IT’S MY KRYPTONITE
Wind.
Not my favorite “feature” of our weather.
It’s windier than you-know-what today. Everything is blowing over, the world outside is a giant dust cloud and my face is getting peppered with windblown sand.
This sucks!
I’m not happy when it’s bitterly cold and I’m not thrilled when the mercury is threatening to squirt out the top of the thermometer, but I can deal with both. Wind on the other hand... it just wears me down.
By the end of the day, I’m exhausted. Between the beating of the wind and the roar of the same, it’s just too much. I call it overstimulation. Structures like the greenhouse are creaking, the plastic coverings on the overwintering houses are popping incessantly and the roar of the wind in my ears just won’t go away. It’s just a lot to take in and it wears me down like nothing else our weather throws at us.
I once heard Kansas described not as the land of four seasons, but instead the land of five: too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry...and good old number five...too windy. If you’ve lived here for any length of time, you know that’s a fairly accurate description.
The wind sucks!
Despite the battles with windy days, we’ve still been outside making things happen. We’re making noticeable moves with the ways things are looking, and day by day, this place is getting ready for the new season.
Cameron Rees, General Manager
In the new greenhouse, Misty has started bringing in the first deliveries of early spring veggies and early spring flowers, and outside, the sales lot is taking shape as well. It’s finally starting to look like a nursery again!
It’s time to get early spring veggies into the ground; think potatoes, onions, peas, cabbage, and broccoli. I just got mine planted! It’s okay to start back in on landscape projects too. Trees, shrubs, perennials, they all can be planted now, and we’re adding more and more to choose from each week.
And if you haven’t gotten your garden all prepped for the new season... you know, cutting back last year’s growth on perennials and grasses, adding mulch to the bare areas, and doing your maintenance pruning on trees and shrubs, it’s time to get that done too.
Just take my advice... don’t pick a windy day!
—Cameron
DON’T MISS THIS WEEKEND WITH US!
Join us for our Spring Kick-Off Weekend! We'll have NEW nursery stock, early spring veggie plants, and early flowers like snapdragons, pansies & more! We'll be here all weekend to talk with you about lawn and garden planning, design, and solutions. BUT don't miss... SATURDAY ONLY... Oasis Mobile Bar and Bucket List BBQ food truck will be onsite from 11:30 AM until the afternoon. So come take a stroll, and let's celebrate the new season
The First Blooms of the Season: Lenten Roses
How many are familiar with Lenten Roses?
Maybe you know them as Hellebores or maybe you haven’t heard of either of them, so I will give you a little info.
Lenten Roses are not roses, let’s start off with that. They are in the Buttercup family, notably because their blooms are somewhat shaped like a buttercup.
Lenten Roses or Hellebores are found in shady woodland areas which makes them a great addition to any shade garden. They start to bloom super early in the Spring and sometimes even in the snow. Their flowers often hang like bells and come in a wide range of pinks, whites
and even black.
Lenten Roses will add beautiful color, texture, and habit to your shade garden!
it’s time!
If you have had crabgrass in your yard and understand what a pain it can be, then let me remind you that right now is the time to choose your plan of attack to avoid having to deal with crabgrass at all this year! We know you work hard to keep your lawn looking nice, and we want to help you keep it that way.
Our recommendation is All Seasons Crabgrass Preventer with Lawn Food, or as we like to call it, The Red Bag. This product has a pre-emergent that controls crabgrass as it germinates. It provides season-long coverage with only one application, and it covers your Spring fertilization all in one! This is definitely for lawns that are established and not going to be seeded in the Spring.
Now is the time to get that down and we have plenty in the store to make sure you don’t get left out.
Stop in today and pick up your bag. While there ask about our Skinner 3-Step program; an easy way to stay on top of your lawn this year and every year.
-Melissa Anderson
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like... Spring!
We had a rough winter with the frigid winds and blowing snow. So now that the temperatures are getting to more Spring, like it’s time to get out in the garden and get to planting!
Pansies and Stock will add color to those pots that have been sitting empty all winter. Spring blooming Hellebores (Lenten Roses) and Creeping Phlox are a great addition to your perennial beds. Veggie starts such as cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower will get those spring vegetable gardens up and running. Potatoes, onions, asparagus, and rhubarb are also available to make your garden bountiful!
-Misty Brown
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