Whether you want to learn how to grow ranunculus or are looking for an opportunity to teach your little one about little creatures, there’s a gardening event for you this month.
Yes, it’s February, but that doesn’t mean there’s not plant fun to be had or garden inspiration to be found.
Here are five chances to learn about gardening or make something plant-themed this month.
Learn about slugs and snails
Want to get the little ones in your life more interested in the outdoors? Start small — literally — with Lancaster County Parks’ “Slug in Love” event at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the first-floor classroom of the Environmental Nature Center, 1 Natures Way, Lancaster. Naturalist Katie Kruza will read Rachel Bright’s book, “Slug in Love,” and participants will learn about slugs and snails while making their own slime to take home. Cost is $3 per person. Register by visiting the link below or by calling 717-295-2055 by noon Feb. 10.
More info: lanc.news/sluglove26
Trish Snyder, founder of Flourish Flowers.
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Learn how to grow ranunculus and anemone
Visit East Earl’s Flourish Flowers — founded by Trish Snyder, who recently released her first book, “Backyard Cutting Garden” — to learn how to grow ranunculus and anemone, plants that require a little extra time to grow successfully. After planting corms — which can be planted outside toward the end of February or beginning of March — participants will make a small arrangement to take home and enjoy. The class is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17. Cost is $88 and registration is available online.
More info: flourish.flowers
Dig into forest gardening
The Horn Farm Center will host a webinar about forest gardens, which mimic the structure and function of natural forests, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. This talk will provide a few living examples of forest gardens, plus a sampling of perennial edibles home gardeners can incorporate into their own garden. There is a minimum registration fee of $5 for this program, which is led by nationally acclaimed ecological designer and agroforestry expert Dave Jacke.
More info: hornfarmcenter.org
Get garden inspiration from an Esbenshade’s staffer
Heather Jones, a floral designer for Esbenshade’s Garden Center, will share inspiration for your outdoor space — including new ideas for creating contemporary containers and gardens — when the Women’s Garden Club of Lancaster meets from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 301 St. Thomas Road, Lancaster.
Jones will also share information about plans and embellishments to enhance your garden. There is a $5 donation to attend. Refreshments will be provided.
More info: womensgardencluboflancastercounty.com
Make a kokedama with moss, stones and crystals
Need some zen in your life? Gallery Grow, 320 N. Queen St. in Lancaster city, will collaborate with the Gem Den for a calming workshop where participants can create a kokedama, a Japanese art of growing plants in a moss-covered ball of soil. The chill fun begins at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26. Cost is $55.20, but participants will have the option of buying crystals from the Gem Den.
More info: lanc.news/kokedama26
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