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Osteospermum, commonly called African daisy, makes a great addition to cool season plantings! Prized for its incredible daisy-like flowers, African daisy is a natural for sunny annual pots, planters, window boxes, and beds and borders. Mix osteospermums with pansies, ornamental peppers, cabbage, and kale for beautiful fall color in the garden or landscape. Helpful hints: keep soil barely moist; never allow it to dry out. Remove spent flowers to encourage more blossoms through fall. |
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Warm, sunny days, and cooler nights; there's something special about late summer and fall on Long Island. Think about it; this really is the ideal time to enjoy the garden or landscape - minus the excess heat and humidity! To kick-off the arrival of glorious fall weather, our entire outdoor living department is celebrating with a sale!
All glazed pottery is 60% off. Plant up some beautiful fall planters with our mums, cabbage, kale and grasses, or think ahead and buy for spring 2013! Many colors, styles and sizes to choose from.
Kick back and enjoy fabulous outdoor furniture- sofas, lounges, tables, chairs, bistro sets and more - at 40% off. Fountains, umbrellas, fire pits, hammocks, gazing globes and holders, weathervanes, and benches are also 40% off. Bronze statuary is 25% off.
Who said grilling is just for summer? It's a year-round cook-out on Long Island! You won't have to 'imagine' that just-grilled hamburger in mid-January! Enjoy 25% off our popular Saber grills and accessories.
Delivery on heavy items can be easily arranged. Please note: sale is for in-stock items only. There are no discounts on special orders.
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Have you grown impatient with your impatiens not doing well this summer? Sadly, impatiens have been battling (and not winning) a fungus known as 'Downy Mildew'. New to Long Island, but widespread in many other areas of the United States, Downy Mildew has wiped-out impatiens in many gardens and landscapes.
Here's a brief summary of Downy Mildew. To learn more, please go to: http://ccesuffolk.org/assets/Horticulture-Leaflets/Impatiens-downy-mildew.pdf
What does Downy Mildew look like? Initially the leaves look yellow and slightly stippled. As the fungus advances, the plant may look wilted - like it needs water, and the undersides of the leaves may have a white coating. The end result is a stunted plant with few, if any leaves remaining.
How does it spread? Downy Mildew spreads by wind or water.
What can be done? Sanitation is important; remove and bag the infected plants and dispose of when found.
What about alternative plants for shade? No doubt about it; impatiens have been the mainstay of shady gardens and landscapes for years. However, there are other exciting choices for beds, borders, planters, window boxes, and baskets that are in the works with our growers. (There is life after impatiens!) Stay tuned; we are networking with Cornell University's Research Lab to provide you with a colorful palette of shade annuals for the 2013 growing season.
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It's early September and that means only one thing when we talk about lawn insects - grubs! These grubs could be the larvae of several types of beetles including oriental, Asiatic or Japanese beetles.
It's important to understand the life cycle of these insidious lawn pests. This diagram, courtesy of Cornell University, shows the life cycle of the Japanese beetle, an insect easily recognized by many gardeners.
At this time of the year, young grubs should be in the upper root zone area of the lawn, actively feeding on the roots of your lawn. If found, the sooner you treat the better! The younger the grub, the more effective the treatment will be. Read and follow the label directions to a tee (we have remedies to combat these pests!). If left untreated, grubs will continue to feed for the next 4-6 weeks (or longer if we have a warm, extended fall) before they dig deeper into the soil to spend the winter months. They'll begin to surface again next spring, and resume feeding. The only difference, older grubs are much more difficult to control than those found in your lawn now. To the point - treat now when grubs are young and most vulnerable to insecticides!
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Just announced! Join us on Saturdays at 11am for four free informative lectures on fall's most popular gardening topics. All lectures will be held, rain or shine, under the big green tent at Martin Viette Nurseries in East Norwich. To reserve a spot, please call 516.922.5530.
Saturday, September 15 Lawn Care
No doubt about it, it's been a tough summer for lawns - drought, heat, humidity, and pesky
insect, disease, and weed problems. It's time to green things up once again! Learn what to do, and how and when to do it - so you can have and enjoy a green lawn once again. Speaker: Donna Moramarco, CNLP of Martin Viette Nurseries
Saturday, September 22 Fabulous Fall Planters
The summer of 2012 has been tough on flowering annuals! Fall has arrived; it's time to spruce up your planters & window boxes with needed fresh color and flowers. Be inspired! Learn the tricks of the trade when MVN's Dave Wangner shows you how to breathe new life into tired planters!
Saturday, September 29 Plant Now For Spring Flowers!
Incredible iris, tempting tulips, delightful daffodils, and more! To enjoy these beautiful flowers in the spring, you have to plant in the fall! Learn the tricks of the trade for creating a flowering spring landscape with bulbs and more from Mary Catherine Schaefer Gutmann, CNLP of Ireland Gannon Associates.
Saturday, October 6
Readying the Garden for Winter Like it or not - winter will soon be knocking at the door, making fall a busy time for gardeners. Learn what needs to be done in this fun, informative lecture before the snow flies - planting, mulching, watering, fertilizing, and protecting your plants and garden. Speaker: Donna Moramarco, CNLP of Martin Viette Nurseries.
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As a special gift to Martin Viette customers - buy $50 worth of Scotts, Miracle-Gro or Ortho products and receive a $25 Martin Viette gift card good on future purchases after September 30, 2012. Offer is available September 15-23, 2012 and while supplies last.
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Back by popular demand, Aunt Sadie's candles can once again be found at Martin Viette. Favorite fragrances - Apple Pie, Autumn, Thanksgiving - announce the arrival of fall. Long burning, Aunt Sadie's candles make thoughtful gifts, too. Available at Martin Viette in East Norwich and the Americana Manhasset. |
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If you've grown vegetables this summer, you must be savoring the fruits of your labor! Whether it's juicy, ripe tomatoes, fabulous zucchinis, or flavorful herbs, now is the time to enjoy them. And if your garden's produced too much of a good thing, consider donating your extra harvest to the INN - Interfaith Nutrition Network. Martin Viette Nurseries gladly accepts food donations. Just bring it to us (daily 9am to 6pm) and we'll deliver it to the INN for their soup kitchens! |
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Enjoy late summer shopping at Martin Viette Nurseries in East Norwich every day from 9am to 6pm. Right on cue, late summer and early fall blooming plants - mums, cabbages, kales, ornamental peppers and grasses, coneflowers, roses and much, much more - are 'strutting their stuff' throughout our beautiful garden center! Shop Martin Viette at The Americana Manhasset: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday 10am to 6pm; Thursday 10am to 7pm; and Sunday noon to 6pm.
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Bulk mulch, topsoil, and leaf compost - delivered to you - is now available at Martin Viette. After many requests, we are pleased to offer this new service!
Mulches to choose from include natural, black, or chocolate-colored; the topsoil is a screened blend; and leaf compost. Please note: there is a three yard minimum; available for delivery only.
Yes, we will continue to sell Hampton Estate bagged mulch in all the popular choices! If you need a few bags, or three yards or more, we have a solution to all your mulch needs. Please ask a Martin Viette associate the next time you visit.
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Martin Viette at the Americana Manhasset is enjoying the last few weeks of summer on our beautiful deck and in the store. With beautiful fall weather on the way, you'll save 25-60% off patio furniture and outdoor planters that you can still enjoy in the weeks ahead.
Fall brings fun surprises and changes to this special store as new collections and products continue to arrive! If you adore Rosy Ring products, you'll love the new scents of candles and diffusers for the home or office. A new collection of ever-popular Olivia Riegel frames make shopping for the upcoming holidays a joy.
Conveniently located only 7 miles west of our main store (6050 Northern Blvd./25A, East Norwich), Martin Viette at the Americana is located at 1984 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030. Phone: 516.869.8020. Store hours: Mon, Tues, Fri & Sat 10am-6pm; Wed & Thurs 10am-7pm; Sun Noon-6pm. Open Labor Day noon to 6pm.
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With summer's heat behind us, it's time to enjoy the great outdoors once again. Fall on Long Island is a glorious season, providing extended days of warmth and sunshine so you can enjoy a new patio, pool or landscape.
Ireland Gannon Associate's award winning designers will create the beautiful landscape and outdoor living areas that you've been dreaming about. We can create the design concept and budget guidelines to get you started. Likewise, if it's simply a new perennial garden, front foundation planting, or tree and shrub border with year 'round interest, IGA can handle everything for you. There's still time to get your landscape project finished to enjoy this fall, and if your plan is to have all completed by spring 2013, now is the time to get started. We can help!
Ireland Gannon's offices are located at Martin Viette Nurseries, Route 25A, East Norwich (516) 922-4800 or at the Israel G. Hawkins House, Route 25A, Stony Brook (631) 689-9725. Or, we invite you to visit us on the web: www.irelandgannon.com
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Have you heard of Pinterest? It's a virtual pinboard that allows you to organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests. Follow Martin Viette on Pinterest! |
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Calling all gardeners! Follow Martin Viette every day on Facebook for the latest in gardening tips, trends and posts. |
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Martin Viette Nurseries
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info@martinviette.com
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