Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I've never been a big one for
CyberMonday sales but this year they're off the hook. Here are the best deals in home and garden, if you're shopping for gifts (or yourself) today...
The Growers Exchange is offering 12 FREE paperwhite bulbs with a purchase of $50 or more.
Clarington Forge is offering $20 off any order over $150 with code NOV262012
Perky Pet is offering 30% off their Design-A-Feeder until 3PM with code MONDAY2012
National Wildlife Federation is offering 30% off site wide with code 98312
Havahart is offering 25% off site wide with code HHCYBMON
We talk a lot in our office about gardening trends, like small space gardening, and combination gardening.
I decided to give it a go, and cleared out an area just beyond the house and planted spring lettuce, a variety of tomato plants, peppers (hot and cool colors), and tri-colored beans among the roses. I armed my precious produce with a Havahart Spray Away to keep the deer from my buffet. It has kept the deer out, and even a couple friends who accidentally stepped in the way.
I planted container herbs including French tarragon, lemon balm melissa, salvia, summer savory, Greek oregano, chives, dill, rosemary, lime golden thyme, fringed french lavender (fancy, eh?), parsley and stevia. Clipping these herbs to spice up sauteés and sauces is fun and adds incredible flavor. I plan on drying some of these for winter use, at least that’s the plan.
Seeding, thinning, planting, watering, and tending for home grown food is amazingly satisfying. When you pick that juicy red tomato, that spicy hot pepper and those snappy beans, you understand the joy of growing your own. Nature is nurturing and front yard (or back) farming is fun. .
What have you grown in a small space? We’d love to see your DIY vine to table delights!
Has your garden turned into an all you can eat buffet for wildlife? Havahart can help! Nancy Bell of Gateway Garden Center shares tips to protect your plants by creating a deer-proof yard:
Today's Friday Find is for those who have unwanted guests in their yard. I don't mean your neighbors...I mean of the four-legged kind! Don’t let deer, rabbits or other critters snack on your costly plants or destroy your beautiful garden!
Homeowners battling unwanted animals on their property can finally win the war and protect costly home investments with the new Spray Away Elite repellent, a solar-powered, hose-free motion-activated deer and animal repellent. This high-tech animal repellent sprinkler from Havahart, the leading nuisance animal control company, keeps deer, rabbits, skunks, groundhogs, herons and other unwanted animals like the neighbor’s dog or cat out of the garden, lawn and ponds by chasing them off with a blast of water.
How It Works
The Spray Away Elite Motion Detector Sprinkler Animal Repellent will give you peace of mind. With its water-based repellent you won’t have to worry about your kids or pets playing in the yard. And you won’t have to look at unattractive fences or other barriers you may have used to keep animals away.
Spray Away Elite works by detecting an animal’s heat and movement with infra-red sensors. Once detected, the system releases a sudden burst of water to scare the animal away. An adjustable sensitivity detector and random spray pattern prevent animals from growing accustomed to the sprinkler.
Instead of a hose, it utilizes a water basin that holds 3.5 gallons of water and lasts for approximately 35 activations. The basin can be buried for discrete nuisance animal protection.
Smart Indicators
Havahart’s Spray Away Elite is also equipped with smart sensors that blink when the unit is Low on Battery OR Low on Water. This means you don’t have to keep checking the water level or question when to recharge the unit – Spray Away Elite will tell you!
So if deer and other critters are coming to your home to feast...be on guard with Havahart!
It’s finally feels like fall here in Kennett Square. It was a gorgeous weekend, and as I walked around my yard cleaning up the last of my plants and bringing my houseplants indoors, I remembered what some of our good friends at the Association of landscape Designers suggested to do this fall for a fabulous garden next year.
And since that is what we all want, I wanted to share these tips from the landscape designers:
1. Plan now, bloom later. Judy Nauseef, APLD, to take stock of your garden now to see what worked and what didn’t, where you have holes and what needs to be replaced or moved.
I like to take a photograph from the second floor window to get a bird’s eye view of the yard.
2. Give your containers a fall facelift. Give your tired containers a fresh look by adding bright fall annuals and colorful foliage in bold fall colors of red, orange, deep purple and gold. Peter Cilio at Campania fills birdbaths with apples and gourds for a festive look.
3. Plant in the fall.
Fall is an excellent time for planting and giving plants a jump start on spring. Plus the weather and soil conditions are better in the fall, as opposed to spring when it tends to be cold, muddy and wet. This new Solidago 'Golden Cascades' from American Beauties Native Plants is an excellent fall bloomer that the bees just love.
4. Deer proof your garden Deer used to be so cute, until they started eating the fruits of my labor. Winter months are some of the deadliest times for deer destruction in the garden. I’m checking out some new high tech deer repellent “machines” from Havahart. One sprays water and the other gives them a static electricity shock on the nose to train them to go to your neighbors for dinner. Watch this very funny video for more information.
5. Winterize your accessories I love my Campania containers and they have withstood some harsh winters here in Pennsylvania. I just raise my cast stone planters and statuary up on blocks of wood to let them drain and keep them from absorbing any moisture from the ground that tends to freeze and thaw. Terra cotta planters, which can absorb moisture and are subject to winter freeze-thaw cycles, should be stored indoors for winter.
For more fall garden tips, click here. Remember, fall is for more than watching football games and raking leaves. It’s the best time to protect your investment to ensure a glorious spring garden.
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