Gardening Advice Mid February 2012
Nursery News & Updates

• Annual Color Planning
• Seeds & Bulbs
• Houseplants
• Perennials
• Trees & Shrubs
• Hardgoods

Early spring is an exciting time of year at the nursery. Every day brings new plants and garden decor to tempt the eager gardener. We’ve got big plans to expand our selection and make Johnson Brothers a fun place to shop and be inspired. We can't wait to show you what’s in store!

Spring Fundraising with Johnson Brothers!

Earn money for your non-profit by selling Johnson Brothers famous hanging baskets, annual bedding plants and vegetable starts! Our updated forms for 2012 will be available soon.If you’re interested in being added to our mailing list, please click this link to request the information packet.
http://www.northwestgardenplants.com/nonprofitrequest.html

Spring Bucks!

If you shopped out here for our Brilliant Mums, Lush Wreaths, Fabulous Poinsettias or anything else this past fall and winter, you received 2012 Spring Brother Bucks. Use them now on Pansies, Primroses, Perennials, Shrubs and Trees. Visit this link for more information:
http://www.northwestgardenplants.com/events.html

Annuals...

Pansies & violas are a spring flowering plant and bloom until the hot summer months. They like to be grown in moist but well drained soil and are great for bedding plants and containers. Pansies should be planted in the full sun or partial shade for maximum blooms. Now available in a rainbow of colors for every landscape! We also have a limited supply of bright and cheery Pansy Hanging Baskets to dress up your porch.

Attention veggie gardeners! We are starting to bring out our veggie starts (Peas & ‘Bright Lights’ Swiss Chard) and wonderfully fragrant sweet peas. Check back often for more varieties.

Have you seen our blooming primroses and ranunculus? From dainty flowers to the bold and beautiful, we have it all to get your splash of spring color!

Seeds & Bulbs...

Check out these links for exciting new bulbs we have planted and for sale.

Love colored Calla Lilies? We have a wonderful selection growing now, from purples to yellows and reds. Check out this beauty!

Love Dahlias, Lilies and those rare, hard to find gems? These are just a few of the must-have bulbs available at Johnson Brothers. Plant now for summer blooming color and fragrance. Quantities are limited to stock on hand.

• Zantedeschia x hybrid 'Flame'

Love Dahlias, Lilies and those rare, hard to find gems? These are just a few of the must-have bulbs available at Johnson Brothers. Plant now for summer blooming color and fragrance. Quantities are limited to stock on hand.

• Dahlia 'Akita'
  
• Amaryllis belladonna
  
• Begonia tuberosa 'Hanging Basket White/Pink'
  
• Dahlia 'Kelvin Floodlight'
  
• Eremurus 'Cleopatra'
  
• Freesia Asst Colors
  
• Gloriosa rothschildiana
  
• Hymenocallis x festalis
  
• Lilium lancifolium 'Orange'
• Polianthes tuberosa 'The Pearl'

All photos courtesy of Van Bloem Gardens.

Johnson Brothers now has an extensive selection of seeds, from local organic to heirloom and value packs.

We stock Territorial Seed Company©, Botanical Interests® High Quality Seed, and Livingston Seed.

Shop now for the best selection; however, we will try to special order seed for you if we don’t stock what you’re looking for!

Houseplants...

Tillandsia: The easiest plant to own!
Unique & Exotic Colors & Shapes, they do not need soil. Hang them or place in bowls or votive holders for living color or texture inside your home or office.

Provide bright light and mist when leaves curl-EASY!

Perennials...

We’re starting to come into prime garden season. You don’t have to wait until spring is here; you’ll miss the best time to get your gardens ready for the season.

Start with a good general cleaning of your garden beds:

• Remove all the twigs, leaves and debris that has accumulated through the winter
• Clean up all your perennials, trimming back all the unsightly foliage
• Remove all the weeds from your garden beds
• Cut back your ornamental grasses if you haven't done so already
• Loosen up your soil so your spring blooming bulbs and perennials will emerge easily
• Finally, apply some good organic mulch on top of your garden. It is the single most important thing you can do for your garden every year.

Now that your beds are all ready to go, come on out to Johnson Brothers and start selecting some fresh, new and exciting perennials to put in them. In honor of that idea the Perennial Department will be having "The Early Gardener Gets the Deal" promotion. You’ll have the opportunity to see what’s new in the Perennials Department, get inspired for the spring season and get some great deals. Check out our website coupons for details.

Potted Bulbs are ready to buy, beautiful dwarf Iris, Snowdrops, dwarf and tall Daffodils, Grape Hyacinths and mixed pots. Celebrate the upcoming spring!

Trees & Shrubs...

Get a jump start on adding something sweet and fragrant to your spring landscape. We recommend Daphne odora ‘Auroemarginata’, Daphne odora ‘Zuiko Nishiki’ and Daphne ‘Eternal Fragrance’; all budding and blooming now for your immediate pleasure.

The beautiful pink flower buds of Viburnum ‘Dawn’ rival the exquisite fragrance of Daphne. Limited quantities are available to the early spring shopper, sure to brighten your day and delight your senses.

Hardgoods...

We are proud to offer Green Beds, as seen at the Lane County Home Show. These new raised beds kits are:

• Built to last for years
• Non-toxic
• Rust-proof
• Made in Oregon

Come out to Johnson Brothers to view one on display. They are available in both 4’x4’ and 4’x8’ sizes. Mention this newsletter to receive the extended Home Show discount on Green Beds, now through March.

New pottery is here and more is on the way! We’ve got colors and styles for every landscape. Stop by to see what’s new this spring.