Night Bloomers Garden Club

06/18/2026

Hanging baskets can grow more than flowers 🪴 A few tips that help:
🍅 Cherry tomatoes and basil are a great sunny basket combo.
🍓 Strawberries and lettuce work well when you want something pretty and useful.
🌿 Herbs like oregano, parsley, chives, and thyme are perfect for smaller baskets.
🥬 Lettuce, arugula, spinach, and radishes are nice for quick harvests.
💧 Hanging baskets dry out fast, so I check them often in warm weather.
I like these combos because they make small-space gardening feel a lot more doable.

06/16/2026

Repotting too often can stress plants too 🪴 A few signs I check first:
🌱 Fast growers like pothos, spider plants, and philodendrons may need more room sooner.
🌿 Slower plants usually prefer staying settled for longer.
💧 If water runs straight through, the plant may be rootbound.
🪴 Go up just one pot size so the soil doesn’t stay too wet.
🌵 Snake plants, ZZ plants, hoyas, and jade plants often like being a little snug.
I used to repot on a schedule, but now I check the roots and the plant’s growth first.

06/16/2026

Awesome news for Central Arkansas. This is going to be an awesome project and provide much needed gardening educational space for our communities.

We are beyond excited to tell you that NLR Parks & Recreation Commission voted unanimously to let SJCA move forward in building a forty-two acre educational farm and gardens in Burns Park! This project will be such an amazing asset to North Little Rock and central Arkansas.

More details to come!
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*These pictures are not necessarily accurate and will change.

06/14/2026

Lots of fun events coming up at the Ozark Folk Center state park. Go walk around their beautiful gardens and enjoy these activities.

There’s lots happening here in Craft Village & Gardens next week, Tue.–Sat., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.!
Here’s what else is going on next week at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, AR in addition to craft demonstrations at our 20 artisan shops: ..
June 16–20, 2026..
Live Daily Music Sets: 10:15, 11:15, 12:15, 1:45, 2:45 & 3:45..
Tuesday, June 16
Daytime Music: Whoa Mule!
Village Programs:
• Old Time Magic & Medicine Show — Magic Shop at 11:00 and 2:00
• Backstage Tour of Ozark Highlands Theater — Begins at Outdoor Stage near the Pottery Shop at 1:30..
Wednesday, June 17
Daytime Music: Wilson Wood
Village Programs:
• Old Time Magic & Medicine Show — Magic Shop at 11:00 and 2:00
• Weekly Garden Tour — Starts at Herb Education Center at 1:00
• Learn to Square Dance — Onstage at Ozark Highlands Theater at 1:30 (Ages 8+, minimum 6 people needed)
• Aunt Linda’s Soap Making — Apothecary Shop at 2:30..
Thursday, June 18
Daytime Music: Prince & the Paupers
Village Programs:
• Old Time Magic & Medicine Show — Magic Shop at 11:00 and 2:00
• Stories about Onia with Big Granny — Meet at the Bessie Moore Deck at 12:00
• Learn to Play Spoons & Washboard — Onstage at Ozark Highlands Theater at 1:30 (Ages 8+)
• Aunt Linda’s Soap Making — Apothecary Shop at 2:30..
Friday, June 19 — John Prine Folk Festival
Evening Concert: 7 p.m.
Daytime Music: Joe Roe & the Big Fibbers
Village Programs:
• Picnic Swing — 10:30 and 2:30
• Old Time Magic & Medicine Show — Magic Shop at 11:00 and 2:00
• Story of the Arkansas Traveler — Bessie Moore Deck at 1:00
• Chili Chat — In front of the Picnic Pavilion at the Herb of the Year Garden at 1:00
• John Prine Concert Documentary — 2 p.m. in the White Oak Theater (Visitor Center)..
Saturday, June 20 — John Prine Folk Festival
Evening Concert: 7 p.m.
Daytime Music: Down Yonder
Village Programs:
• Picnic Swing — 10:30 and 2:30
• Old Time Magic & Medicine Show — Magic Shop at 11:00 and 2:00
• Herbs, History & Healing — Pavilion across from Apothecary Shop at 1:00
• John Prine Concert Documentary “How Lucky Can One Man Get” — 2 p.m. in the White Oak Theater (Visitor Center)..
Schedule subject to change..
Learn more about the John Prine Folk Festival at this page, which includes the concert schedule, films, activities, and ticket information: https://events.ticketleap.com/events/ozarkfolkcenter/john-prine-folk-festival..
For upcoming craft, herb and cooking workshops/classes, and concerts/festivals, visit: Tickets.OzarkFolkCenter.com..
If you'd like to book a modern, duplex cabin room onsite, visit OzarkFolkCenter.com. The Cabins at Dry Creek are located down the hill from the Craft Village, Skillet Restaurant, and offer shuttle service to-and-from Ozark Highlands Theater for concert attendees.

06/13/2026

National Garden week is coming to an end but we still have plenty time in June to think about pollinator gardening.

June is National Pollinator Month! Think like a pollinator with these tips from the US Forest Service:
- Go Native. Pollinators are “best” adapted to local, native plants, which often need less water than ornamentals
- Bee Bountiful. Plant big patches of each plant species (better foraging efficiency.)
- Bee Sunny. Provide areas with sunny, bare soil that’s dry and well-drained, preferably with south-facing slopes.
- Bee Showy. Flowers should bloom in your garden throughout the growing season. Plant willow, currant, and Oregon grape for spring and aster, rabbit
brush and goldenrod for fall flowers.
- Bee Patient. It takes time for native plants to grow and for pollinators to find
your garden, especially if you live far from wild lands.
View their whole guide for pollinator gardening for the Eastern us: chrome-extensio://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/pollinators/documents/AttractingPollinatorsEasternUS_V1.pdf
More info including some plant suggestions: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/wildflowers/pollinators/gardening

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Title: Planning your garden — think like a pollinator.

Go Native. Pollinators are “best” adapted to local, native plants, which often need less water than ornamentals.
Bee Showy. Flowers should bloom in your garden throughout the growing season. Plant willow, violet, and mayapple for spring and aster, joe-pye w**d, and goldenrod for fall flowers.
Bee Bountiful. Plant big patches of each plant species for better foraging efficiency.
Bee Patient. It takes time for native plants to grow and for pollinators to find your garden, especially if you live far from wild lands.
Bee Gentle. Most bees will avoid stinging and use that behavior only in self-defense. Male bees do not sting.
Bee Chemical Free. Pesticides and herbicides kill pollinators.
Bee Homey. Make small piles of branches to attract butterflies and moths. Provide hollow twigs, rotten logs with wood-boring beetle holes and bunchgrasses and leave stumps, old rodent burrows, and fallen plant material for nesting bees. Leave dead or dying trees for woodpeckers.
Bee Sunny. Provide areas with sunny, bare soil that’s dry and well-drained, preferably with south-facing slopes.
Bee Diverse. Plant a diversity of flowering species with abundant pollen and nectar and specific plants for feeding butterfly and moth caterpillars.
Bee a little messy. Most of our native bee species (70%) nest underground, so avoid using w**d cloth or heavy mulch.
Bee Aware. Observe pollinators when you walk outside in nature. Notice which flowers attract bumble bees or solitary bees, and which attract butterflies.
Bee Friendly. Create pollinator-friendly gardens both at home, at schools and in public parks. Help people learn more about pollinators and native plants.

06/12/2026

To celebrate National Garden Week, Night Bloomers and guests visited Club President Ray Owens’ gorgeous garden. Ray’s bloom-filled paradise is a riot of color with peaceful corners of shade-lovers striking a beautiful balance, and productive veggies tucked in for a total horticultural extravaganza! Thank you Ray for sharing your knowledge and vision!

06/06/2026

For those of you who have not found the Oklahoma Gardening channel on YouTube you are really missing out. Here is a video recently released of the Tulsa Garden Club, Heart and Soil, 75th annual, tour of gardens event held in May. Many wonderful gardens to see and lots of inspiration to gain. Enjoy this and other great videos on their channel.

0:00 Welcome to the Best of Oklahoma Gardening #5248!1:31 Morrison Home GardenStep inside a masterfully designed private sanctuary that balances English form...

06/04/2026

Shade pots can be just as pretty as sunny ones 🌿 Here’s what I like to mix for a fuller-looking container:
🍃 One bold leafy plant for shape.
🌸 One softer bloomer for color.
🌿 One trailing plant to spill over the edge.
💧 Even moisture, especially during warm weather.
🪴 A pot with drainage so the roots don’t stay soggy.
Mixing leaf colors and textures makes a shady corner look so much more intentional.

06/01/2026

Zinnias are one of the easiest flowers to love 🌼 A few things that make them worth growing:
🐝 Bees and butterflies visit them constantly.
☀️ They handle summer heat well.
🌱 They’re easy to start from seed.
🍅 They look great near vegetable beds.
✂️ Cutting blooms often encourages more flowers.
🌼 Deadheading helps keep the plant blooming longer.
I like giving them full sun and enough spacing so the plants stay healthier through the season.