Dear Hydrangeas  Plus® Newsletter Subscribers!

Welcome to March 2015.  Happy Pi Day!

I hope everyone enjoyed a little pie or pizza yesterday.  It was an epic pi day for us math nerds.  3-14-15 at 9:26 and 53 seconds.  3.141592653….  Get it?  Yes, I know I’m a nerd but we enjoyed the day.

We are having a beautiful spring here in Oregon.  Hydrangeas are breaking out with their spring foliage in some beautiful colors.  Visit our Facebook page to see a few photos later this week.  We finally got some rain (2 inches) and now our power is out from a nasty windstorm!

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 don’t miss out on those special varieties.  You can order now but ship later.  If something is out of stock, please email me and I’ll let you know if and when I expect it back in stock.

Retail hours this month
Newflash!  Open on Saturday, March 21st.  Hydrangeas are ready for you locals so come on over.  Hours are 10am to 4pm.  Our ‘Official’ first retail event at the nursery is coming up soon.  The annual Spring Break Sale March 27th & 28th with hours 10am 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 28th, I have again invited several specialty nurseries to come and sell with me.  Joining me are Sebright Gardens and Dancing Oaks Nursery.  Here is a little information about them…

Sebright Gardens http://www.sebrightgardens.com carries several hundreds of varieties of shade loving plants – 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 10am to 3pm on Saturday, March the 28th.  Our address is 6543 S. Zimmerman Rd – Aurora, Oregon.

GARDENPALOOZA
The date for Gardenpalooza is April 11th 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.  Do miss the cinnamon rolls and donuts!  Soups are all delicious and the sandwiches are great.

We will be in the greenhouse again so don’t miss us.   As always, 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 ready!
Yes, finally and it is gorgeous.  I do have the pdf file available now so email me at [email protected] and request a copy. Please don’t reply to this newsletter so I can process your request immediately.

If you would like a new catalog, the cost is $5 and you can order online or send a check to
Hydrangeas Plus
PO BOX 389
Aurora OR 97002

The PDF file of the catalog is free!  You will also get a catalog in every order over $10 as we automatically put one in every box we ship.

Facebook & Twitter & Pinterest!  Still working on the Instagram one.
Check us out on both social media applications – you never know when there will be breaking news in the hydrangea world.  We have 86000 fans on Facebook now.  Visit our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/hydrangeasplus if you haven’t already.  We announce give-aways, specials and helpful hints and tips often.  Follow us on twitter https://twitter.com/hydrangeasplus or Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/hydrangeasplus/ and Instagram https://instagram.com/hydrangeasplus/

Free Shipping special – 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 Monday, March 31st.  Orders must ship before June 30th, 2015 and is good to US addresses only and is not retroactive to orders placed before today!

It’s 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 won’t 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 ‘you have entered an incorrect coupon code!’.   But again, if you have trouble, just email me and I can fix it for you.

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 well in its new home well.

Cascade Nursery Trail
I’ve joined this group of family-owned, specialty nursery group.  Please visit us on the website http://www.cascadenurserytrail.com and sign up for our newsletter.  We also have a Facebook page and the nine of us are posting pictures and wonderful tips.  Several of these members ship plants, too!

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