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Issue No. 42April 2011

You're Invited! 

Get Your 'Passport to Spring!'

Otten Bros. & Flower Farm Spring Open Houses 

In This Issue
Family Friendly Activities
Got Landscape?
Bare Root Tree Sale
Feature NEW for 2011
Seminar Line-Up
Flower Farm Open House

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You're Officially Invited! 

 Get your 'Passport to Spring!'

It's Otten Bros. &

Flower Farm's Spring Open Houses

Saturday & Sunday, April 16th & 17th

 

It's been a brutal winter and spring is finally emerging.  Join us for a weekend designed to celebrate the return to spring.  There will be 2 days filled with seminars, demonstrations, new product presentations, great open house specials, refreshments and fun for the entire family!

Family Friendly Activities at Otten Bros.

Easter Bunny

 

Join the Otten family in celebrating the arrival of spring!  Otten Bros. children's activities take place 12pm-3pm on both Saturday and Sunday of our open house.

 

FREE Visit with the Easter Bunny

Bring your own camera; we'll have the perfect setting to snap that cute spring photo!

 

Play in the GIANT Sandbox! Fun for all ages!

 

Go on an adventure through Otten Bros. Get your 'Passport to Spring' stamped at different destinations to earn a prize! You won't have to travel far to find lots of fun.

 

Temporary Tattoos with glitter & paint embellishments.  Fun for kids of all ages!

 

Got Landscape Projects on the Brain?

 

Landscaped backyardMeet with our Landscape Design Team!  Bring in a picture of your house/property and meet one on one with one of our Landscape Designers/Architects for a complimentary landscape consultation - on the spot!   Our professionals will give you great ideas on everything from plant selection to outdoor room options. 

 

Our Landscape Team will be on hand at our Otten Bros. Garden Center throughout the entire Open House to help you with any of your landscaping needs.

 

 

 

Looking for more outdoor living inspiration?
 
 

Otten Bros. Landscape Design Team Members and our Landscape Foreman will be assembling and Fire Ringdemonstrating the uses of several different modular block kits.  These outdoor living kits are affordable, luxurious and ready-to-assemble pieces to complete your own backyard oasis.

 

Saturday & Sunday at Otten Bros.

12:00pm - Compact Bar - perfect outdoor serving space for your patio party.

1:00pm - Pub Table - a stylish table for you and your guests.

2:00pm - Fire Ring - just add s'mores for this backyard family favorite.

  

 

Bare Root Tree Sale...

                   Great Deal on Great Trees! 

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You heard right.  Great Deals.  We were able to find great prices on the kind of trees we knew you wanted.  Those savings get passed on to you, our customers!  Order now and pick up your trees at our Open House.  You can also buy them during our Open House weekend.  Remember, quantities are limited - get them soon!

 

Are you worried about buying a bare root tree? Not sure how to plant or take care of it?  You don't have to be afraid - Otten Bros. staff is here to help you.  Our knowledgeable staff is ready to show you how to plant your new trees and will provide helpful care sheets for you to take home.

   

If all the personal help and advice just isn't enough to get you past your fear of buying bare root; we'll sweeten the deal.  Otten Bros. will guarantee your trees.  Yup, we are willing to guarantee your new bare root trees will grow and be happy in their new yard! 

 

Stop in at either our Delano or Long Lake location for more information and place your bare root tree order today!  Our order form is also available on our website. Happy Planting!

New Products and Demonstrations at Otten Bros.

 

Woolly Pockets

Woolly Pockets

Perfect for living walls and vertical gardens! Now you can create a lush oasis just about anywhere. Inside or out. Tiny apartments to spacious patios. The plant-abilities are endless!  Your plants will thrive in these breathable, modular Woolly Pockets made of 100% recycled materials and made in the USA! New Product for 2011

 

Repellex Systemic Animal Tablets

Just launched, Repellex Systemic Animal Repellent is designed to repel wildlife from your yard with one easy-to-use single application.  Simply plant the tablets near your plant, let the repellent absorb for 7-30 days and your perennialRepellex Systemic Animal Repellant Tablets or shrub will be treated for up to a whole year.  This repellent treats the plant from the inside and will not wash off in the rain!  Finally a smart repellent.   New Product for 2011 

 

Alfalfa's Secret Soil Enhancer

An all natural fertilizer and soil enhancer made just down the road in Cokato, MN!  The Otten Bros. staff knows that this secret is worth telling everyone who wants beautiful flowers and big production from their veggies.

 

Jacob Beneke ArtFairy & Terrarium Gardens

These two gardening trends are HOT HOT HOT!  We have all the plants, accessories, inspiration and imagination needed to create these miniature gardens.  Otten Bros. will have our imagination specialists on hand creating these fun gardens throughout our Open House.   

 

Artist Jacob Beneke Garden Sculptures

The Joneses' can't keep up with this!

One of a kind Modern Art for your garden created from recycled metal materials by Jacob B. Beneke.

 

Vermagreen Organic Worm Castings

Millions of worms, located in Buffalo, MN, are busy 'making' this organic fertilizer and soil conditioner.  New Product for 2011

Super Duper Seminar Line-Up 

 

grassSaturday Seminars at Otten Bros.

9:00am - Spring Lawn Care Tips

Mark Grommesch - Prince Corporation

 

10:00am - Exciting & New Varieties of Container & Garden Annuals, Herbs and More

Vicky Weis from Rush Creek Growers Inc.

 

11:00am -The Bold, The Beautiful - New for 2011 - Colorful Shrubs for Your Home Landscape

Brenda  Wickenhauser - Bailey Nurseries

 

Pruning12:00pm - The How, When & Why of Pruning Trees & Shrubs

Connie Schmidt & Mark Kobilka - Otten Bros.  

 

1:00pm - Fun and Easy Veggie Gardens for Small Spaces and Gardening for Children

Valerie Thies - Otten Bros.  

 

2:00pm - Spring Ideas & Inspirations with a JunkMarket Style Twist

Sue Whitney - JunkMarket Style

 

Sunday Seminars at Otten Bros.

11:00pm - The How, When & Why of Pruning Trees & Shrubs

Connie Schmidt & Mark Kobilka - Otten Bros. 

 

Seed Starting Materials12:00pm - How to Use Fountains, Statuary, and Pottery to Enhance Your Home Landscape

Heather McKay - Campania International

 

1:00pm - Fun and Easy Veggie Gardens for Small Spaces and Gardening for Children

Valerie Thies - Otten Bros

 

2:00pm - Spring Ideas & Inspirations with a JunkMarket Style Twist

Sue Whitney - JunkMarket Style


 

'Passport to Spring' Flower Farm Open House

Pansy Purple

 

Saturday & Sunday, April 16th & 17th


Kids Activities

Saturday & Sunday 12pm-3pm

 

Join us all weekend for refreshments and take advantage of Open House Specials! Don't forget to sign up for great door prizes!

 

 

Saturday, April 16th Seminar Line-up at the Flower Farm

10am-11am - Veggie Gardening 101 - Wright County Master Gardeners

11am-12pm - Plant Nutrition-Composting & Fertilizing - Wright County Master Gardeners

1pm-2pm - Square Foot Gardening - Patrick and Connie Lahr - Certified SFG Instructors

 

Stop in to check out our new line of ag. products that we are now stocking in the feed store section of Flower Farm! Look forward to seeing you here!

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Happy Spring Everyone!
  

Otten Bros. & The Flower Farm Staff

 

2350 West Wayzata Boulevard
Long Lake, Minnesota 55356
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