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Garden Talks
1. Tim Bate of Skillin's Nursery wants you to know that our ornamental grasses are on sale through Sunday the 12th for 20% off.
This sale is in honor of our Ornamental Grasses class to be held at each Skillin's location this Saturday June 11 at 10 AM at all Skillin's locations. You bet your Grass we're having a class! Grasses set apart any landscape (they give any landscape a natural look of class) and they grow well in Maine. Let us be your guide through the plumes and blooms, the heights and textures and sights. Want some class? Check out Grass. This class is Free and worth MUCH more!
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Miscanthus Morning Light Grass--On Sale with all our Grasses Through this Weekend! |
Click HERE to see what else is ON SALE at Skillin's!
2. Good gardening friend Paul Parent in his latest weekly garden email urges us to get out and enjoy our gardens. And he is absolutely correct! So, as he urges us to do: Take a barefoot walk on your soft, lush lawn; pick a few snap peas right in the garden and enjoy; watch the bees and butterflies dance on your flowers; rub the herbs and smell that aroma; as more vegetables are picked share with friends or neighbors. We are allowed to garden to enjoy our garden--so give thanks everyday!
3. ALSO, give many of your flowering plants a little top pinch as you plant them. Yes, flowering will be postponed for a week or so, BUT you will get more shoots (yes this means more flowers) and this top or terminal pinching will give your roots a little extra boost!
4. Yes! Skillin's does site visits and landscape designs for you! Click HERE to find out more about this service. Advice from Chad Skillin can save you lots of time, clear up confusion about your goals in your yard AND save you money and aggravation!
5. What an exhilarating time of year that mid June can be in the garden. Sights, scents and yes garden tasks can be overwhelming! Good gardening friend Margaret of Away to Garden recently posted a great article called "The June Zoo: Roses, Kousas, Clematis, Peonies... . Margaret gives some great and practical gardening insights so check out this post!
6. Our great friends at the Falmouth Historical Society are hosting the 2011 Grand Opening of the Falmouth Heritage Museum on Saturday, June 11 from 10 AM to 3 PM at 60 Woods Road in Falmouth. The opening program is focused on Sustainable Living (reducing our use of the earth's natural resources) and will include a fun filled and learning experience day of sheep shearing, Alpaca petting, wool spinning, herb gardening and other great activities. Baked goods (now we're talking) and herb plants (good too!) will also be on sale.
7. For even more June gardening tips (including advice about cats in the garden, mulching and the latest Mike's Must Have Perennial) check out our garden blog--the Skillin's Garden Log!
Our 2011 nursery and perennial catalogs are now ONLINE! Check them out!
For more great local gardening tips check out A Garden in Maine. Skillin's friend and associate David K is a Portland ME gardener with great respect for gardening tradition but also an intelligent eye towards new and fun gardening methods! I follow his blog and David is very busy with his garden!
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