John Shelley's Garden Center Roots and Shoots Online
Fall 1996
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The Weather Channel - Smart Viewing

Weather does drive everyone; that is, control everyone's activities to some extent. And gardening is no exception. It's probably one of the most weather- driven and influenced of all pastimes, hobbies and businesses. So before anyone at this Garden Center & Nursery schedules any outdoor gardening activities, landscape jobs or projects, we always check The Weather Channel. It's available on ComCast-York Cable TV, Channel 42, as part of the Basic Cable package, and its local forecasts are precise and dependable.

If you don't watch it already, try it.

Special Heirloom, High-Quality Gardening Tools

Hardly a day goes by without someone purchasing one of our special stainless steel English, Swiss or American Gardening Tools; certainly not the average breakable junk that you'd find at the mass merchandisers or hardware stores locally (these stores count on you breaking their tools so that they can sell you more of the same type; that's how they stay in business with the tool manufacturers!).

Our tools are made of the finest materials, assembled in a way as to prohibit breakage, and will last beyond your and my lifetimes. Guaranteed. It's nice to have to purchase a tool only once, instead of every spring or summer, because the last one bent or broke. And to be able to pass it down to your children as a family heirloom - as in the case of the stainless tools - is a special reason unto itself.

Why not invest in quality? Exactly why we carry only those brands such as Latshaw's Estate and Chelsea Collections, Sheffield Pride, Felco, Yankee Craftsman and Garden Tools of Maine. Ask to see this line-up when you visit; after all, buying something once that lasts a lifetime is a sign of Yankee wisdom and practicality, not self-indulgence.

Christmas is on its way; why not give a gift that lives several lifetimes?

In This Issue:

Page1:

The Weather Channel - Smart Viewing

Special Heirloom, High-Quality Gardening Tools

Page2:

Mulches: Part 2 - The Myths: Fillers, Cubic Yards & Scoops

Page3:

Don't Buy Cut, Dead Christmas Trees

Water Gardens - New Products Update

Page4:

Keeping Your Pond Clear

Page5:

Late Season Bloomers

Color For Your Winter Garden

Page6:

Deadheading and Fertilizing Perennials

Wildflowers - Do It Now

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Garden Center Is Available For Meetings & Tours

Year 'Round Container Herb Gardens

Best Time To Plant Large Trees

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1996 Workshop & Seminar Schedule

INTERESTING INFORMATION IN UPCOMING ISSUES:

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