The week ahead: Romance in air with rosy events
▪ MAKE YOUR OWN VALENTINE BOUQUET
Where: Relles Florist, 2400 J St., Sacramento
When: 10 a.m. Saturday
Admission: $35
Details: (916) 441-1478, www.rellesflorist.com
Learn how to create your own professional-looking Valentine bouquet. Get tips on flowers and greenery to use as well as techniques. Bring your own apron. Class size is limited; advance registration advised.
▪ LET’S GET GROWING WORKSHOP: PLANTING SEEDS
Where: Green Acres, 8501 Jackson Road, Sacramento; 205 Serpa Way, Folsom; and 901 Galleria Blvd., Roseville
When: 10 a.m. Saturday
Admission: Free
Details: www.idiggreenacres.com
Learn how to grow your own vegetables and flowers from seed in this informative workshop. Tips on how and when to plant as well as how to help those seedlings thrive.
▪ PRUNING WORKSHOP
Where: Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway, Sacramento
When: 9 a.m.-noon Saturday
Admission: Free
Details: www.cemeteryrose.org
The City Cemetery’s Heritage Rose Group, caretakers of the site’s renowned old garden roses, tackles two more categories: Teas and Chinas. Learn how to make these bushes look their best and produce the most blooms. Bring gloves and shears.
▪ ORCHID WORKSHOP
Where: Exotic Plants, 1833 Howe Ave., Sacramento
When: Noon Saturday
Admission: Free
Details: (916) 922-4769, www.exoticplantsltd.com
Learn the basics of orchid care, including how to make them rebloom. Seating is limited; call in advance to reserve a seat.
▪ WALK WITH WARREN
Where: Arboretum Gazebo, UC Davis campus
When: Noon Wednesday
Admission: Free
Details: (530) 752-4880, arboretum.ucdavis.edu
Join Arboretum superintendent emeritus Warren Roberts for a story-filled exploration of the arboretum’s west end gardens.
▪ SACRAMENTO ROSE AUCTION
Where: Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Admission: Free
Details: (916) 799-6199, www.sactorose.org
Join the Sacramento Rose Society for its annual benefit auction featuring dozens of bare-root roses. Also, bid on miniature rose bushes grown by local rosarian Baldo Villegas. Public welcome; cash or checks accepted.
Debbie Arrington
This story was originally published February 6, 2015 at 9:00 AM with the headline "The week ahead: Romance in air with rosy events."