Gardener's World Front Entry

Gardener's World Front Entry

Thursday, July 9, 2009


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Texas Ebony
Canna Lily
Coleus

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Next class: July 11 9AM: Fountain Selection & Maintenance
10AM: Sun Control with Ramadas Call 602-437-0700 to reserve your spot for the free classes & for the Farmer's Market. Held at
3401 E. Baseline Rd. Phoenix, AZ. Click on the address link to get directions.

Weekly Gardening & Landscape Tip:
Monsoon season is here, so be prepared! As trees mature, move emitters out toward the dripline to encourage a more stable root system to balance the canopy. Be sure to deep water (see our watering guide on our website). Using 'Deep Drip' watering stakes will help get the water down to the root zone & appling First Step Soil Acidifier (see coupon @ bottom) will help break up the caliche. Also, proper pruning to open up the canopy will help to reduce limb breakage & uprooting. These are pictures of an unpruned mesquite (L) & a pruned one (R).













If you don't have time or aren't sure of how to go about moving the emitters out or trimming your trees, contact Gardener's Eden Landscaping & they can help you.

Green Tip:
Shop at Gardener's World & let Gardener's Eden help with your landscaping needs. Buying local helps save on fuel, pollution & supports the community by keeping tax dollars here.


Feature Tree: Texas Ebony (Pithecellobium flexicaule)

Slow growing, low water use evergreen tree with an irregular form that is native to south Texas & Mexico. It's maximum dimensions are around 20' x 15'. The leaves are dark green & small. In late spring to early summer it blooms cream-colored puffy flowers that give way to brown seed pods. The branches have a zigzag form & are quite thorny.

Available in 15G & 24" box sizes.
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Feature Plant: Canna Lily (Canna x generalis)

Large leaves & brightly colored flowers are the distinguishing features of this plant. They're versatile enough to tolerate full sun as well as shade. Cut them down in winter & they'll come right back in spring. They work well around water features due to their low litter. Deadheading spent blossoms & removing old leaves are about all the maintenance they need, other than regular watering & slow release fertilizer, such as our Flower Power, applied every 4 months.

Available in 1 & 5 gallon sizes.
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Feature Shade Plant: Coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides)

The Coleus plant has very colorful foliage and is popular as a houseplant and in gardens. Its geographic origin is Southeast Asia and Malaysia. In our climate, they can be kept as perennials & do best in shade or filtered light. They can grow to a maximum height of about 2 feet. They produce a stalk of white-purple flowers. Pinching them back will cause them to bush. They are heat tolerant & require moderate water.

Available in 4" & 1 gallon sizes.
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Buy 1, 4" pot, get 1 free!
Sale good until 7/31/09.
Can't be combined with other discounts.

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3401 E. Baseline Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85042
602-437-0700 (Gardener's World)
602-437-2233 (Gardener's Eden Landscaping)
Fax: 602-437-8660

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Farmer's Market Saturdays 8 am - 11 am
Bring your veggies, fruit, jams, pickles, etc. & your own
table to set up in the shade of the big ficus tree!!
Call 602-437-0700 or
email:
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for reservations & more information.


SAVE! SAVE! SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!
Save $5.00 on a 20# bag of First Step Soil Acidifier
with any $20.00 regular retail plant purchase!!
Cannot be combined with other discounts.
Offer Expires: 7/31/09

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