Dear Friends,
What happened to Winter?  We've been running our air conditioner on full blast, just so we can feel some cold air!  But, no complaining ....when it comes to weather, you just have to take it as it comes.  Enjoy this awesome "Florida" winter.  Next year could be a totally different story.

The sap is rising in the trees and pushing out leaves 21 days early, according to Daily Spring Index Leaf Anomaly. There's a scientific study for everything these days! 

This means we'll likely be bringing in flowering plants earlier this year.  So get out there in this beautiful weather, and get your beds and containers ready!

Wally & Delores Steinhauser
spring fling
Come help us launch our year-long 50th Anniversary at Spring Fling
The first 100 customers to walk through the gates will receive 50% off any one regular-priced item on  that day  only and it's the only day to buy Garden Dollars.
wings and things
ask zach
Ask Zach 
It looks like something has chewed around the
hole of my Nest Box. What's going on?
  • It's probable that Gray Squirrels or Flying Squirrels have made their home in your Nest Box. To deter them, purchase a metal portal protector that goes around the entry hole of the Nest Box and prevents animals from widening the hole.  It can be installed on new boxes or ones that already have damage.
suet feeder
Buy a Suet Feeder , get 1/2 off Case of Suet
Love Your Birds
Found in Wings & Things inside the Produce Market.
bird watcher
Become a Winter Bird Watcher
Nothing is more beautiful than looking out your window to see the bright red of a cardinal or the lovely colors of a blue jay perched on a bare winter branch.
bird count
Great Backyard Bird Count
Join Us for the Next Count, February 17-20, 2017 
It's as easy as 1, 2, 3!
garden center
plan to make it the best garden
Plan to make this year's vegetable  
garden the best one ever!
It's the start of a new year and with it comes new dreams for a successful garden. While planting is still a couple months away, there are many things you can do now. 
Cool weather veggie bedding plants are in!  
Lettuces, cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, strawberries, rhubarb, asparagus and collards. We also have seeds and seed starting trays available to help you get a jump start on spring planting.
lawn care
STEP 1 Do-It-Yourself Lawn Care Program  
Hi-Yield Turf & Ornamental Weed & Grass Stopper Pre-emergent - works for all types of lawns

Step 1 is usually applied between February 15th and March 15th, as long as we have had four consecutive days of 65°. 
 
HOWEVER , this winter has been so warm, that it is important this year for you to 
APPLY BETWEEN 
FEBRUARY 15 AND MARCH 1. 
Shake the winter blues off and head out to the garden for some pre-spring clean-up.
 February is a great time to ...
  • Cut back your liriope.
  • Cut ornamental grasses, such as Miscanthus, Pampas, or Muhly Grass, back to 6-12 inches.
  • Prune your roses.  Shrub roses, such as Knockouts, can be cut back to 2 feet tall and wide.
  • Rake up the leaves you ignored in the Fall and apply fresh pine straw or other mulch.
  • Prune Spring flowering shrubs after they bloom (Forsythia, Loropetalum).
  • Prune your crape myrtles, but don't commit "crape murder."
  • Prune peach and plum trees, apples and pears if necessary.
  • Prune tree branches that cross or rub other branches.
  • Use Horticulture Oil Spray on any plant that tends to get insect or fungus problems in the Spring/Summer... Gardenias, Azaleas, Magnolias, Palms, Crape Myrtles, Indian Hawthorne, Roses, etc .
  • Clear extra leaves and pine straw around emerging bulbs to allow them to grow.
  • Plan your Spring projects!  Now is the time to request our landscape design services before our designer gets too busy.  Call Delores at 803-359-9091 to get on the list. 
hellebores
Just In
Hellebores (also called Lenten Rose) - We just received a large supply of unusual varieties of hellebores, just in time for Lent. Commonly called Lenten Rose, this plant is so-named for the time of year that it blooms.  An added bonus:  the flowers will hang on the plant for months after Easter, drying in place and continuing to exhibit lovely hues into summer. This low-growing evergreen perennial requires light shade and fertile, well-drained soil containing lots of organic matter.  The varieties pictured above are in the Winter Jewels series, specifically Black Diamond and Sparkling Diamond.
what_s blooming
What's Blooming
  1. Lamium (also called Deadnettle) - The trailing plant in the container pictured above is lamium. It thrives in cooler weather and comes in varieties that bloom pink, purple or white. 
  2. Candytuft - This is an evergreen ground cover whose white blooms are some of the earliest spring flowers in the garden. It is best grown in medium moisture, well-drained soils in full to partial sun. Our hot South Carolina summers can take a toll on these plants, so some protection from the sun in the summer is best. Candytuft is drought tolerant and an excellent edging for borders, paths or walkways. Use it in rock gardens, let it sprawl over a wall or make it your trailing plant in containers.
  3. Loropetalum - Those red-leaf shrubs that are blooming pink, fuschia or reddish right now are called loropetalum. And contrary to popular belief, they come in all sizes. Mature plants can be small, medium or large.
  4. Oxalis - Green or Purple (also called Shamrocks) - It's time to get your Blarney on! These plants provide a great pop of color in an early spring container.
biho
Doesn't bloom, but looks beautiful! 
  • Bihou Japanese Maple Tree - These Japanese Maples look just as pretty without their leaves as they do with them. Sporting bright yellow/orange bark in the winter, they make quite a statement against a background of evergreen foliage. The limbs look like flames shooting up to the sky.
rewards club
Time is running out to use your FREE money! 
You've earned it and you can spend it anywhere at Wingard's
DON'T DELAY.... IT EXPIRES MARCH 5th!
gift shoppe
feb gift shoppe
  1. Fitkicks are a breathable, easy to store, machine washable "shoe". Great for watersports, everyday errands, biking, exercising, traveling, walking the dog, at the beach, and relief from your high heels.
  2. Duke Cannon is a body product for men created by a man. These soaps and balms are great for hard working & outdoor men.
  3. Stanley is a dependable company that's been making thermos's for over 100 years. They have come out with a travel cup, a travel coffee mug, and even a growler.  A Stanley mug is a manly mug!
  4. Small indoor plants are a new trend that everyone loves for their homes, offices, and even magnetic ones for your fridge or file cabinet.
  5. Baggallini handbags were created by 2 flight attendants that knew how to accommodate all your traveling and everyday purse struggles. Some have built-in RFID to protect all your credit cards. These bags are made to last and are able to handle every situation.
Stop in and see our large selection of Easter decorations, candy dishes, & dishtowels!
produce market
There is always something new and fresh
in the Produce Market!  

New in the Market this month:
  • Urban Accents - Seasoning packages for vegetables, chili, seafood, chicken, pork and steak.
  • Gourmet Gardens - Pickled Quail Eggs, German Sauerkraut, Bread and Butter Pickles, Pickled Chicken Eggs, Peach Halves, Pickled Beets, Pickled Asparagus, Sweet Baby Corn, Pickled Okra, Marinated Mushrooms, Premier Vegetable Mix, Corn Relish, Blackeyed Pea Relish, Peach Salsa and Mango Lime Salsa 
  • Caterino & Julian - Marinara Sauce and Raven Nest Farm Pasta
  • Old School Brand Sorghum Molasses, Pancake Fruit Syrups, Country Ham, Cobbler-Pancake-White Gravy Mixes and Dried Apples 
Season Favorites:
Florida Oranges, Tangerines, Grapefruit, and  Fall Crop
SC Pecans - Frozen
 
Fresh Produce: 
Cabbage, Corn, Spring Onions Lettuce,  Mountain Apples,  Okra,  Onions,  Potatoes, Butternut Squash, Acorn Squash, Cantaloupes, Lemons, Tomatoes, Yellow Squash, Zucchini Squash, Mixed Nuts

Local Meat, Dairy & Prepared Foods:
Shrimp - Fresh or Frozen, Sylvan Farms Pork & Chicken 
Free-Range Eggs, Clemson Blue Cheese, Ashe County Cheeses, Troyer's Butter and Goat Cheese, Baked Goods by JoAnn Moss, Bee Trail Farm Local Honey, Adams Apple Butters and Jams, Tavi's Sauce, Valine's Sauces, Keisler's Mill Grits and Cornmeal, Sallie's Greatest Jams and Simple Syrups, Gillespie's Peanuts, Holy Smoke Olive Oil, Simply Southern Gourmet Mustards, Sourwood Honey, Savannah Bee Company Honeys

workshops _ events
workshops
Nest Boxes Are Not Just for Bluebirds!
Saturday, February 18 10:00 a.m.
How to attract a variety of wild birds to raise their young in your backyard.
workshops
The birds are coming...and they are already here!
workshops
Join us for a guided bird walk thru Saluda Shoals.
workshops
If you want a vegetable garden, but don't have the need or space for a large garden, this workshop is for you.
workshops
Come spend a Saturday morning with your child building a bluebird nest box!
workshops
If you've ever wanted your own fruit orchard, in your own backyard, even just a few fruiting plants, you will enjoy this workshop.
We're making room for our Spring shipments!
Select Group of Trees & Shrubs  
75% off
Select Group of Ceramic Pots
50% off
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