Historic gardeners wanted to preserve and propagate their beautiful, fashionable - and costly - spring flowering bulbs and dahlia tubers. This session will present useful techniques such as bulb planting for both outdoor and indoor displays, as well as lifting, storing and dividing dahlia tubers. These October garden tasks bring the flower garden season to a close and look forward to the coming year.

Garden Thyme programs are held on the third Saturday of each month and are FREE for members of Old Sturbridge Village. Led by Village horticultural and agricultural staff, these programs and workshops are held at various sites and deal with a variety of plant-related themes and topics. Participants gather at the Visitor Center and are led to the appropriate setting.

Planning Ahead

Add an overnight stay at the Old Sturbridge Inn and Reeder Family Lodges. (OSV Member discounts available.)

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