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Burlington Garden Center
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October 28, 2011
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Dear Gardening Friend,
Things are winding down outside as frost and colder temps settle in and plants begin to drift off into dormancy.
We are gradually heading that way ourselves, here at BGC, BUT FIRST - there are a few special events to celebrate:
Super Halloween steals this weekend! All pottery, bulbs, statuary, fall decor, and more will be offered to you with big savings. This is our last weekend for nursery stock, and it's 50% off! Read more about this weekend's specials below.
Celebrate the upcoming winter season with us on weekends in November. We are transforming the garden center into nature's winter wonderland with new products perfect for decorating your home and for gift giving. Something new at BGC is Country Market coffees. We'll be sampling them on our winter wonderland weekends. Come taste the delicious flavors that are unique to autumn.
Our Evening of Delights and End-of-Season Open House will be November 18 and 19. Mark your calendars because we hope you can make it to this special weekend.
Please note our new store hours for November. Beginning next week, we will be open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays, and open by chance Tuesdays-Thursdays.
Happy Fall,
Tracy Hankwitz
BGC Store Manager
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 We are celebrating Halloween in a fun way this year - counting down the days with a special offer each day. Each morning we are announcing the steal of the day on our Facebook page and on our website's homepage. If you can't make it in that day, you can still take advantage of the scary savings by giving us a call at 262-763-2153. Today is the 10th Day of Halloween Save 50% on Fertilome Lawn Fertilizers This weekend is a perfect time to apply a lawn fertilizer - the Packers don't play and the Badgers play late Sunday night! What you don't put down this weekend, save for next spring. We'll run this special all weekend. This weekend we celebrate
Days 11 & 12 of Halloween:
Pottery 30% off Bulbs 40% off Fall & Halloween Decor 40% off Laura Ashley Garden Line 40% off All Gloves 40% off Statuary 40% off Nursery Stock 50% off
last weekend nursery stock will be available There will be other instore specials. * BGC T-shirt discount does not apply to these steals. bgc |
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Frosty Duties
Now that we've had a hard frost, there are a few remaining things to do in the garden:
Store Cannas, Callas, Dahlias & More
Remove foliage once it's been killed off by the frost, cutting back to about 1" from the bulb/tuber. Remove soil and allow to dry. Store each bulb in a paper bag. Place bags in a cardboard box and store in a dark, dry place around 40-50 degrees.
Bulbs and tubers can also be stored in vermiculite to keep them from drying out over the winter. Rotting can be a problem, but dusting sulfur can prevent this from happening. Be sure bulbs don't touch each other when storing.
Control Creeping Charlie
You may not be thinking much about weed control right now, but after the first hard frost is an ideal time to get creeping Charlie under control. An application of Fertilome's Weed Free Zone is very effective at this time.
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Treat Peach Trees Now for Leaf Curl
If your peach trees looked like this . . .
. . . they had peach leaf curl. This is a fungal disease that overwinters in the tree bark and in dead foliage. Remove and destroy infected leaves. Treat them now with lime sulfur spray, applying to the entire tree and the ground around the tree. Treat them again with another application in the spring as the buds begin to swell.
bgc
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Upcoming November Classes
We are so excited to have two of Burlington's very talented florists offer classes here at BGC this November!
Fresh Cornucopia Workshop
Thursday, November 17
6 pm - 8 pm
$30
Taught by Gia Bella's Toni Picollo
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Fresh Wreath Workshop
Saturday, November 19
10 am
Cost: TBA
Taught by Burlington Flower's & Interiors
Cindy O'Brien & Staff
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BGC Contest Question
Snowbirds have been spotted in Burlington. This is usually a sign that winter is not far behind. What is the other name of this dark gray and white bird? (We are looking for the first part of its latin name. )
Be the first to respond correctly by email and win a BGC $5 gift certificate! Email us your response at burlingtongc@sbcglobal.net
Winner will be announced in the next BGC Garden Notes.
bgc
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October Hours
Monday - Friday
10 AM - 5 PM
Saturday 9 AM - 4 PM
Sunday 10 AM - 2 PM
November Hours
Monday & Friday 10 AM-5 PM
Saturday 9 AM - 4 PM
Sundays 10 AM - 2 PM
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"The grim frost is at hand, when apples fall thick, almost thunderous, on the hardened earth."
-D.H. Lawrence
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