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Garden Speaker Series: Home Grown Bouquets

April 3 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Incorporating Cut Flowers Into Your Landscape or Garden

Blake Taylor, Alhambra Flower Farm

Blake Taylor, Alhambra Flower Farm

Practical methods and tips for anyone wanting to learn more about growing their own flowers specifically for cutting on any scale.

Key takeaways:

  • Know how to evaluate and select flower varieties that are good for cutting.
  • Learn how to create a planting plan tailored to your landscape and a schedule to have blooms all season long.
  • Best practices for harvesting flowers & plant after-care for common varieties.

About the speaker

Blake is owner and grower at Alhambra Flower Farm, which produces and sells fresh cut flowers direct to customer and through various wholesale channels.

Blake’s business was born from a passion for gardening – with over a decade of experience growing flowers, ornamentals and vegetables, Blake loves getting his hands dirty, connecting with nature and creating the optimal conditions for plants to thrive.

Blake is proud to be part of the local flower movement, seeking to spread the infectious joy of fresh flowers grown by the local community, for the local community.

Event details

  • Presenter: Blake Taylor, Alhambra Flower Farm
  • Location: Rotary Botanical Gardens
  • Date and Time: Thursday, April 3 at 6PM. Session will last 1-2 hours, depending on participant questions.
  • Registration Cost: $5 for active RBG volunteers; $10 for RBG members; $15 for non-members

To register, please register and pay online using the form at the bottom of this page, or complete this form (PDF) and submit with your payment.

ALL areas of the registration form must be complete. Please complete a separate form for each registrant.

  • In person: at our Garden Gift Gallery via check, cash, or credit card. View our current hours
  • By mail: send completed form with your check made out to Rotary Botanical Gardens to Attn: Education Specialist, 1455 Palmer Drive, Janesville, WI 53545.
  • By phone: please call (608) 752-3885 to register over the phone with a credit card.
  • Online: Complete the form found further down on this page.

Cancellations & Refunds

Classes cancelled due to low enrollment will be refunded automatically, and you will be notified by phone or email of the cancellation.

Online Registration

Details

Date:
April 3
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Organizer

Kim Lewis
Phone
(608) 314-8415
Email
kim.lewis@rotarygardens.org

Venue

Rotary Botanical Gardens
1455 Palmer Drive
Janesville, WI 53545 United States
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