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CUTTING GARDENS:
PEST MANAGEMENT & HARVEST PRACTICES

Keep your cutting garden thriving with natural, organic methods this season! This class focuses on maintaining a productive flower garden by exploring simple yet effective pest management strategies and proper harvesting techniques to keep your blooms healthy and abundant. Learn how to prevent and control pests using eco-friendly methods, support plant resilience, and harvest flowers at the right stage depending on your intended usage. Each participant will go home with a wealth of applicable knowledge, a natural pest control starter kit, and a harvesting kit to begin implementing right away. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned gardener, this course will help you cultivate a resilient, 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, June 21, 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.

 

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