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Introducing… Sweet Peet
Beneficial Bugs Move Into Meadow View
Neither traditional mulch nor soil
amendment, Sweet Peet is a natural,
versatile, nutritious, 100% organic
material made from virgin wood products,
manure and plant fibers. It differs from
many mulches and soil amendments
because it contains no human waste,
junk wood or chemicals.
Some bugs like other bugs so much, they have them for dinner. In an
attempt to find new ways to reduce pesticide use, Meadow View will
devote 6,000 square feet of greenhouse space to observe how well this
form of natural pest control works. Specific insects will be introduced
to see if they can effectively control four major greenhouse pests and
significantly reduce chemical use. If the trial is successful, integrated
pest management, led by Randy Burchyett and Dave Rhodes, will be
implemented in all of our greenhouses.
What’s Hot At Meadow View: SPRING 2012
Vegetable Gardening
No longer a trend, vegetable gardening has become a lifestyle component that allows more
people to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Freshly harvested, home-grown vegetables provide safe,
healthy food for families and can be grown just about anywhere, whether you live in an urban,
suburban or rural area. Whether you choose to begin your garden from seeds or plants, or to
grow hybrids or heirlooms, Meadow View’s got you covered from garden to table.
Tree Seedling Distribution by Clark County
Soil & Water Conservation District
Meadow View will assist CCSWCD with their annual
distribution of deciduous and evergreen tree packets
by having trees available at our location on April 7
from 10 am until 2 pm. The trees will be sold at their
cost, which is very reasonable for the 12” to 18”
seedlings sold in packages of 3 to 5 seedlings, dependent upon variety.
Drought Smart Plants
These are some of the gardening world’s most forgiving plants. Succulents, sedums and cacti
have gained popularity in recent years because these water-wise plants are easy to grow and
require little maintenance. With a wide assortment of foliage colors, textures, and flowers, these
versatile plants are happy in sun to partial-sun locations. Drought smart plants will grow in just
about any container as long as you provide adequate soil and drainage.
Trees can be ordered in advance or purchased on a first come basis.
Call the CCSWCD office at 521-3880 for more information. Meadow View
is offering this service to help the conservation effort in Clark County.
Vertical Gardening
Short on space or just in the mood for a new, creative way to garden? The clever staff at Meadow
View has been busy growing vertical gardens - living art housed inside an array of picture frames.
Designed for outdoor use, the gardens contain various drought – smart plants in a range of
textures and colors. Adorn a fence, garden wall or patio table and enjoy season-long living art that
requires only occasional watering and trimming.
Meadow View has a great selection of GroVert wall planting kits which include everything you
need to plant your own living masterpiece.
If one of our staff members
spots you wearing your
Meadow View T-shirt out and
about, you could receive a
Annual Hanging Basket Extravaganza
Buy 1 Hanging Basket
GET 1 FREE
10% discount.*
Wear your Meadow View
t-shirt in on Tuesdays and earn a
APRIL 14 • 9 AM - 5 PM
T-Shirt Tuesday
If/While Supplies Last- April 15 • 12 PM - 5 PM
Limit 4 free. Sorry, no rain checks, holds or guarantees. No other discounts or Bloomin’ Rewards transactions apply.
10% off.* *See store for details.
Bring along your friends on Wednesdayeveryone in your party will receive
Wednesday is Friends Day
For every $1 you spend
here, you earn 1 point in
our Bloomin’ Rewards
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program. When you
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The program is free, so be sure to
sign up today.
Bloomin’ Rewards
We’ve updated our logo and brand to be sure we
communicate the same great quality and friendly
service we do in person. We’re still the same
family-owned place you’ve come to know and trust
as Meadow View Growers.
New Carlisle, OH • 937.845.0093 • www.meadowview.com
$10 Meadow View gift card.
Take Note of
Our New Brand!
MEADOW VIEW GROWERS • SPRING 2012
*Sorry, no further discounts, Bloomin’ Rewards or sale prices apply.
Sweet Peet’s secret is that it supplies nitrogen in
a slow release form to your plants. It also fosters the
multiplication of beneficial and necessary soil organisms
such as mycorrhizae, rhizobacteria and earthworms.
the garden view
Garden Trends
The Small but Mighty World of Miniature Gardens
Miniature gardens are all about creating an entirely new world – your own pocket-sized secret garden. The small
gardens allow you to create a garden you’d love to walk through yourself, complete with plants, benches, forest
creatures and animal life. You can devise clever themes or designs that reflect your personality and style, telling
your personal story with plants.
While not a new concept, gardening in miniature is quickly becoming one of the most popular gardening
hobbies. It can be a place to experiment, play and express your creativity and can be created on any scale you
choose using bird baths, bowls or wheelbarrows to hold your work.
Meadow View carries a full selection of miniature garden plants, accents, fairies, gnomes and other interesting
accessories. You can create your own mini garden or purchase a kit to get started. Visit our enchanting in-store
mini garden display and sign up for a workshop.
The Garden View • Spring 2012
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Contain Yourself
Fresh Sod
We’re excited to offer you fresh sod
again this season.
Need to patch a few bare spots?
Or do you want an instant lawn?
We’ll be stocking fresh cut sod on weekends
during the spring season.
To ensure availability, call ahead
937-845-0093.
Growing your plants in containers is
the most versatile of gardening options.
Containers can be any size, color or shape,
can be situated depending on the plants’
varying sun or shade light requirements,
and contain creative and unusual foliage
and color combinations.
Moveable and easy to maintain,
containers are a perfect low-effort
way to garden.
In Meadow View’s container gardening greenhouse, resident expert Barb Willens has
plants that are divided according to their sun/shade needs and function (what she
calls ‘thrillers, fillers and spillers’). There are many pre-planted container gardens
to choose from and planting “recipes” for the do-it-yourselfer. Pottery is available in
a wide range of colors, shapes and sizes. Be sure to join us at one of our container
gardening workshops.
Our Favorite Tool
This year’s container gardening trends include herbs, vegetables, terrariums,
succulents, vertical gardening, mini gardens and giant tropical planters. Tangerine is
the Pantone color for 2012.
When you venture out to dig in the dirt,
don’t be without our staff favorite –
the soil knife.
“Containers, unlike major landscape investments, allow for experimentation, so have
at it,” says Barb. “If a color or texture doesn’t end up looking the way you’d hoped,
just pop it out and try again.”
Manufactured in
Italy, this gardening
tool seems basic, but
is tough and versatile.
Allowing you to do more
than a regular trowel, the
soil knife is effective when
transplanting annuals and
perennials, completing divisions,
cutting back foliage, breaking up
dirt clods and removing weeds.
For less than $25, you’ll be glad to own
this invaluable addition to your tool shed.
It’s like the ginsu knife of gardening.
Special Deals
March 26-31
April
13-22
14-15
16-22
23-29
27-29
Save 20% on garden seeds
Buy one flat of pansies, get a second for 50% off
Save 20% on Osmocote®
Hanging Basket Extravaganza - buy one, get one FREE
Tree & Shrub Special (see website for details)
Pottery special – buy one, get a second for 20% off
Buy one bag of potting soil, get a second for 20% off
Buy one flat of petunias, get a second for 50% off
Exceptional Art to Make Your Garden Shine
Your feathered friends will thank you for the upgrade (and your neighbors might be jealous) when you take
home a birdbath created by artist Michael Carr. We discovered the works of art at a buying show where
crowds of people gathered to check out the intricately colored and detailed designs. Hurry in for yours before
they’re all adorning other area gardens.
The Perfect Gift
If you’re trying to find a gift for a friend or loved one who’s hard to buy for,
we have the solution at Meadow View - Gift Cards!
Gift Cards are available in any denomination, $10 and up.
Our gift cards have no expiration date and no maintenance or processing fees.
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The Garden View • Spring 2012
Best Bets and New Selections
Meadow View’s 2012
Proven Performer
Each year our staff chooses a ‘Proven
Performer’ annual plant that thrives
with minimal care and maintenance.
These varieties are tested and proven
in our landscape display gardens and
in our own gardens. This year, the
staff at Meadow View has chosen
Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue.’
This plant makes a bold statement
with its cobalt blue blooms and
almost-black stems, growing to a
mature height of 36-48 inches.
Blooming relentlessly all season from
early summer to frost, ‘Black and
Blue’ is drought-tolerant once established, making it an excellent choice for containers and flower beds.
‘Black and Blue’ is one of the best hummingbird magnets you can grow
and countless tiny fliers will flock to the masses of blooms all summer long.
Although Salvia ‘Black and Blue’ is considered an annual in our area, it will
overwinter in protected areas. For optimum performance we recommend
growing ‘Black and Blue’ in a sun to part sun location in well-drained soil.
Salvia ‘Black and Blue’ will be available for purchase beginning in late April
in our annuals department.
Previous Proven Performers at Meadow View include Petunia ‘Blanket’,
Celosia ‘New Look’, Verbena ‘Homestead Purple’ Begonia ‘Dragon Wing’,
and Euphorbia ‘Hip Hop.’
Trees and Shrubs
The Foundation of Your Landscape
We’re excited to provide a great selection of locally
grown nursery stock again this season. Our plant
loving staff has chosen a diverse selection of trees
and shrubs for your gardening pleasure.
Trees and shrubs are the backbone of any
landscape, providing year ’round benefits. These
“anchor” plants not only provide shade, wind
breaks and beauty, they also add value to any
home, by improving curb appeal. In the winter,
when your annuals are gone, and your perennials
are dormant, you will still enjoy the shapes and
structure of shrubs in your landscape.
Trees and shrubs filter the air, providing clean oxygen for us to breathe, and their root systems filter
pollutants from our ground water. And, unlike cars,
computers, or couches, trees increase in value
the minute they leave the nursery and continue to
increase as they mature.
We encourage you to stop in and check our fine
selection. Visit with our knowledgeable staff, and
let us help you choose that perfect plant.
New Annuals
Most annuals will be available starting in mid
to late April. Limited quantities of these new
varieties available.
• 3D Osteospermum, double flowering in
Pink, Silver, and Purple
• Begonia Sherbet BonBon
• Begonia Million Kisses Devotion
• Bouganvillea ‘Sunvillea’ in Pink and Rose
• Calibrachoa ‘Superbells Cherry Star’
• Cali MiniFamous Double Pink
• Cali Noa Almond Blossom
•C
oleus Merlin’s Magic and
Versa Watermelon
•H
elica Bracteantha (Strawflower) in Bicolor
Orange, Dark Red and Yellow
• Lobularia ‘Silver Stream’
• Vinca Jams and Jellies Blackberry
• Petchoa Supercal Blue and Cherry
• Petunia Good & Plenty Orange,
Red and Yellow
• Petunia ‘Potunia’ in Deep Purple, Neon,
Papaya, and Yellow
• Portulaca Pazazz in Jumbo Yellow,
Tangerine, and Red Flare
• Salvia Summer Jewel Red and Pink
• Sun Harmony Impatiens in Magenta,
Orange, Purple and Salmon
• Sunpatiens in Lilac, Magenta, Orange
• Verbena Twister Pink
• Zinnia Queen Lime, Zahara Yellow and
Zahara Mix
New Perennials
• Delosperma Fire Spinner
• Poppy – Miss Piggy
• Buddleia Evil Ways
• Echinacea Pow Wow Wild Berry
• Chrysanthemum Matchsticks
• Echinacea Hot Summer
• Echinacea Flame Thrower
• Iberis Absolutely Amethyst
As with anything new, we can only relay the
information that our suppliers provide. We do as
much research as possible prior to growing these
plants to assure that they will be hardy, and perform
as described. Weather permitting, perennials should
be available in late April.
The Garden View • Spring 2012
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