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| Attention
all Nerds!! |
May/2008 |
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Attention all NERDS! NERD plants are
invading Lowe's Greenhouses. Beware: you may
be overcome with the desire to adopt these plants
as your own. Caution: large wagons are
filling up fast and NERDS may be rendered reckless
by suppressed gardening fever.
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| Thankfully
we are armed and ready to supply the cure for
delayed planting syndrome. We prescribe one
dose of tropical delight in the form of Alocasia,
Gardenia or Acacia Palm. Two slugs of wacky
perennial like 'Mouse Ears' Hosta or 'Blue Ice'
Amsonia. Apply just a smidge of herbal
poultice containing Lavender, Dill and Arugula and
follow that with a flat of cut flower delight
containing Lisianthus and Celosia. To finish
it all off, one funky shrub evenly spread over an
empty garden space and you will well on your way to
recovery. |
| Never
mind the new shipment of brightly colored Vietnamese
pottery that just arrived. We don't want to
send you into anna-plant-tic shock. |
| To
get your treasured plants off to a terrific start we
have Root Master B-1 root stimulant as a NERDS
special. Root Master used on a weekly basis
will help develop plant roots making stronger
plants, more flowers and lush foliage. Save
10% every day on Root Master and 20% on Two Times
Tuesdays. |
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May
I share a thought?
God Is Calling. Are You In?
This morning I heard a tree fall in the woods,
because I was listening.
It was going to be a busy day so I didn't have much
time. I poured a cup of coffee and headed out
into the early morning sunshine to walk the yard.
The blue birds were taking turns delivering nest
materials to their box. Grasses from the edge
of the woods seem to be their order of the day.
I was worried that my peaches may not be pollinated
for the lack of bees but was pleasantly surprised to
find a bumble busy at the task. The wild
Dogwood at the edge of the woods has more flowers
this year than last, it is happy in its home.
The Peonies, which seemed to just emerge from the
earth, now have shiny, fat buds at the ends of their
stems, I've got to get those cages out on my next
day off. My fairy garden is filling in nicely.
The emerald green moss my daughters transplanted
from the woods has hair-like stems growing like tiny
crowns. The miniature Japonica has new growth
that shines a brilliant scarlet against the light
brown stone foundation. Birds are singing to
the new day and darting from tree to tree. I
pause to listen to the whirr of their wings in
flight and the click of their toes as they perch on
the feeder. The fern garden is slowly
awakening as the fiddles unfurl from their crowns.
Some are fuzzy and fat while others are mere wisps
blowing in the slightest breeze. My newest
Japanese Maple 'Taylor' has finally awakened with
leaves of ruby pink. Planted last summer, I
haven't been witness to this stage of growth and I
will need to watch as it changes daily throughout
the spring. The Creeping Phlox that was
nibbled by deer in February is now in a full bloom
concert with the 'Mauve' Azaleas and Forget-Me-Nots,
what a combination! Dew has collected on the
leaves of the Lady's Mantle in big, bubble-like
drops. No foliage on the Paper Bark Maple yet,
it is always late to open but if I stand just right
with the rising sun behind the trunk the effect is a
copper glow radiating from the peeling bark.
Giant Allium flower buds wave on sturdy stems
pushing through thick Hydrangea clumps.
Something is already eating holes in my Hollyhock
leaves, if they weren't so wonderful I wouldn't put
up with their challenges. On of my Roses
didn't make it, I think I'll replace it with one of
those new Coneflowers. The breeze carries a
perfume, the fragrance of the Lilac across the yard
is there and as quickly disappears.
I still have just a couple minutes before I leave so
I sit on my favorite garden chair sipping hot coffee
and
I hear a tree fall in the woods.
This was the beginning of a seemingly ordinary day,
but for me it was far from ordinary. For
a just a few short minutes I slowed down enough to
appreciate my surroundings, take stock of my
environs. I touched, I smelled, I listened and
I was rewarded.
My garden is far more to me than plants and flowers.
Some will say they don't have the time but we find
time for what we find important.
Later, I walked back into the woods and found that
fallen tree. An old Oak with a trunk nearly
waist high as it sits lying on the ground. How
long has that tree stood in this spot? 150,
200 years I suspect. What has this tree
endured over that time, storms, rains, ice and wind,
everything that Mother Nature could throw its way
yet it endured. Until today.
My garden is far more than just plants and flowers,
in a way it is my direct connection to God and the
miracles he surrounds us with each and every day.
Do you suppose those who don't have inclination for
gardening know what they are missing? Do
those of you who do garden slow down enough to
connect with all that your garden has to offer?
My final question to you is if a tree falls
tomorrow, if God calls,
Will you be listening? |
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Now go outside and have fun in the dirt!
Jeff Griff and the Staff at Lowe's Greenhouse
& Gift Shop
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Lowe's
Greenhouse & Gift Shop | 16540 Chillicothe Road | Chagrin
Falls | OH | 44023
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