Skillin's Greenhouses

Brunswick 442-8111                    Cumberland 829-5619                 Falmouth 781-3860

    1-800-339-8111                              1-800-348-8498                             1-800-244-3860

 

 

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Skillin's! Oran-ge You Ready for Pumpkin Carving?! And More Classy Garden Classes!!

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Our FREE classes are held Saturdays at 10 AM (unless otherwise stated). Click HERE for our entire list of classes!


Call Brunswick 442-8111 (1-800-339-8111), Cumberland 829-5619 (1-800-348-8498), or Falmouth 781-3860 (1-800-244-3860) to register. You may also register by emailing us at skillins@maine.rr.com, just specify the date, time, and location!
These classes can sell out fast so sign up today!

Class participants receive a special Skillin's 10% off coupon!

Class goers who attend 6 classes in this series receive a $60 Skillin's Gift Certificate upon completion of this series!!
 
Here are some great classes and events we have coming up:

OCTOBER

23-Pumpkin Carving with Skillin's (10 AM TO 4 PM)  (No Sign Up Necessary!)

Bring family and friends, purchase pumpkins for half price and let us help you carve the coolest, scariest, funniest and "ghouliest" pumpkins ever. Pumpkin carving is great family fun and we have some tricks and treats (yes refreshments for you!) up our sleeve! We will show you the "cutting edge" of pumpkin carving, we will show you a "slice"of fun, fall decorating, yes we will show you how to create some "sharp looking" pumpkins for your porch in Skillin's Country!

Pumpkins!
Pumpkins!
While we are on the subject, we just recently published a neat post in our Skillin's Garden Log called Keeping Carved Pumpkins Perky . This is a quick post which gives some good tips on how to keep carved pumpkins fresh until Halloween night and beyond!

And one "by product" of pumpkin carving are the plethora of pumpkin seeds that populate the pumpkin. Well, pumpkin seeds make a great snack and at our
Skillin's Garden Log we give out some advice on How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds

Carved Pumpkins!
Come Carve Some Pumpkins With Us!
30- Beds to Rest

Getting a good winters rest makes the Spring look brighter. Let us share with you how to get your perennials, roses and shrubs tucked away for winter.

Special Note: The Beds to Rest class is sold out at Skillin's Falmouth at 10 AM; there is an encore class at Skillin's Falmouth at 1 PM. There are still 10 AM openings at Brunswick and Cumberland for this class.

And there are MORE classes:

 
Go to HERE for more Skillin's Classes and Events for October and November!!
 

Also on October 30: The Cumberland Farmers Market returns for the second year to our Skillin's Cumberland location at 201 Gray Road in Cumberland (04021 for you Mapquest types!) We love the Cumberland Farmers market!

As I just wrote October 30 is the Opening Market AND this exciting time will be marked by Hay Rides and a neat Haunted House. So starting October 30 for every Saturday through February check out the Cumberland Farmers Market at Skillin's Cumberland! Events run from 9 AM to Noon each Saturday!

And one more note: Skillin's Holiday Open House is Saturday and Sunday November 20 and 21 in Brunswick, Cumberland and Falmouth. More details soon!!
Want More Skillin's??? 

*Want More Skillin's Garden Tips? Check out our gardening blog,  the Skillin's Garden Log , for up to date, quick and timely Skillin's Garden Talks!

Skillin's Garden Log
Skillin's Garden Log

 

*We also"tweet" all types of quick Skillin's news and announcements. Chances are when something goes on sale, or we get excited about a particular plant or flower, we "tweet" about it first! Also we send out frequent short and sweet audios and videos right here from Skillin's--and pictures of our colorful flowering plants as well! We send out Twitter "tweets" all the time so check out www.twitter.com/skillins often! 

 


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Frost Alert?

 

We are "into" the season of cold night temperatures now. If temperatures drop lower than the "mid 30's" and we have clear overnight skies with little wind, then frost is very likely to occur. 

 

What to do? I have many flowering containers that still look great. We should have a few more days of great weather in October to enjoy any containers or other annual flower plantings. Depending on your situation you can bring containers inside your garage or house that night. Or you can cover containers and annual plantings with a sheet to keep any frost particles off your plant. Not enough sheets? We have frost cover blankets or "Harvest Guards" here at Skillin's that can be used time and again to protect your plants. They are light wieght and do not snap precious brances. Frost protection is a fact of life here in Skillin's Country so be ready!

 

If you cannot cover your plants then give your plant material a shower of water at dusk and then if you believe frost has actually occurred give the material another shower just before sunrise to melt off the burning frost . Otherwise the early morning sun can touch those frost particles and cause the particles to in essence "burn" the plant material.

 

Let us know if you have any questions about frost damage!

Save 30%
  
*Halloween Decorations!! A Spooky Good Sale!!! 


*50% off our Maine Grown Pumpkins--great for carving and decorating.
Offer good for Saturday October 23 2010 and Sunday October 24 2010 in honor of our 10/23 Pumpkin Carving Day!  No need to present coupon. Sales for in stock merchandise only; very few other restrictions may apply!