It’s Time to Add a Shot of Spring Color to Bare Patches
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If there are still any bare spots in the garden where you would like spring color, don’t hesitate to pop in plants already in bloom at nurseries in 4-inch or quart pots. Pansies are particularly long-lived and planted now will last into early summer.
This is also a great month to plant those towering delphiniums from 4-inch pots. Add a little soil polymer (add water to the polymer before using it) and slow-release fertilizer, such as Osmocote, to the bottom of each hole. Delphiniums appreciate the additional fertilizer and water stored in these high-tech products.
From Los Angeles Times California Garden Calendar
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Garden Calendar
* Early morning flowering tree talk and walk by certified arborist and plant pathologist Jerry Turney, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. $18 for nonmembers; $15 for members. Visit www.arboretum.org or call (626) 821-3222.
* Home composting workshop with Bill Roley and Patrick McNelly, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Fullerton Arboretum, 1900 Associated Road, Fullerton. $7. For reservations, call (714) 278-3579, Ext. O.
* Orchid show and sale, sponsored by the Orange County Branch of the Cymbidium Society of America, today through Sunday, South Coast Plaza, Bristol and Bear streets in Costa Mesa. Admission and parking free. For information and show hours, call (714) 435-2160 or visit www.ocorchidshow .com.
* Fuchsia pruning and culture lecture by John Spalding, 2 p.m. Sunday, sponsored by the South Coast branch of the National Fuchsia Society, South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes. $5. For information, call (310) 544-6815.
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“What’s happening in Baldwin Hills?,” a lecture by Ester Feldman, executive director of Community Conservancy International, discussing the Baldwin Hills Conservancy and its plans for Baldwin Hills, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday, Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd., Encino. Free. For information, call (818) 881-3706.
