Dear
Hydrangea Plus¨ Newsletter Subscribers!
Welcome
to March 2013. Happy St. PatrickÕs
Day to all
Dry, dry, dry spring we are having here in Oregon.
I canÕt remember a drier one. And
warm, over 50 degrees today and all
this week during the day. Believe
me, that is a heat wave for us this time of the year.
Hydrangeas are breaking out with their spring
foliage in some beautiful colors.
Visit our Facebook page to see a few of the latest photos.
It is time to start thinking about fertilizing the hydrangeas. We recommend a balanced, time-released
fertilizer so that the nutrients are released over a 3 or 4 month
period. We sell a great one on our website
as
well as a great aluminum sulfate product and garden lime to sweeten
your soil. I can ship amendment only
orders cheaper
than the website calculates via USPS Priority Mail so email me
specifically for
a better cost of shipping.
Orders
are coming in quickly so order early and donÕt miss
out on those special varieties. You
can order now but ship later. If
something is out of stock, please email me and IÕll let you know if and
when I
expect it back in stock. Several of
my newest varieties are in very limited in supply due to some vendor
errors
with my 2012 summer orders.
Retail
hours this month
Our first
retail event at the nursery is coming up
soon. The annual Spring Break Sale
March 30th with hours 9am to 3pm.
Come buy those hydrangeas that are on your plant list before the
local
nurseries even have them in stock.
At
the Spring Break sale on March 30th, I have again
invited several specialty nurseries to come and sell with me. Joining me are Fry Road Nursery, Sebright Gardens and Dancing Oaks Nursery. Here is a little information about themÉ
Fry
Road Nursery http://www.fryroadnursery.com
offers a vast collection of hardy fuchsias. They sell other unique
wonderful
plants, too. This mail order nursery is also must-stop destination for
the home
gardener.
Sebright Gardens http://www.sebrightgardens.com
carries several hundreds of varieties of shade loving plants Ð not
limited to hosta, fern, and epimedium.
Their nursery
opens in early April so come see a preview of their 2012 fabulous
plants. Sebright Gardens is also a mail
order nursery so visit
their website.
Dancing
Oaks http://www.dancingoaks.com
is a destination nursery nestled in the foothills of the central
Willamette
Valley and grows unusual trees, shrubs and perennials from all over the
world.
Their plants are also available via mail order.
Come
join us.
Hours are 9am to 3pm on Saturday, March the 30th.
Our address is 6543 S. Zimmerman Rd
Ð Aurora, Oregon.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=hydrangeasplus.com
GARDENPALOOZA
The date for Gardenpalooza is
April 6th this year.
Come join us at Fir Point Farms from 8am to 4pm.
The address is 14601 Arndt Road in Aurora, Oregon
(97002). The
farm was purchased by Country
Grains so expect wonderful fresh culinary treats, warm drinks if it is
cold,
cold drinks if it is warm and over 40 different garden items and plant
vendors.
After
ten years outside in tent #1, we are moving into the
greenhouse on site so donÕt miss us.
Oh, I will miss my neighbors!
I am willing to bring you special varieties to Gardenpalooza
if you just ask! Tell me size and
variety and it will magically appear for you!
New
Catalog is coming!
ItÕs getting
closer, finally! After some delays and
software issues,
the Hydrangeas Plus 2013 catalog is on the press and will be available
about
April 1st. I do have the
pdf file available now if
anyone would like me to send it to them by email. Please
email me at [email protected]
and request a copy. Please do not
reply to this newsletter Ð email me directly to avoid any delay.
If
you would like a new catalog, the cost is $5. Please
order online (at www.hydrangeasplus.com)
or send a check to
Hydrangeas
Plus¨
PO BOX 389
Aurora OR 97002
The PDF file of the catalog is free (just email me at [email protected]). The
catalog is also free with any order
over $10. We automatically put one
into every box we ship.
Facebook
& Twitter
Check us out
on both social media applications Ð you
never know when there will be breaking news in the hydrangea world. We have almost 23000 fans on Facebook
now. Visit our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/hydrangeasplus
if you havenÕt already. We announce
give-aways, specials and helpful hints and
tips
often. Follow us on twitter https://twitter.com/hydrangeasplus.
Free
Shipping special Ð Coupon code FREE
It is that time of year to offer Free Shipping on orders over $200. For
those
of you in colder zones, please know that you can specify a later
shipping date
and still get free shipping in April, May or June.
This
offer is good just through Sunday, March 31st. Orders
must ship before June 25th, 2013
and is good to US addresses only and is not retroactive to orders
placed before
today!
ItÕs
a coupon code and if you have trouble using the coupon
just let me know. Use the coupon
code, FREE (below your shopping cart) once your order has reached $200. You wonÕt be able to see the coupon is
accepted and in effect until your reach the check out stage. If there is an error with the coupon,
you will get a purple box at the top of your shopping cart that says
Ôyou have
entered an incorrect coupon code!Õ. But again, if you have trouble,
just email or call and I can fix it for you.
Office
schedule
Due to a date
with a certain Mouse in California and a
daughter dancing onstage with him, we will not be shipping March 25th
& 26th. But
otherwise, order early and often.
Please
leave a message if I donÕt answer. Remember,
IÕm a working owner and I like
to get my hands dirty. We really
will get back to you promptly. Or
send me an email from the website.
I can answer more quickly and in the middle of the night, when
there is
no daylight to be outside working.
Transplanting
Tip
It
is a good time to consider transplanting any of those
hydrangeas that may need a little more sun or a little less. When the hydrangea is dormant or mostly
dormant, it is a great time to move these shallow rooted plants. Just be sure to get lots of the lateral
roots and water it in its new home well.
ItÕs best to transplant the hydrangeas before you see complete
leaf
formation.
Sincerely,
Kristin VanHoose
Hydrangeas Plus¨
http://www.hydrangeasplus.com