Events, Events, Events!

Over the last few weeks we have had a handful of events at the Greenhouse. I hope you were able to attend at least one of them! On the chance that you weren't able to join us, live vicariously through a few pictures from each event.

Spruce Tip Workshops

Ladies Night

Holiday Showcase

Our last event yet this year will be the Deck the Halls event. This is a free family event that will be loads of fun to end the year! Saturday December 10th from 12-2pm. Santa will be on hand for pictures and pictures with pets will be from 1-2pm! Face painting for the kids and awesome deals on poinsettias, spruce tips pots and much more.
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Birthday Cards

A little administrative update to pass along..

Starting in with the month of December, the birthday cards that Customer Rewards Members have received in the mail in the form of a postcard will now be delivered via email. We have chosen to move to this for a number of reasons. We feel that if there is a way to be more environmentally friendly while keeping up with technological advances that are available to us, then we should be taking advantage.

So any Customer Rewards Member who has provided our database with an email address, will receive their birthday card via email. These customers will print their card and bring it into our store. The cashiers will scan the barcode, which becomes null and void after the scan, and presto! You have redeemed your birthday card!

Those Customer Rewards Members who have not provided us with an email address will still receive their postcard in the mail, as they have in the past.

If you have further questions, please feel free to call the office at seven six three 420 four four zero zero

Poinsettias!

The time is here, the store is plump full of poinsettias!

Have you gotten yours yet? Some people love poinsettias, some people don't. Some fill their houses with numerous plants and others just have one.



Whatever your taste, we've got a huge selection of sizes and varieties to choose from! Right now, all poinsettias are buy 3 get 1 free. Hurry in before your favorite variety runs out!

Be sure to drop off your donations to benefit Toys for Tots and C.R.O.S.S Food Shelf while you're here!

Decorating for Halloween

Halloween is less than two weeks away. Whether you get into the day or not, we've found some interesting ideas on how to decorate the outside of your house! Pinterest.com is a new website that is somewhat of a virtual pin board for its users to "pin" pictures onto and share with others. It is a great source of creative ideas, if you're looking for them.

Very fun idea! If you do this with fake pumpkins, you can use it each year!
(via Pinterest.com & adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com)

All of those now empty flower pots sitting in the garage? Spice them up with some witch legs!
(via Pinterest.com)

Looks like this pumpkin didn't get fed. Grab some old clothes and make this scene!
(via Pinterest.com & thisoldhouse.com)

Do you have windows you could do this in? Scary.
(via Pinterest.com & lazyboneuk.com)

Not so scary, this pumpkin is painted up with a pretty face. Again, use those empty flower pots.
(via Pinterest.com & foryourhome.com)

They're escaping! Very fun idea.
(via Pinterest.com & instructables.com)

Probably the easiest project. Save some empty water or milk jugs and color fun faces on them. Cut out the bottom of the jugs and place over a string of holiday lights. LED will be safest for heat, or you could put a battery operated candle under each one.
(via Pinterest.com & dollarstorecrafts.com)

Happy (early) Halloween!

Welcome to October

The Fall Festival has come and gone. We had a great time getting together with the community for a new twist on a classic event. This was the first time that we brought in a showcase of local artists and crafters, this addition was a huge success! Kids had fun decorating gourds, getting their faces painted by the amazingly talented folks at Rainbow Party Arts, throwing strikes at pumpkin bowling and enjoying the bonfire. A sample of the best pictures of the day are below...







We're currently busy planning the events for the rest of the year...Deck the Halls, Ladies Night, Spruce Tip Workshops and the Holiday Showcase! Stay tuned for more details

Fall Festival

It is that time of year again! Time for our Fall Festival! There will be a lot of fun to be had for the entire family.

A new feature of the Fall Festival will be a showcase of local artists! We are very excited about the opportunity to support our local artists throughout the community. Do you know any local artists that may be interested in taking part in the showcase? We've already got some photographers, oil painters, candle makers and makers of garden accessories. If you make it, we'd love to show it off! Local artists will be selling their items on site.

If you are an artist or know someone who might be a great fit, please get in contact!

Finally, join us for the Fall Festival on Saturday October 1st, starting at 10am. Kids activities will go until 1pm and other events will go until 3pm.

More details to come...

Landscape to the Rescue

Not that we were in any kind of danger or anything. Our awesome landscape crew has been working on this fire pit over the last few days. After removing a large hedge on the property, we decided to take the opportunity to showcase our landscape capabilities. So a few pictures to take you through the process...The beginning stages..

Building the actual pit..

Matt busy cutting stones..

Picture break..

Fire pit done, landscaping time..

All of the landscape guys putting on the final touches..

Ah, complete. Bonfire anyone?

Veggies & Herbs: Our Garden is Your Garden

Our indoor veggie and herb garden is growing like crazy! If you don't have a veggie or herb garden, or don't have a specific item, or whatever the case may be, come visit our garden where everything is ripe for the picking!

Grab a bag and scissors for your picking and cutting

Maybe herbs are more your style?

Whatever you're looking for, stop by and check out what we've been growing in our indoor garden lately. In addition to the veggies and herbs, the store is still full of fresh flowers perfect for fall. Come by soon, we can't wait to see you!

What's Blooming in Your Yard?

What's blooming in your yard?

Hydrangeas, my oh my, aren't the Annabell, Endless Summer and, new this year, the Bell Anna, looking so fine? These are nice to have in that part shade garden spot. The Quickfire Hydrangea is starting to show color with its big white blooms that change to red as the season goes on. Daylilies are in full bloom now as are Liatris and Coneflowers and other perennials.

The spireas are almost done blooming and can be tip pruned which will allow time for them to re bloom yet this year. Ninebarks and Dogwoods can be pruned too. Deadhead the roses that have gone though a rapid bloom period because of all the heat and rain. This will give them the jump start to bloom more.

All plants can profit from a nice boost of fertilizer now. Make sure you follow label instructions as to not fertilize anything dry. When fertilizing with a liquid fertilizer there is a chance of burning the roots so lightly water first and then fertilize second. Add a oz of vinegar to a gallon of water to help some that are not looking so good, it will naturalize the water and soil. City water has a lot of pH in it, so if you add vinegar to the water every other week this will help. Dry fertilizer is another good option. This will not show a fast response to the plants color but will work longer than liquid fertilizers.

There are lots of bugs and diseases that are happening this year. Believe it or not, it is not your fault, but rather a response to the weather we have been having. Getting rid of fallen leaves so as to not spread to the plants and winter over in soil. Spray with fungicides in the morning or later evening is best. Preventative spraying in the spring is advised. There are several safe products out for bug control so stop in and let us help you with the best product for your plants.

Until next time. Keep planting, pruning and caring for your plants.

Donna

Houseplants and Catcus, Oh My!

We got a really cool shipment of some really cool plants today :)

I went into the store to snap some quick pictures of some of the items we got. Take some time to peruse through the pictures and get an idea of the houseplants we're now carrying! Lots of fun succulents, big hanging ferns and so much more.