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Get Your Hands Dirty!
Written By: Marjorie Christiansen | Issue: 2015/04 - April
Thirty years of designing landscapes for clients in exclusive places from the coast of California to the low country of the Carolinas has equipped Mary Palmer Dargan with a sharp eye for detail and a humorous, no-nonsense approach to getting things done.
“Form follows function, then beautify” is her mantra.
During the months of April and May you’re invited to get your hands dirty at her Garden Talk Salon at Dargan’s Dovecote held in Cashiers.
Just in time for Mother’s Day planting, Mary Palmer is offering a jumpstart to your summer garden with her workshop in April – “Jump Start Your Summer Garden with Seed-Blocking!” Join Mary Palmer for a workshop on how to mix, press and plant seed blocks. You’ll learn to nurture your sets and plant on Mother’s Day. Learn how to successfully grow flowers in your garden and help our butterflies and bees.
Planting medium, seed blockers, buckets, water and seeds will be available for the workshop, plus instructions on how to grow flowers successfully. Should you miss it, this same workshop will be presented May 22. Cost is $25.
On April 24 and 25 and again May 15 and 16, Dargan is offering “Land. Life. Garden: LifeScapes for Your Home Environment.”
The gentle joining of hands between your home environment, your family and nature is her passion. She feels that by taking time to engage with nature and observe how it functions best on your home property, you can design solutions that suit particular situations, and avoid wasting time, labor and resources.
This two-day workshop will empower your property as the ultimate Land and LifeScape environment. Draw your dream garden with compost stations, greenhouse huts, potting area and work out the best practices for your property. You will be guided through preparing and planting your garden with hardy vegetables and annuals, using handprint planting methods and seed-blocking, as well as starting baby plants and dahlias for late spring and summer propagation. Cost is $175.
Back by popular demand, on May 29 Jeff Zahner presents “Evergreens for Mountain Landscapes.” Cost is $20.
All salons are held in Cashiers at Dovecote Porch & Gardens, 35 Flashpoint Drive. Pre-registration is required, as these are small groups. You can email [email protected] to register. You may also register at dargan.com/dovecote-events.
If you prefer a video of her workshops to share with your friends, just sign up for her newsletter and click the Garden Talk Salon option at www.dargan.com. Getting your hands dirty has never been more fun.
