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Summer Sale
20% off Everything
Friday May 31 thru Monday, June 3
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June Business Hours
Monday - Saturday 9am to 5:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm
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Introduction
In this newsletter you will find..
- 4 Day Summer Sale
- DIY Hanging Basket Class
- DIY Kokedama Class
- Seasonal Ideas and Information for June
- Hurricane preparation should include your landscape.
- "Scents and Succulents" by Autumn Nolte
- Seaside Casual Furniture 2019
- Bailey's Coupon
- Inside Our Gift Shop
- Father's Day Gift Ideas
- Pots, Pelicans, Fountains & Flamingos
- Texas Gardeners: Create a sustainable garden that helps wildlife.
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DIY Hanging Basket Class
Sunday, June 9
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Create your own unique hanging basket filled with beautiful Summer flowering plants. This hands-on workshop will include instruction on design, plant selection, plant placement and care of your hanging basket. All needed supplies are provided.
The class fee is $40.
Please call 409.763.4713 to pay in advance by June 6.
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DIY: Kokedama Workshop
Sunday, June 23
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Learn from Autumn as she guides you on how to make your Kokedama. Kokedama translates to "moss ball" - a form of Japanese garden art. Workshop fee $40 per person includes your choice of a fern, or other small greenhouse plant, moss, string, soil & step-by-step instructions. Class size is limited. Please call 409.763.4713 to pay in advance.
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Seasonal Ideas & Information for June
The following are a list of activities to consider for your June gardening:
Vegetables & Herbs -
Mornings are still a great time to be out in the garden.....late afternoons shortly before dark are also a tolerable time to be out. Check the mulch throughout the garden and replenish any areas where it is getting too thin. Mulch reduces evaporative loss of water from the soil, moderates soil temperatures, and deters weed seeds. Continue to fertilize tomatoes and peppers to promote higher yields and stronger plants. Bird netting is an option to help protect the fruits of your labor! Spider mites can be controlled with water or soap spray and caterpillars can be controlled with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt).
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Damage from Birds
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Bird netting
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Caterpillar control
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Life Cycle of the
Japanese Beetle
For Grub Control use
Milkey Spore
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Granular or Powder applications
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Perennials & Annuals -
Some dependable color options for summer include a variety of salvias, zinnias, purslane, vinca, portulaca, lantana, esperanzas, plumbagos and cupheas. If you are watering your plants with an overhead sprinkler, you may be seeing an increase in diseases of the foliage. Drip irrigation is a better way to go and can help minimize leaf wetness. There are disease-control products on the market. We can provide help in identifying pests and diseases, and in deciding on an appropriate, effective control option.
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Galveston County Master Gardeners Educational Programs:
article by Dr. William Johnson
Horticulturist with the Galveston County Office of
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
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We all know how beautiful succulents can be with their complex shapes, colors, and growth habits. What some don't realize however, is that there are many succulents that also have a beautiful aroma. (Like we needed ANOTHER reason to love them!) When your succulent blooms not only will you get a gorgeous display of flowers, but you may also get to enjoy their fragrance depending on the variety you own. If you're looking to add some more beauties to your garden, or just want to tantalize your senses, you may be interested in acquiring one (or more) of these for your home.
Echinopsis oxygona- Big pink funnel shaped flowers open at night and usually last 24-36 hours. This is a very fragrant species.
Hoyas- There are many different varieties of hoya, and depending on their care the fragrance may be stronger or weaker. The Flowers are waxy, shaped like stars and have been described as smelling like chocolate, lemon, citrus, vanilla, orange, and spicy.
Sedum Suavelons- White Sweet smelling flowers that look more like Echeveria flowers than your typical sedum bloom. This variety is a summer bloomer.
Stapeliads
- Blooms are very STINKY often smelling like carrion or dung, some varieties may not smell as bad or as strong. While having an overpowering smell might turn you away, the flowers are very attractiv
e with their different shapes, sizes and color patterns.
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Night blooming Cereus- Flowers have a strong, sweet spicy fragrance that opens at night usually between July-October. The night blooming Cereus is typically a white flower but you can sometimes find them available in pink.
String of Pearls and String of Bananas- The flowers are white, tiny and fuzzy looking with a light cinnamon like scent that blooms in the spring.
Albuca Spiralis (Frizzle Sizzle) - This succulent blooms in the spring. The blooms are a gorgeous yellow and have a butter/olive oil/vanilla scent.
Lithops- All Lithops will bloom white or yellow flowers in the fall, with the right care. Some flowers have a spicy/honey scent.
Conophytum
- These round cuties have orange flowers with a clove like scent in the fall.
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Mother in Laws Tongue- This sansevieria is a spring bloomer with VERY Strong sweet smelling flowers, which have been reported to be too overpowering in a small space. The flowers are white and look like spider lilies.
Jade (can do well in high light as well) - The flowers will bloom in winter and spring. They are White/ Light Pink and sweetly scented.
Aloe conifera- This aloe blooms in winter, it has a tall blooming yellow flower with a delicious grapefruit aroma.
Whether you have a bright courtyard or a dimly lit office, there is a scented succulent for you. You can even arrange your succulents so that you have a constantly blooming, sweet smelling arrangement.
We have a good variety of succulents in stock and would be happy to help you with your arrangement!
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We have a large inventory of furniture in stock ready to deliver!
Use your newsletter 10% coupon toward your purchase!
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SAVE 10%
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(Gift Cards, Sale Items and
Landscaping Services are excluded)
Please mention this coupon when making your purchase.
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Beautiful Home Decor
Bags and Totes
Kid's Garden and Pool Assessories and Games
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FATHER'S DAY GIFT IDEAS
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Thermometers
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Gift Card
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Corinthian Chimes
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FOR DAD
SEASIDE CASUAL
MAD
CHAT CHAIR
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More Gift Ideas!
Pots, Pelicans, Fountains and Flamingos
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Create A
Sustainable Garden That Helps Wildlife
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"Easy steps to double numbers of butterflies, birds, bees, and other wildlife at home"
National Wildlife Federation
With more than 7 million people participating across the country and 2.5 million acres of Certified Wildlife Habitat, the National Wildlife Federation's Garden for Wildlife movement is the nation's longest-running and largest effort dedicated to helping wildlife locally. The initiative reconnects our neighborhoods, towns, and cities to our nation's amazing wild spaces by encouraging Americans to plant native plants.
From wildflowers to trees, there are small things we can do to provide natural sources of food, water, cover and spaces to raise young in our backyards and communities. Anyone can support and protect the future of birds, bees, butterflies and other amazing animals.
The National Wildlife Federation is inviting individuals, families and communities to
design a garden space that will enhance the natural landscape and attract wildlife to their great outdoors.
Here are several easy and impactful ways to participate and start helping your local wildlife:
Create a Habitat for Your Local Wildlife. Think first of the birds, butterflies and bees that you can support in your garden habitat. Then select plants that provide the kinds of food they need, such as nectar, berries or seeds. Plant according to your region, local environment and conditions, from sunny deserts to shady woodlands.
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CRAPE MYRTLE
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Think Small. No yard, no problem! For those with small outdoors spaces, select pots and planters that will allow you to plant a selection of blooming pollinator-friendly native plants.
Plant for year-round diversity and beauty. Wildlife needs food, water, cover and places to raise young all year. Choose a variety of plants that bloom at different times of the year, from native wildflowers to shrubs that produce berries. Evergreens provide year-round cover. Think vertically, too. Incorporate existing large trees and then underplant with smaller trees and shrubs for cover and nesting places.
Plant in Groups. This will result in more color, textural impact and eye-catching patterns throughout the garden bed or landscape. This technique also draws the eye into the garden and the close plantings will prevent weeds and minimize the need for excess mulching. Clusters of blooming plants are more likely to attract butterflies, bees and hummingbirds.
Certify Your Garden. Celebrate by
certifying your garden with the National Wildlife Federation and proudly display a sign! Show why you have designed your yard intentionally to help wildlife and encourage others to do the same. Certifying also spreads the wildlife gardening message to your entire neighborhood.
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Sincerely,
Peggy Cornelius, owner
Tom's Thumb Nursery & Landscaping
Yaya's Little Gardener
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Peggy Cornelius | Tom's Thumb Nursery & Landscaping | 409-763-4713
2014 - 45th Street Galveston, Texas 77550
sales@tomsthumbnursery.com | www.tomsthumbnursery.com
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