Many beautiful plants come from bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes. Some can be left in the ground over the winter, while others can be dug up, stored, and planted the following spring. You will discover: how to identify bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes; how they reproduce; how to dig them up; and how to store… Read More »Garden Basics: Dividing Bulbs, Corms, Tubers, and Rhizomes
Many beautiful plants come from bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes. Some can be left in the ground over the winter, while others can be dug up, stored, and planted the following spring. You will discover: how to identify bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes; how they reproduce; how to dig them up; and how to store… Read More »Garden Basics: Dividing Bulbs, Corms, Tubers, and Rhizomes
Composting makes sustainable and beneficial use of food and yard waste, reduces chemical fertilizer and insecticide use, and keeps organic wastes out of landfills. This workshop will cover: soil and plant nutrient basics, the benefits of natural soil building by creating compost from organic matter, and composting techniques appropriate for home gardeners. We will also… Read More »Garden Basics: Backyard Composting for Healthy Soil and a Healthier Planet
Composting makes sustainable and beneficial use of food and yard waste, reduces chemical fertilizer and insecticide use, and keeps organic wastes out of landfills. This workshop will cover: soil and plant nutrient basics, the benefits of natural soil building by creating compost from organic matter, and composting techniques appropriate for home gardeners. We will also… Read More »Garden Basics: Backyard Composting for Healthy Soil and a Healthier Planet
Hypertufa containers last for years and are ideal for displaying flowers, bulbs, succulents, and other plants—indoors or out. You will learn: what hypertufa is, how to make a hypertufa container safely, and plants that do well in a hypertufa container. You will also make a container to take home, with instructions provided in advance. Garden… Read More »Garden Basics: Making Hypertufa Containers–CLASS IS FULL
Hypertufa containers last for years and are ideal for displaying flowers, bulbs, succulents, and other plants—indoors or out. You will learn: what hypertufa is, how to make a hypertufa container safely, and plants that do well in a hypertufa container. You will also make a container to take home, with instructions provided in advance. Garden… Read More »Garden Basics: Making Hypertufa Containers–CLASS IS FULL
Learn how to maximize your growing space in the vegetable garden by using the square-foot gardening method. Square-foot gardening makes it easy to organize your garden layout and stop guessing about spacing. You will also identify weeds more easily. You will take home a chart with suggested spacing for the most commonly grown vegetables, along… Read More »Garden Basics: Square-Foot Gardening
Learn how to maximize your growing space in the vegetable garden by using the square-foot gardening method. Square-foot gardening makes it easy to organize your garden layout and stop guessing about spacing. You will also identify weeds more easily. You will take home a chart with suggested spacing for the most commonly grown vegetables, along… Read More »Garden Basics: Square-Foot Gardening
Take a trip to the demonstration garden at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital to learn how to prepare your garden for winter. We will cover: how and when to cut back plants, fall mulching and soil amendments, dividing and planting bulbs, and fall transplanting. You will go home with a flowering perennial to transplant into your… Read More »Garden Basics: Fall Tasks in the Perennial Garden
Take a trip to the demonstration garden at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital to learn how to prepare your garden for winter. We will cover: how and when to cut back plants, fall mulching and soil amendments, dividing and planting bulbs, and fall transplanting. You will go home with a flowering perennial to transplant into your… Read More »Garden Basics: Fall Tasks in the Perennial Garden