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Free Gardening Talks on Saturdays in May

Tranquil Lake Nursery in Rehoboth, Massachusetts will offer five free garden talks on Saturdays in May, starting May 3^rd . This is your opportunity to learn everything your ever wanted to know about the newest perennials; how to fill a container that will last all summer and even beyond; plants with exceptional foliage and texture; plant combinations that will extend the season of interest in your garden and how to garden successfully in the shade. Get your garden ready for a season of glorious bloom. You will also see more than 10 acres of fields of Siberian Iris and Japanese Iris and daylilies blooming in the fields. Tranquil Lake Nursery is the largest grower of these beautiful perennials in the northeast, with over 3,000 cultivars of daylilies in our fields. The display gardens showcase the iris and daylilies as well as a diverse selection of perennials, herbs, vines, shrubs, small trees, grasses and tender perennials. 

All workshops are free and will be held on Saturdays at 11 a.m. (We will move indoors in case of rain.) Bring a lawn chair. All plants that are discussed will be available for sale.

Warren Leach, landscape horticulturist and co-owner of Tranquil Lake Nursery, will discuss new varieties of perennials and shrubs as well as some unusual or underused charmers that will really stand out in the garden this year.

The gardens at Tranquil Lake Nursery are planted with many drought tolerant combinations that survive in our sandy soils. Warren Leach, landscape horticulturist and co-owner of Tranquil Lake Nursery will showcase many woody ornamentals and herbaceous perennials that thrive in these well drained and often dry conditions. He will also discuss hardy plants for container plantings that add beauty to areas with limited horticultural attributes such as on pavement or under shallow rooted trees. He will discuss weatherproof containers, demonstrate soil media, planting tips, and color combinations for creating containers plantings that will embellish any garden or patio all summer long. He will also discuss use of winter hardy trees, shrubs, vines and even grasses that can live outdoors year round and offer design tips for pleasing combinations.

Warren Leach, horticulturist and co-owner of Tranquil Lake Nursery will explore a diverse palette of perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees with foliage that add interesting architecture, structure, texture, form, pattern and freshness to the sunny or shady border through the summer and into the fall. He will also offer design tips to help you make pleasing plant combinations using complementary foliage and texture for a long season of garden interest.

The gardens at Tranquil Lake Nursery are known for their abundant and colorful blooms throughout the summer and into the fall. This is achieved by combining early, mid and late season perennials, shrubs vines and grasses. Warren Leach, horticulturist and co-owner of Tranquil lake Nursery will showcase choice daylilies and other perennials and woody plants that sustain the garden season.

Gardening in the shade may offer challenges but also charming opportunities and even protection for the gardener from the strong rays of the sun. Warren Leach, horticulturist and co-owner of Tranquil Lake Nursery will highlight shrubs and perennials that benefit from the shadowed protection of overhead canopy adding colorful flowers and foliage to the shady garden.

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