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TLC has beautiful
assortments of...
Bedding Flowers
Ornamental
Grasses
Perennials
Hanging Baskets
Rose Bushes
Trees
Shrubs
Bulk &
Packaged Seed
Texas Sweet Onion Plants
Vidalia Onion
Plants
Seed Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Rhubarb Roots
Asparagus
Roots
Strawberry
Plants
Fruit Vines
Grape Vines
Fruit Trees
Stepping Stones
Statuary
Water Fountains
Bird Baths
Mulch
Top Soil
Potting Soil
Peat Moss
Straw
Gardening Tools
Wrought Iron
Plant Stands
Wishing Wells
Insecticides
Fertilizer
Deck Pots &
Planters
Yard Ornaments
Concrete Benches
Glazing Balls
Water Plants
Landscape Cloth
Barnwood Planters
FYI
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An Annual
plant is one that completes its growing cycle (grows from
seed, flowers and produces seed) in the course of a single
growing season.
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Perennials
must be replanted each spring, herbaceous perennials die
to the ground at the end of the season, and then re-grow
from the same roots the following year.
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Deadheading
Butterfly Bushes
When deadheading your butterfly bush, don't just snip off
the spent flower, but, with a hand pruner, cut down just above
the first set of leaves. This pruning technique will stimulate
more growth and flower buds to form giving you a bushier and
fuller flowering shrub for the rest of summer. |
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| Alternatives
to Pesticides and Chemicals |
| Pest: |
Plant
Repellents to use: |
| Ant
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mint,
tansy, pennyroyal |
| Aphids
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mint,
garlic, chives, coriander, anise |
| Mice
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onion |
| Slugs
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prostrate
rosemary, wormwood |
| Stink
Bug - |
radish |
| Thrips
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marigolds |
| Tomato
Hornworm - |
marigolds,
sage, borage |
| Whitefly
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marigolds,
nasturtium |
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If you like gardening,
you'll love the TLC Greenhouse & Garden Center
What's NEW
at TLC Greenhouse and Garden Center this year?
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- Water
garden supplies and
accessories
- Water
Plants
- A
larger selection of annuals and perennials
- Handmade
barnwood yard decor.
- Unique
gift ideas
- Benches
and bird baths
- Unique
planters
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Gardening Ideas
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If you
haven't included a water garden in your landscape, give some
consideration to making a pond or water garden one of your projects
this year. There's a certain magic to the mirror-like reflective
surface of a water garden and the relaxing sound of a waterfall
or fountain. TLC offers all of the supplies and accessories
needed to include a water garden into your landscape. TLC also
carries a large selection of water plants that will enhance
your new landscape addition including:
Sweet Flag
2' - 4' tall |
Taro
3' - 4' tall |
Lizard's Tail
12" - 24" tall |
Water Lettuce
4" - 10" tall |
Water Horsetail
18" - 48" tall
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Cattail
7' - 9' tall |
Pennywort
3" tall |
Zebra Rush
3' - 6' tall |
Houttuyria
10" - 12" tall
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Rushes
3' - 6' tall
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Monkey Flower
12" - 36" tall
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Arrowhead
3' - 4' tall |
Forget - Me - Not
6" - 8" tall
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Parrot Feather
6" tall |
Pickerel
2' - 3' tall |
Water Hyacinth
5" - 6" tall |
Corkscrew Rush
30" - 48" tall |
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Gardening
Tips
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- Don't be afraid to get an early start on color!
Spring blooming perennials, forced bulbs and ground
covers in window boxes or containers give a colorful
start to the season, while waiting for summer annuals
and perennials to bloom. Pansies, primrose and daffodils
are just a few early bloomers that work well.
- The
most successful gardens are well-tended. This means
keeping weeds in check, frequently cultivating, checking
for pest and watering as needed."
- When bulbs are finished blooming, wait until they
turn yellow and fall over before you cut or mow the
bulb foliage. There are nutrients in the greenery
and cutting them back will deprive you of great looking
blossoms this spring. Don't tie the foliage to keep
it up straight. Or you will choke them preventing
them from getting necessary nutrients.
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Rules
of Thumb for Water Use on Lawns and Gardens
- One deep
watering is much better than watering several times
lightly.
- Lawns
need about 1 inch of water each week. If the weather
is very hot, apply an inch of water about every 3
days.
- Watering
to a depth of 4-6 inches encourages deeper, healthier
root development. It allows longer periods between
watering.
- To measure
the water, put an empty tuna can (or cat food can)
on the lawn while watering. Stop watering when the
can is full or if you notice water running off the
lawn.
- Water
at the Right Time of the Day Early moring or night
is the best time for watering to reduce evaporation.
- To help
control where your water goes, water when it's not
windy.
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Know
Your Soil
Different soil types have different watering needs.
Here are some tips to help you water your soil properly.
- Loosen
the soil around plants so it can quickly absorb water
and nutrients.
- Use
a 1- to 2-inch protective layer of mulch on the soil
surface above the root area. Cultivating and mulching
reduce evaporation and soil erosion.
- Clay
soil: Add organic material such as compost or peat
moss. Till or spade to help loosen the soil. Since
clay soil absorbs water very slowly, water only as
fast as the soil absorbs the water.
- Sandy
soil: Add organic material to supplement sandy soil.
Otherwise, the water can run through it so quickly
that plants won't be able to absorb it.
- Loam
soil: The best kind of soil. It's a combination of
sand, silt, and clay. Loam absorbs water readily and
stores it for plants to use.
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