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| Skillin's! Garden Talks Online February 3, 2010 |
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| Hello again,
Welcome to another edition of Garden Talks Online by Skillin's Greenhouses!
We have turned a corner and now we plunge into February. As I write these words, we do realize that the Ground Hog has seen his shadow in Pennsylvania. This allegedly means we are facing 6 more weeks of winter. For our Pennsylvania friends, 6 more weeks is probably a horrible prospect. For us folks in Skillin's Country 6 weeks more (and no more winter after that) may be a bargain we should think seriously about making!
We celebrate another exciting FREE Gardening Classes this Saturday February 6 at 10 AM in Falmouth and 2 PM in Brunswick with Landscape Design Principles. (Our Falmouth class is sold out BUT we do have room at our Brunswick location. Also we have scheduled a Special encore class at 1 PM at Skillin's Cumberland) Join Chad Skillin as he discusses landscape design principles. Chad is Skillin's Landscape Designer and has great experience with landscaping and practical landscape designs. Let Chad educate you on some good solid landscape design practices as well as giving you some informal help with your yard design. This is also a great opportunity to schedule time with Chad to visit your yard and create an effective plan for you.
You can reserve a space by calling any of the above numbers OR by contacting us at skillins@maine.rr.com (just specify the store!).
Before I forget, we will also have some nice refreshments on hand for this Saturday's class as well for you to sample.
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Garden Talks
February can be a busy and fun month for the indoor gardener. Here at Skillin's we are chock full of Spring flowering potted bulbs that have spent their winter in the same bulb cellar first used by my great grandfather Alexander "Pa" Skillin.  What a Spring promise to the winter weary to sniff those fragrant hyancinth plants, to see the stately daffodils and to be charmed by those bright little crocus!
We do not have much snow load (if any) on our trees and shrubs. We are over due for some snow but if we do get snow at this point it could easily be of the wet and heavy variety. Do NOT try to remove that heavy snow and ice from the limbs of your trees and shrubs. Let nature take it's course and the warmer February sun should soon melt the snow and ice. If we try to remove that material itself we could easily snap cold brittle branches.
February 1 has arrived and that means our 20th year of selling Spring Bonds has arrived.
When you purchase a $50 bond you pay only $37.50!!! This 25% off coupon can be used anytime after April 1 for almost all regularly priced items.
Supplies are limited so buy your SPRING BONDS before they run out! Purchase your bonds at any Skillin's location OR www.skillins.com!
Beyond our windows the days ARE getting longer and the sun IS getting stonger. Now and into March is the best time to prune, propogate and repot many plants so they can take full advantage of the bright days of Spring and summer to grow and establish their roots....
Speaking of repotting, our good friends at Coast of Maine Organics (a Maine based company that makes superior organic gardening soils and amendments--Maine jobs! Products good for the environment!) make the absolute best potting and container soil (Bar Harbor Blend) I have ever used. I highly recommend it. Bar Harbor Blend IS locally produced. Because it is trucked to us from close by, it costs less and we pass those savings onto you. These lower costs make for lower prices than brand name soils that frankly are less quality than the Bar Harbor Blend. The folks at Coast of Maine have just produced a video that in a short 2:41 explains the benefits of using their awesome Bar Harbor Blend potting soil.
Here is the link to this video: http://www.youtube.com/cameronbonsey. The awesome garden center pictured in the background might look familiar to you since the video was filmed at Skillin's Falmouth last week! After you watch the video, click on some of their other products to learn about the benefits of those products!
Questions about any gardening topics? Email us at skillins@maine.rr.com or contact us at any of the above phone numbers! Or stop by and see us!! |
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Mark Your Calendar!
Each Saturday until April our Skillin's Cumberland location is hosting the Cumberland Farmers Market from 10 AM to 2 PM in the bright warm cozy confines of our Cumberland store. Come see and meet some nice, nice people and check out their great products! While you are there feast your eyes on our flowering plants and soak in the warmth and scents of our greenhouse! Contact us at Skillins Cumberland (phone numbers shown above) or Leslie at market.gal@gmail.com with any questions! Our Skillin's Cumberland store is located at 201 Gray Road in Cumberland.
Our FREE classes will be held Saturdays at all three locations (unless otherwise stated) at 10 AM. Space is limited so reserve today for the classes of your choice! Just give us a call at any of the above numbers or drop us a note at skillins@maine.rr.com. Class participants receive a special Skillin's 10% discount coupon for use on the weekend of your class.
SKILLIN'S CUSTOMERS WHO ATTEND 5 OUT OF OUR 7 CLASSES IN THIS SERIES WILL RECEIVE A $50 SKILLIN'S GIFT CERTIFICATE!
FEBRUARY
Special Four Part Hands on Design Class
Falmouth
February 9, 16, 23, March 2 5:00PM
February 11, 18, 25, March 4 10:00 AM
Brunswick
March 2, 9, 16,23 5:00PM
What a great chance to get a jump start on plotting how to landscape your home the right way! Class fee is $40 to cover materials-you will have a great landscape plan at the finish; this is a class that you will learn from; fun will be had but homework will be required! You will be drawing your own landscape design plan!
14th--Valentine's Day at Skillin's!We are Maine's Favorite Florist. For generations we have carried the message of love to so many. Make the call-we will deliver. Or come in and see us-we will give you the "can't miss" message to take home! Check out this link and see what we can do for you:
http://www.skillins.com/flowers.html
20th -Windowsill Gardening (10 AM) (encore 2 PM CLASS IN FALMOUTH!!!)
The sun is getting warmer and the days longer. We have the containers and the color. Let us show you how easy it is to bring it all to your home or apartment! We will also show you how to grow some great herbs to spice up your life!AND we will show you how to grow fresh vegetables in your home this winter and early Spring. Free (but worth so MUCH more!)
27th-The Edible Landscape (10 AM Falmouth & Cumberland, 2 PM Brunswick )
A good landscape makes perfect sense-and what is more sensible and useful than an edible landscape! Let us show you how to grow berries that are blue and red, cherries that are sweet and apples and pears that can't be beat! Bring a bib; you will be drooling over the possibilities! Free
27th-The Garden Journal (9 AM Cumberland, Noon Falmouth, 3 PM Brunswick)
Gardening seasons are behind us and more lie just ahead. Learn some neat ways to record what we have done and what we have dreamed; Let's plan on what we will do and on what we want to see! Join celebrity writer and gardener KCB of Skillin's Garden Log fame and let's learn together about how to be impulsively organized. It's time! Free
March and April classes have been set and this is the most exciting list of classes we have had in our over 20 years of gardening classes! Go to Spring 2010 Classes at Skillin's! at the Skillin's Garden Log to see the entire list!Reserve early because these classes will sell out!
Portland Flower Show dates are March 11-14 (we have advance tickets here at Skillin's!); Falmouth Spring Open House is March 19-21; Brunswick and Cumberland Open Houses are March 27 & 28. Many more details to be announced soon!!! |
Skillin's Garden Log
Would you like to hear from us at Skillin's MORE OFTEN? Well, the Skillin's Garden Log found at www.skillins.com is the PERFECT SOLUTION. Several times per week, a number of Skillin's contributors post gardening updates, stories and photos. At the Skillin's Garden Log, you can learn and laugh often all in the same post. Check out the Skillin's Garden Log at your convenience; it is found at the front page of www.skillins.com or click on the icon below:
Recently at the Skillin's Garden Log we have had many good happenings...
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Did You Know?
Every Tuesday is Mature Gardener's Day at Skillin's! Those customers who qualify will receive 10% off all regularly priced items. (Sale items do not usually apply and very few other restrictions may apply).
Every Friday brings Flower Power Happy Hour where we offer fresh cut flower stems and bunches at 30% off their regular prices. The Happy Hour lasts from Noon until we close!! Every Friday!
Buy a Plant and a Pot from Skillin's and we will Repot the Plant for Free. "Free On the Spot Repot" when you buy a Plant and a Pot here at Skillin's!
Hey you Flower Arranging fans! We have a great DIY Wedding Flower series available for viewing! We show and tell about wedding flowers and even if your interest is notwedding flowers but you are still curious about arranging flowers the techniques shown on the video still apply to all flower arrangements. What a way to see these great floral "how-tos" from the comfort of your own home!
Here is the link:
http://www.skillins.com/diy-floral.html
Spread the word: Have your friends and family sign up for our gardening updates at www.skillins.com!
Let us know at skillins@maine.rr.com if you have any gardening questions! We love to help our friends and customers!
Skillin's can also be found at www.twitter.com/skillins! We are often there letting you know with quick and timely hits just what is happening here at Skillin's!
Thanks for reading Garden Talks Online,
Mike Skillin
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