Sometimes I feel old.

The other night, I caught the 50th Anniversary special for Saturday Night Live. SNL’s been around for fifty years, and I remember watching it in the early days. Now that makes me feel old!

I have vivid memories of staying up on Saturday nights to watch the original Not Ready for Primetime Players do their thing...Roseanne Roseannadanna, The Blues Brothers, the Landshark, the Coneheads, Weekend Update, and of course, Mr. Bill. Those were good times.

Of course, in my mind, the show was its best back then. That’s the old man in me coming out. When I start out by saying things like...” Well, back in my day...”, I know I’m aging myself.

Over the years, I’ve drifted away from watching SNL. I catch it once in a while, but all the faces are strange to me now and their attempt at humor just misses the mark for me.

That’s probably another sign of my age!

Anyway, it was fun reliving some of the classic SNL moments the other night, even it if did age me a bit.

Speaking of old...this weather’s getting a little old too!

More cold and more snow...this winter just doesn’t seem to want to go away. And of course, we’ve been sitting around the store sharing stories with some of the younger staff...”You think this is bad? Back when I was young...”, and then the stories start coming out.

See....more “I’m getting old” moments!

Anyway, the good news, it can’t last much longer...right?!

As I look at our extended forecast, things are looking pretty good. Temps are going to get warmer, the snow will be a memory, and hints of spring are going to be there. I’ve got a feeling it’s going to change overnight and launch us into a new season...at least I hope so!

Think Spring!

—Cameron Rees

MAKE PLANS FOR A HOME ORCHARD!

Make Plans for a Home Orchard

When can you start planting fruit trees?

This one really isn’t complicated...if the ground isn’t frozen, you can plant. It’s that simple!

And when it comes to enjoying the harvest of your fruit trees, the sooner you get them planted, the sooner you’ll get into that first harvest...so don’t put it off!

You have a lot of options to choose from. Of course, there are the standards...

Apples
Cherries
Peaches
Plums
Nectarines
Pears
Apricots

There are some fun hybrid selections...

Nectaplums (nectarine x plum hybrid)
Pluots (plum x apricot hybrid)
Aprium (apricot x plum hybrid)

And of course, there are native fruit trees as well...

Persimmons
Serviceberries
Plums
Pawpaws

We’ll have these available this spring, some in potted sizes, some in bare root sizes, and some in both.

Now is the time to do a little planning so when spring finally does arrive you’ll be ready to do some actual planting.

Make sure you’re ready!

ADD VIBRANCY TO YOUR INDOOR SPACES WITH houseplants!

The gallery below represents just a sampling of the many varieties of houseplants available right now here at the store. Houseplants add color to your interiors, highlight natural elements, give spaces a link to the outdoors, improve air quality, and also provide some cooking ingredients in the case of indoor herbs. Warm up a guest bedroom for visitors with a welcoming African violet. As a late-winter or all-year-round educational activity, help children learn to care for a few plants that they get to pick out themselves. Any reason you choose to add to your houseplant collection is a great one! You can’t go wrong with bringing a vibrant, living thing into your space. Now the fun part… choosing!