Green Thumb Nursery Planting Mix Sale 3 bags for $13. 99
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Green Thumb Nursery Planting Mix Sale 3 bags for $13. 99
February–March 2016 www.harwellsgreenthumb.com WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR 61ST SPRING! Currently our hours are 8 to 5 Monday through Saturday. We are closed on Sunday. Our extended SPRING HOURS WILL BEGIN ON MARCH 14th. Then we will be open Monday-Friday 8am to 5:30 p.m., Saturday 8-5 and closed on Sundays. Green Thumb Nursery Planting Mix Sale 3 bags for $13. 99 Regularly $4.99 per bushel bag. Stock up now for planting trees, shrubs, and other “in the ground” plants! Sale prices good through March 31st. “Look at the wonderful things God made!” Job 37:14 W e have had an unusual winter thus far – unseasonably warm weather followed by the monsoon season. It has been confusing to plants. Do we grow or go dormant? Plants are especially susceptible to cold when it is warm and then quickly turns cold. If you know that a sudden cold is coming, remember that your outdoor plants are in better shape to survive cold if they are well hydrated. We have a good supply of frost cloths, both bags and sheets, to protect tender growth on your plants. But Spring is around the corner! Soon it will be time to begin pruning trees and shrubs. This can encourage rejuvenation of aging and weakened plants. Most trees and shrubs can be pruned at the end of February or the first of March, but it is very important to note that there are some exceptions. Plants that bloom on old wood or plants that bloom in Spring should not be pruned now or you will be cutting off the blooms. If you could use a short course on pruning, join us at Green Thumb on Saturday, February 27th at 10:00 am. Charles will entertain and enlighten with a live, hands-on pruning demonstration. You will learn when to prune, what to prune and why to prune. Your correct pruning can revitalize your plants and encourage more blooms. After pruning, you’ll want to fertilize your plants with ferti-lome Tree and Shrub Food. ❧ ROSES ARE READY AND WAITING! We have just received a new batch of Roses from California! Shop now for pick of the litter! We have floribunda, hybrid teas, climbing …Come see! GET A JUMP-START ON SPRING WITH SEEDS! W e are happy to carry flower and vegetable seeds from a high quality seed company called Botanical Interests. They package many varieties of seeds including certified organics, heirloom seeds, untreated seeds, and no GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) seed. Their packaging is wonderful! Did you know that all of their seed packets teach organic gardening methods? Open a packet to enjoy all of the information inside! Visit us on Facebook to download FREE Botanical Interest coloring pages! Plan now for your Spring garden! Give a child or a friend the gift of wonder. Give a young child a package of radish seeds and a small plot of soil. Use a trowel to dig the shape of the first letter of the child’s name. How fun to watch your initial gradually emerge from the soil! We also have Seed Starting Soil and small greenhouse type kits to get an early start growing seeds indoors. If you don’t have the time or patience to grow from seed, we will have a great supply of vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Want your plants to thrive? We have an array of soils including Foxfarm’s Happy Frog and Ocean Forest, and soil amendments such as worm castings, mushroom compost, and manures. ❧ ARE CRITTERS ATTACKING YOUR LANDSCAPE? “ “ One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides. DISEASE AND INSECT CONTROL L et us help you win the battle against critters in your landscape. Sometimes it escalates to all out war! Are moles or voles digging tunnels in your yard? Do you see deer and armadillo tracks and see their destruction? There are repellants that deter these warriors. There are traps where you can catch the varmints and remove them from your yard. Sometimes it is a matter of outsmarting the critters. Are they coming to your yard to eat grub worms? The best solution is to get rid of the grubs and then the critters will migrate to someone else’s yard. Artificial snakes, owls, hawks, gazing balls, and windchimes can help deter some critters. Come let us help you outfox the critters that are munching and digging your landscape. Deer, armadillo, mole, vole, possum, snakes, cats, dogs… whatever the problem, we can help. ❧ R emember to protect your apple and pear trees when they are in bloom by spraying with ferti-lome FIRE BLIGHT SPRAY. We have a great product that will control almost all sucking insects on trees, shrubs, and flowers that is EASY to apply. Ferti-lome Systemic Insecticide Drench applied once a year is all you need for most insect problems. Spider mites, also a big pest here, are a different animal. They’re actually in the arachnid family, like spiders, and the best way to handle them is with a horticultural oil spray. Oil sprays are a non-toxic remedy that puts a coating on both the mites and their eggs and suffocates them. ❧ FEBRUARY – MARCH LAWN CARE INFORMATION A pply ferti-lome For All Seasons Lawn Food with Crabgrass and Weed Preventer right now and help stop summer weeds such as dandelions and crabgrass from ever sprouting in the first place! For any weeds that have already appeared in your yard, kill them by spraying ferti-lome Weed Free Zone herbicide mixed with Hi-Yield Spreader Sticker, which is an additive that helps effectiveness of the weed killer by allowing it to cling to the leaf of the weed long enough for it to be absorbed. ❧ ATTENTION ANIMAL LOVERS I f you are a cat or dog lover, we have the perfect addition to your home or garden décor. The darling “Cherub Holding a Cat” or the companion “Cherub Holding a Dog” would be welcomed gifts for yourself or friends! And they are on sale now for $19.99! ❧ SUMMER BLOOMING BULBS, INCLUDING CALADIUMS, ARE STOCKED AND READY. W e know it is too early to plant caladium bulbs now because the night soil temperature needs to be warmer, but lots of people come and select now to choose the largest bulbs in the boxes! (Just store them until you are ready to plant.) ❧ TIE A GREEN RIBBON AROUND YOUR THUMB to remind you of our PRUNING SEMINAR, Saturday, February 27th at 10 am at Green Thumb! ATTRACT FRIENDLY POLLINATORS TO YOUR GARDEN If you have fruit trees, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries or other Spring flowering fruits and ornamentals, you might want to get a MASON BEE NEST KIT! Mason Bees take the sting out of Bee Keeping and increase your fruit harvest. Remember that more pollinators means more fruit! Mason bees are fun to watch as well! ❧ BLUEBERRIES PROVIDE DELICIOUS ANTIOXIDENTS AND THEY’RE ON SALE! COLOR YOUR WORLD! W e love to help you celebrate life and holidays in LIVING color! For St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th, we have beautiful shamrock plants. Easter will be on March 27tth and we have living grass for Easter baskets or rye grass seed so you can plant your own. Miniature “Garden Tomb Scenes” are special reminders of the true meaning of Easter. We also have precious lambs and a wide selection of rabbits and crosses for Easter! ❧ To encourage you to plant this permanent crop, we have marked 3-gallon blueberry bushes down by giving you 2 off $ each 3-gallon blueberry bush! GO FOR IT! PRESORTED STANDARD U. S. POSTAGE PAID MONTGOMERY, AL PERMIT NO. 155 4211 Troy Highway, Montgomery, AL 36116 www.harwellsgreenthumb.com (334) 288-1410 FERNS ARE GRACEFUL SOUTHERN FAVORITES THAT BECKON YOU TO SIT AND RELAX! Shop early for a SUPER selection of our beautiful fern pots and hanging baskets. Our emerald queen, asparagus, and Boston ferns in hanging baskets and in 10” and 14” pots are 10% off from February 27th through March 12th. EARLY SPRING BLOOMERS ARE EAGERLY AWAITING ADOPTION! Forsythia, spirea, ornamental cherries, quince, crabapples, redbuds, Japanese magnolias, native azaleas, and snowball viburnum all provide lavish color in early spring! ❧ IT IS A GREAT TIME TO INSTALL TREES AND SHRUBS! We have a phenomenal selection of varieties and sizes. Remember to use Green Thumb Planting Mix when installing the plants. (Our Planting Mix is on sale now!) Then after installation, water with ferti-lome ROOT STIMULATOR. Preparing the hole well and using root stimulator will help you have vigorous and healthy, well-rooted plants. ❧ WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF MERRIMENT! Discover our new mini garden line designed by artist Mary Engelbreit. Starring five adorable fairies, this collection is full of personality and imagination. Have fun creating your own miniature garden! We are happy to help! ❧