Good Bye, So Long and Farwell to Ruth

The employees and families of both stores said good bye to our beloved Ruth on Sunday with a BBQ potluck. We will truly miss her but wish her God's blessing as she starts a new phase of her life with her husband Richard in Arkansas.

Picture of employees of both stores with Ruth in the middle.

Ever heard of a Fairy Garden? We we have one in an old rusty wagon here at the Ada New Leaf store! Fairy gardens are miniature gardens made to attract fairies. Put fun things in them for fairies to do, such as a crochet set, gardening tools and of coarse a mirror for good luck! We have these fun items plus many, many more here at the store to add to your fairy garden. You also use miniature and regular sized plants in them which we carry here at New Leaf as well. We also have some fairy figurines to put in your garden if you can't catch glimpses of the real ones! We have a handout about fairy gardens available, so stop by and pick one up, along with all the fun things, too.

June 2 - Memorial Day is over and it's the unofficial start to summer. Don't forget you can garden all summer long! We will continue to get in new plants all summer, too. In fact we just got in a load of new plants that include:

Perennials -
"Becky" Shasta daisy
"Frenzy" Blanket Flower
"Blushing" and "Sunny" Knock-Out Roses
"Candy Store" garden Phlox in Coral Creme Drop, Grape Lollipop and Bubblegum Pink
"May Night" perennial Salvia
"Patriot" Hosta
"Butterfly Magic" Butterfly bush with 3 colors on each bush, pink, deep purple and white
"Royal Candles" Veronica

Shrubs and Trees -
"Twist-n-Shout" Hydrangea
"Neon Flash" Spirea
"Snow White Sensation" Mock Orange
"Royal Purple" Smokebush
"Shirazz" Japenese Maple with variegated leaves
"Blue Satin" Rose of Sharon trees

Other new items include -
New concrete items including fairys for fairy gardens
Topsy Turvey tomato and hot pepper up-side-down planters
New gardening books:
Herb Gardening for the Midwest
Edible Gardenng for the Mdwest
Container Gardening for the Midwest
Trees and Shrubs for Ohio
Annuals for Ohio
Perennials for Ohio
Gardening Month by Month for Ohio
And remember we now carry greeting cards for all occasions!

ON SALE THIS WEEK -
20" Oval mixed annual planters now $19.99
1 gallon shrubs now $7.99
Summer bulbs now 25% Off
Finch Thistle feed now $ .89 / lb. when you buy 10 lbs. or more

Our June newsletter has just went out so look for it in the mail or email. Check out the special June events for New Leaf. Also check out the main article on shrub roses, etc.

Stop in at either store and browse our plant selection or come in with gardening questions. We'd LOVE to see you!

WOW! Have we been having nice weather. Good weather to get out and start gardening. Many things can be planted now, including the cool weather crops such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, brussels sprouts and onions. We have all of these vegetables at both stores for you to purchase. We will be getting in all of the rest of the garden vegetables very soon, but remember, May 15th is our average last frost so we need to wait just a little yet before we plant these outside.

What's blooming right now? Well a drive anywhere will be a feast for the eyes as crabapple trees, red bud trees, lilacs, magnolia, viburnum, flowering quince, bleeding hearts and creeping phlox are in beautiful full bloom. We also have all of these plants ready for purchase at both stores. And remember, if you need to trim up any kind of flowering bush or tree, trim it right after it is done blooming as it will start to set buds for next year at that time.

Just to let you know, we are celebrating Arbor Day for the whole next week. Our sale is 10% off all container shade and ornamental trees. We have a great selection from which to choose.There are new herbs and perennials that have arrived along with trees and shrubs. We also have fruit trees and small fruit plants ready to purchase.

With all of these fruits and vegetables ready to plant my mind is whirling with all of the good recipes I can whip up and my mouth is watering!!

Happy Gardening from New Leaf!

Is it spring yet?

It is the first week of March and hopefully we have seen the worst of our winter weather. We have opened up our green house and started planting all of our geraniums and other annual plugs.
We have some new varieties that we saw at the Greenhouse Growers Trade Show in Columbus last July. Pretty Much Picasso Petunia, Rusty Red Sweet Potato Vine, Lobularia Snow Princess and lots of other really great plants. It is so nice to walk in the green house on a sunny day and have to wear sunglasses to work! You are welcome to stop by and walk in the sun, smell the damp soil and look at the new plants. You will know that spring can't be too far away.
We are having are Spring Seminar's this month with the first one at our Ada Store this weekend. If you have not signed-up yet there is till time. It will be educational and entertaining.
That's all for now! Think Spring!!!!!

Garden Seeds are here!

We have received our Lake Valley and Livingston pre-packaged seeds. Stop out soon for the best selections!

Welcome!

Welcome to the New Leaf website blog. We have been planing this website for a while and it is finally here. I hope to give you weekly reports of things going on around the store. Right now it is slow, but come May, we will be really hopping! I'll let you know about weekly specials, new plant arrivals, and questions customers have. Late February we will open up the green house and start planting rooted cuttings that will be ready by Mother's Day. New plant material will show up starting the end of March. It won't be long and spring will be here!
Check back often. Laurie