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!