Wednesday Horticulture Series
2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
The Voelker Orth is the perfect setting for workshops
on horticulture and floral arts, working with professional
instructors using the garden to demonstrate techniques
and for inspiration. Each workshop is $10.00; members
$8.00, inclusive of materials.
Environmentally Friendly Gardening
April 18th
Urte Schaedle, Instructor
Explore the basic principles of successful, environmentally
friendly home gardening.
Topics include soils and their improvement, seed
sowing, vegetative propagation, planting, watering,
mulching and natural pest control. Take home a propagation
box.
Herbs in containers
May 9th
Learn how to grow garden-fresh herbs in containers.
Discover which varieties do best in various pots
and how to care for them.
Special attention is paid to those varieties which
not only taste great, but are also attractive and
feature unusual blooms and foliage.
Take home an herb seed planting.
Art of the Hand-Tied Bouquet
June 6th
Natalie Carbone, Instructor
Ms. Carbone will demonstrate the different styles
and techniques for creating beautiful hand-tied
floral bouquets using fresh stems. Floral selection,
preparing the stems, design and the assembly of
a bouquet will be covered. A student will take home
the demonstration bouquet!
All about Roses
June 13th
Urte Schaedle, Instructor
You don’t need a spacious garden to enjoy
the beauty of roses. Even if all you have is a small
terrace or back yard, you can grow beautiful, healthy
roses. Learn how to select your roses and location.
Soil preparation and general rose care will be discussed.
Take home a sample of rose cuttings.
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