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Spring is here! Wow, did we get caught by surprise! The weather turned warm a few weeks ago, and the floodgates opened! It's like we were getting ready for a party and all the guests showed up two hours early. We've been racing to take care of customers and get all the new inventory out and on display at the same time. So if we seem a little "disheveled", please forgive us. I'm sure another cold snap will come, and we'll have time to catch up and catch our breath! But, please, come on in and enjoy this early Spring. We've just received 6 large shipments of plants, with many more scheduled to arrive shortly. Lots of early bloomers are bursting forth. I love this time of year, watching the "rebirth" of so many plants. It always reminds me that in life's darkest, most barren times (like Winter for plants), we can be certain that better times are ahead (Spring always comes and new growth appears, fresh and healthy and ready to take on another growing season).
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MARCH WORKSHOPS
Limited Space Vegetable & Flower Gardening - Saturday, March 12,
10:00 am and 3:00 pm
 Join Dale Miller, Wingard's own edibles expert, to learn about the "Square Foot Gardening" concept and planting in the new Earthbox gardening system. If you live in a patio home, or have limited space, or just want to downsize the dimensions of your vegetable garden this year, you'll enjoy this informative session. Admission is $25 and you'll receive a $25 certificate towards the purchase of any item at Wingard's, valid until April 12th. This 10:00 am workshop is selling out quickly, so we added a repeat performance at 3:00 pm. Click here to register on-line, or call 803-359-9091. Have your credit card handy!
Southern Plantings -
Saturday, March 19, 10:00-11:00 am
If you're new to the Lexington area and want to learn about our USDA Hardiness Zone, what grows best and in which type of soils, this workshop is for you. There is no charge for this workshop.
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Every Southern Landscape Needs Crape Myrtles! |
Organic Fertilizers & Pest Management Workshop - Saturday, March 26, 10:00-11:00 am
 Perhaps you have purchased different "Tone" fertilizers manufactured by the Espoma company, such as RoseTone, PlantTone, EarthTone, etc., from us or elsewhere. Wingard's is delighted to have Bonnie Satterwhite, from Espoma, with us to discuss organic fertilizers and pest management. Admission is $10 and you receive a $10 gift certificate good for purchase of the Espoma product line. Click here to register on-line, or call 803-359-9091. Have your credit card handy!
Bonsai Workshop - Saturday, April 2, 10:00-12:00 noon
Chip Dutton, local Bonsai enthusiast and expert, will spend about 45 minutes talking about beginner bonsai techniques. After a short break, he will take a plant from our nursery stock and actually "style" a bonsai. He'll explain the "hows and whys" of designing a bonsai plant as he goes. One lucky workshop attendee's name will be drawn to take home Chip's ready-made bonsai at the end of the workshop. Admission is $25 and you will receive a $10 gift certificate good for purchase of bonsai products (books, wire, pots, soil, clippers) that day. Click here to register on-line, or call 803-359-9091. Have your credit card handy!
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REMINDERS 
1. Apply preemergent now for your lawn and your beds to prevent weed germination.
2. Don't fertilize your grass until it turns green.
3. Prune plants that bloom after June 1 now (such as crape myrtles).
4. Don't prune plants that bloom before June 1 until after they bloom.
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SPRING SPECIALS
TREE STARTER KIT
Includes: Bayer Advanced 3-in-1 Tree & Shrub Plant Starter, which provides up to 3 months of feeding, moisture control and insect protection, a tree gator for watering your tree, and a staking kit to keep it straight.
Value of individual items is $47.99 Kit sells for $39.99 FOR EACH TREE STARTER KIT YOU PURCHASE, RECEIVE 10% OFF PURCHASE OF A 7 GALLON OR 15 GALLON TREE FOR EVERY TWO ROSES YOU BUY, GET A FREE BAG OF ROSE TONE  BAYER ADVANCED FUNGUS CONTROL FOR LAWNS Reg. $24.99 Sale Price $19.99 |
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DO YOU LOVE MELISSA & DOUG?
 We do! Check out our new children's collection by Melissa & Doug. Their toys are a throwback to the 1950's ... simple design and quality construction, yet with a 21st century appeal. We have puzzles, pretend food, logging trucks, barnyards, garden tools and lots more. We've stayed with our garden/nature theme, by stocking products that feature plants, bugs and butterflies. (Except for the Pretty Princess Mirror; has nothing to do with nature, but we had to have it!) Even better, the prices are very reasonable. Always needing to buy a present for a birthday party your child is attending? Melissa & Doug toys are perfect.
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JEWELRY AT WINGARD'S?
Doesn't sound like us, does it? But we have found a new line of  jewelry, which features garden creatures ... birds, frogs, butterflies, dragonflies, turtles, lady bugs and more. It is delicate and artistic cloisonné, which is glass fired onto recycled silver. My favorite is an egret taking flight, which I wear on a necklace. I also have my eye on a pale green luna moth. The line is really unique and eye catching and gives you a chance to show off your favorite garden creature. It is called Bamboo Jewelry, because it comes in a pretty, bamboo box.
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FORGOT TO PLANT YOUR SPRING BULBS?
 NOT TO WORRY! WE HAVE BULBS POTTED AND READY TO BLOOM
TULIPS NARCISSUS MUSCARI HYACINTHS DAFFODILS |
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Master Gardener Symposium March 17th
A day of great speakers ....
Steve Bender, Senior Writer for Southern Living
Felder Rushing, Author of 15 Gardening Books and cohost of cohosts a call-in garden program on NPR affiliate stations called The Gestalt Gardener
Bill Blackston, Clemson Extension Agent Emeritus and Carolina Clear coordinator, with interest in stormwater management practices.
Donna Denton, expert camellia grower. with interest in propagating by air layering.
Peggy Jeffcoat, owner of Singing Oakes Garden, a perennial paradise specializing in daylilies.
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It's going to be a busy spring. We're on facebook regularly now, so keep in touch with us between newsletters by becoming a fan! More workshops are listed below.... You can now register for any of them on our website. Just go to wingardsnursery.com.
From my Grandmother's Garden to Yours,
DeloresWingard Steinhauser
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MORE WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
Rose Workshop - Saturday, April 16, 10:00-11:00 am
Tom Seibert, from Weeks Roses, will be joining us to discuss the various types and care for roses. Whether you're an experienced rosarian or just beginning your journey, come learn from an expert.
There is a $10 charge for this workshop and you will receive a $10 Wingard's gift certificate to use on April 16th. Click here to register on-line, or call 803-359-9091. Have your credit card handy!
Carolina Wildlife Care Kid's Day -
Wednesday, April 20, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
School's out the week of April 18, so if you're looking for a fun, educational experience for your kindergarten or elementary age children or grandchildren, join us for our 6th annual fundraising event for Carolina Wildlife Care and see and learn about the rehabilitation of injured wildlife from Joanna Weitzel and her team. Be sure to ask her about the Bobcat Cubs, taken in last summer, and seen on national television. Receive a free tomato plant, hotdog, chips and a drink, and have your child enter our "Tomatomania" tomato growing contest. The first 200 children will be able to make a bird house to take home. Donation for the entire event is $5.00 per child (pay upon arrival), and all proceeds go to Carolina Wildlife Care. You may also bring much needed supplies for CWC to use in caring for the animals. A list of desired items is found on the CWC website wishlist. This year, we're pleased to have Love Chevrolet join Wingard's as a sponsor.
Creative Containers Workshop
Saturday, April 30, 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Join Susie Long and Vickie Barfield, our dueling container building duo, for creative container garden ideas, from the simply elegant to the colorful combo. Bring your own container or purchase from our wide variety and make your own container garden to take home for Mother's Day. The only charge is for materials is you choose to make a container.
Mamapalooza - Saturday, May 7, All Day
The day before Mother's Day is always fun at Wingard's. Stop in and purchase a beautiful rose or any of the many other plants that are in bloom, or check out The Gift Shoppe for that special gift for Mom. Surprise specials will be available - you have to come in to find out what they are! While you're here, enjoy a complimentary lunch (11:00 am - 2:00 pm) provided by Flavorfull. Our friends at Flavorfull make great fresh carry-out food that you'll be able to sample while you're here and buy some to take home.... so Mom doesn't have to cook!
Daylily Tour - Saturday, June 11, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Secluded Gardens is a certified Hemerocallis garden, owned by Wayne and Gail Wingard Buff, adjoining Wingard's. This year, they will host the regional daylily tour for the North and South Carolina Region of the American Hemerocallis Society. Come stroll among some of the most beautiful gardens in the Midlands. Park at Wingard's, and we'll direct you. Daylilies we've propagated from those prize-winning plants in Secluded Gardens will be available for you to purchase, and we'll take orders for ones that will not be available until Fall.
Perennials Workshop & Tour
Sunday, June 12, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
If you can't make the Daylily Tour on Saturday, join Susie Long, from Wingard's for an enjoyable Sunday afternoon stroll through the beautiful Secluded Gardens, adjoining Wingard's. This workshop is intended to show the many different combinations of perennials at work in the garden, along with information about each. While you're here, wish my dad and founder of Wingard's Nursery, Judson Wingard, a happy 88th birthday! There is no charge for this workshop.
Lake Murray Day - Saturday, June 18, 10:00 am
Want to learn more about Lake Murray's history, about it's construction, the B-25's, Bomb Island, the Purple Martins and more? Join Mr. Randall Shealy, a Historian on Lake Murray at Wingard's on the Saturday before Father's Day. There is a $10 fee for this seminar, but you will also receive a $10 gift certificate good for purchase of "Lake Murray" products. Click here to register on-line, or call 803-359-9091. Have your credit card handy!
Wingard's "Blues" Festival - Saturday, June 25
Wingard's has the "blues"...blueberries, blue containers, blue daze, agapanthus, salvia, Nikko Blue Hydrangeas, etc., oh well, you get the idea. We're still working out the details on this one, so stay tuned and we'll have a good time in the garden on this day!
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