November 2015
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A Season of Celebration!
There's a distinct and undeniable aura that surrounds autumn and November... football,
crisp cool mornings, firewood burning and the leaves.   What a glorious sight! Pumpkins
are everywhere... and our hearts are overflowing.
Autumn also brings Thanksgiving... a nostalgic reminder of family, friends and time
together. Celebrate this season by doing something that will enrich your life and
in turn someone else's.
Here are a few ideas:
* Focus on gratitude and celebration.
* Gratitude means thankfulness.  It means learning to live your life as if everything
were a miracle.  Being grateful shifts your focus on what your life lacks to the
 abundance that is already present.  Giving thanks for what we have makes us happier,
strengthens relationships, improves our health and reduces stress.
* Take a long walk with a friend and delight in the leaves and smells.
* Enjoy a festival, gardening in the cool and sunny weather, a good book, a glass
of wine.
* Send hand written notes to family and friends.  Include a special memory, share
a favorite quote or words of encouragement.
* Surprise a stranger by treating them to a free meal, or by just saying 'hello'.
* Leave a tip at lunch that's a few dollars heavy.
* Wave to your neighbors as you drive home from work.
* Compliment your cashier as you pay for your groceries.
There are so many ways we can be thankful and celebrate this season.  This November,
make pausing for "thanksgiving" an everyday celebration!
'For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter from the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends'.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sunday, November 1
Fall Back! Daylight Savings Ends
Tuesday, November 3
Vote for your candidate!
Wednesday, November 11
Veterans Receive 10% Off All Purchases
Saturday, November 14 -
Sunday, November 15
Holiday Decorating Preview Weekend
Enjoy viewing ideas to dazzle family and friends
Saturday, November 14 11AM
Miniature Garden Workshop
These indoor gardens are perfect for anyone, young and old, looking for a touch 
of magic to add to their home.  Don't want to make a holiday themed garden? All 
our regular fairy garden accessories will be available as well - the only limit 
is your imagination!
This is a hands-on 90 minute class, ideal for parents/children or grandparents/grandchildren.
Children must be accompanied by an adult. (One child per registered adult.)Workshop
fee of $25 includes a container, soil and 3 miniature plants. Miniature gardening
items purchased during the workshop by registered participants will receive a 20%
discount.
All ages are welcome!
Register by calling 757.898.7799
Saturday, November 21
10AM
Permanent Wreath Workshop**
Saturday, November 21
1PM
Bow Making Workshop**
Thursday, November 26
Thanksgiving
Store Closed
Sunday, November 29
2 PM  Mantel Decorating Demonstration
December Workshop Opportunities
Saturday, December 5
Holiday Open House
Saturday, December 5
10AM   Live Wreath Decorating Workshop**
Sunday, December 6
2PM Live Wreath and Swag Demonstration
Saturday, December 12
2PM  Centerpiece Making Workshop**
**For workshop details and to sign up,  call 757.898.7799
Fresh Cut Frasier Fir Christmas Trees are scheduled to arrive the week of Thanksgiving!
Fresh Greens for all your decorating needs will also be available: Fresh wreaths,
Juniper boughs, Frasier fir boughs, Holly boughs, and Magnolia boughs.
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Check This Out!
10 High Impact - Low Care Landscape Plants

Try these plants to create a landscape that is high in year round texture and color,
yet slow growing and easy as pie to take care of! Use any of these as focal or corner
pieces, foundation plantings or in groupings.
For Sunny Areas:
Mugo Pine - 3' tall and wide, very textural
Nandina Blush - Southern Living's rendition of Firepower - pink/mauve fall foliage instead of 
red.
Nandina Obsession - another Southern Living collection - brilliant burgundy foliage in fall.
Curlyleaf Ligustrum - deep green curly leaves, upright and slow growing to 5' tall.
Osmanthus Goshiki - a holly look alike with colorful variegated leaves of green, white and soft yellow.
Mops Threadbranch Cypress -brilliant yellow cascading branches to 3' tall.
For Shade Areas:
Mahonia Soft Caress or Narihara - yellow blooms in late winter and very textural
Yew Prostrate - very low growing to 3' tall and 5' wide.  High texture.
Pieris Japonica - bell shape white flowers in spring and interesting branching
Fatsia - large leaves and tropical looking
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Show your Fairy Garden Some Love for the Holidays
For those who enjoy fairy gardening, this is a special time of year. It is a known
fact that fairies love holidays. In fairy land, you are embarking on the most wonderful
time of the year.
Autumn fairy gardens are simple. Fairies have minimalist requirements which include
food, shelter and water. Their favorite food is sugar. Sugar from the nectar of 
flowers is, of course, the most sensible choice, but as we all know holidays provide
plenty of opportunity to indulge in sugary treats as well. How cute are teeny tiny
Christmas cookies and hot cocoa?!
Fairies also love to play games and be a little tricky. Fairies are opportunistic,
and given the right tools and supplies, they are very self-sufficient. That being
said, it is our responsibility to provide them with all of the creature comforts
 they require.
As we move into the fall and winter seasons, there are many ways to spruce up our
fairy gardens or even create new ones based on holiday themes. Think farm scene 
for fall with farm animals and vegetables to harvest. Maybe a farm stand ... fairies
don't mind a little extra cash.
To create a winter fairy garden why not build a skating rink or sledding hill. Decorate
your fairy garden plants as if they were a Christmas tree. Add tinsel and glitter
(otherwise known as magic fairy dust), use batting material for snow.
Children of all ages are invited to create their very own fairy garden at our workshop
on Saturday, November 14.  Check the Calendar of Events for details.
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Tips for the Garden:
* Now is a good time to plant ornamental trees and shrubs.
* Use All Seasons Oil spray to control insects and disease on ornamental plants,
 trees, and shrubs.
* Avoid any heavy pruning jobs, as they will encourage growth that may be damaged
during the winter.
* Remember to water your lawn during dry weather to keep it healthy.
* Be sure to water your shrubs and trees throughout the winter, especially if the
weather is dry. See our Watering Guide
* Refresh the mulch around your plants if the mulch is thin to help retain moisture,
control weeds and to keep plant roots warm.
* Remove leaves from your lawn, as they can encourage disease.
* Start forcing bulbs like paper whites, hyacinth and amaryllis for the holidays.
* Keep harvesting your fall vegetable garden.
* Clean up garden debris and cut back and remove any diseased or infested foliage.
* Get those bulbs into containers or the ground NOW.
* Drain and store unused water hoses.
* Plant cool season vegetables like collards, kale, cabbage, broccoli, carrots, 
and lettuces.
* Check that indoor plants are receiving enough water, humidity and air circulation.
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November 1-14,2015
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October 2015
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The Rubies of Fall
I was cutting back Daisies for a customer when from behind I heard the distinct 
sound of a sigh.  When I turned around, there was my customer, with a look of sadness
in her eyes.
"What's wrong?" I asked.  She replied, "Cutting back my daisies means the end of
 summer."
I had never thought of it that way!  In our line of work, we are so busy planning
and preparing for the coming seasons we tend to forget the emotions that come with
the end of one season and the beginning of another.
Daylight shortens, summer flowers fade, and leaf fall is heavy in the air.  I can
see why summer's end can be so emotional.
But then, I feel a cool breeze blow against my face...and I pause.
I see a brilliant blaze of color from the turning trees...and I pause.
Berries once green turn red, grass once brown turns emerald green!
Pink and purple color pallets change to brilliant oranges and yellows!
I see pumpkins on porches, cornstalks and hay bales and dancing scarecrows and I
 pause again to fully appreciate the rubies of fall.
Create a warm and welcoming Autumn Entrance!
Stop by for your seasonal decorating needs:
Garden Mums      Hay Bales
Pumpkins         Corn Stalks
Pansies          Gourds
Don't miss out on the great savings you can get with
the Autumn Decorating Package!
Available through October 15th as supplies last.
Saturday, October 3
10-11 AM
Indoor Herb Class
Learn the health benefits of certain herbs and pot up their own container. Class
 fee $25, includes container, three 4" herbs, soil and personal planting assistance.
Must pre-pay to secure a seat in the class. Call 757-898-7799 to reserve your seat.
Saturday, October 3 12-6 PM
Yorktown Wine Festival 2015
Riverwalk Landing in Historic Yorktown
Advance Tickets $25 Cash or Check only
Available at Ken Matthews Garden Center
Monday, October 12
Columbus Day
Thursday-Sunday, October 15-18
You Pick It, We Pot It
You pick your plants and pot and we'll pot them up for you... for free!!
Saturday, October 24 2 PM
Light up the night with your very own Glow in the Dark Pumpkin...no electricity 
needed! All ages welcome, to our Glow in the Dark Pumpkin Painting Workshop. Load
up your family and friends and join us. Workshop fee $5. Call 757.898.7799 to reserve
your space
Saturday, October 31
Halloween
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Check This Out!
Ornamental Grasses Dazzle in Fall
While Fall usually heralds cooler temperatures and captivating color, it is also
 the season for ornamental grasses. Purple spires of liriope. Gossamer, pink clouds
of Muhly grass.  Feathery plumes of pampas grass. Silken tassels of Miscanthus. 
Fall is the time for grasses to shine.
Ornamental grasses are versatile additions to your landscaping.  Smaller growing
 varieties, such as, Hameln can define the edge of a flower bed.  Larger varieties,
such as, Gracillimus, Adagio, or Zebra grasses can create drama in empty spaces.
 They are drought tolerant and relatively pest free. So, if you are looking to add
character, but want low-maintenance, consider adding ornamental grasses to your 
landscape.
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Container Gardens for Year-Round Interest
Container gardens add interest and personality to your porch and landscape.  By 
choosing a combination of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and bulbs, you can enjoy 
colorful container gardens throughout the seasons. Pansies, Snapdragons, Mums, ornamental
Kales and Cabbages, Euphorbia, Swiss Chard, and Rosemary are great plants to use
 for Fall containers and will last through Winter.
Set bulbs in the soil last and you will enjoy a fresh burst of color when Spring
 arrives.  Tulips, Narcissus, Grape Hyacinths, and Snowdrops are all great options
for containers.
And don't limit yourself to plants.  Tuck in little pumpkins or gourds for Thanksgiving
then switch out with pinecones or holly sprigs for the Christmas season.
Containers are a great way to enhance your landscape in any season.
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Bonide All Seasons Oil
During winter, rid your trees and shrubs of inconspicuous killers by using a preventative
application of dormant oil. We recommend using Bonide All Seasons Oil. This is a
 highly refined horticultural oil. When sprayed uniformly on the bark and foliage
of trees and shrubs, it smothers and kills dormant insects.  All Seasons Oil also
smothers fungus & disease that causes powdery mildew, leaf spots, & rust. The ideal
temperature for application is between 50 and 70°F in order to get the oil to coat
the tree and flow into all nooks and crannies. As always, read the label completely
before applying any chemical in your landscape.
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Tips for the Garden:
As the leaves change into their brilliant fall colors, you realize that summer is
over and fall is here.. Here are a few gardening tasks that you can do this month
to help keep your garden looking it's best for the rest of fall, and prepare for
 the winter and upcoming spring.
Plant Annuals, Perennials, and Bulbs
* Plant Mums, Pansies, Ornamental Kale and Cabbage in containers and gardens for
 fall and winter color.
* Plant perennials for fall color as well as spring color.
* Plant bulbs such as Tulips, Daffodils, Hyacinths, Snowdrops, Anemone, and Crocus.
Add Bone Meal as you prepare the soil to strengthen root growth.Mulch
* Mulching new and existing plants will keep the soil warmer longer, allowing root
growth to continue.  A 2" thick layer is recommended.
Shrub and Tree Care
* Fertilize your acid loving plants with Holly Tone.  For all other plants, use 
Dr Earth All Purpose Fertilizer.
* As temperatures cool(below 80° F), apply Bonide All Seasons Oil to evergreen shrubs
to prevent insects and disease.
Fruit and Vegetable Gardening
* Harvest summer fruits and vegetables: eat, freeze, dry, store, or can.
Fall Lawn Care
* Aerate and seed fescue lawns...there is still time.
* Fertilizer fescue lawns with Jonathan Green Greenup.
* Keep mowing as long as your grass is growing.
Caring for your House Plants
* Bring in houseplants.  Treat them first with Bonide Houseplant Systemic Insecticide.
Most cannot survive below 50°F.
Odds and ends
* Any weed that you can eliminate from the garden this fall will possibly prevent
thousands of weed seeds from sprouting in the garden next spring!
* Spray broadleaf weeds with Bonide Weed Beater and apply Preen to mulched beds.
* Clean and oil your garden tools for winter storage. Place some sand and some oil
in a large bucket, then slide your garden tools in and out of the sand. This will
do an excellent job of cleaning them, as well as applying a light coat of oil to
 prevent rusting.
* Mark your perennials with permanent tags, or create a map showing their locations
so you'll know where and what they are when they die back.  This will help you to
avoid digging up something you intended to keep when you plant bulbs and plants 
this fall and next spring.
* The birds will soon begin their winter migrations. Give them a helping hand by
 providing them with some food for their long journey. You may even persuade a few
of them to stick around for the winter, if they know they have a reliable food source!
* Think about a de-icer for the birdbath. If you're in an area that freezes and 
you don't have a de-icer, turn your birdbath over to keep it from cracking.
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Bulb Packs - $1 off each when you buy 3 or more packs.  Includes Easy Bloom Pad.
Easy Bloom Pads [http://www.easybloompad.com/] will reduce planting time to only
 30 seconds per pad and takes out all the hard work. The bulbs are pre-spaced and
do not need to be adjusted. After digging a hole in the ground or a pot, the pad
 can be placed. Cover the path with soil, water it and enjoy the rest of your day!

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The Garden Post - September 2015
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Mind, Body, Soul,and Community Gardening
People in the land of the free aren't necessarily known for healthy eating. With
 fast food restaurants at every corner, and climbing concerns about poor eating 
habits, it's important to find ways  these problems can be remedied. This is especially
crucial for children and adolescents who are at greater risk of developing health
complications from unhealthy eating.
The hope is that children exposed to gardening will form a connection with locally
grown food, leading to healthier dietary choices. There is nothing better than walking
into your backyard and picking fresh food to use for a meal that evening. You learn
to respect the earth and your body.
Gardening also requires physical activity. According to the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, gardening is considered a moderate-intensity activity, which
can reduce risk of coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke and depression.
The CDC recommends 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity activity for adults,
while children need one hour of physical activity per day.
We always hear that spending time outdoors can improve our mental health, but gardening
isn't usually the first thing that comes to mind.  A study published in the Journal
of Health Psychology reported variation of stress-relief levels from gardening and
reading.  The decreases in stress levels were significantly stronger from gardening.
Nature and green spaces bring about relaxation and lower stress levels. A garden
 provides peace and quiet while allowing the mind to unwind by focusing on planting
seeds, trimming dead leaves, picking ripe fruit or hunting down sneaky insects.
Communities also reap benefits from gardening. "Growing your own" can provide high-quality
nourishment and unite adults and children by letting them participate in projects
that contribute to their well-being.  There are now many community gardens so check
to see if there is one near you.
Whether it's a backyard garden or an all-out farm, "growing your own" promotes wellness
in many areas. Not only does it supply healthier food options and improve mental
 well-being, it allows communities to make use of vacant land and reunite for a 
common purpose.
And now... it's time to start your own fall garden.
Article Content by Bianca Gibson
Coming in September:
*Garden Mums
*Fall Veggies
*Daffodil & Tulip Bulbs
*Shrubs with fall berries, blooms and foliage color.
*Fall Decorating Items - Hay Bales, Corn Stalks, Pumpkins.
Monday, September 7
Labor Day
Store Hours 9 AM - 2 PM
Saturday, September 19
10-11 AM
Perfect Lawns on the Peninsula
Speaker: Danielle Hendricks with a Q & A Session.
Call 757-898-7799 to reserve your seat!
Saturday, September 26
10-11 AM
Indoor Herb Class
Learn the health benefits of certain herbs and pot up their own container.
Class fee $25, includes container, three 4" herbs, soil and personal planting assistance.
Must pre-pay to secure a seat in the class.
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Fall Gardening
"Am I too late, can I still plant a fall garden?" This is a question we hear numerous
times in the Garden Center.  During calmer days after schools start, temperatures
begin to drop along with the leaves and it finally feels like fall.
Guess what? Plant your heart out!  Leafy greens like kale, collards, spinach, and
lettuces thrive in the cool nighttime temps. If you're crazy about those Super Foods
- plant a row of broccoli, cauliflower, and leeks.  Check seed packet dates for 
the last date to sow outside. For quicker results, plant cell pack vegetables.
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Fresh Herbs in All Seasons
Fresh herbs, like basil, thyme and oregano, can be enjoyed in the garden or containers
until first frost-usually November.
Continue herbs inside for the rest of the year by putting them in containers in 
a bright sunny spot in your home.  They will need at least 4-6 hours of sun to thrive.
 Keep your indoor herbs healthy by fertilizing them with Dr. Earth Tomato, Vegetable,
& Herb Fertilizer, a low nitrogen, high potassium fertilizer, twice a month.  We
 like to check soil at least twice a week - water only if dry.
Check out our indoor herb planter and start planning now for a flavorful meal this
fall and winter
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Tips for the Garden:
September should bring relief to gardens and signal the start of a new season for
gardeners and as a result, September can be one of the busiest months in the garden..
Flowers and Other Ornamental Plants
* Divide and transplant perennials like Hostas, Daylilies, Black-Eyed Susan and 
Echinacea
* Start planting spring flowering bulbs.  Use Volebloc when planting bulbs.  Volebloc
creates a physical  barrier between the chewing critters and your bulbs.
* Pansies, Ornamental Kale and Cabbage and fall blooming Chrysanthemums can be planted
now to give a little color to the garden when the summer's flowers have faded away.
* Scatter the seeds of wildflowers in rows or in open beds this month so that the
young seedlings will be ready to be transplanted into their permanent spot next 
spring.
* Fall is an excellent time to shop for annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs.
Fruits and Vegetables
* Although most fruits and vegetables are best when eaten fresh on the day they're
picked, you can extend the season by freezing, drying, storing, or canning.
* Harvest remaining vegetables, including green tomatoes. Never too many fried green
tomatoes!
* Pick herbs for drying or freezing.  For year round fresh herbs, plant an herb 
garden indoors.
Pests
* Dispose of any diseased or infested plant debris, to avoid overwintering the problem
* Continue to watch for insect, slug and snail, or disease damage throughout the
 garden, and take the necessary steps to control the problem.
Lawn Care
* September is one of the best months of the entire year for seeding or sodding 
new lawns.
* Always check your soil pH before starting your lawn renovations.
* If the lawn needs thatching, it can be done during the early fall.
* Over-seed old lawns with fresh seed to help fill in the bare spots and crowd out
weeds and mosses.
* Start Fall Lawn Fertilization (See our Lawn Care Recommendations [http://kenmatthewsgardencenter.com/garden-reference-tools/])
Odds and Ends
* Photograph your gardens and containers for a record of the year's triumphs.
* The birds will soon begin their winter migrations. Give them a helping hand by
 providing them with some food and water for their long journey. No one likes to
 travel on an empty stomach, and you may even persuade a few of them to stick around
for the winter if they know they have a reliable food source!
* Bring summer vacationing houseplants back indoors while the day and night temperatures
are above 50° .  To prevent hitchhiking pests treat with Bonide Houseplant Systemic
before bringing them indoors.
* Start fall clean-up in the flower beds, cutting back anything that has finished
blooming or is diseased.
* Give the compost bin a fall turn
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Any 3 Vegetables or Herbs
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$10
Regularly $3.99 each
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Expires September 15, 2015.
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