Classes help ready your garden
BY BRAVETTA HASSELL World Scene Writer
Saturday, February 16, 2013
2/16/13 at 4:36 AM
Did you know? According to the
United States Department of Agriculture,
tulips and gerbera daisies
have outsold roses annually since
2005, but on Valentine’s Day, roses
are still No. 1.
See what local events are coming
to a gardening center near you this
week.
SATURDAY
Annual Gardening Info Fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria Ave.
Many of TGC’s affiliated garden
groups will be on hand to provide
information and resources about
their groups, as well as specific
plant topics at the annual fair.
Retail nurseries, environmentalists,
horticulture experts, landscape designers
and educational institutions
will also be present.
Philbrook Museum garden
manager Melinda McMillan will
lead a seminar on urban gardening.
Growing vegetables along with
flowers is becoming more popular,
as is small-space gardening. The
presentation runs 9:30-11:45 a.m. in
the center’s ballroom. The seminar
is $10 for non TGC members and
$8 for members.
To enroll in the seminar or for
more information, visit tulsaworld.com/tgc or call 918-746-5125.
SUNDAY
Pre-Spring Pruning Class, 2 p.m.
Southwood Landscape and Garden
Center
Prepare your trees and shrubs
for spring. Tree and shrub expert
Chase Couch will lead a seminar
on the how, what, when and where
to prune things like roses, crape
myrtles, trees and more. Bring
questions to this free information
session.
To register or for more information,
visit tulsaworld.com/southwood.
FEB. 23
Organic Lawn Care, 2 p.m.
Grogg’s Green Barn, 10105 E. 61st St.
Organic Lawns of Tulsa’s Colby
Gniech will be speaking on how to
get weeds out and green grass in
without chemicals.
For more information, call 918-
994-4222.
Small Space Food Gardens, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Tulsa Garden Center
Pleu Gardens owner and recognized
garden consultant Debbie
Pleu explains how to create an
effective, good garden in a small
space. Participants will learn how
to create high yield from small
spaces, find out about site location,
soil composition, ground level
versus raised beds and succession
planting.
Pleu has taught organic gardening
at Tulsa Community College
and the Tulsa Garden Center. She
currently grows produce for the
Cherry Street Farmers Market.
Pleu will cover gardening fundamentals,
insect and disease control,
harvesting and post-harvest
handling and storage of garden
produce.
The seminar is $12 per person or
$10 for Tulsa Garden Center members.
Registration is required.
To enroll, call 918-746-5125 or
visit tulsaworld.com/tgc.
Annual African Violet Society of Greater
Tulsa’s Show and Sale, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Tulsa Garden Center
The society is getting feedback
from the Missouri Valley Convention
about last fall’s success, so
don’t miss the spring show and sale.
The sale offers a wide variety of
African violets and some related
family plants, as well. For the best
selection of plants, get there early.
In years past, the society has sold
out by lunch time.
In addition to the African violets and other gesneriads, there will be
a demonstration on how to start
the plants from leaves, pot them
and maintain them. Everything you
need to plant and take care of your
flowers will be on sale.
For more information, call 918-
355-8020.
Bravetta Hassell 918-581-8316
bravetta.hassell@tulsaworld.com
Associated Images:
Rae Parham of Tulsa looks over her selection of African violets. The annual violet show and sale at the Tulsa Garden Center will be held Feb. 23. MICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa World file
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