What are you doing buying cut flowers at the Farmer’s Market? Even with minimal space, you can grow your own! Aim to harvest one bouquet a day…and enjoy your gardens more, too. Let’s explore: Favorite plants of “flower farmers” who make the most beautiful bouquets The roles Perennials, Annuals and Woodies play in the cutting garden Choices between separate beds or incorporating into existing gardens… and even using containers! The importance of bloom sequence – especially early and late bloomers Notes for cutting, arranging and preserving too! And here are more upcoming workshops in various locations: Gardening for Baby Boomers: 10 Ways to Garden Smarter as We Get Older will be presented in two parts at the Upper Valley WMMGA event Sat March 21 in South Deerfield MA Gardening in Small Spaces will be offered in the morning session of the Lower Valley WMMGA event in Westfield, and then, in the afternoon session I will present Let’s Go Native: A Sustainable, Attainable Approach for Home Gardeners Both Sat March 28 in Westfield, MA Deer Defense: How to Outwit the Wiliest of Wildlife will be presented at the Berkshires WMMGA event Sat April 11 in Lenox, MA The Becket Arts Center will present one of my favorites on April 28 at 10 am: Create a Paradise for Pollinators in your Home Gardens and Landscape If you haven’t visited, this is a beautiful historic building with a lovely second floor auditorium… and they are welcoming all to this talk to help celebrate two new pollinator garden projects. Finally, looking ahead to May: Ornamental Alternatives: Replacing Invasives with Beautiful Natives that can Restore a Healthy Home Landscape Presented by the Worthington Garden Club at Worthington Town Hall Tuesday May 12 at 6 pm Vaseworthy Gardening: How to Fit a Cutting Garden into any Home Landscape Presented by Stockbridge Library Tuesday May 19 at 6 pm Building a Backyard Wildlife Habitat: A Gardener’s Approach Presented by the Otis Library in person and on Zoom Thursday May 28 at 6 pm
