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Greetings friends, This is a special time for planting as many of your local garden centers and retail outlets are offering HUGE savings on left over stock plants. The options are endless, so now is a great time to complete those projects left unfinished from this past spring.

  

Here's a special you wont want to miss.. A collection of gardening tools from Clarington Forge especially comprised of the important tools needed by every gardener..The collection features 1 Rabbiting Spade, Dutch Hoe,  Digging Spade, Digging Fork, Dibble for planting bulbs and perennials, & a Garden Sieve.

All new Lilac bred by "Proven Winners" Repeat bloomer Spring to Fall.

Syringa 'Bloomerang'

Claytonia.. 'Spring Beauty'

This is also a great time to begin your fall and winter garden projects. Many specials of bare root stock will soon be available at ridiculously low prices compared to container grown stock available now through the Gardener's Showcase at http://hortserv.flyingcart.com

Imagine the un-imaginable. Create special interest spots with various Specimen plants. Here is an example of a couple of special interest.

Larix decidua pendula..'weeping Eastern Larch..Gorgeous

Tsuga canadensis pendula...weeping Canadian Hemlock

Just a few notes in wrapping this up. Begin to think about your fall fertilizer program. Winter is the ideal time for high phosphorus fertilizers to do their job in developing the root system in your lawn while it lies dormant over the winter months. A fall application begins to break down and is available throughout the winter months...come springtime you should see a bright green and lush green lawn coming back to life for the new season.

Begin adding fresh mulch in and around tender plants, especially newly planted Trees, Shrubs and Perennials. Be sure not to pile it to high around the base of trees or shrubs. Just a couple inches is all it takes.

Be ever aware that fall is NOT the time to prune your roses. Wait until spring to see what winter has caused to die back, then prune back to about 3-4 main stems or strongest value and prune up from the crown to about the 5th or 6th prominent buds. Be sure to rid the plant of any small inferior suckers stemming out from below the graft union. Your roses will love you for it. Be sure to mulch them in for the long cold winter months in order to reduce winter die back.

At this point, I leave you with this thought.

" Each seasons brings with it new opportunities to plant, divide, replant and nurture new growth in established plant. Spring is the time of year to focus on as there are many tasks to perform before the hot weather of summer.

Until we meet again, this is your humble horticulturist signing off from anotehr blog special feature..

Be sure to visit my store site at http://hortserv.flyingcart.com  where you will find many of the plants featured here in this blog today. Happy gardening from your friend at The gardener's Showcase.

Sincerely

Chet stentiford

http://hortserv.flyingcat.com

781-520-9821

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