Nancy DuBrule-Clemente conducts themed garden walks in the Natureworks
Organic Demonstration Garden on Saturday mornings during the growing
season. All of Nancy's walks and workshops are FREE OF
CHARGE but on occasion we have a special event which might cost a small
fee. If so, it will be noted. Questions are always
welcomed. Unless specified, there is no need to register, just
show up.
Saturday
morning, September 11,
9:30-10:30 a.m. Free Garden
Walk Unusual Ornamental Grasses and their Fall Companions Go WAY
beyond Miscanthus and Panicum and learn all about the many cool
ornamental grasses now available. Get inspired to pair these grasses
with all sorts of colorful fall flowering perennials and shrubs. We
will stroll through the gardens to see examples of some of these
combinations are used at Natureworks.
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Saturday
morning, September 18,
9:30-10:30 a.m. Organic Lawn Care 101 The world of
science has now
joined forces with the organic movement to offer easy to use, highly
effective alternatives to petro-chemical fertilizers and toxic poisons.
Many homeowners use readily available 4 or 6 step chemical programs for
their lawns and do not realize the danger this causes to their own
health and the health of their children, their pets, and the
environment as a whole. Join Susan
Holland, NOFA
accredited land care professional, and learn how to have a happy,
healthy organic lawn.
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BIG
EVENT PLANNED FOR
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2010
AT NATUREWORKS
Saturday’s events include a FREE walk, a FREE bulb
planting demonstration and a Plant Swap!
BULBS
FOR
BREAST
CANCER
An All Day Celebration of Life and
the Beauty
of Bulbs!
One in
eight women will be diagnosed with some type of breast cancer this
year. Most of us know someone who has been affected by this disease.
Come to Natureworks to have some FUN while supporting two wonderful
local organizations for breast cancer research and the support of
patients and survivors. Natureworks will donate 10% of the retail
cost of all bulbs sold on this day to After the Storm, Inc. and the
Connecticut Breast Cancer Coalition. We will also be featuring Pink
Ribbon Plants™ and Pink Ribbon Bulbs™, whose wholesale suppliers donate
a percentage of the wholesale cost of these products to breast cancer
research. Your bulb buying dollars will really make a difference on
this day! Bring
your loved ones and join us for two great bulb talks, bulb basketball
and other fun events too bawdy to describe here! Enter to win our
custom designed 36-24-36 Garden of Blooms Box O’ Bulbs! Breast cancer
survivors will be given a gift of free bulbs.
9:30-10:30
a.m. Free Garden Walk Designing
for Color with Bulbs from February thru July Learn
how to choose the best bulbs for your garden setting, how to plant them
in amongst your perennials and shrubs, and how to achieve succession of
color for 6 months from bulbs planted this fall. A bulb planting plan
overlaid on a Natureworks garden design will be on display. 1 p.m. Free
Demonstration Potting
up and Forcing Bulbs for Winter Blooms Nancy
will talk about the difference between hardy and tender bulbs, which
bulbs are best to force, and then demonstrate all different methods of
potting up and growing a wide range of bulbs.
Three
Great Reasons to Plant Bulbs this Fall: 1.
Bulbs don’t require any watering, deadheading, or further care once
planted. They are so easy!
2.
If you have existing beds, bulbs go in between the plants. No elaborate
soil preparation needed.
3.
Bulbs double the color in your gardens and offer you color in early
spring when you need it most!
TOWN
OF
NORTH BRANFORD PLANT SWAP Also on
that day, we are hosting the Town of North Branford Plant Swap right
here at Natureworks. If you’d like to participate in the plant
swap you will need to register with the town of North Branford at least
one week prior to the event and they will provide you with the
details. Please contact the town at 203-315-6017 or email:
recreationsecretary@townofnorthbranfordct.com
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Natureworks specializes in organic gardening for gardeners throughout
Connecticut. They offer complete landscape design, landscaping, and
garden maintenance. The Garden Center - Natureworks - features a great
selection of trees, shrubs, perennials, herbs and vegetable plants as
well as annual flowers. They offer a wide selection of organic
products, organic fertilizers, organic pest controls and organic garden
soils and potting soil. Natureworks serves Northford, CT as well as New
Haven, New Haven County, North Branford, and the Connecticut Coastline.
