SPRING FREEZE UPDATE FROM MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDENS
Three weeks after the great Spring Freeze of 2007, we’re seeing encouraging signs of recovery throughout our gardens, reaffirming our faith in the remarkable resiliency of plants and nature.
The question on everyone’s mind is “What can I do to help my trees and shrubs recover?” Like a broken record, the answer remains that the best option for now is to continue to exercise patience and restraint where pruning and fertilizing are concerned until the full extent of dieback has been determined. Provide water if rainfall is lacking. The growing season is in full swing and most plants respond best to one good soaking per week, with the classic 1-1½ inch as a standard benchmark. To maintain even moisture levels and regulate soil temperatures, cover root zones with a shallow 2 to 3-inch layer of mulch if this has not yet been done.
Only in recent days has new growth begun to push out from Japanese maples, magnolias, oaks, ginkgos, and other trees suffering extensive damage. Fast-growing trees such as hard maples are recovering more quickly than slower-growing species such as oaks. In many cases, well-established younger trees are recovering faster than older specimens of the same species. This is normal, given the circumstances. Older trees that were healthy prior to the freeze still have an excellent prognosis and should show marked improvement by the end of May.
Some Saucer and related hybrid magnolias suffered damage to stem tips that has caused variable dieback that will require corrective pruning once we fully ascertain what’s alive and what’s dead in the weeks ahead. Loebneri hybrids, including the popular ‘Leonard Messel’ and ‘Merrill’ fared surprisingly well with only minimal damage.
While new growth is a welcome sight, I am concerned about some Japanese maples. The first growth of many varieties froze and has dried up; if not pruned off, it will eventually fall off. There may also be hidden damage to the vascular tissue beneath the bark that could result in additional dieback when summer stresses arrive in full force. I expect pruning to remove dead wood and restore aesthetic balance will be necessary later this summer and possibly for years afterward. This freeze event was one that will weed out marginally hardy plants, and there could be some casualties.
Many callers are also concerned about azaleas, crape myrtles, and Bigleaf hydrangeas. Damage to azaleas has been highly variable, with some varieties showing minimal injury, near-normal flowering, and vigorous new growth. Flowers and buds that froze on the more tender varieties should be left to fall off naturally rather than pulling or pruning it off and risking inadvertent damage to live tissue present at the base of frosted growth.
Crape myrtles were at such a vulnerable stage of growth that many were killed to the ground when their sap froze and expanded, damaging vital cambium tissue. This will be a shock to gardeners who have become used to large specimens, courtesy of the string of unusually mild winters in recent years. All dead wood should be removed as soon as new growth appears. Though crape myrtles bloom on new growth and we look forward to their showy displays, the most severely damaged varieties may not sprout before June and could show poor flowering this summer.
Bigleaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla) are marginal shrubs whose popularity has also benefited from recent mild winters. I have yet to see a specimen this spring that has not suffered extensive damage to their old growth and anticipate few, if any flowers on most cultivars this summer. New growth has already occurred from the base of most varieties, so dead stems can be pruned back any time now. This summer should be a good test for the new generation of remontant (repeat-blooming) cultivars said to be capable of producing flowers on new wood. We’ll find out if they stand up to all of their advance media billing and prove productive under this most challenging of weather circumstances.
Roses present unique challenges also, especially to inexperienced growers. Most of the popular new landscape shrubs will recover nicely, provided they were well-established before the freeze. Many roses that bloom on old growth, including most climbers, have suffered loss of flowering wood and will have few, if any, blooms this year. Considerable pruning of dead growth and training of new shoots this summer will be necessary to re-establish a sturdy framework of stems to support future growth. For roses that flower on new growth, especially hybrid teas, the issue of survival may come down to whether gardeners left mulch in place or succumbed to the temptation to remove it prematurely before the traditional average last frost date of April 15. With blackened stems all the way to the mulch and soil lines, there may still be live dormant buds below grade mustering the energy to answer the call to active growth. The only way to find out is to wait and see and only experienced growers may have the patience to do so. When pruning is done, look for the tell-tale ring of live green cambium tissue and absence of darkened and discolored interior wood when examining cut stems. Otherwise, it may be necessary to cut further down on stems until unblemished tissue is revealed. Begin to fertilize roses once pruning is completed.
It’s apparent that some herbaceous perennials fared better than others. For plants with only minimal injury it’s best to leave the partially green leaves for now and remove only dead growth. Perennials will benefit from a light fertilization at this time to speed their recovery.
Many gardeners have expressed concern about iris, peonies and daylilies. It’s apparent that the Garden benefited from the “heat island” effect, as our iris and peony collections fared remarkably well and we look forward to showy displays to greet our Mother’s Day visitors. Likewise, we’re expecting normal displays from our daylilies later in summer—weather provided, of course!
It’s important not to let down your guard, so scout your garden regularly for new signs of trouble and take corrective action promptly. Insect and disease pests may take advantage of the weakened condition of recovering plants to gain the upper hand. Injured plants can ill afford additional setbacks. Proper identification of symptoms is the first step in remedying problems. Take advantage of our walk-in Plant Doctor diagnostic services, staffed by trained Master Gardeners. This service is available daily except Sunday between 10 am and 3 pm in our Kemper Center for Home Gardening. If treatment is necessary, consider hiring a certified consulting arborist to provide professional services. Seek out qualified arborists certified by the International Society of Arboriculture. Some can be found in the Yellow Pages under Tree Service or they can be located through the society web site http://www.isa-arbor.com/findArborist/findarborist.aspx.Be sure to select an arborist employed by a private tree care firm rather than a utility or municipality.
Chip Tynan Missouri Botanical Garden “Answer Man” William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening
P.S. For specific inquiries, call the Garden’s Horticultural Answer Service, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, at (314) 577-5143, or visit the Gardening Help section of the website at www.mobot.org.
P.S. Patience, Patience, Patience. This is the most important aspect of the entire situation. Most of the plants will come back (maybe not as lush) but most will eventually resprout. Please, don't remove a perfectly live tree or shrub now. Chances are, it will soon revive.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
LIMIT LANDFILL WASTE; RECYCLE PLASTIC GARDEN POTS AND TRAYS
Botanical Garden Collections on Weekends from May 19 through Jun. 24
WHAT: Plastic Pot Recycling
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends only, May 19-20, 26-27; June 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24 WHERE: Monsanto Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 4500 Shaw Blvd. at Vandeventer; visit Web site for satellite collection locations
SPONSORS: Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management; Missouri Department of Natural Resources; Environmental Improvement and Energy Resource Authority; and Monrovia Growers, Inc.
INFO: (314) 577-9440; www.mobot.org/hort/activ/plasticpots.shtml
(ST. LOUIS): Area gardeners planting flowers to beautify a landscape have somewhere to turn to ensure their leftover plastic pots don’t do the opposite. Help reduce the amount of horticultural waste in landfills by recycling your plastic garden pots, polystyrene cell packs and trays at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Plastic Pot Recycling will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from May 19 through June 24.
The Garden’s effort is now in its ninth year. “The horticultural waste stream represents over 350 million pounds pitched into our landfills annually,” said program founder Dr. Steven Cline, manager of the Kemper Center for Home Gardening. “The Garden is pleased to offer this service again to area gardeners, closing the recycling loop by turning collected waste into new plastic landscape timbers for building retaining walls or replacing deteriorated railroad ties.”
Program organizers hope to expand upon the successful collection of 70,000 pounds in 2006 by amassing 100,000 pounds of horticultural plastic this year. The Garden’s collection capacity doubled last year due to the purchase of a larger granulator, used for processing plastic into chips. This year, organizers will also separate the plastics by type so they can be more easily marketed for recycling into other products. Proceeds from the sale of plastic regrind will be used to sustain the annual collection. The St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District and Monrovia Growers, Inc. have also contributed a combined $65,000 in grants and a donation to fund this year’s program.
Horticultural plastic will be accepted at the Garden’s main collection facility located at the west parking lot of the Monsanto Center, 4500 Shaw Blvd. at the corner of Vandeventer. The collection is open weekends only, May 19-20, 26-27, June 2-3, 9-10, 16-17 and 23-24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. One complimentary Garden admission pass for two will be issued per individual recycling at this location.
Six area garden centers and one municipal recycling center will also serve as satellite collection centers in 2007. Greenscape Gardens, For the Garden by Haefners, Crabapple Cove Nursery, Summerwinds at Timber Creek, Schmittels Nursery, Garden Heights Nursery and the City of Kirkwood Recycling Center will each collect horticultural plastic during their normal business hours in May and June. Visit the Garden’s Web site for location information.
Horticultural plastic accepted includes cell packs, trays, pots of all sizes and hanging baskets. Please shake soil and rocks out of containers and remove all metal hangers, rings or other foreign materials. Garden edging, plastic sheeting materials and food plastic will not be accepted.
Recycled landscape timbers made from the collected plastic will be available for purchase from the Kemper Center at (314) 577-9441. Each seven-by-nine-inch, slate-colored timber is eight-and-one-half-foot long, weighs 280 pounds and requires load-bearing transportation. The plastic timbers last up to 50 years and are suitable for any projects where wood and water meet, including retaining walls and elevated gardening beds. Each timber sells at cost for $40.
For more information on Plastic Pot Recycling, call (314) 577-9440 during regular business hours or visit www.mobot.org/hort/activ/plasticpots.shtml.
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Botanical Garden Collections on Weekends from May 19 through Jun. 24
WHAT: Plastic Pot Recycling
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends only, May 19-20, 26-27; June 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24 WHERE: Monsanto Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 4500 Shaw Blvd. at Vandeventer; visit Web site for satellite collection locations
SPONSORS: Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management; Missouri Department of Natural Resources; Environmental Improvement and Energy Resource Authority; and Monrovia Growers, Inc.
INFO: (314) 577-9440; www.mobot.org/hort/activ/plasticpots.shtml
(ST. LOUIS): Area gardeners planting flowers to beautify a landscape have somewhere to turn to ensure their leftover plastic pots don’t do the opposite. Help reduce the amount of horticultural waste in landfills by recycling your plastic garden pots, polystyrene cell packs and trays at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Plastic Pot Recycling will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from May 19 through June 24.
The Garden’s effort is now in its ninth year. “The horticultural waste stream represents over 350 million pounds pitched into our landfills annually,” said program founder Dr. Steven Cline, manager of the Kemper Center for Home Gardening. “The Garden is pleased to offer this service again to area gardeners, closing the recycling loop by turning collected waste into new plastic landscape timbers for building retaining walls or replacing deteriorated railroad ties.”
Program organizers hope to expand upon the successful collection of 70,000 pounds in 2006 by amassing 100,000 pounds of horticultural plastic this year. The Garden’s collection capacity doubled last year due to the purchase of a larger granulator, used for processing plastic into chips. This year, organizers will also separate the plastics by type so they can be more easily marketed for recycling into other products. Proceeds from the sale of plastic regrind will be used to sustain the annual collection. The St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District and Monrovia Growers, Inc. have also contributed a combined $65,000 in grants and a donation to fund this year’s program.
Horticultural plastic will be accepted at the Garden’s main collection facility located at the west parking lot of the Monsanto Center, 4500 Shaw Blvd. at the corner of Vandeventer. The collection is open weekends only, May 19-20, 26-27, June 2-3, 9-10, 16-17 and 23-24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. One complimentary Garden admission pass for two will be issued per individual recycling at this location.
Six area garden centers and one municipal recycling center will also serve as satellite collection centers in 2007. Greenscape Gardens, For the Garden by Haefners, Crabapple Cove Nursery, Summerwinds at Timber Creek, Schmittels Nursery, Garden Heights Nursery and the City of Kirkwood Recycling Center will each collect horticultural plastic during their normal business hours in May and June. Visit the Garden’s Web site for location information.
Horticultural plastic accepted includes cell packs, trays, pots of all sizes and hanging baskets. Please shake soil and rocks out of containers and remove all metal hangers, rings or other foreign materials. Garden edging, plastic sheeting materials and food plastic will not be accepted.
Recycled landscape timbers made from the collected plastic will be available for purchase from the Kemper Center at (314) 577-9441. Each seven-by-nine-inch, slate-colored timber is eight-and-one-half-foot long, weighs 280 pounds and requires load-bearing transportation. The plastic timbers last up to 50 years and are suitable for any projects where wood and water meet, including retaining walls and elevated gardening beds. Each timber sells at cost for $40.
For more information on Plastic Pot Recycling, call (314) 577-9440 during regular business hours or visit www.mobot.org/hort/activ/plasticpots.shtml.
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Friday, April 13, 2007
THE OLD SIGN PHILOSOPHER, THOUGHTS OF THE DAY!
BLANK................DUE TO CENSORSHIP.......HO HO HO
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE SIGN WHICH WAS UP EARLIER IN THE DAY THAT STATED "SANTA FIRED FOR SAYING HO HO HO!" SOMEBODY CALLED THE GARDEN CENTER UPSET AT THE SIGNAGE AND SAID IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE. I'M ACTUALLY SURPRISED THAT THE PERSON WITH SUCH LOW MENTALITY COULD EVEN READ THE SIGN! I NOW KNOW HOW DON IMUS (WHOM I NEVER HEARD ON THE RADIO) MUST HAVE FELT AFTER APOLOGIZING FOR A STATEMENT AND STILL GOT FIRED. WAKE UP AMERICA.....GET A BACKBONE! AND TO THE PERSON COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SIGN......GET A LIFE, WE DON'T NEED CUSTOMERS LIKE YOU.
BLANK................DUE TO CENSORSHIP.......HO HO HO
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE SIGN WHICH WAS UP EARLIER IN THE DAY THAT STATED "SANTA FIRED FOR SAYING HO HO HO!" SOMEBODY CALLED THE GARDEN CENTER UPSET AT THE SIGNAGE AND SAID IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE. I'M ACTUALLY SURPRISED THAT THE PERSON WITH SUCH LOW MENTALITY COULD EVEN READ THE SIGN! I NOW KNOW HOW DON IMUS (WHOM I NEVER HEARD ON THE RADIO) MUST HAVE FELT AFTER APOLOGIZING FOR A STATEMENT AND STILL GOT FIRED. WAKE UP AMERICA.....GET A BACKBONE! AND TO THE PERSON COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SIGN......GET A LIFE, WE DON'T NEED CUSTOMERS LIKE YOU.
CARE FOR PLANTS AFFECTED BY FREEZE DAMAGE
The freezing temperatures which occurred this past weekend has wreaked havoc on the plants in the St. Louis area. It's impossible to predict how much damage has occurred in your particular neighborhood. Some areas were hit harder than others because of micro-climates and wind breaks. Areas that had sustained freezing periods for longer times will suffer more than short periods of freeze. Not all damage will be obvious as soon as the temperatures warm up; it may take several days before the full extent of the damage to the plants become obvious.
Many plants had lush, new growth and this growth will be the most heavily damaged. All damaged plant tissue should be removed because diseases can start in the damaged tissue and move into the new growth as it emerges. Most freeze-damaged plants would benefit from a light amount of fertilizer and proper watering to help feed the plants and speed the recovery process. The best way to treat the plants will depend on the variety; here are some recommendations for the most common plants.
Shade and Ornamental Trees
The best treatment for all trees is to strip (by hand) the damaged leaves and young twigs off the plants. All trees have secondary buds and these will begin flushing out once the damaged leaves and twigs are removed.
Fruit trees
Most fruit trees bloom in the spring. If the trees haven't bloomed yet, then the blooms are probably damaged. For trees that have already bloomed, then the flowers were probably pollinated, but the young fruit was probably damaged and will most likely fall off the trees. All of the damaged leaves, twigs, flower buds and fruit should be stripped for the trees.
Landscape Shrubs
Slow growing shrub varieties such as althea, lilacs, and viburnum should have the damaged new growth stripped off. Try not to cut these plants back because it will take too long for the plant to recover from being cut back before new growth will begin again.
Fast growing shrub varieties such as Crapemyrtle, hydrangea, spirea and weigelia should have the damaged new growth cut off to speed up the recovery process. These plants will respond quickly to shearing and begin new growth rapidly.
Flowering Shrubs
Besides the lush, emerging new growth, the next part of the plants that is most susceptible to freeze damage are the flower buds.
Spring blooming shrubs that had flower buds present will probably lose the flower buds and won't bloom later this spring (or at least, very weakly). If the flower buds are black, then they are dead and need to be removed. If the flower buds are still green, then they should be left on the plants because they could still bloom. Even if the flower buds open the petals should show some discoloration from the freezing weather.
Summer blooming shrubs probably have not begun forming the flower buds yet, so their blooming should not be affected. Some shrubs bloom in the spring and re-bloom throughout the season, such as the Endless Summer Hydrangea, Blushing Bride Hydrangea, Abelia and Weigela. These varieties may lose their flower buds this spring, but form more buds and bloom later this spring and early summer.
Conifer
Most conifer should have minimal damage, if any. Conifer that had new growth just emerging, such as spruce and yews, will probably drop the needles and begin re-growth in several weeks. If this happens, then any twigs that are left after the needles have dropped, should be cut back to the healthy green part of the branches.
Roses
Most shrub roses held up well through the freezing weather, but new growth may have been damaged. If so, cut off the damaged tissue and the plants will regrow very quickly.
Ornamental grasses
The new flush of most ornamental grasses will probably need to be cut off. The growing point for ornamental grasses is down in the crown (at or below the soil surface) and probably wasn't damaged, so once the damaged tissue is removed, the plants will begin new growth very quickly.
Perennials
Like ornamental grasses, the growing point for most of the perennials is in the crown of the plant, so once the damaged tissue is removed the plants should recover quickly.
Annuals and Tropicals
All annuals and tropical should have been moved inside heated areas. If not, then the plants are probably dead or have severe dieback.
Compounding the problems from last weekend, the weather man is once again predicting freezing weather for the St. Louis area this coming weekend. Hopefully, they are wrong and additional plant damage will not occur.
IT REALLY IS SPRING ........ WEATHER OR NOT
The freezing temperatures which occurred this past weekend has wreaked havoc on the plants in the St. Louis area. It's impossible to predict how much damage has occurred in your particular neighborhood. Some areas were hit harder than others because of micro-climates and wind breaks. Areas that had sustained freezing periods for longer times will suffer more than short periods of freeze. Not all damage will be obvious as soon as the temperatures warm up; it may take several days before the full extent of the damage to the plants become obvious.
Many plants had lush, new growth and this growth will be the most heavily damaged. All damaged plant tissue should be removed because diseases can start in the damaged tissue and move into the new growth as it emerges. Most freeze-damaged plants would benefit from a light amount of fertilizer and proper watering to help feed the plants and speed the recovery process. The best way to treat the plants will depend on the variety; here are some recommendations for the most common plants.
Shade and Ornamental Trees
The best treatment for all trees is to strip (by hand) the damaged leaves and young twigs off the plants. All trees have secondary buds and these will begin flushing out once the damaged leaves and twigs are removed.
Fruit trees
Most fruit trees bloom in the spring. If the trees haven't bloomed yet, then the blooms are probably damaged. For trees that have already bloomed, then the flowers were probably pollinated, but the young fruit was probably damaged and will most likely fall off the trees. All of the damaged leaves, twigs, flower buds and fruit should be stripped for the trees.
Landscape Shrubs
Slow growing shrub varieties such as althea, lilacs, and viburnum should have the damaged new growth stripped off. Try not to cut these plants back because it will take too long for the plant to recover from being cut back before new growth will begin again.
Fast growing shrub varieties such as Crapemyrtle, hydrangea, spirea and weigelia should have the damaged new growth cut off to speed up the recovery process. These plants will respond quickly to shearing and begin new growth rapidly.
Flowering Shrubs
Besides the lush, emerging new growth, the next part of the plants that is most susceptible to freeze damage are the flower buds.
Spring blooming shrubs that had flower buds present will probably lose the flower buds and won't bloom later this spring (or at least, very weakly). If the flower buds are black, then they are dead and need to be removed. If the flower buds are still green, then they should be left on the plants because they could still bloom. Even if the flower buds open the petals should show some discoloration from the freezing weather.
Summer blooming shrubs probably have not begun forming the flower buds yet, so their blooming should not be affected. Some shrubs bloom in the spring and re-bloom throughout the season, such as the Endless Summer Hydrangea, Blushing Bride Hydrangea, Abelia and Weigela. These varieties may lose their flower buds this spring, but form more buds and bloom later this spring and early summer.
Conifer
Most conifer should have minimal damage, if any. Conifer that had new growth just emerging, such as spruce and yews, will probably drop the needles and begin re-growth in several weeks. If this happens, then any twigs that are left after the needles have dropped, should be cut back to the healthy green part of the branches.
Roses
Most shrub roses held up well through the freezing weather, but new growth may have been damaged. If so, cut off the damaged tissue and the plants will regrow very quickly.
Ornamental grasses
The new flush of most ornamental grasses will probably need to be cut off. The growing point for ornamental grasses is down in the crown (at or below the soil surface) and probably wasn't damaged, so once the damaged tissue is removed, the plants will begin new growth very quickly.
Perennials
Like ornamental grasses, the growing point for most of the perennials is in the crown of the plant, so once the damaged tissue is removed the plants should recover quickly.
Annuals and Tropicals
All annuals and tropical should have been moved inside heated areas. If not, then the plants are probably dead or have severe dieback.
Compounding the problems from last weekend, the weather man is once again predicting freezing weather for the St. Louis area this coming weekend. Hopefully, they are wrong and additional plant damage will not occur.
IT REALLY IS SPRING ........ WEATHER OR NOT
Sunday, April 08, 2007
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EASTER OF 2007. ACTUALLY THE SNOW COVER WOULD HAVE CAUSED LESS DAMAGE TO THE PLANTS. (NOTE THE FLOWERS POPPING THROUGH THE SNOW.)
WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 20'S, THE ST. LOUIS AREA HIT NEW LOW RECORDS. THE QUESTION ASKED FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAS BEEN, "WHAT WILL THE COLD TEMPERATURES DO TO MY PLANTS?"
REGRETFULLY, ANY ANNUAL FLOWERS WHICH WERE FOOLISHLY PLANTED OR LEFT OUTSIDE ARE PROBABLY DEAD. SOME PERENNIALS WILL LOSE SOME OF THE TENDER NEW GROWTH BUT THE PLANT WILL SURVIVE. TREES AND SHRUBBERY FOR THE MOST PART WILL BE OKAY BUT SOME OF THE TENDER NEW GROWTH WILL BE SET BACK. WE HAVE NOTED THAT HYDRANGEAS, CRYPE MYRTLE, ROSE OF SHARON, FARED THE WORSE. SOME OF THE NEW TENDER GROWTH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE HURT BUT THE PLANT WILL BE FINE. JUST ANOTHER TYPICAL (ATYPICAL) SPRING IN ST. LOUIS.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
GARDENERS HAVE GREAT MINDS. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! I stiel supurt puplec edekaten.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! I stiel supurt puplec edekaten.
SPRING IS HERE!!!! WE'VE HAD A MINIMUM OF TWO TRUCK LOADS OF NURSERY STOCK ARRIVING DAILY FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS. JENNIFER HAS PROCURED SOME OF THE BEST QUALITY PLANTS YOU'LL EVER FIND PLUS SOME OF THE MOST UNUSUAL STOCK FROM SOME OF OUR "SECRET" GROWERS. CHECK OUT THE GARDEN CENTER FOR SOME GREAT SPECIALS. THERE IS SOME SPECIAL OFFERS ONLY AVAILABLE IF YOU SIGNED UP AS AN INTERNET GARDENER. SIGN UP NOW SO YOU'LL GET TIMELY INFO AND GREAT SALE OFFERS. SEE YOU SOON!!!!
Saturday, March 24, 2007
HOME LANDSCAPE CLASS---3 WEEKS STARTING APRIL 3RD 7:30-9:30 PM AT PARKWAY SOUTHWEST MIDDDLE SCHOOL IN MISS LOYET'S 8TH GRADE CLASSROOM. ALL ASPECTS OF HOME LANDSCAPING WILL BE EXPLAINED IN THE 3 CLASSES. DESIGN, SELECTION AND CARE OF YOUR HOME LANDSCAPE. THE SECOND CLASS WILL MEET AT GREENSCAPE GARDENS AT 6 PM. SPACE IS LIMITED CALL PARKWAY ADULT EDUCATION AT 314-415-7004.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Monday, March 19, 2007
The garden center is really stocking up fast......today we unloaded an overseas ship container of pottery, and two different shipments of trees and shrubs from Oregon. The customers have overwhelmingly approved the winter remodeling changes. The first day of spring is tomorrow and we're ready for the much anticipated warm weather and customers.
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