Look out for more Fall Sales. Stay tuned.

Shop Gurney's Sale plus Get $20 Off $40

The Gurney’s fabulous WEEKEND SALE is the perfect time to buy everything you need for fall gardening because these savings are HUGE.

This growing season was not a good one for tomatoes, but that just meant that it was time for other plants to shine. Basil, for one, did excellently this year.

If you’re thinking about protecting your plants from the cold, good on ya! Get out that tarp or row cover to shade your beauties from the cold. If the plants are small and few, try a large cardboard box. Just place the box over the plant in the evening and remove it in the morning.

If you’ve got a row of veggies to protect, you’ll want to try a row cover or a light fabric so that many plants can be protected at once. Got an old sheet? That’ll do!

Feel like a little shopping? Check out this All Purpose Garden Fabric:

Garden fabric comes in several sizes, so find one that suits your needs. It’s a great time to shop for fall planting too. Save 15% on orders of $25 or more. While you’re there, check out the garden outlet shop!
Gardener’s Supply Company: Save up to 50% in our Garden Outlet

Check out this Hummingbird Antique Bronze-Style Planter (16-inch) -

Or, this smaller Gothic Planter (9-inch) -

Don’t forget, Park Seed has more than just seeds! Shop Our Most Recent Catalogs Without Leaving your Seat!

If you don’t have any plants to bring in from the cold, there are lots of houseplants you can enjoy. See what Wayside Gardens has to offer in the way of houseplants, dwarf plants and Internet-Exclusive deals from their Container Plantings for Indoor, Patio Garden From Wayside Gardens.

Gardener’s Supply Company: Save up to 50% in our Garden Outlet

With a 50% off Sale, you can’t go wrong. Sure, the garden centers will all be having their season close out sales. I prefer shopping online – you can see so much more and never leave home.

I never know what I’ll find…look at these cute chickens for the flower garden:

How about a new planter for some of those herbs you’ll be bringing in soon?

(Those pictures are links to the catalog!)

Check out Gardener’s Supply Fall Sale: Save $10 off orders of $65 or more!

Free Shipping!

If you like roses and you’re ready to shop for perennial plants to grace your garden, you’re gonna love this deal. A new promotion by Wayside Gardens offers you a free Don Juan Rose – check it out:

Offer: Receive FREE Don Juan Rose with $75 Purchase at WaysideGardens

Coupon Code: FREEROSE
Expires: 04/30/2008

During the checkout process look for “Enter Bonus Codes Here”
Coupon code is required to get discount.

Visit Wayside Gardens and look at their selection of perennials. You might find something you like!

As was expected… both my physical and virtual mail boxes are now full. That was predictable. What I wasn’t ready for were the beautiful pictures and wealth of information in these catalogs. It’s all out there. I’ll be pointing you the way to the best resources, but for now a quick tip.

For a fast discount I recommend registering with the gardening websites that are of interest to you. Why?

• By law, their newsletters or weekly emails have to stop coming when you unsubscribe, so there’s no trouble with giving them your email address. If you no longer want to receive it, just unsubscribe.
• Any of the digital versions that you choose is a wiser, more environmentally-friendly or eco-friendly choice than the paper versions of catalogs.
• Many of the seed companies have internet only or online discounts, so take advantage of them.

Sign up for newsletters if you can and you’ll be pleasantly surprised with discount offers. Good luck! I hope you find some real gems.

Some of the varieties that may be available include: American Arborvitae, Eastern White Pine, Black Walnut, Red Maple, White Oak, American Cranberry and Serviceberry. Birdhouse kits and Wildflower mixes are also available by some districts.

You might want to act fast though, a few conservation districts in our region are no longer accepting orders. Clinton County will take orders until April 1, Union County until April 7, and Synder County until March 31, 2008, to name a few that are still accepting orders.

The seedlings are inexpensive and the monies go toward supporting the Conservation Districts. Do something a little green today. Purchase a few seedlings and support an organization that helps to educate our children about conservation of our natural heritage.

In the catalog guide you’ll find contact information for 92 companies that offer seeds and plants for your gardens, including their addresses, phone numbers and clickable links to their online offerings.

The original database was trimmed down to include only companies located in the U.S.A. Unfortunately, federal regulations have stopped shipments of live plants coming in from Canada and other parts of the world. Some foreign companies have voluntarily quit shipping anything to the U.S. due to the newer, more stringent rules. That’s ok, we’d like to show our support for businesses that can claim Made in the U.S.A., so from now on we’ll only be mentioning American businesses.

Make sure to check out the websites as many of these companies have Web Only Specials that you might like to take advantage of!

Beyond the contact info, the catalog guide describes products from each company so you can find out who is offering bulbs and who is selling lettuce seeds.

Our goal is to ultimately provide an online service that is searchable so you can find where to purchase tarragon seeds or mesclun mixes for your early Spring garden.

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