WE GROW OUR OWN POINSETTIAS!

Jumpstart your holiday spirit with fresh, locally grown poinsettias! Brighten your home with vibrant blooms from our fields, adding a festive touch to your seasonal decor.

Thanksgiving Centerpiece Poinsettias

Valerie recommends the following for Thanksgiving: Princettia White, Autumn Leaves, Lemon Glow, and Christmas Beauty Cinnamon! (all pictured below)

Celebrate autumn’s colors with our exclusive Payne’s Thanksgiving poinsettias. Create cherished memories with a striking mix of orange, red, and yellow blooms that make a stunning entryway or an unforgettable table centerpiece. Payne’s is proud to offer the following sizes: in 4.5″ and to 12″ pots. 

We have 26 VARIETIES of Poinsettias for the Holidays! 

GET YOUR COLORFUL HOLIDAY CENTERPIECE TODAY!

THE CHRISTMAS CACTUS – A SEASONAL SUCCULENT THAT RELIES ON THE WINTER MONTHS TO BLOOM!

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Christmas cactus are strong, easy to grow and can thrive for many years. In mild weather they can be kept outside in light shade or very filtered sunlight. They cannot tolerate frost, so be sure to bring them inside before it freezes in the fall. Here are a few interesting facts about these succulents:

  • Christmas Cactus are named as such because they are a type of succulent in which they flower in the Southern Hemisphere at a certain time of year.
  • Like many tropical cacti, Christmas Cactus is also an epiphyte.
  • The Christmas cactus is a member of a group sold as holiday cacti that also include the Thanksgiving cactus and the Easter cactus.
  • The flowers are available in a wide variety of colors including red, purple, orange, pink, fuschia, cream, etc.
  • A Christmas Cactus can live for 20 to 30 years
  • Did you know that plants can help with reducing excessive noise? They have the greatest effect in areas with many large, hard surfaces
  • The botanical name of the Christmas Cactus is Schlumbergera, named after Frédéric Schlumberger (1823-1893)
  • Remove dead flowers regularly. This will stimulate the plant to produce new flower buds. The flowers will bloom for approximately seven days
  • The hanging stems of the Christmas Cactus can become 60 centimeters long.

AMARYLLIS AND PAPERWHITES!

WE STILL HAVE AMARYLLIS AND PAPERWHITES FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON!

Amaryllis are one of the easiest bulbs to bring to bloom. Try your hand at planting these bulbs indoors in pots NOW so that you will have them in bloom for Christmas, New Year’s or Valentines.

Once the bulb has bloomed, it can be kept in the pot and allowed to grow like any other houseplant. This will allow the Amaryllis bulbs to bloom on its own cycle as opposed to being forced to bloom for the holidays.

The perfect Holiday plant for Thanksgiving and Christmas are Amaryllis and Paperwhite Narcissus! These holiday bulbs make great gifts for friends and family to enjoy.
 
Try your hand at planting these bulbs indoors in pots NOW so that you will have them in bloom for Christmas, New Year’s or Valentines. Use the “BLOOM CALENDAR” BELOW and start planting for the holidays!

ASK THE GARDEN GURU!

BLUE SPRUCE & DWARF CONIFERS MAKE GREAT GREENS FOR YOUR EMPTY POTS ON YOUR PATIOS FOR THE WINTER!!

ANOTHER GREAT QUESTION!

In this week’s archived show from previous years, the Garden Guru, this past week, mentioned that the weather has finally changed and we should be getting our gardens ready and cleaned up for the winter!

Lynn said that it’s time to go in the yard and remove the plants from your outdoor pots and shake the soil off of the roots. Then, go to your favorite nursery, which of course is Payne’s Nursery, and buy some little Dwarf Conifers, young Blue Spruce or Austrian Pine! He said to take these trees and repot them into the pots that were on your patio so that you have something to look at throughout the winter. There are two choices on how and where to plant these little trees? Listen to Lynn’s tip to find out?

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE GARDEN GURU’S ARCHIVED RADIO SHOW ON THIS TOPIC.

HAPPY GARDENING!

VALERIE’S VIEW from the Greenhouse!

AMARYLLIS!   

The amaryllis never fails to break the gloom of winter and provides pleasure with its beautiful blooms, especially with all the snow that has fallen lately. The Dutch were considered the world leaders in creating new varieties of hybrids and cultivars. Today, amaryllis come to us from the Netherlands as well as South Africa.

I most remember the Amaryllis from my childhood. Mom would pick up a bulb or two in October and plant them so that they would bloom at Christmas. She usually had 3 or 4 bulbs growing from the previous seasons. As the stocks grew on the various plants, we children would track the growth each day using a ruler and marking the ½ inch or so down on a tablet, reporting our measurements to Mom. As time came closer to Christmas, the pot(s) would get moved to a cooler room if they needed to be slowed down or moved to a warmer sunnier room if they were growing too slow. To our amazement there would be at least one or two stocks with blooms on each plant by Christmas day. Years later, my sister is still making some of Mom’s old amaryllis bloom.

We still have a few bulbs left of Amaryllis that have not been potted up. We also have a selection of Paperwhites potted and not potted. Come see what has come in and get started in order to have those blooms by Christmas. Enjoy the snow.

HAPPY GARDENING!

PAYNE’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK!

PHOTO OF THE WEEK!

FIRST MAJOR SNOWFALL IN SANTA FE!

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ZODIAC SIGNS AND GARDENING? HERE’S THIS CYCLES PROFILE.

by The Old Farmer’s Almanac

Here’s THIS MONTHS ZODIAC SIGN PROFILE AND HOW IT CAN HELP YOU GARDEN:


SCORPIO (OCTOBER 23 – NOVEMBER 22 )
Scorpio deepens the fall. Always having a plan, you make sure that successive plantings of snap peas or lettuce grace your gardens. You are the strongest member of the zodiac and thus are attracted to vigorous plants such as Swiss chard, which regrows when cut. Tomatoes appeal to you for the color red, and eggplants for their affinity with purple. Being sexy and passionate, you are captivated by exotic lilies, with their deep, nectar-coated throats. You like a challenge, so sushi and Thai foods are often on the menu
in your kitchen.