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Hello Happy
Gardeners,
First and foremost....Happy New Year! We wish all of our readers a
prosperous New Year with lots of satisfaction and enjoyment in your
gardening endeavors! Make a resolution to visit a local Botanical
Garden and get some new ideas on what grows well in your area of the
world. In this issue, we present our Spring 2002 Catalog...take
some time to browse through our wonderful selection of flowerbulbs and
perennials. We know you'll find something unique and different to
add to your garden this Spring. Also, some information on planting
and caring for Dahlias, our Gardening Tip and our first photo contest
winner of 2002!** We would love to hear our reader's thoughts about our
newsletter...what you would be interested in reading about and any
suggestions you may have for future issues and offers. Please send
your comments to info@touchofnature.com
and let us know how we are doing!
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Fall Season Ending
Specials (Click here to order!)
There is still time to plant these bulbs in the ground in the
South through January...for you Northerners where the
ground is already frozen, gather some pots and put them to good
use starting your bulbs in those! (Read more on how to do this
in our previous newsletters on Container
Planting and Forcing
Bulbs)
NOTE:
We have just added over 40 varieties of
Tulips to our
Vendor Special listing...get them for up to
70% off regular prices while
supplies last! |
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Spring 2002
Catalog (Now
Online!) |
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Our greatly expanded Spring program is now online! We have a
HUGE selection of
Hostas (over 80 varieties),
Dahlias (over 100
varieties),
Daylilies (over 60 varieties) and
Cannas (over 25
varieties). Needless to say, it will be
important to order early to be assured of availability as some
items will be limited in quantity! Remember, you do not
pay for any items until they are shipped!
For Spring, all orders over $50.00 receive
2 FREE Cannas, orders over
$100.00 receive 2 FREE Cannas and 1
FREE Daylily of our choice and, when you sign our
guestbook, you will get
a 10% discount on your first
online order. Remember to order early to ensure
availability!
If you need or want a copy of our Spring catalog mailed to you, send us an email at
info@touchofnature.com
with your address and we will be happy to send it to you! |
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Dahlias (Click
here to browse over 100 varieties in our catalog) |
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Our Dahlia selection has
been expanded for Spring 2002 to include over 100 varieties
covering 11 types from short to tall and in 6 different flower
sizes from less than 2" to over 10" across.
Enough said...so how do you grow these wonderful beauties?
Dahlias are relatively easy to grow in the garden and some
types can even be grown in pots on your balcony or patio.
Be sure to stake the taller varieties in the garden at the time
you plant the tuber so as to avoid damaging it if you try to do
it later. It also helps to identify the spot so you don't
confuse the sprout with weeds!
Make sure you provide ample sunlight; together with pinching,
you will ensure your plants do not become
"leggy". The pinching of the center of the plant
as it grow provides you with additional stalks...therefore, more
flowers. If you are looking for flowers with a long stem
and also larger flowers, make sure you just leave one bud on
each stem.
Finally, take some time to browse
our Dahlia selection and reserve your favorites early!
Remember, your credit card will not be charged until your order
is shipped! |
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Garden PHOTO Contest (How
to Enter) |
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Our twelfth winner in Touch
of Nature's Garden PHOTO Contest is Robert Berry from
Branchville, South Carolina.
Click here to
see his photo of a water garden.
By the way, Robert wins a $20.00 gift certificate redeemable for
any items in our catalogs...you can too...just send in your
photos today!
We really have enjoyed getting your pictures for our
contest...we are looking forward to seeing some wonderful photos
of your gardens this upcoming Spring!
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Touch
of Nature's Gardening
Tip |
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Still didn't plant the bulbs you
bought.....? Get some pots and potting soil and plant them,
water well and keep them in a frost free environment (like your
garage) until winter is over. Then, enjoy these potted bulbs
on your patio or deck this Spring! (See our
previous newsletter
for more information.) Don't throw away your bloomed-out
Amaryllis. Cut off the flower stalk and allow the leaves to
further develop. Keep watering the plant and occasionally
add some house plant fertilizer. Reduce watering at the end
of August and stop completely in October. Then, place the
pot in a cool dark place. In early January, take the bulb
out of the pot, remove the soil and the old dried up roots and put
the bulb in a clean pot with new soil. Your Amaryllis should bloom
again in March.
If your tip is being used in our
newsletter, you will receive a $10.00 gift certificate also
redeemable for any items in our catalogs! Email
us your tip today!
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We hope that some of these items will find a home in your garden, on
your patio, on your balcony or in your home. You can rest assured
that your order will have our fullest attention and we know that you
will be pleased with the quality results.
Until next time when we'll discuss Hostas, Happy
Gardening!
- Bert Leek
- Touch of Nature, Inc.
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