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Tips, Tricks, and Trade Secrets
March 10 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 pm
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, First Church of Christ, Congregational, 25 The Great Rd. 9:30 am: Social period. 10 am: Meeting and guest speaker Deborah Trickett presents Tips, Tricks, and Trade Secrets.
Bakers: Christine McGovern, Barbara Feehrer, Kaye Spofford
Centerpiece: Heather Day
Many of us have heard that putting a penny in the water will keep our tulips more upright, cutting flowers on an angle helps them draw up more water, and even that cayenne pepper can keep the deer and bunnies away.
But did you know putting dahlia stems in boiling water can help them last longer? Do you know how to guarantee the biggest blooms on your peonies? Do you know how a slinky can keep squirrels away from your bird feeder?
These and many more tips, tricks, and trade secrets will be presented by Deborah Trickett, owner of The Captured Garden. Whether you are a floral designer, master gardener or someone who just likes getting her hands in the dirt you will learn something new.
Deborah Trickett is an award- winning container garden designer whose work has been featured in The Boston Globe, Garden Gate magazine, New England Home magazine and on the TV show New England Dream Home.
She is a Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist and a Certified Landscape Professional and is a frequent lecturer on container gardening at the Boston Flower and Garden Show, as well as the Philadelphia International Flower Show. She has taught classes and workshops at the Arnold Arboretum.