Colonial Nursery’s 2019 SUMMER CLASSES

All summer classes are Saturdays at 9:30am. Free & 30 minutes duration

All participants receive a 20% off coupon valid for 7 days after class.

JULY 13: MID SUMMER REVAMP With Alyson & Sean Are your summer garden and containers looking overgrown, tired and in need of a freshen up? Then join Alyson & Sean for this free class on how to revamp your summer garden and make it look fabulous again! Learn how to switch out tired plants, how to replant without creating container havoc and which plants are best for your location. Practical tips and demonstrations on how to deadhead, trim & tidy up overgrown annuals plus using annuals to fill gaps and give color pop in your perennial garden.

JULY 27: HOUSEPLANT 101 With Sean & Alyson Our first in a series of 3 Houseplant Classes with Sean & Alyson. Houseplant 101 covers all the basics that will make you a successful plant parent! Learn about watering, fertilizing, light and how to choose the right plant for different rooms in your home. Get lots of tips for indoor summer care, putting houseplants outside, plus learn about common problems, pests and pet friendly plants.

Followed by Houseplant Help with Houseplant Potting Demonstration at 10.00am. Bring in one houseplant (that you can carry yourself) for repotting help. Alyson & Sean will give a demonstration of how to repot showing you dos and don’ts – then it’s your turn to give it a go! Your instructors will guide you through the potting process and give you practical tips for success. This is not a custom potting service. If you’d like us to repot your plant, we are happy to at a later time! Please talk to Alyson & Sean about leaving your plant with us – we’ll repot it for a fee determined by pot size and plant material.

AUGUST 10: HOW TO PRUNE With Matt & Sean What to prune and how to do it! Knowing when and how to prune can make a tremendous difference to your plants’ performance in flower production as well as habit and shape. Matt & Sean will demystify the art of pruning and cover different pruning techniques, tools, and cover the how and when. Pruning Hydrangeas will be a special focus!

AUGUST 24: SWITCHING SUMMER CONTAINERS TO FALL With Alyson & Sean. Join Ayson and Sean to learn how to switch out your summer container into a fall show stopper! Late August is the perfect time to start rejuvenating your pots. Alyson will show you which plants to switch out, how to plant new plants and rearrange plantings for best effect. Sean & Alyson wil show you how to use both annuals and perennials in your containers.

Colonial Nursery, 1124 West Front St, Lincroft NJ 07738. P: 732-530-3838. Open every day to 5pm.