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CUTTING GARDENS:
MAINTENANCE & ORGANIC FERTILIZATION

Keep your cutting garden thriving with natural, organic methods this season! This class focuses on maintaining a productive flower garden by focusing on simple methods that will aid you in keeping the weeds down, supporting your blooms, and feeding your plants using organic fertilizers/inputs. We will explore sustainable practices that will allow you to be eco-friendly and effective in your growing space this year. Each participant will go home with a wealth of applicable knowledge, several different organic fertilizers, and a compost tea making kit to start working with immediately. Whether you’re growing for the first time or on your 10th year, this course will help you cultivate a flourishing, chemical-free cutting garden at home.

Fees: Member $65, Non-Member $78

All programs are subject to change.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden strives to be a Garden for all and we are committed to offering diverse adult learning opportunities that are inclusive and accessible to all learners. If you would like to request an accommodation to support your participation in an adult learning opportunity at the Garden, please contact MeganC@lewisginter.org or call 804-262-9887 x320 and we will make our best effort to help.

Register Member $65

Register Non-Member $78

Date:
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Event Details

All materials will be provided.

Conner ParrishAbout the Instructor

Conner Parrish owns Blossoming Roots Farm and Supply in Ashland, Virginia. Blossoming Roots is a local cut flower farm with a mission to protect and nurture the environment around us! Conner has always been a nature lover and started down this path after the sudden loss of his father at an early age. He quickly realized nature is what grounded him and after becoming a beekeeper in college, he began to understand the therapeutic benefits it cultivated within him. Flower farming naturally entered the picture after he was planting them to feed his bees. Fast forward to today and he owns a cut flower farm that donates a portion of profit to pollinator conservation each month! He is finally living the dream and helping the world be a better place.