Our GREENHOUSES still have plenty of ANNUALS, PERENNIALS, TREES and SHRUBS! PLUS… we just received a FRESH shipment of TROPICALS and new HOUSE PLANTS!

Payne’s NORTH has plenty of COLOR left for your gardens. Stop by and freshen up your patio, or plant more colorful annuals in pots.

We also have plenty of unique, assorted pottery to choose from! 

Hurry in for the BEST Selection!

A CLOSER LOOK AT HOUSEPLANTS!

WE HAVE ORCHIDS, POLKA DOT PLANT, STRING OF HEARTS, AND MONSTERA AND MUCH MORE!

CITRUS PLANTS IN STOCK!

WE ARE GROWING BEAUTIFUL SUNFLOWERS! VARIETIES ARE TEDDY BEAR, GOLDY HONEY BEAR, LEMON QUEEN, AND HEIRLOOM BEAUTIES!

WE STILL HAVE VEGGIES! PEPPERS, CUCUMBERS, SQUASH AND MORE!

BEAUTIFUL CONTAINERS AND FOUNTAIN GRASS!

Hummingbirds prefer openings in the forest and forest edge, and so are readily drawn to suburban and rural gardens that offer a mix of tall trees, shrubs, and patches of meadow and lawn. They are less likely to frequent cities, perhaps because they find fewer flowering plants for food and trees for nesting. Yet even in the largest cities, hummingbirds occupy parks and sometimes visit window boxes or rooftop gardens planted with bright flowers, especially during migration.

Once hummingbirds discover your property, the same individuals are likely to return each year at about the same time; they are remarkable creatures of habit. The number of hummingbirds that frequent your yard is closely linked to the abundance of food, water, nesting sites, and perches. Following are 10 practical Steps you can take to create an ideal hummingbird garden.

Step 1
Draw a sketch of your yard, indicating the location of the house and outbuildings such as garages and tool sheds. Include trees, shrubs, existing flower beds, and other features likely to benefit hummingbirds. Work with these existing features, enhancing them with additional plantings.

Step 2
Using your landscape sketch, find a good spot to be the focus of your hummingbird garden. A site near a window or patio door will give you a front seat on the action. Hummingbird gardens need not be large—even a flower box or trellis will do. Gardens planted exclusively with hummingbird plants will attract more birds, but even a few choice plants added to existing gardens will feed some hummers.

Step 3
Think vertically when planning your hummingbird garden. Use trellises, trees, garden sheds, or other structures to support climbing vines; add window boxes, wooden tubs, or ceramic pots to create a terraced effect and provide growing places for a variety of plants.

Step 4
Select native plants for your garden. Learn which plants hummingbirds feed on in natural areas near your home. Native hummingbird plants and local hummingbird species have a long association in which plants serve as a reliable source of nectar at the same time each year. Keep in mind that cultivated varieties of impatiens and rhododendrons may look promising, but have little value to hummingbirds; these are selected for flower size, color, and shape, but are not good nectar producers. Do not plant exotic flowering plants, such as Japanese and tartarian honeysuckles, which are attractive to hummingbirds but invade neighboring fields and woodlands, crowding out more beneficial native shrubs and wildflowers.

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ASK THE GARDEN GURU!

DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY SAY “THEY’RE GROWING LIKE WEEDS”?

ANOTHER GREAT QUESTION!

Last week the Garden Guru mentioned that weeds are growing like … well “weeds”. Even with the limited amount of rain so far in this Monsoon season, they are still sprouting up! Lynn mentions some specific products that will help you get rid of them.

There are conventional and organic/natural weed killers that will meet your specific needs! Listen to Lynn’s tip on what household item may work to help get rid of the weeds! But you need to get the one that is “professional” grade! It has a few other ingredients that will help!

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HAPPY GARDENING!

Copyright Mark Parisi