Cold Creek Nurseries Newsletter
August 2013
~ Join Us For A Fall Crop Seminar ~
Did you know that you can extend the vegetable growing
season by planting a fall vegetable garden around the
middle of August? Many short season vegetables such as
green beans, sugar snap peas and tomatoes will "make"
before the first frost around Halloween. Our seminar on
Saturday, August 10th, at 9:30 a.m. will cover plant
selection, soil preparation, planting techniques,
fertilization and harvesting. Many of the seeds, plants and containers needed for
fall crops will be available at Cold Creek. Handouts and refreshments will also
be available. Two of our staff, Annette and Alan, will be the presenters. Come
discover the fun and good food you can enjoy with a fall vegetable garden!
~ Fruit Trees Now On Sale ~
We currently have our fruit trees at 25%
off. Take advantage of this sale, and plant
some fruit trees. Grow delicious, healthy
fruits right in your own backyard!
~ Fairy Garden Fun ~
Miniature, or "Fairy", gardening is one of the
newest and most creative gardening trends!
This past weekend, Cold Creek Nurseries held
our very first 'make and take' miniature
gardening workshop. The response was
overwhelmingly positive, with 29 people joining us to create magical
miniature gardens. The participants loved making these miniature container
gardens and we loved seeing the magic of their gardens come to life! Because
we had such a great response to our first workshop, we have scheduled
another one, to be held on August 24. If you haven't seen our display of
miniature, or "Fairy", gardens in our retail greenhouse, stop in, because you'll
be enchanted!
~ Invicibelle Spirit Hydrangea ~
This is the beautiful hydrangea from
which $1 of each sale goes to the
American Cancer Society, for breast
cancer awareness. When you purchase
one of these hydrangeas, you can get a
FREE "Steppable." These are cute, very
low growing plants that you can use for
a ground cover. They stand up well to
foot traffic, hence the name
"Steppables."
Annette's Corner
Summertime in the South is just full of
characteristics that either make me crazy or
make me so happy. Let's start with crazy,
shall we? The mosquitoes drive me
BERZERK. They love me, and are particularly
abundant this year because of the rain. I put
on full body armor to walk the "Precious
Puppy" (my little boy), Cooper. I venture forth decked out in a long
sleeved shirt with a hood, long pants, and socks, trying to cover any
part of me where the little blood suckers might get to me. Cooper
looks like a Dalmation instead of a yellow lab because they cover him
when we walk. The "no see ums" are also a summer entity. Another
thing that makes me crazy, and goes back to last week's email where
Tom wrote that I am always cold, is the fact that everywhere you go grocery, restaurants etc. - it's always FREEZING to me. My husband
carries around jackets for me in his car, because he knows that I will
freeze in the car and then freeze some more where ever we go out to
eat. Now, things that make me happy in the summer mostly have to
do with food. Tomato sandwiches, watermelons, cantaloupes,
peaches (and home made peach ice cream!) and fresh cucumbers
with vinegar and salt - those are all happy summer things! I also
love the long hours of daylight, and I love hot weather. My trip to
Edisto each August with my family is the icing on the cake.
A reminder - be sure and catch my seminar next week on "Fall Veggie
Gardening", and bring your four legged friend in for the SPCA DOG
WASH.
Come see us, Annette
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