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! ❧