Useful Tips

August

What To Do Before Going On Holidays
· mow the lawn
· drain the rain barrels with soaker hoses and leave the hoses attached
· deadhead annuals
· move all the pots to one spot on the patio to make it easier for the teenager next door to water them
· deadhead perennials that are finished or almost finished blooming.
Have a Great Holiday

August to Do List
· Last chance to lift, divide and replant irises; take extras to the Fall Plant Exchange.
· Keep up with weeding; Deadhead annuals and some perennials for continued bloom; leave some decorative seed heads.
· Continue to water on a regular schedule.
· Continue fertilizing annual plantings and containers.
· Discontinue fertilizing trees, shrubs, and roses.
· Stop deadheading hardy roses in late August.
· Carefully remove mildewed or black-spotted foliage into plastic garbage bags for disposal.
· Take geranium cuttings, etc., before first frost.
· Acquire and plant spring bulbs as soon as possible.

Weekly Special

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August 22 - 28th

ANNUALS AND HANGING BASKETS
75% OFF

Pots 15% off
Cotoneaster 1 gal $5.99 each

Selected Calipers 25% off
( Spruce,Shaggy Bark Birch,Laurel Leaf WIllow, Autumn Brilliant Saskatoon, Elm)

Patio Furniture 25% off

...Labour Day Weekend Sale Coming ....

*FARMERS MARKET EVERY...

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