November Garden Tips

After chrysanthemums have stopped blooming, cut stems back close to the ground and dispose of stems and all dropped and dried leaves and branches. Mulching good will improve your chances of them returning next spring.

You still have a little time to plant your tulip bulbs!!

If you haven't already applied a fall or winter type of lawn fertilizer, now is the time to do it. This encourages good root development and helps improve the color of the lawn. Lime can also be applied, if needed. We can help you with this service if you need it.

Weeding in November prevents roots thickening and spreading over the winter months, so avoid the nuisance when the temperature warms up.

Mulching with either pine bark or pine needles is one of the best ways to protect perennial plants against cold temperatures. Mulching also can prevent the repeated freezing and thawing of soil that causes plants to "heave" out of the ground.

Remember to water in the winter months if we have any long dry spells. These can ruin shallow rooted plants. On the other side poor drainage can cause serious root rots.

Remove the old stems of peony and hollyhock disposing of them. This will reduce the carryover of the diseases during the winter and you will have less trouble next year.

November is a good time to have your soil tested, so you'll be all set to go next spring.

Bring out the bird feeders and stock them with bird seed for the birds. Remember to provide fresh water for them too.

Mums the word!!

I am sure you probably think that since I have not been on here since July. I thought when summer got here I would have free time but we had to turn right around and start the Chrysanthemums for this fall. Well to make up for that I am going to give the first 10 customers tomorrow an additional 10% off their order excluding annuals and landscaping since it will be the 10th day of the 10th month!! Next Friday we have an add running that will show we are having a sale for up to 50% off shrubs and trees. If you mention the blog I will give you the sale prices before then.

So if you want to have a beautiful landscape next year then fall is the time to plant. The cooler air temperatures reduce evaporation so they require less watering. The soil is still warm which will promote root growth. In fact the root growth will continue through the winter as long as the ground temperature remains above freezing. This will give you an established root system which will provide you with better spring blooms and vigorous new growth.

We have some beautiful Mums in all colors and sizes. We have several that are not your standard mums. They are just getting ready to bloom and I am anxiously awaiting it. I have not decided which one I like the best. You decide!

ETA - Mum Prices
8" - $4.00 or 2 or more $3.50 each
10" - $8.00 or 2 or more $7.00 each
14" - $15.00

Crapemyrtles are in bloom!!

We have beautiful Crape Myrtles. You can even come and pick yours out to be dug just for you. We have them in container too. Come on by today and have a look!

Our annuals are unbelievably priced. Majority of them are ONLY $0.50!! If you have something that has died out we can help you find something to replace it. It is not to late to plant annuals because you still have the remainder of July, August, September and depending on our weather maybe into October to enjoy the annual colors. Stop by and get yours today - while supplies last! We have some beautiful combo planters at awesome prices.

Pre-Summer Father's Day Sale

15 gal Weeping Japanese Maples ONLY $185.00

We have Crimson Queen and Tamukeyama

3 gallon River Birch -$18.00

3 gallon Cryptomeria - $18.00

10% off all trees and shrubs -in stock only-

excluding Encore Azaleas, Japanese Maples, Kaleidoscope Abelia, Knock Out Roses & Razzle Dazzle Crape Myrtles

We have Abelias, Aucuba, Arborvitaes, Azaleas (Gumpo & Hybrid), Barberry, Buddleia (Butterfly bushes), Camellias, Carpet Roses, Cascade Roses, Cedars, Chamaecyparis, Cherry tree, Cleyera, Eleagnus, Crape Myrtles, Cryptomeria, Cypress, Dogwoods, Euonymus, Forsythia, Gardenias, Hawthornes, Holly, Hydrangeas, Holly, Juniper, Lady Banks Rose, Laurel, Ligustrum, Lilac, Loropetalum, Magnolias, Maples, Nandinas, Osmanthus, Peris, Pines, Redbuds, Rhododendron, River Birch, Spireas, Thujas, Viburnums, Weigela, Willows, and Yew.

10% off Astilbe, Clematis, Columbine, Daylilly, Grass (excluding lirope), Hosta, Iris, Jasmine, 'Tropicana' canna lilly

Regular impatiens hanging baskets - $5.00
Double impatiens hanging baskets - $8.00
Beautiful ferns ONLY $10.00

We also have some herbs still available, Black Eyed Susan's, Coreopsis, Hibiscus, etc...

Knock Out Roses - We also have tree form!

Butterfly bush, perennial verbena and hosta

Sorry for the pics it was cloudy! 3 gallon River Birch and 3 gallon Cryptomeria

Regular impatiens hanging baskets only $5.00

Rain, rain go away

It has been a very wet week and I am ready to get outside and play in the garden. We still have a lot of beautiful annuals. We have had new crops come in to replace the ones that had got overgrown. This week we have a full flat of six packs for ONLY $8.00 and the four inch pots of wave petunias, petunias, calibrachoas, coleus, dahlia, daisy, geranium, herbs, Joseph's coat, lobelia, phlox, portulaca, sweet potato, verbena, and vinca are ONLY $0.99.

Caladiums - $1.50
10" daisy - $5.00
Sword Fern - $6.00
6" geranium - $4.00
gal Elephant Ears - $10.00
Clematis - $9.00
Mandevilla - $9.00

We also have watermelon and cantaloupe ready to plant!!

A Great Mom is Worth Every Petal!!

We have several items that are sure to bring a smile to your Mom's face. There are Azaleas, Encore Azaleas, Viburnums of all kinds from snowball to popcorn, rhododendrons, camellias, Gerber daisies, hanging baskets, etc.

We are going to extend our buy one, get one 1/2 price sales today to celebrate Mother's Day. We are going to offer our 1801 calibrachoas, 1801 coleus, 1801 trailing snapdragons, six packs of dianthus, vinca and dusty miller are buy one, get one 1/2 price . One gallon tomatoes are regular $1.79 and on sale for $1.49. Clematis are regularly $10.00 and on sale for $8.00. The hanging baskets of ferns are 2 for $18.00. We have boston, hills boston and timm's petticoat ferns in hanging baskets. Wave Petunias are on sale for $1.40!! These are all good today.

We also got in two different shipments of perennials sure to please. We look forward to seeing you and if you are a Mom please let us know as we have a small gift for you.

While supplies last

Sorry for the delay in sending this out as I was ill yesterday and could not get it out.

BOGO!!

I love BOGO sales at my favorite shoe store so I thought I would try one for the nursery. We are going to have a few buy one, get one 1/2 price sales for the next week to celebrate Mother's Day. This week we are going to offer our 1801 calibrachoas, 1801 coleus, six packs of sweet williams and dusty miller as our buy one, get one 1/2 price special. One gallon tomatoes are regular $1.79 and on sale for $1.49. The hanging baskets of ferns are 2 for $18.00. We have boston, hills boston and timm's petticoat ferns in hanging baskets. Plus on Saturday, May 2nd, with every purchase receive a free six pack of snapdragons while supplies last. The hot weather is gone for the next few days so it will be a great time to get some planting done.

We also got in some new azaleas, rhododendrons and peris today.

We look forward to seeing you!

Thursday & Friday specials

Six packs of salvia, dusty miller and snapdragons are regular $1.80 on sale for $1.25.

Tomato Tips - repost

Do you want to have the biggest and sweetest tomatoes on the block? Here are a few basics to help you achieve that. Bury the tomato plants deeper than they were when you bought them, you can bury them all the way up to the top leaves. Your tomatoes will develop roots all along their stems. You can dig a really deep hole or simply dig a shallow furrow and lay the plant sideways. It will straighten up as it grows toward the sun. Just remember not to drive your stake or cage into the stem.

Pinch and remove suckers that develop in the V joint of two branches. They won’t bear fruit and the energy from these will now go to the rest of the plant. Do not over prune the plant. You can thin some leaves to allow the sun to reach the ripening fruit, but the leaves are photosynthesizing and creating the sugars that give flavor to your tomatoes.

Once the tomato plants is about 3 feet tall would be a good time to remove the leaves from the bottom foot of stem. This will help prevent fungus problems.

Enjoy your tomatoes and be sure to share with your neighbor!

Everyday prices

In case you are debating about coming to visit us I thought I would list some of our everyday prices. Plus we do offer some items on sale!

Encore Azaleas, 3 gallon - $23.00
Knockout Roses, 3 gallon - $20.00
Double Knockout Roses, 3 gallon - $25.00
Knockout Rose tree, 3 gallon - $35.00
Purple Pixie Lorapetalum - $21.50
Purple Diamond Lorapetalum - $17.50
Sizzling Pink Lorapetalum - $17.50
Emerald Arborvitae, 5 gal - $32.00
Snow Fountain Cherry, 15 gal - $100.00
Endless Summer Hydrangea - $23.00
Rhododendrun, 3 gal - $28.00
Snowball Viburnum, 3 gal - $20.00
Phlox, 1 gal - $4.00

The six packs of annuals are $1.80 for a jumbo pack. We have 1801 and 4" pots of various annuals ranging from $1.49 to $2.25.

Double wave petunias -$2.25
4" herbs are $1.99
Verbena are $1.79
4" lantana - $1.79
4" sweet potato vine - $1.49.
Coleus - $1.79
10" container and hanging basket geraniums - $9.00
6" Gerber Daisies - $6.50
1 gallon tomatoes - $1.79

This is just a portion of our stuff.

Encore Azaleas

We have Encore Azaleas everyday for $23.00!!! We get new ones in each week. Come by and check them out today!

Dare to compare!

Have you been to the local big box store and saw their annuals? We dare you to come check ours out. Be sure that you have looked good at the size of the six packs at these stores, especially how small the actual cell is. We use jumbo six packs for our plants to develop good roots not get root bound so that they start to bloom early. We can also tell you that we do not use insecticides that is common practice for nurseries. We released approximately 9,000 lady bugs to help prevent insects so feel safe when you are growing our tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, squash and zucchini. Also lets not forget our herbs. We also have not used any plant growth regulators (hormones) on any of our plants. Personally we do not know all the side effects of these things and our children are in the greenhouse all the time. If we do not feel it is safe for our family we are not going to expose you to it. We look forward to seeing you!

Are you going to do a vegetable garden this year?

If so you really need to come visit us. We have quite a variety because there were so many different tomatoes and peppers I was wanting to try. Our six packs are $1.50. In tomatoes we have - Better Boy, Beefmaster, Big Beef, Brandywine, Celebrity, Early Girl and German Johnson. In peppers we have - Bell Captain, Bell Boy, Sweet Banana, Pimento Elite, Long Slim Red Cayenne and Jalapeno. We have pickling and Burpee hybrid cucumbers. We have straight neck and crook neck squash and zucchini. Also we have Early Jersey and Late Dutch cabbage that several of you have already planted. This year we have also got several herbs to choose from. We have a 5 in 1 apple tree that looks really interesting with the pink and white blooms on one tree. There possibly could be some others but I can not remember them right now. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Easter Flowers

We have flowers for Easter. We can also wrap them and put bows on them for you. Also we can make up custom containers for you!! Happy Easter!

Freeze Warning

It is still too early to plant according to our average last frost date but I have to admit I have been guilty of planting early too. This week it is not even frost we are worried about as it is going to get very close to freezing on Monday night and below freezing on Tuesday night. If you have already taken a chance and done some planting try to cover it up to keep it from freezing. We will be keeping an eye on the weather for next week as the weather changes so much during this time of the year. We are taking care of all the vegetables and annuals that we have waiting for you. We have a good variety of tomatoes and peppers to offer you. We also have cucumbers and our squash and zucchini should be ready really soon. We look forward to seeing you!!

Come see us at the Southern Ideal Home Show

We have a booth at the Southern Ideal Home Show this Friday thru Sunday. Come on out and see us!!

Happy First Day of Spring!!

It is finally here and it is not long until we can start our planting of tender annuals. We are busy working in the greenhouse getting everything ready for you. Our average last frost date for our zone falls between April 1st and April 30th so I guess that is why I have heard so many refer to it as around April 15th. I tried really hard to find an exact date but even the USDA shows us as between April 1st and April 30th. If you are like me you are really looking forward to planting this spring so I thought I would share some pictures from our greenhouse. I know you can not tell exactly what things are but it gives you an idea that we are ready for you come spring!

Those are impatiens and begonias blooming in the back

We look forward to seeing you soon!