Huge Moving Sale

To give you the latest update, I am in the process of searching for some acreage just south of I-40 in Wilson County.  I had hoped to have acquired it before now, but have really not been able to find the right spot yet.  In the midst of all the searching, I have lost the lease on my current location at 400 E. High St. in Lebanon, Tn 37087.  I have to be off the lot by November 30, so instead of moving all my stock, I am selling it DIRT CHEAP.  Since we all like to play in the dirt, come and take advantage of this great opportunity.  If you need to, you can call us at 615-444-8733.  Here is the list of shrubs as of Today November 9,2010.  We also have Pottery, Statues, Perennials, Flowers, and random gardening equipment.  Come see us soon, We are closing the doors of this location for good on Nov. 23rd!

Plant Variety QTY Gallon size Price
Abelia Edward Goucher (Pink) 1 3 $3.00
Little Richard (White) 2 3 $8.00
Althea Red, White 2 1 $2.00
Red, White 5 3 $3.00
Arborvitae Yellow Ribbon 4 3 $3.00
Yellow Ribbon 1 7 $5.00
Emerald Green 4 3 $3.00
Emerald Green 1 1 $2.00
Azalea White and Pink 8 3 $3.00
Barberry Red 2 1 $2.00
Red 3 3 $3.00
William Penn 2 3 $3.00
Lime Glow 2 3 $3.00
Rosy Glow 3 3 $3.00
Beauty Berry White and Purple 4 3 $2.00
Boxwood Winter Green 1 1 $2.00
Green Velvet 2 1 $2.00
American 3 1 $2.00
American 5 2 $3.00
Burning Bush 4 3 $8.00
Butterfly Bush Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple 18 3 $2.00
Cotoneaster Willow Leaf 3 1 $2.00
Willow Leaf 1 3 $3.00
Willow Leaf 2 7 $5.00
Bullatus 2 3 $3.00
Rock Spray 1 3 $3.00
Crepe Myrtle Pink 1 7 $5.00
Pink and Red 4 3 $8.00
Dwarf White 8 3 $3.00
Cypress Gold Mop 7 3 $8.00
Leyland 3 1 $2.00
Siberian Carpet 3 3 $1.00
Italian 1 3 $1.00
Eleagnus 3 1 $2.00
Euonymous Golden 3 1 $1.00
Climbing 20 3 $1.00
Forsythia Weeks End 6 3 $3.00
Lynwood Gold 13 3 $3.00
Lynwood Gold 1 5 $5.00
Grasses Cappaccino 3 3 $2.00
Heavy Metal Switch Grass 6 1 $2.00
Hibiscus Hardy Pink, Red, Purple 20 3 $2.00
Holly Inkberry Shamrock 6 3 $2.00
Inkberry Compacta 3 3 $2.00
Sky Pencil 6 3 $8.00
Dwf. Burford 1 7 $3.00
Needlepoint 1 1 $2.00
China Boy 4 1 $2.00
Compacta 3 1 $2.00
Soft Touch 12 3 $8.00
Honeysuckle Winter Beauty 9 3 $3.00
Hall’s Japanese 3 3 $3.00
Dutch Woodbine 4 1 $2.00
Hydrangea Tardiva 6 3 $1.00
White 2 1 $1.00
Pink 5 1 $1.00
Pinky Winky 9 2 $1.00
Pee Gee 14 3 $1.00
Pee Gee 14 1 $1.00
Pink Diamond 11 3 $1.00
Hypericum Sunburst 1 3 $2.00
Japonica Cleyera Japonica 6 3 $8.00
Juniper Grey Owl 4 3 $1.00
Blue Pacific 1 3 $1.00
Green Phitzer 10 1 $1.00
Hetz Blue 2 1 $1.00
Hetz Blue 7 3 $1.00
Andorra Compacta 4 3 $1.00
Blue Point 3 5 $20.00
Laurel Otto Luyken 14 7 $12.00
Magnolia Jane 1 3 $3.00
Jane 1 7 $5.00
DD Blanchard 1 7 $20.00
Little Gem 1 5 $20.00
Nandina Firepower 10 1 $4.00
Ninebark Coppertina 3 3 $3.00
Diablo 1 2 $1.00
Phalaris Strawberries & Cream 10 1 $2.00
Privet Golden Sinise 4 3 $3.00
Weeping 3 3 $3.00
Pyracantha Thornless Orange 14 1 $1.00
Tetan 7 1 $1.00
Rhododendron 4 3 $1.00
Rose Tea Rose 8 3 $6.00
Spirea Goldmound 8 3 $3.00
Goldmound 5 1 $2.00
Little Princess 12 3 $3.00
Little Princess 6 1 $2.00
Anthony Waterer 7 3 $3.00
Magic Carpet 1 3 $3.00
Shrio Bano 1 3 $3.00
Spruce Bird’s Nest 3 5 $2.00
Bird’s Nest 6 3 $2.00
Bird’s Nest 2 2 $2.00
Tamarix Pink Cascade 11 3 $3.00
Viburnum Brandywine 12 3 $3.00
Winterthur 9 3 $3.00
Japanese Snowball 7 3 $3.00
WillowWood 2 3 $3.00
Leatherleaf 1 3 $2.00
Juddii 1 3 $3.00
Chicago Lustre 5 3 $3.00
Weigela Wine and Roses 1 2 $3.00
Java Lavender 1 2 $3.00
Florida Red 1 1 $2.00
Bristol Ruby 2 1 $2.00
Willow Arctic Beauty 1 2 $2.00
Yews Dense and Hicks 2 5 $5.00
Dense and Hicks 5 3 $3.00
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I Have Naked Trees!!

I am sure several of you are experiencing the same thing I am.  I have a young Crepe Myrtle and some young Maple Trees, and with the long hot summer they are stressing out.  Granted I have not watered them at all this year, but I am experimenting with what they will do.  I am seeing many Crepe Myrtles leaves turning funny looking colors and they are beginning to fall off.  Same goes for the young Maple Trees, mine are already naked of leaves when all the other trees aren’t even turning colors.

Trees usually don’t begin dropping their leaves until after the first hard freeze.  The freeze sets in motion for the tree to go dormant.  The way a tree goes dormant is the sap exits the plant from the top down.  The sap goes to the root system and motivates the roots to grow during the winter to get ready for next years growth.

Back to this years problem.  I keep watching my trees and so far wherever the leaves are dropping, there are nice big healthy buds on the stem.  That tells me the plant is still alive, but because of the stress of the heat, the plant has decided not to support these leaves anymore and focus of just surviving.  I will keep you informed next spring as to if the trees reappear in the spring, but right now, I am convinced the tree is fine, but just naked.

Happy Tree

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Plant now…Plant later?

I always enjoy answering questions from customers and my online friends.  I am hearing more people make simple comments this year that they want to plant new shrubs, etc. but they should wait til spring.  I ask why they are waiting, and the answer I get is surprising.  They say “well, it is not good to plant in the fall, right?”  I have to bite my tongue before I start laughing, and gently explain to them how planting in the fall, actually allows for a stronger plant next year.  Now, of course this is true for most climate zones.  Zones 5 are along the border, but zone 4 cold be getting too cold to fully agree with this thought process.

What happens with the plants, is when the plant goes dormant in the winter, the roots will continue to grow and when the heat comes next summer, the plant has a strong foundation on which to live on.  This concept goes for the grass seed we talked about the last blog.

Don’t be scared to plant all winter long if the ground is not frozen.  In Nashville, our ground is never frozen.  It gets crispy, but never frozen.

Happy Plants

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To Seed, or Not to Seed?

I have always enjoyed a good argument, but this one for some reason comes around year after year and I just keep fighting it.  It is the question of seed now,  or seed later.  Not too many people enjoy working in their yards at the end of the season.  We are all tired of doing yard work and are ready to watch football, but there is always this one last step that makes your neighbors jealous next spring.

I live in the border of zones 6 and 7, so if you are up or down from me, you must adjust accordingly, but by the textbooks, September 15 is the day to put out your grass seed.  We are talking about Fescue, Rye, and Bluegrass.  We are not talking about Bermuda, Zoysia, and St. Augustine.  I want to give you 3 reasons why you should plant your seed in the fall instead of the spring…

  1. Plants develop roots during the winter while the plant is dormant.  This gives you stronger plants as the spring arises and the hot summer begins.
  2. The weather is cooling off, not getting hotter.  Fescue seed needs the cool nights to germinate quickly.
  3. You cannot seed and kill weeds at the same time.  Seeding in the fall allows for you to control weeds in the spring.

Happy Seeding

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