Feel the Magic of Christmas

Feel the Magic of Christmas
Garden Club Newsletter
Winter 2013
Christmas Has Arrived at Parkland
Dear Garden Club,
Inside this issue:
Greening Your Home
Once again we are in our
for the Holidays
2
transition from Autumn
to Winter. We were so
Reducing Christmas
fortunate to experience
Stress
3
such a long warm Autumn, giving us ample
Holiday Course Listing
4
Coming Events
5
Unique Gift Ideas
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time to clean up our
lawns and gardens, plant
trees, shrubs and bulbs,
and watering in our
plants for the winter.
Please come out and
share a hot cider as you
stroll through our magical Christmas display.
Emma the Llama from Guzoo made her
Chirstmas debut at Parkland during our National Tree Days Event.
Seeing is Believing!
Gloria Beck
How to Care For Fairies and Gnomes
These magical creatures
slip in and out of sight
behind plants.
Can you spot one?
If you build it they will
ter you know that they
cause if fairies do not
grant 3 wishes and bring
sleep well they become
happiness and luck to
very mischievous. In
where ever they call
order to keep the fairies
home.
happy, you need to rear-
come. Fairies and gnomes
There are very few rules
need a safe place to rest
to building a fairy garden,
and hide so they are at-
but they need two main
tracted to gardens made
things. The first being a
especially for them. Why
hiding place, so put beau-
would you want fairies to
tiful plants around to
come to your garden?
make them feel safe. The
Well, if you have ever
second is a place to lay
have had a fairy encoun-
their head at night, be-
range their space every
once in a while to keep
the garden a fun place for
play and laughter. For
example; move the house,
change a path, move the
chair, or add new plants.
Con’t on Page 2…..
Contact Us
 www.parklandgarden.ca
 Email Info@parklandgc,ca
 Phone 403-346-5613

 OPEN YEAR ROUND!
 3 minutes East of 30 ave on
Hwy.11
Feel the Magic of Christmas
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How to Care for Fairies and Gnomes Continued
“In every
Gardener there is
Seed Fairy.”
Robert Brault
the essential gnome garden
rial and need a separate home.
protectors. Come out and see
They are also creatures of the
our specialists or watch for an
earth and your garden will
up and coming fairy garden
grow that much better with
courses. By Christine Cornelius
the addition of a gnome. Re-
a Child who
believes in the
However, they are very territo-
member— gnomes only protect
at night, for when the sun
Fairy Garden created by Christine
Cornelius of Parkland Garden
Center.
comes out, the gnomes turn to
stone. Hence the gnome garden statues we see every day.
Adding a gnome to the fairy
garden is desirable as they
protect the fairy treasure, and
keep away un-wanted guests.
At Parkland Garden Centre
we carry everything to create
unique fairy gardens including
Greening your Home for the Holidays
An easy way of improving your
simply replace with fresh
bottled or melted snow water
indoor living environment
boughs to keep the wonderful
are better quality than tap
throughout the Christmas
scent going. You can prolong
water.
season is with fresh, fragrant,
the freshness of your arrange-
live Christmas evergreens.
ment by misting regularly with
Nothing is quite the same as
the fragrance of fresh pine,
cedar and fir mingled with
that of hot cider and cinna-
clean water, keep clean fresh
Soil—Never use garden loam,
buy a good quality sterilized
water in the reservoir and
potting mix.
avoiding overly warm, dry, or
drafty areas.
mon to declare that Christmas
Tropical house plants can also
is in your home. Parkland
keep your house green and
carries a full range of fresh cut
improve the air quality all
evergreen boughs, berries,
through those cold winter
twigs and cones for traditional
months. Just remember these
Christmas decorating.
simple requirements:
Our greens all arrive and be-
Light—Keep near windows.
And lastly, fertilize regularly
for healthy, vigorous plants.
Heat—Keep away from drafts
indoor plant selection and
Water—Quality is just as important as quantity. Distilled,
happy to help you!
come available in mid November and provide an inexpensive way to bring some festive
Our Christmas Cactus have arrived and are ready to bloom!
Pests—Clean and check the
leaves regularly to keep most
fragrance into the home.
When the fragrance fades,
insects away. Control disease
by trimming and discarding
spent leaves and allow slight
drying between watering.
Drop in and check out our
supplies. Our experts will be
By Alfred Prins
Winter 2013
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Simple Steps to Less Stress This Holiday
What do you call
people who are
afraid of Santa
Claus?
serves a good Christmas as
much as anyone.
response, then LET IT GO.
The sky won’t fall in.
If you are panicking that now
you have wrapped the presents, there don’t seem to be
enough…STOP. Don’t reach
for your purse. You set a
budget so stick to it.
If you are focussing on being
the “hostess with the mostest”
and everything going perfectly
at the family gathering…
CHILL OUT. Your family are
more likely to want your company than have you slaving
away in the kitchen all day,
especially if you are relaxed
and happy rather than stressed
and sweaty.
Finally, if you are banking on
creating a perfect family experience against a picture postcard winter scene, ask yourself
if you’ve created unrealistic
expectations for yourself and
those around you. It’s not
about being perfect, it’s about
being a family, warts and all,
and celebrating that.
If you are worried that Great
Aunt Flo will embarrass you
by ……………………(insert as
appropriate) falling asleep,
saying something inappropriate, getting tipsy, letting a family skeleton out of the cupboard…STEP AWAY. You
can’t prevent it, and she de-
If you know from experience
that Christmas is guaranteed
to bring out long standing
resentments and unresolved
issues …ACCEPT IT. It’s
likely to happen. If it did last
year it probably will this year.
Do what you can to minimise
the risk, prepare your own
If you’ve just received late
cards from people you haven’t
sent to….LEAVE IT. It’s too
late and they’re unlikely to
notice you didn’t send one to
them, at this point in the proceedings.
Claustrophobic
And if all else fails and you
find yourself hitting the wine a
little too hard and a little too
early, or feeling like a martyr
to the cause because you are
doing all the work while everyone else eats, drinks and
makes merry just rememwww.learningandleadership.com
ber….“THIS TOO SHALL
PASS”
By Julie Kay
Winter 2013
What’s Happening?
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Holiday in the House Course Day, Saturday November 30th
Beginners Fresh Wreath Making
Nothing beats the scent of real evergreen boughs. We will help you complete your
own fresh evergreen wreath so that it is ready to decorate. Take your creation
home!
Cost: $30.00 (all supplies included).
Saturday, November 30: 9:30am to 10:30am or 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Christmas Table Arrangement
Impress your guests! We will teach you how to make a festive arrangement with
candles, fresh evergreens and more to add that flickering glow to your Christmas
décor. Take home your completed arrangement.
Cost: $40.00 (all supplies included).
Saturday, November 30: 10:45am to 12:00pm
Make Your Own Festive Insert
Do not put away your patio planter. We will show you how to redesign them for
the holiday season with fresh greens, trimmings, along with holiday silks. Take
home your own creation to insert into your patio planter!
Cost: $40.00 (all supplies included).
Saturday, November 30: 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Fairy Garden
One of the hottest trends in gardening! Great for kids – and the whole family!!!
This course is all about Garden Fairies and how to bring them into your home.
Take home a complete fairy garden!
Cost: $80.00 plus GST
Saturday, November 30: 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Mantle Decorating
Contact Us:
 www.parklandgarden.ca
 Email Info@parklandgc,ca
 Phone 403-346-5613
The classic finishing touch that says “Christmas is Here” is that gorgeous mantelpiece festooned with fresh, fragrant evergreens, cones and ornaments. Participants will take home a complete mantelpiece that will “WOW” your holiday
guests.
Cost: $90.00 includes complete mantelpiece.
Saturday, November 30: 2:00pm to 3:30pm

 OPEN YEAR ROUND!
 3 minutes East of 30 ave on
Hwy.11
20% discount if taking 4 or more courses!! Call to Register 403-346-5613
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What’s Happening?
Winter 2013
Ice Sculptures
Each year people are invited to Parkland Garden Centre to watch our world famous ice
sculptures be created as our “Christmas Card to the Community”. People young and
old come to see what this year’s theme will be and to see how they are carved.
Completion of sculptures is scheduled for Mid- December dependent on the weather.
Admission is a donation to the Red Deer Food Bank
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Winter 2013
Your Destination for Unique Christmas Ideas
Whether it’s decorations for
your home, or a holiday gift
for someone special, Parkland
Garden Centre has everything
you need. We carry a wide
selection of home décor deco-
Pines and more.
Or if you’re looking for that
fresh Christmas scent, come
check out our assortment of
Make Parkland your
Destination for
Christmas.
Fresh Christmas Greens.
rations, gifts, ornaments and
For the collectors out there,
over 20 Different Themed
we carry Dept.56, Jim Shore,
Christmas trees to shop from.
and Snowbabies .
And don’t forget the plants,
winter doesn’t mean garden-
Sinamay wreaths are one of
the hottest trends in home
ing has to stop! We carry a
décor. Make one yourself, or
wide variety of Tropical's,
have one of our talented staff
Christmas Cactus, Norfolk
make a custom one for you!
Handmade
Sinamay Wreath
New from Elf on the Shelf IT’S A GIRL!
Start a new family tradition
with the Elf on the Shelf.
Your whole family can enjoy
this charming story book and
Elf toy.
Available now in our
Christmas Boutique.
Hurry in,
Last year we sold out!
Seeing is Believing!