Happy Gardening Newsletter 5/16/2007

Hello Happy Gardeners,
For us here at Touch of Nature, we are closing out our spring season and wanted to offer our loyal customers some end-of-season specials. As many of you know, these are still excellent quality items ready to plant in your gardens! Don't miss out...order here today! Also, we've announced our May 2007 Photo Contest Winner and we look forward to serving you!

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End of Season Specials

While supplies last, some of our most popular items are on special...click here to order!



	Astilbe Fanal - Astilbes are invaluable in the garden as a border plant or an individual plant. Also excellent as a pot plant and great for cut flower arrangements. SPECIAL 25% OFF!! ~~5 for $10.00~~ 5 for $7.50

	Crocosmia Lucifer - Intense color and long lasting red blooms make these a great perennial for your garden. They also make a good cut flower. SPECIAL 53% OFF!! ~~10 for $8.50~~ 10 for $4.00

	Daylily Catherine Woodbury - Colorful and care-free daylilies are both versatile and durable...a simple value for your garden. SPECIAL 40% OFF!! ~~5 for $10.00~~ 5 for $6.00

	Daylily Stella D'Oro - Small, golden yellow flowers; *repeat bloomer and great for containers* SPECIAL 69% OFF!! ~~5 for $16.00~~ 5 for $5.00

	Daylily Mixed - Assortment of 10 different named varieties SPECIAL 10 for $15.00!

	Hosta Undulata Medio Variegata - Wavy leaves with white variegation in the center and lavender flowers SPECIAL 43% OFF!! ~~2 for $7.00~~ 2 for $4.00

	Hosta Wide Brim - Very wide, irregular, creamy white margin, lots of foliage, dense lavender blooms and rapid grower SPECIAL 58% OFF!! ~~3 for $12.00~~ 3 for $5.00

	Asiatic Lilies Mixed - Contains early and late blooming Asiatic varieties SPECIAL 30% OFF!! ~~10 for $12.00~~ 6 for $5.00

	Liatris Floristan Alba (White) - White flowers that open from the top downward. They attract butterflies and the long-lasting blooms make excellent cut flowers. SPECIAL 17% OFF!! ~~15 for $3.60~~ 15 for $3.00

	Sprekelia Formosissima - Brilliant red, orchid-like flower; perfect for outdoors in mild climates or enjoy indoors as a pot plant in colder climates. SPECIAL 52% OFF!! ~~5 for $12.50~~ 5 for $6.00

	Hymenocallis (Peruvian Daffodil) Festalis - White; Peruvian Daffodils are great as pot plants and contain 3-5 flowers per stem. Their lush green foliage remains attractive long after flowering. Dig and store for winter in zones 3-7. SPECIAL 21% OFF!! ~~5 for $9.50~~ 3 for $4.50

	Peony Sarah Bernhardt - Tall, pale pink; Peonies are long-lived plants that often resent disturbance. Ideal for a perennial border and excellent as a cut flower. Note: Peonies ordered and planted in the spring may not bloom the first year as they sometimes require the fall and winter cold season in order to induce flowering. SPECIAL 50% OFF!! ~~5 for $15.00~~ 5 for $7.50

	Oxalis Iron Cross - Pink shamrock flowers SPECIAL 58% OFF!! ~~50 for $12.95~~ 50 for $6.00

Garden PHOTO Contest (How to Enter)

Our photo contest winner for May 2007 is Steffenie Gleech from Trenton, Texas who sent us a photo of a the wildflower meadow above her vegetable garden.

Steffenie Gleech

Click here to see her full photo. By the way, Steffenie 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 and they continue to be eligible for each month's drawing ...we are looking forward to seeing more wonderful photos of your gardens this year!

Spring 2007 Catalog - Click here to browse!

Our Spring 2007 Catalog is now online offering a terrific selection of top quality flowerbulbs & perennials to ensure a colorful Summer! We've added a link to download our printed catalog (Requires Adobe Reader

) as well as a new picture menu to make it even easier for you to find the items you're looking for!



Canna Journey's End	Daylily Georgette Belden	Hosta So Sweet

For Spring, all orders over $50.00 receive 1 FREE Daylily and orders over $100.00 receive 2 FREE Daylilies. Also, when you sign our guestbook, you will get a 10% discount (not applicable on sale priced items) on your first online order. Remember to order early to ensure availability and that your credit card will not be charged until your order is shipped!

If you need or want a copy of our Spring 2007 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!

Spring Catalog NOTES....

New items for this Spring include Astilbe Arendsii Fanal, Dwarf Canna Journey's End, Dwarf Canna Salmon Pink, Dwarf Canna Spitfire, Canna Intrigue, Canna Black Velvet, Canna Gaiety, Canna Orchid, Canna Richard Wallace, Canna Stadt Feltbach, Daylily Celebrity Elite, Daylily Cradle Song, Daylily Dad's Best White, Daylily Double Gardenia, Daylily Double Old Ivory, Daylily Fairy Charm, Daylily Georgette Belden, Daylily Jungle Princess, Daylily Justin Miller, Daylily Leprechauns Wealth, Daylily Little Joy, Daylily Mayan Gold, Daylily Ministella, Daylily Personal Appearance, Daylily Ruffled Apricot, Daylily Silver Trumpet, Daylily Swiss Miss, Ginger Lily Hedychium Coronarium (white), Hosta August Moon, Hosta Blue Mammoth, Hosta Captain Kirk, Hosta Fire & Ice, Hosta Fort. Gold Standard, Hosta Fort. Minuteman, Hosta Remember Me, Hosta So Sweet, Hosta T-Rex, Hosta Und Medio Variegata, Hosta Whirlwind, Hosta Wide Brim and Hosta Wolverine



Daylily Silver Trumpet	Hosta Captain Kirk	Canna Spitfire

We promise to continue to excel in our customer service by confirming your order expediently, notifying you by email when your order has shipped, forward tracking information so you can follow the shipment and follow up with you to assure that your products arrived in good order!

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.

Remember........a smile is just a bulb away! Happy Gardening!

Bert Leek
Touch of Nature, Inc.

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