L.A. REYNOLDS: september
   
News for Triad Gardeners

                             

This Month
President's Letter
New in the Nursery
Mums
Pansies
Encore Azaleas
Fine Vines
Winter Vegetables
$9.99 Special
Fall Open House
Ornamental Grasses
Halloween
Uglydolls
Gazing Balls
For Sports Fans
For the Birds
Fall Lawn Care
Go Green
Plant E.R.

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L.A. Reynolds offers the highest quality perennials, annuals, shrubs, trees, seeds, gardening tools, soil, soil conditioners, mulch, fertilizers, statuary, birding supplies, herbs, home & garden accents, gifts and more. Our Garden Showcase is located on Styers Ferry Road.  For directions, click here.
  

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L.A. Reynolds Garden Showcase

4400 Styers Ferry Rd
Winston-Salem, NC 27104
 
 
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(336) 945-3776
 
 
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Hours:
Mon-Sat 9-6
Sun 12-5
 
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L.A. Reynolds Gift Cards
 
An L.A. Reynolds Gift Card is the perfect gift for friends and family who love to garden. Gift cards can be used to purchase anything from our Garden Showcase or Home & Garden Accents area.
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PRESIDENT'S LETTER
Dear ,
Ken LongFall is planting season and everywhere you look at L.A. Reynolds you see beautiful plants, trees, perennials and shrubs. Come see for yourself! We also have some great sales going on right now.
 
We want to thank everyone again for voting L.A. Reynolds the "Best Nursery in the Triad" in the Winston-Salem Journal Reader's Choice awards.  We are so proud of this award, and we will continue to work to provide Triad gardeners with the best products and service.  
  
Please join us for our annual Fall Open House, September 19th and 20th!  This is one of the highlights of the year at L.A. Reynolds. We'll have free Nathan's hot dogs and ice cold lemonade.  This is always a really fun event.
 
We're proud to announce the winner of our first e-mail drawing. Our winner is Ron W., a resident of Clemmons and a loyal L.A.R. shopper. Congratulations, Ron!
 
If you have pictures of gorgeous roses, trees, shrubs or plants that you purchased at L.A. Reynolds, we'd like to put them in our e-mails!  Send them to newsletter@lareynolds.com
 
Enjoy the fall and thanks for supporting L.A. Reynolds.
Ken Long, President twitter button 
WHAT'S HAPPENING
fall is planting season
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Big, Beautiful Stock of Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens, Border Plants, Knock-out Roses and more -- Great Prices, too!
Right now the Showcase is looking gorgeous with a packed nursery area.  You'll find: Encore Azalea, Viburnum, Gold Tip Helleri, Liriope, Indian Hawthorne, Juniper (many varieties), Loropetalum, Crape Myrtle, Emerald Arborvitae, False Holly, Spruce, Japanese Maple, Cypress, Japanese Holly, Deodar Cedar, Osmanthus, Red Holly, Witch Hazel, Ginkgo Trees, Inkberry, Euonymous, Magnolia and more!
Mums in a RowHello Mum!
It's Mum Mania at L.A. Reynolds. Beautiful mums are lining the shelves and now is the perfect time to buy. We have a great stock on the popular bright yellow variety as well as other colors.  Mums are always a fall favorite and can perk up a front porch in seconds.
more colorful pansiesPansies arriving!
6" pots and flats of pansies are just starting to arrive.  We always offer an incredible variety of colors including mixes.  For best results:  pick up some special pansy fertilizer while you're at the Showcase.  Water regularly, and you'll have gorgeous blooming pansies throughout the fall and winter.
Encore AzaleasEncore® Azaleas -- great selection available right now
We're wild about Encore Azaleas, and we think you will be too.  One of the reasons is their extended blooming season.  In fact, we snapped this picture of the Enclore Azaleas blooming away just days ago (early September, mind you!).  So if you enjoy azaleas but wish they had more flowers -- try the Encore Azaleas.  We think you'll really enjoy them.  Available in a large variety of colors.
vinesFine Vines! Lady Banks Rose, Pyracantha and Carolina Jasmine Now Available.
All three of these vines have showy blooms or berries at various times during the year.  Lady Banks rose will offer spectacular clusters of yellow or white roses (we sell both varieties).  Pyracantha is known for wild displays of orange/red berries.  Carolina Jasmine produces yellow clusters of flowers from late winter to early spring.  All three of these vines are Triad favorites.
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Cool Season Vegetable Gardening - Are You Ready to Give it a Try?
Millions of Americans tried growing their own vegetables this summer, including the folks in the White House.  But now it's time to pull up summer plants and put in winter vegetables. Head out to L.A. Reynolds and pick up some seedlings including: brussell sprouts, broccoli, collards and cabbage.

And what should you do with the tomato plants now that the cool weather is coming?  Most tomato plants can be pulled up about now.  Go ahead and clean off your tomato cages and stakes and store them for next year.  If you have any tomatoes that are still green, why not try "fried green tomatoes"?  For a recipe, click here. 

$9.99 plants
New!
Popular plants and shrubs in 1 gallon containers for just $9.99.
Stop by and pick up some great looking plants at a fantastic price.  Choose from:  several varieties of Juniper, Arborvitae, Gardenias, Double Knock-out Roses, Dwarf Burning Bushes and Firepower Nandinas.  These plants are all known to be hardy in Zone 7 and will add beauty to your landscape.
UPCOMING EVENTS
L.A. Fall Open House FlierFall Open House - Free Nathan's Hot Dogs and Lemonade All Day Long!

Please mark your calendar to join us for our fun Fall Open House!
 
We'll have free Nathan's hot dogs and ice cold lemonade all day long.  Coming to the L.A. Reynolds Fall Open House has been a tradition for many families for years and years, and we hope you'll make it yours!
 
To print out a flier, click here. 
 
IN PERENNIALS
ornamental grassOrnamental Grasses with Gorgeous Plumes
 
To the right you can see a picture of some ornamental grass plumes. Ornamental grasses are particularly pretty in the fall although they certainly add interest to any landscape year round. 
 
Grasses like these are popular in the South to add interest in a landscape or a color contrast. Come check out our ornamental grass collection in the Perennial area next time you're in.
HALLOWEEN FUN
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Get your House Ready for Halloween 
Stop by L.A. Reynolds soon, and you'll see that fall is already beginning to arrive!  D.J., our Home & Garden accents designer, has been busy taking new fall merchandise out of the boxes and setting up fall displays.  You'll find some great new products and accessories to make your house look warm and inviting this fall.  Some of the items you'll discover:
  • Beautiful fall wreaths for your front door or inside your home
  • Wonderfully realistic faux pumpkins
  • Beautifully painted tin fall sculptures
  • Fall silks 
  • And more!
Halloween ugly dollsHalloween Uglydolls are so cute -- and we've got them!
 
If you're wild about Uglydolls (We are!), then you'll want to add the Halloween Uglies to your collection. Uglydolls have actually been so popular at L.A. Reynolds that we've expanded our selection and we now offer small, large and keychain Uglies.  These are soft for hugging and irresistible!  Come check them out.  Great gift for kids.
WHAT'S HOT IN
HOME & GARDEN ACCENTS
gazing ballsGazing Balls add color, Interest to Your Garden (and date back to the 13th century!)
 

According to Wikipedia, garden "gazing balls" date back to the 13th century when they were made by Venetian glass blowers. We love these colorful glass sculptures, and we sell them in an amazing variety of colors and textures.  Choose a ball and a pedestal.  These make a wonderful gift for garden lovers.
Collegiate CutiesSoft and Cuddly Pillows, Blankets and Bears for Sports Fans! These soft pillows, blankets and bears show team spirit and make a wonderful fall gift.  We have items for Carolina, State and App. State fans.  Come check out this cute display. 
BIRD BOUTIQUE
Lyric Bird Food
For the Birds!
20% Off Sale
Right now, all bird feeders, bird houses, bird food and accessories are 20% off.  This is a great time to stock up on everything you need to help our feathered friends through the fall and winter.  We sell an enormous variety of seed mixes including the popular Lyric brand. Lyric offers excellent ingredients without a lot of fillers. If you're interested in more information, the Lyric web site has lots of articles on birds, and they have some cute coloring pages for kids. To download the coloring pages, click hereSale lasts through September 13th, 2009.
GARDENING INFO

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 Fall Lawn Care:  Time to Prep your Lawn for Cold Weather

Right now is the time to be focusing on your lawn. Our advice: 
  • Rake the thatch - rake brown spots to allow the seed to get down to the soil
  • Aerate - plug your lawn to let in air and water and promote healthy growth
  • Overseed - seed your lawn this time of year. (We sell the top lines of grass seed. If you need help picking the one that's right for your lawn, just ask).
  • Apply lime and fertilize. (We have these products in stock including organic brands).
  • Water -- make sure your new seed has enough water to grow. 
  • One last tip: Mow low before you seed and fertilize. Start early, especially if you have shade trees because of falling leaves.
organic fertilizerLooking for Ways to "Go Green" in Your Garden?  Check out our Large Selection of Organic Fertilizers 

The Espoma company makes excellent organic fertilizers and garden additives.  We particularly like the "Organic Traditions" line.  Comprised of 100% organic nutrients, these products are pure plant food with no fillers and are approved for organic gardens. The products shown to the right are used frequently in the garden with hydrangeas.  Lime for turning blooms pink and the Soil Acidifier for turning blooms blue. 
 
Note:  If you're interested in receiving more information about organic gardening, Espoma offers an "Organic Garden Club" with a newsletter.  To sign up click here
plant emergenciesSick, limp, lifeless plants?  (They've fallen and they can't get up?!)
Well, good news: the expert gardeners at L.A. Reynolds are here to help.  Simply bring in a picture or a clipping of your sick plant in a secure ziploc bag and let us take a look.  We'll make a diagnosis and try to give you the advice you need to get your plant on the way to recovery.  And best of all, our Plant E.R. is absolutely free.

                             

flagsFlag Flying Time!
At L.A. Reynolds, flags are our specialty.  We sell hundreds of flags every year.  Right now you'll find:
  • team flags including Carolina, State, Wake Forest, Panthers and others
  • a large variety of spooky fun Halloween flags with witches, brooms, ghosts, etc.
  • fall flags with leaves, pumpkins, "welcome" signs, etc.
  • personalized monogrammed flags with your initial
  • garden sized flags, large flags, car flags and more

When you come to L.A. Reynolds and you see a flag flying way up in the rafters that you just absolutely have to have -- well, no worries.  Just let us know, and we'll climb up and pull it down for you.  Hope to see you soon at the Showcase so you can fly your favorite flag this fall.

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