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Sautters Annual Nursery Sale!
20%-30% Off!
Everything in the Garden Center Nursery Yard!
Roses, Perennials, Trees, Shrubs, and Grasses!
Plant of the Month—Chrysanthemum
Late summer, early fall usually means that all the spring and summer flowers are
starting to look a bit peaked. Needless to say we are all thrilled with the
appearance of the Hardy Mum! This plant comes in many colors such as bright
yellow, orange, purple, & white. They bloom beautifully thru a good heavy frost
and add just the right touch to our different autumn displays. Mums need lots
of bright sunshine (at least 6 hours). Best of all they are perennial so with
the right winter care they come back year after year!
September ‘HOT’ buys!
Balled and burlap Arborvitaes. The perfect, living privacy fence! These
beautiful care-free plants are currently on sale for 30% off. Stop in or call
the garden center and talk to Jackie or Christie about these great plants.
 Fall
bulbs are here!
Fall, ah cool days, crisp leaves, good smells, and...Tulips! Yep it’s almost
that time of year again.
Plant tulips,
daffodils, Hyacinth, crocus and others during cool autumn weather for a
spectacular show next spring! These are the plant them and forget them bulbs. Once
they are planted you do not have to do much, other than a yearly feeding, and
maybe bulb division every 3-5 years.
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Planning for 2010
September
25th Garden Tool Care
October
9th Orchid Care
16th Putting Your Garden to Bed
16th House Plant Care
23rd Attracting and Feeding Birds
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Garden Center hours:
Monday thru Saturday: 8am-5pm
Closed Sunday
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Fall is the time to get your fall
crops such as Mums, Asters & Pansies in the ground! |
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| Sautters has A Large
Selection Of Indoor Tropical Houseplants. Now is the time
to liven up the inside of your home. Nothing makes a home
cozy like a few houseplants here and there. We'll help you
choose the right ones for your conditions and we'll guide you
thru the care of your new plant. |
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Heat Stress
Outside plants cannot get away
from the heat and humidity like we humans can and believe it or not they
do indeed suffer because of it. During weather with high temps and
those with high humidity your plants will wilt, stop growing, and under
extreme conditions of not enough water can and so die!
Unfortunately weeds can survive even the most horrible conditions by
going dormant. They have the capability of closing up their
‘pores’to retain the moisture in the foliage and pretty much just
waiting till the temperatures are better. When cooler temps
prevail, then they begin growing again. The ‘good’ plants do not
have this capability so they will suffer greatly during hot temps if
they do not have enough water to see them thru. Just be sure to
check on them at least every 2-3 days to make sure they are not
flagging(wilting) which is a definite sign of water and heat stress.
Winter Mum Care
Mums do need some special attention in the early winter
to insure that
they will come back
the following spring.
After the plant has finished flowering and a good hard frost has pretty
killed the top of the plant, mulch at base with at least 5-6
inches of an insulating material such as wood mulch, grass clipping or
leaves. The dead foliage can be removed but many keep it to act as
a catch for leaves and snow, which also acts as protection. This
should be done in early to mid November as long as the soil temps are
cold. DO NOT do this if soil temps are warm yet as that will hold
the warmth in, and rot the mum roots over the winter.
Late summer is the time for some plant
‘rejuvenation’
If your perennials are looking a little worse for wear, go ahead
and cut them back. Most can be cut back to 5 or so inches above
the base of the plant, but if you’re squeamish, just cut about 1/3 off.
It wouldn’t hurt to apply a bit of Root Stimulator, but it’s not
absolutely necessary.
If your shrubs are looking sad, a slight trim, not an all out prune, but
a trim sometimes can perk them up. Also Root Stimulator many a
time can liven sad foliage plants up.
 Don’t
forget to plant
fall pansies!
Cool, crisp fall weather is perfect for Pansies. These flowers perform at their best
when temps are cool if not down right cold. I’ve actually seen
them blooming under snow mounds!
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Dates
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