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Summer Fun!

Summer has finally arrived in the Northwest and we have our summer bloomers on! Enjoy a leisurely day by taking a stroll through the nursery. Foliage and flowers abound in the landscape, hanging baskets, and in planters and pots! Consider creating a
colorfully planted pot of your own!
Ask us for advice, we’d be happy to share suggestions.

Bring the kids!
They’ll enjoy watching our doves, looking for fish in our water plant ponds, or petting our resident cat, Lottie!.

Please Remember – Plants and pets can suffer if left in a hot car! Plants should not be left in a trunk for more than an hour. Obviously pets should be protected from the oven-like effects of the car in summer. Windows should be partially open, water provided, and the time limited.

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     In stock now: top quality ceramic pottery from Asia! These pots are handmade and come in dozens of shapes and colors. They are fired at high temperatures with a crack-resistant glaze so they will survive freezing winter temperatures! (adequate drainage is necessary)

Gardening Calendar:

• Water! The heat of summer is the most crucial time of year to help your landscape stay hydrated! This is absolutely essential for anything planted since last summer, but even your established plantings will greatly benefit from a little additional water. Watering in the early morning or in the evening is ideal. Consider mulching with compost or bark mulch to help hold moisture in the ground.
  
• Rhododendrons always look best when spent blooms are “dead-headed”. "Rhodies" set their buds in summer for the next spring bloom cycle. Now is the time to fertilize and water them for a great floral display next year.
  
• Regarding hanging baskets and planted containers…Water regularly, fertilize occasionally. Use a water soluble balanced fertilizer such as Peters or Miracle grow half strength every time you water.
  
• Relax in your garden with a cool drink and enjoy your plants and the beautiful songs of the Whidbey Island birds!
  

Did You Know . . . ?
Plants take in harmful carbon dioxide from the air and convert it to oxygen? So planting is good for the environment. For every tree we plant, it will “breathe in” approximately 1,600 lbs of CO2 emissions over its lifetime. Trees also provide a sustainable habitat for wildlife.

Plant of the Month:
Hydrangea: Hydrangeas are excellent shrubs for the summertime. Whether on your deck in a container or in the landscape, hydrangeas provide long-lasting blooms against a backdrop of lush foliage.

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ An outstanding and award-winning new Pee-gee hydrangea which boasts large flowers that start chartreuse, then become white, and finally age to pink. Very strong stems hold flowers upright without flopping!

Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ Huge white flowers the size of a basketball cover this shrub year after year, even if pruned back in late winter! The flowers start out chartreuse, then age to white. This hydrangea needs a shadier location and summer water.

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