservations: www.parkwinters.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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