Hello Great-Gardeners,
I hope this email finds your garden blooming and fruits growing.
We have been experiencing technical difficulties with our email provider and have decided to switch to another one. Our emails will still be coming from office@great-gardeners.com, so if you have not already, bookmark this email safe in your email program. I am getting used to this new program, so please bear with me.
As always, if you have any questions, comments or suggestions, hit reply. I would love to hear from you. Have a great-gardening day.
Sincerely,
Holly
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Thank You Sale
Perennials, Shrubs, & Roses
20% Off
(Regular Prices)
Does Not Include: Trees, Herbs, Annuals, Houseplants (Cactus, Succulents, Foliage, Citrus, etc.), or Vegetables
Sale Ends: 7/10/22
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Coneflower 'Sweet Sandia'
Echinacea ‘Sweet Sandia’
Single, broad petaled flowers look like a slice of watermelon – with lime green edges and watermelon pink surrounding a large dark cone. An eye-catching perennial, it is hardy, compact, and long-blooming, making it a great perennial for the border or patio containers.
Grows:
20-24 Inches x 16-20 Inches
In Stock!
1.5 Gallon Pot - $21.99
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Deadheading Butterfly Bushes |
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Deadheading
Is the process of removing dead flowers from your plants. It is straightforward to do. Pinch or cut off the flower stem below the dead flower right above the first set of leaves.
Deadheading:
- Cleans up a plants appearance
- Controls the spread of seeds
- Encourages your plant to develop new flowers. Note: Not all plants will re-flower after being deadheaded. Some flowers only bloom once and then are done for the season.
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How To Kill A Tree
Few residential trees die of old age. Improper tree care kills more trees than any insects or diseases.
Check out the diagram below so you can avoid making these tree-damaging mistakes.
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1. Do not top trees. Tree heights can be lowered by proper crown reduction that doesn’t stimulate watersprout production.
2. When a tree is young, select one or the other of the competing upright branches to be the main branch and cut the other off.
3. Remove branches that cross and rub in order to prevent bark wounds.
4. Monitor for insects and diseases and treat
appropriately if they are found.
5. Do not use anything to cover pruning cuts or wounds– trees seal their own wounds.
6. Cut broken branches off at the branch bark collar.
7. Spray the lawn with herbicides that will not damage trees.
8. Mulch around the tree to avoid hitting the tree trunk with lawn or edging equipment and to protect surface roots.
9. Dig around roots whenever possible but when not, make a clean pruning cut on the tree side of the root.
10. Know how big a tree will grow (height and width) and space accordingly away from houses and other obstacles.
11. Insert a nail or screw into your tree to which a wire or line can be attached. The tree will seal around the small wound made by the nail or screw.
12. Cut branches back to laterals so you don’t leave stubs to which the branches will die back.
13. Do not make flush cuts. Cut on the outside of the branch bark collar.
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14. Stakes generally aren’t needed on small residential trees, but if they are, remove them after one year to avoid any damage.
15. Do not wrap the trunk with anything except a wide wire cage if animals are a problem.
16. Do not put mulch in contact with the trunk, and then pile mulch only 2 to 3 inches over the roots.
17. Do not put any type of fabric or plastic material under your mulch.
18. Do not stack items atop the roots; it causes soil compaction.
19. Take the ball roping off around the tree trunk. If the tree is in a container, remove the container before planting.
20. Divert water from the roots of trees that don’t like wet soil, but when you water, water deeply to encourage deep root growth.
21. Remove the top horizontal round of wire from the basket. It is not necessary to remove the entire basket.
22 Remove the burlap, regardless of type, from atop the ball and down several inches on the ball side. It is not necessary to remove all the burlap.
23. Dig the hole at least twice as wide as the root system to encourage lateral root growth out of the root ball. Do not amend backfill for individual tree holes. Only amend if the entire planting area can be equally amended.
24. Dig your hole only as deep as the root system and do not put gravel in the bottom of the planting hole unless you install a drain to actively pull extra water away.
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Fun Facts About Lightning Bugs |
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My daughter was the complete opposite of me when I was younger. She is terrified of lightning bugs. She says they will bite her and run in the opposite direction if any come near her.
Lightning bugs will not bite, at least not us. Scientists do not know a lot about the feeding habits of adult lightning bugs. Some species are known to be cannibals, while others are thought not to eat. Most, if they do eat, eat pollen and nectar.
Scientists know that most species' larvae are specialized predators and feed on other insect larvae, snails, and slugs, making them beneficial in the garden, especially if you have slugs.
Some other cool facts that you may not have known:
- Lightning bugs are also called Fireflies, depending on where you live in the country.
- There are around 2,000 species of fireflies in the world, and they live on all the continents except Antarctica.
- The main reason lightning bugs glow is for mating.
- Each lightning bug species has a different flash pattern, and some species do not produce light.
- Lightning bugs are in decline due to habitat destruction, being captured for medical research, and light pollution interfering with mating signals.
- Lightning bug larvae glow to warn predators away.
- Both larvae and adult lightning bugs are poisonous if eaten.
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How Dry Seasons Affect Woody Plants |
From The University Of Kentucky College Of Agriculture, Food And Environment Cooperative Extension Service
Pattern, frequency, and amounts of rainfall are important components to plant health. Water is an essential plant component, making up 70 percent to 90 percent of plant mass. Growth, photosynthesis (manufacture of food), nutrient transport, important chemical reactions, and the production of secondary metabolites are all dependent upon water uptake from roots. Water expands and enlarges new cells within stems and leaves, which holds them upright (turgor pressure). During dry seasons and drought conditions, plants become stressed. Growth ceases, nutrient transport slows, and plants wilt as cells become water-deficient. Severe, long-term, or consecutive drought events may cause permanent damage.
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Wilson’s is a beautiful place for you to have a great time discovering beautiful plants and products that will delight your senses. We have full displays of the newest and best colorful plants that will energize you to get into your garden.
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