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And The
Gold Star
Goes To...
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Linda Peterman. Linda was the first to submit the correct answer to our December trivia question: "What is the name of the young doe reindeer that told Rudolph he was cute in the t.v. program, 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?'" The correct answer is "Clarice."
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Linda won a $15.00 Wedel's gift card and you could too! Just be the first to respond with the correct answer to our monthly trivia question.
Congratulations, Linda!!
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A Thought
from the Garden
"Come, ye cold winds,
at January's call, On whistling wings,
and with white flakes bestrew The earth." - John Ruskin
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Just for Grins... and  Groans
One grasshopper told another about eating corn. It went in one ear and out the other.
Toby Hopper
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Store Hours
Monday - Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday
9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday
9:00 - 6:00
To Do In January
Set out roosting pockets in trees or shrubs.
Have mower blades sharpened.
Have mower tuned up.
Begin planning this year's garden.
Use houseplants to keep your winter months green.
School Fund Raising
Time Is Here
Let Wedel's help raise money for your class projects! For details, call Terrie Schwartz at 269-345-1195 or send email to her at wedelsgarden@wedels.com.
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Mom Tested And ApprovedWant to surprise your family on a cold weekend morning? Put away the bread maker and give this easy quick bread recipe a try!
Date Nut Bread
1 1/2 Cups White Flour
5 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 1/2 Cups Graham or
Whole Wheat Flour
1 Cup Sliced Dates
1 Cup Coarsely Chopped Nuts
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1 1/2 Cups Milk
1/4 Cup Molasses
Pit dates and cut into 5 or 6 slices with scissors or sharp knife. Sift flour, measure and sift with baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add sugar, milk and molasses. Add graham flour in which dates and nuts have been dredged. Beat until thoroughly mixed. Pour into well-oiled loaf pan. Bake in moderate oven (375° F.) 1 hour. Yield, 1 loaf.
The Household Searchlight Enjoy!
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Volume 5, Number 10 January, 2013
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Baby Owls Visit
Wedel's News Subscriber
We were thrilled to receive these photos from Carol Murray! "Attached are a few photos of the baby owls that were in our backyard in June 2012 in Vicksburg, MI. We had a total of six in one evening." Carol said.
We hope Carol keeps her camera handy and shares more photos of her backyard visitors with us. We would love to see examples of your landscapes, gardens, fountains, ponds, feathered friends etc. too. Wedel's truly is a community of friends with common interests and sharing those interests is what makes a community fun.
Here are two more of Carol's images.
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January Shopping List
Heated bird bathIce scraperSnow brushRoof rakeGlovesSuetIce melterBird seedSnow shovelGift certificateBird feederBirdbath heaterGardening bookGardening magazine
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Garden Natives
Shadblow Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
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Shadblow is best displayed in woodland, naturalized or native plant gardens especially in front of dark backgrounds which highlight its form, blossoms and fall colors. It is a plant that can be used very effectively along streams and ponds.
 Shadblow grows in the deciduous forest understory in the wild, along with common witchhazel and pagoda dogwood. It can be grown successfully in full sun as long as extreme heat and drought are avoided. Under severe summer drought stress it will often defoliate by mid August, which means the landscape will lose the rich orange and red autumn leaves. In sun or shade, a moist, well-drained soil, mulching, and summer irrigation are keys to success with this eye-catching species.
If you enjoy birding and want to welcome a variety of backyard friends to your landscape, Shadblow Serviceberry is the perfect choice. Its berries offer meals for cardinals, waxwings, hairy woodpeckers, thrushes, catbirds, orioles and robins.
For more information on ornamental features, landscape attributes and plant characteristics click here.
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Look SharpFeel Sharp
Be Sharp
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Did you know that you can have your blades sharpened at Wedels?!
Take a look at these prices!
- Pruners - $4.00
- Loppers - $4.00
- Lawn mower blades - $5.00 (sorry, no reel mowers)
- Mulching mower - $5.00
- Hedge shears - $4.00
- Larger items - $5.00
(We don't sharpen chain saw blades.)
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1.The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
2. The U.S. Interstate road system was designed so that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
3. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.
4. "I am" is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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Saturday Mornings
Birdwatch 8:07 a.m.
with host Roger Taylor answering all of your birding questions
Call in at 382-4280 or 877-382-4280.
Watch for Over the Garden Fence to return in the spring! Over the Garden Fence 9:07 a.m. with host Andy Wedel answering all of your landscape and gardening questions
Call in at 382-4280 or 877-382-4280.
Visit our web site at www.wedels.com for archives of previous Birdwatch and
Over the Garden Fence programs!
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Note from the Editor
Happy 2013 to all of our Wedel's News subscribers! Here's hoping this new year is your best one yet.
It's that time of year again. We were just closed for a couple of days to do our annual inventory and now things start to get busy (busier) again as we make preparations for spring 2013. As you know by now, these are the days when we keep an eye on the side door looking forward to the arrival of garden seed displays for the upcoming growing season. Before you know it you'll see ripe fruits and vegetables and flowers in full bloom...on our new seed packets. That couldn't happen at a better time of year! Just as winter gets to be its snowiest and coldest we'll have proof that there are warm days in the garden soon to be with us.
We still have Christmas decorations on the sales floor and nearly everything is on sale now through next Wednesday at 60% off. Now is the time to stock up for next...eh...later this year at the best prices you'll find. If you do come by you will see that, just as one season is ending, another is beginning. We will be making preparations for spring by getting the seed displays up as soon as they arrive as well as getting started preparing for Wedel's Spring Expo. Just like seeing the colorful seed packets, hearing those three words is really exciting. Soon we'll have the chance to see thousands of our friends over one weekend and will be able to show you what's new and what's tried-and-true returning to Wedel's.
As we make our preparations you do the same. Throw a log on the fire, grab a cup of coffee or tea or hot chocolate, a pencil and a tablet. Sketch out what you'd like to do in your landscape this year. Make a shopping list of things you want to have on hand so when you're ready and the weather is ready you'll have everything you need. Oh, and make a list of questions too. The coming days are perfect for stopping by the garden center and chatting with your friends at Wedel's. I'm sure you know, the best part of our job is working with you and helping you to be successful in all of your gardening and landscaping projects.
As I mentioned, we'll be getting ready for spring and for Expo so, if you come by soon, you'll be among the first to see what's new for 2013. I have it on good authority that there are cases of spring fever in the area and we have everything you need to treat it although the treatment won't make it go away. As a matter of fact, the treatment might just intensify it. And for green-thumbers, there's nothing wrong with that!
Ready for another trivia question? Here we go! The peach is a member of what scientific classification family? The first reader to respond with the correct answer will win a $15.00 Wedel's gift certificate. The gift certificate must be picked up here at the garden center and remember, you are eligible to win once every 90 days. Good luck and have fun!
'Til next time,
Jim
jimdavenport@wedels.com
"They looked
to me like
autumn leaves
struggling to
hang on
Till it
dawned on me
they were robbins
rehearsing
spring's song"
Sonya Florentino - A Short Winter
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