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Gardening Tips

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May	June	July	August
September	October	November	December

Click on the appropriate month to read how to care for your garden at that time of year.

Websites	Edible Plants	Topiaries	Tools
Toxic Plants	CA Gardens	Glossary	Fertilizers
CCGC Recipes	CCGC Horticulture	CCGC Inspiration	Soil

Click on the appropriate topic above for specific information.
Below are tips and information submitted from our garden club members.

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Floral Sweets
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Floral Cake Instructions
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Flower Desserts Photos
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Michele Clemens, our favorite garden club Tweet Street entrepreneur can be reached by email at tweetstreet1813@yahoo.com Click on the product name below to see more details.

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Gift Tags
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Miniature bird Houses
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Wooden flowers - $5.00 each
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Ocean Friendly Gardens
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California Native Plant Books/Website:

California Native Plants for the Garden - Carol Bornstein, David Fross, Bart O'Brien, 
Cachuma Press. Los Olivos, CA. 2nd Printing February 2006.
271ISBN: 0-9628505-8-6. $27.95, paperback.

Available from the California Native Plant Society store
(http://cnps.org/store.php?crn=52&rn=359&action=show_detail) or on
amazon.com.


Ocean Friendly Gardens by Douglas Kent
The book can be purchased for $15 (+ shipping) directly from Surfrider
(http://www.swell.com/!oGr6y50agdqpMwa5jI5GCg!/Surfrider-Store-Educational),
or for $19.95 on amazon.com.

Surfrider also has an Ocean Friendly Gardens web page on their web site:
http://www.surfrider.org/ofg.asp 

Here is the web site Anne Kunzig, February guest speaker, mentioned for Las Pilitas
Native Plant store:  http://www.laspilitas.com/.  Full of lots of
information on natives.

Rose Hips
Information on Citrus Disease
Succulent Wreath
Terra Cotta Pot People
Tilted Pots

Terra Cotta Pot Person

Turn Off the Sprinklers
The Ecology Center - San Juan Capistrano
Garden Stakes - These colorful garden stakes can be ordered by contacting Jean Roger's daughter-in-law Cory Rodgers via email: duckcorns@att.net Cory lives out of state but is planning a visit here in June and can deliver any orders at that time.

Butterfly Gardens
Dragonfly Shops & Gardens Coupon
Poodle Dog Bush Press Release
Fall Rose Care
Bacterial Crown Gall
Summer 2008 Rose Care
South Coast Farmers Co-op and Farmers Market Information
- Co-op
- Basket Contents
- Farmers Markets

Spring 2008 Rose Care
Horse Manure - well composed, very affordable
This is the same manure we use in the Florence Joyner
Olympiad rose garden.

Serrano Creek Ranch

25201 Trabuco Rd.

Lake Forest, CA 92630

768-5921

http://www.serranocreeksoils.com
Worm farming supplies can be purchased at:

Orange County Farm Supply
1826 W Chapman Ave
Orange , CA 92868

(714) 978-6500
Roses - Winter Care (Courtesy of CGCI)
Edible Flower Gardening - (Courtesy of Karen England)
Lending Library (Compliments of Rose Society of Santa Margarita)
Worm Composting
Fuchsia Care
English Gardens for Southern California
Pest Management
Tropicals
Rose handouts from Carla Fuchs, guest speaker at the January meeting.
"California Natives" This was the seed source handout given by Chris Barnhill, Living Collections Curator from Fullerton State University Arboretum during out October meeting.

Not sure where to plant those bulbs? Do what Jean Rogers does, plant your bulbs in a peat pot and when they're well established plant them where they look best. Move them around until you find just the right place. As time goes by, the peat pot will disintegrate and you'll have a perfectly placed flower!

Sweet Pea Success - Sweet Peas are one of the easiest and most rewarding flowers to grow in Orange County. They should be planted in late September through December and if you would like December blooms you must plant early and choose a variety that is labeled 'Early', 'Mammoth' or 'Spencer.' Be sure to follow instructions for maximum bloom.

Soak seeds over-night in warm water.
Dig a trench one foot or more deep and six to right inches wide.
Fill the trench halfway with a good topsoil and mix well with the soil in the ground. A garden fork works well.
Mix more topsoil and a small amount of pre plant fertilizer with the soil taken out of the trench. Back-fill the trench with this mix leaving one inch of trench open to plant your seeds.
Plant the seeds one inch deep and about two to three inches apart. Cover with an inch of soil you have left over or use potting soil.
Water thoroughly and as often as needed to keep the soil moist at the seed level. Over-watering, especially in the warm weeks of September is the most common cause of seed failure.
Tall growing varieties will need a five to six foot support. It is best to provide the support when planting rather than waiting until the plants are sprawling on the soil surface. Eight foot stakes are best as one to feet will be in the ground. Space the stakes four to six feet apart and attach a trellis or netting to them.
Protect the new seedlings from snails and slugs using your preferred method or product.
Thin plants when they are five or six inches tall and space them out to six inches apart. Pinch the tips of the remaining plant which encourages them to branch.
Continue to water as needed and fertilize every two weeks.
Never let spent blooms turn into seed pods. Cut them off as you see them. For maximum bloom, cut the flowers often for bouquets and enjoy the fragrance.

Succulent Swag:

shade cloth sewn into a tube
stuff with green moss mixed with potting soil - soaking wet
cut holes
poke holes open with a pencil and insert succulents
always keep moist