Archive for May, 2010
Put some color in your Memorial Day weekend.
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Thayer container gardens provide “right now” color.
Okay, we know that June 21st is the official start of summer, but, really, we know it starts with the Memorial Day weekend. This is when the yard begins to come to life in earnest, when we carefully examine the damage of winter and see who made it through. We scrutinize the lawn. We frown. We buy new work and garden gloves, rakes, shovels, whatever we may have misplaced or thrown away the previous year. And we start to sweat.
We replace a shrub that just couldn’t take the northeast wind on the northeast corner of the house. We smile at those hardy types who are straight and tall and happy to be back. We get the annuals in if we can, and we perhaps a few more perennials here and there.
We rake.
We dig.
We mulch.
And our backs begin to hurt.
We’re satisfied, yet something is missing. We want bright bursts of color up front and visible. And we want it right now. Not on June 21st.
We want container gardens!
We want our pots of every imaginable shape, matter, and color, stuffed with colorful growing plants that are fragrant and full of personality spilling over on our stairways, ledges, walls, and walkways.
And we want them ready right now.
So at Thayer this weekend, we‘ve decided to set aside time and space all weekend to make your wish come true. Container gardens, right now. Just bring in your pots, buckets, barrels, containers, whatever pleases you, to have filled with flowers and green, and we will help you put it together.
Right now.
Two Brilliant Ways to Make Your Garden Pop
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Drift Roses!
The Drift® Roses have arrived at the nursery and while small, they’re the next big thing for small gardens.
From the producers of The Knock Out® Family of Roses, Drift® Roses are repeat-bloomers that are tough, disease resistant, winter hardy and virtually maintenance free.
Drift® Roses are a cross between full-size ground cover roses and miniature roses. From the former they kept toughness, disease resistance and winter hardiness. From the miniatures, they inherited their well-managed size and repeat-blooming nature. The low, spreading habit of Drift® Roses makes them perfect for small gardens and combination planters. They brighten up borders, fill in empty spaces, and spread delicately around your favorite established plants.
Come visit us and meet these hardy, new arrivals with the big personalities!
Peony Envy!
The perennial peonies, as well as some tree peonies, have arrived in the nursery and they are truly impressive.
Peonies are very easy to grow in full sun, and they are plants with a long life. The big fluffy old fashioned fragrant flowers are a favorite in wedding bouquets and in centerpieces.
Did we mention they smell great?
These peonies have made a huge impression on us. Let them make an impression in your garden.
Come meet them and take some home.
Let Her Know She’s Special This Mother’s Day!
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Since May 8, 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson made it official, we have celebrated Mother’s Day. We visit; we give flowers, gifts, candy, and all sorts of goodies to the woman who first introduced us to this world.
This is the woman who always wanted to hear what we had to say,
hear what we had done that day, hear where we had succeeded
and where we might have fallen short, but in her eyes, never failed.
She loved us when we forgot her birthday.
She loved us when we gave her an iron on that birthday.
She loved us when we gave her a bunch of poison ivy for a Sunday centerpiece.
And we loved her.
We loved her when she called us by our sister’s name.
We loved her when she made that special meal when we came home from school.
We loved her when she said nothing about the ridiculous outfit we were wearing,
Or stopped us at the door for it.
She is the person we could always call when we needed her,
Who would love us when we thought no one else in the world ever would
Wherever she was, we were home.
Bring something special home this weekend
Bring her something special from Thayer
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