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| Skillin's! Open House Invitations and More |
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| Hello again,
What weather we are having! As I write these words (indoors unfortunately) the sun is shining, the sky is SO blue and the breeze is light and refreshing. No, I am not talking about Florida or Arizona! This is Skillin's Country!
Thanks to all our friends who attended the 2010 Portland Flower Show this past weekend. It was a wonderful show and also special thanks to all who made the show possible, all who volunteered and worked at the event. Click HERE to see the list of Award Winners from the Show!
This coming weekend March 19 through March 21 is our Spring Open House at Skillin's Falmouth. The first day of Spring is March 20 so this will truly be the first Garden Show of the Spring. This show is quite the annual event and will feature landscape exhibits, tasty refreshments, colorful plants, scents that will immediately inject you with the spirit of Spring and lots and lots of items on sale! Check below for an exciting Open House Coupon that you can cut out and bring to Falmouth all weekend for some great discounts!
As if that is not awesome enough, we keep the Spring Spirit going with our Spring Open House at Brunswick and Cumberland on the weekend of March 27 & March 28! What could possibly "top" the Falmouth Open House. Well our staff at Brunswick and Cumberland have just the answer to that! We have just unbelievable people at each Skillin's location with some great teamwork and also individual talents. We love to show off what we can do for you, so visit us as often as you can to see what we have done for you. Check below for an exciting Open House Coupon that you can cut out and bring to Brunswick and Cumberland all weekend for some great discounts!
Click HERE for a list of events at each Open House! These include some NEW classes and topics that are NOT part of our published series but will really give you some great information that you can trust!
Click HERE for a list of specials at each Open House!
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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 and 2 PM. 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.
Here are some of our upcoming classes:
March 20 Vegetable Gardening (9 AM Falmouth, part of our Open House celebration!) (note this Vegetable Gardening class is sold out; you may contact us to be on the waiting list or sign up for the 3/27 9 AM Vegetable Gardening Class in Brunswick or Cumberland.)
March 20 Pruning for a Purpose (10 am & 2 pm Brunswick & Cumberland)
Special classes March 27 10 AM & 2 PM Falmouth
To prune or not to prune, that is the growing question. Proper pruning makes our outdoor trees and shrubs look great and healthy. We are bringing in some experts to show you how to "do it right the first time" and every time. Learn techniques to help rejuvenate and keep your landscape in shape. Free
March 27 Vegetable Gardening (9 AM only Brunswick and Cumberland, part of our Open House celebration!)
Let us give you the best tips going for how to plan and prepare a vegetable garden. Over the years, we have seen the good and the bad so we can advise on the best and safest steps to be had. Free
Our entire series of Spring 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!
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The best way to find out about Skillin's Classes and Events is by being a Skillin's Email List member so encourage friends and family to sign up for our Email List at www.skillins.com!
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Garden Talks!
Spring Bonds are selling fast! What is a Spring Bond? We sell you a $50 bond for only $37.50. This guarantees you a 25% savings on almost all Skillin's plants and products starting April 1. Spring Bonds are available through the end of this month. Pick them up at any Skillin's location OR www.skillins.com!!!
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My oh my is this late winter weather awesome in Skillin's Country! I have done some quick walking around my perennial beds at home and the "feel" of this season "feels" like mid April right now. But don't rush into the outdoor gardening season just yet! Areas that I have mulched in my perennial garden, I am still going to leave the mulch on until the end of the month. There are a couple of areas that I covered really thickly and I am going to leave mulch there although I may pull about half of that cover soon. That will still leave half to "break in" these plants. I also am going to leave my hybrid tea roses covered for another week or two. Again I may pull some cover off. I also am not going to prune my roses until the first week of April. I also have some high spots on my lawn that are drying well so I may do some gentle raking in those areas. But much of my lawn is still wet and even though my entire lawn needs a good raking it is best to wait another week or two and let the lawn dry out a little bit more. Too much early raking can actually tear out too much grass. Also if the soil is still wet you not only get wet feet BUT you can pack down and thereby compress your soil too soon. Let things dry some more.
I do live on a busy road and I am going to rake off the salty sand soon because the street sweepers are due to come by soon. In an area like that now is a good time to lay down some gypsum. Gypsum will get into the soil and work against salt damage. It also provides material to stay in the soil and keep air pockets open. This helps your soil as well near the road.
The following chart shows starting times for some very popular edible plants:
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Good gardening friend Paul Tukey has some good gardening advice to share:
"Sow celery, leeks, beets and peppers indoors early in the month. Avoid the temptation to start others until early April to avoid leggy plants. Egg plant and catnip may be started indoors late in the month." Jeff Skillin is adamant that tomatoes should not be started from seed until April 15 or even April 20. See the chart above for more details about correct seed starting times.
"Finish pruning of fruit trees without delay and (start) applications of dormant oil spray." We sell safe and easy to use products to apply to your fruit trees! Please contact us with any good questions OR come in to see us. Or check this great post about Fruit Tree Care at the Skillin's Garden Log!
"Renewal pruning that is severe is best accomplished this month before budding occurs." If you have the time, please consider attending our FREE Pruning for a Purpose class. Check our Mark the Calendar section above for the dates and times.
Would you like to get timely garden talks and tips from 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:
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Recently at the Skillin's Garden Log we have had many good happenings...
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FALMOUTH OPEN HOUSE
You are Invited!
To Skillin's Spring Open House March 19 through March 21 at Skillin's Falmouth, 89 Foreside Road, Falmouth ME 04105. Store hours are 8 AM to 6 PM Friday the 21st, 8 AM to 5 PM Saturday the 20th and 8 AM to 5 PM Sunday the 21st.
Early birds take an additional 10% savings from 8 AM to 10 AM each day!
PLEASE CUT OUT THIS COUPON AND PRESENT TO CASHIERS AT PURCHASE TO REDEEM @ SKILLIN'S FALMOUTH OPEN HOUSE!!
Savings are on regularly priced merchandise. Can not be combined with other specials except for Skillin's Seed Money Coupons. Not to be used for purchase of gift certificates and Spring bonds or with redemption of Spring Bonds. |
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| Offer Expires: 3/21/2010 close of business, redeemable in Falmouth only, very few other restrictions apply! |
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BRUNSWICK and CUMBERLAND OPEN HOUSE
Save 20% You are Invited!
To Skillin's Spring Open House March 27 & 28 at Skillin's Brunswick, 422 Bath Road, Brunswick ME 04011 and Skillin's Cumberland, 201 Gray Road, Cumberland ME 04021. Store hours are 8 AM to 5 PM Saturday the 27th and 8 AM to 5 PM Sunday the 28th.
Early birds take an additional 10% savings from 8 AM to 10 AM each day!
PLEASE CUT OUT THIS COUPON AND PRESENT TO CASHIERS AT PURCHASE TO REDEEM @ SKILLIN'S BRUNSWICK OPEN HOUSE AND SKILLIN'S CUMBERLAND OPEN HOUSE!!
Savings are on regularly priced merchandise. Can not be combined with other specials except for Skillin's Seed Money Coupons. Not to be used for purchase of gift certificates and Spring bonds or with redemption of Spring Bonds |
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| Offer Expires: 3/28/2010 close of business, redeemable in Brunswick and Cumberland only, very few other restrictions apply! | |
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