"I do believe in Fairies"

The newest idea that we have embraced at New Leaf is the Fairy Garden. The thought is to use a small dish type container or a small space in your garden to create a "home" for the fairies that come to your garden. These miniature landscapes can include the whimsical side of your personality. You can make the garden as creative as you wish. We are carrying a selection of garden accessories sized just right for your fairy. Stop by the garden center to get ideas and make your own Fairy Garden.

Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day weekend. Please join all of us at New Leaf as we honor our veterans on this holiday. Our freedom was not free, but paid for with the lives of many Americans.
We will be open 9-5 Saturday, 12-4 Sunday and 9-3 on Monday, Memorial day. Thank you for your patronage. We continue to have new plants arriving weekly and have cared for them through the heat. The place looks very nice, even if I do say so myself.
One new item that we just added, Premium Topsoil. This has been screened to be free of rocks and foreign debris, it really looks easy to work with.
Hope to see you soon.

Pond items

We have our fish ready to go home with you. We have isolated them after their travel and they are available. We have Koi, Butterfly Koi, Comets, Sarasa Comet, Shubunkins, and have added Black Moors and Red Cap Orandas.
Our tropical floaters are in. We have a good selection of blooming marginal plants, and the submerged plants are here. They use the nutrients directly from the water and help starve out the green water algae.
It is time to add the bacteria to your pond now. We are recommending Pond Perfect brand. Look at our pond out front. We are using it there.
Our Pond Day will be held Saturday, June 12. Watch for special ads for that weekend.

Made for the Shade

We have added a new shade house on the north side of the garden center. All of our shade loving perennials and shrubs are now displayed there. You can shop this area with confidence that those plants will grow in that shady area of your landscape. These plants are truly "Made For The Shade."

False Indigo

The perennial plant of the year is False Indigo, also known by it's scientific name Baptisia. The plant is a long lived perennial that loves to be in the sun. It almost becomes a shrub sized plant. The blooms are an upright spike of pea-shaped flowers that are showy for the month of May. We have several different ones, the species bloom blue or purple, but we also have a yellow and white form. Check them out!

Pond Order

I am putting together a pond plant order. If you want something special, send me an email at newleaf2@windstream.net.
Dave

We have a great selections of gift ideas for Mom on Mother's Day. All of our flowers are ready to go and we have lots of beautiful hanging baskets. Not sure what to get Mom? We have gift certificates available too.
Our vegetables are here, including all the tomato and peppers varieties . We have flats or single plants for those who have limited space and need just a plant. We continue to have onion sets and seed potatoes and a good selection of seeds.
It is not too late to plant Asparagus roots and the fruiting plants. Our Rhubarb looks great! We have fruit trees, Blueberry plants, Raspberries, and Grapes.
Be sure to check out our new Shade house. It is between the buildings and we have placed all our plants "Made for the Shade" in that area.

Arbor Day Sale

Just to let you know, we are celebrating Arbor Day for the whole next week. Our sale is 10% off all container shade and ornamental trees. We have a great selection from which to choose.
There are new herbs and perennials that have arrived along with trees and shrubs.
Some of the vegetables are here, along with onion plants and sets, strawberry plants and our annuals are starting to arrive.

Perennials

Just to let you all know, the Millcreek Perennials and Herbs arrived today.

FROST!

The weather people are calling for scattered frost tonight. Cover any tender plants with some type of cloth protection. Do not use plastic as it actually causes the air under it to become colder and will insure you have frost damage.

Craft and Home Show

Come visit us at the Craft and Home Show sponsored by the Rhinehart United Methodist Women at the Hardin County Fairgrounds. The show is on this Saturday, April 10, from 9AM-3PM and we will have a booth in the Arts and Crafts Building.
We plan on taking some Annual Flowers, Perennials, Hanging Baskets and some gift Items. Look forward to see you then.

New Arrivals

What a Day! The sun is shining and the plants are growing.
We had a delivery truck arrive today bringing our first load of flowers for the spring. We received pansies, violas, dusty miller, and some alyssum. All of these can take cool temperatures, so it is okay to plant them out now.
We also received our cool weather vegetable plants. We have cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts, head lettuce, cauliflower, and kohlrabi.
For those who just cannot wait, we did bring in a few flats of tomatoes. It is not safe to plant them outside, they will get too cold, but you can get a head start by potting them up and growing them larger inside.
Some of our perennials came along on the truck, and some are even blooming. It is not too early to plant them out into the garden.
Hope to see you this weekend. Have a great Easter.

Spring has Sprung!

Well, Spring has taken it's time getting here, but seems to be coming in with a flurry now. Temperatures are to reach the 70 degree mark this weekend.
You still have time to apply dormant oil to help control those disease and insect problems on your fruit trees. Make sure the night temperature is above 40 and the trees have not yet sprouted new leaves. Use Oil and Lime Sulfur for the peach trees to control Peach Leaf Curl.
You can apply crabgrass control to your lawns now. You should try to get that finished before the Forsythias bloom.
We have a selection of early season annuals and perennials coming before the weekend, so take a look at your gardens for any holes that you might want to fill with early spring color. Our early season vegetables should arrive then too. We are expecting Cabbages and Broccoli. We do have our onion sets, not plants yet, and our seed potatoes here. The Asparagus has arrived too.
If you are just wishing for warmer weather, stop by and roam around the greenhouse. It smells of warm,wet soil. I find that lifts your spirits on the days of April showers.