The 2023 Gardening Season is starting strong. Come see the Inland Northwest’s widest selection of shrubs, roses, fruit trees, perennials, hanging baskets, veggie starts and more! And newly arrived are the beginning shipments of our beautiful summer flowers and garden décor.
Just like your garden, plants are just breaking dormancy and starting to bud. Many are ready to be planted as soon as the ground thaws. Take a look at this huge selection of evergreen shrubs, dogwoods, Japanese maples, and rhododendrons that just arrived.
We have the largest selection of fruit trees and they are selling fast. Plus, our new production greenhouse is just bursting with new plants and hanging baskets that will be ready soon. While it’s still too early to plant fruit trees and roses, or hang your flower baskets, you can pick yours out, and we’ll hold them in our greenhouses until after the last frost, which is typically in mid-late-May.
When Does It Arrive At The Nursery?
Early to Late March
Fruit Trees
Roses
Rhododendrons
Evergreen Shrubs and Trees
Dogwood
Japanese Maple
Late March/Early April
Potato and Onion Starts
Cane Berries
Asparagus
Early April
Blueberries
Hardy Perennials
Cole Crops (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, etc.)
Mid to End of April
Most of the Veggie Starts
Tomatoes & Peppers
Tender Annuals & Perennials
Early May
Hanging Baskets
Have You Seen What’s Happening In The Barn?
It’s a jungle in here! From Bromeliads to Beaucarnea, Philodendrons to Dracaena and pretty violets, we have it all in our beautiful new house plant solarium located in the Barn. Plus, we’ve sourced a huge variety of home and garden décor. We’re sure you’ll find that special gift or something to take home for yourself.
We have all of your gardening supplies too, from bags of soils, fertilizers and amendments, to clippers, seeds and seed starting kits. And our bulk soils, barks and rocks are stocked and ready for you to put your gardens in shape.
We Are Honored…
THANK YOU! Because of your ongoing loyalty and support of our business, we’ve been named Best of 2023 Garden Store by the Business Journal of North Idaho. You have helped us earn this prestigious award for four years in a row!
A big Thank You too to all our customers and friends who visited us at the recent North Idaho Home and Garden Show at the Kootenai Fair Grounds. Our booth won Best of Show.
It is because of you, our enthusiastic customers, that we can continue to grow and bring better experiences, great products, and excellence in customer service! We thank you and look forward to serving you in 2023!
Spring Into Fun!
Plant Your Own Tabletop Spring Garden — April 3 - 8 from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Join us at New Leaf Nursery to plant your very own spring basket or tabletop garden this year. From April 3 to April 8, we will have a planting station set up next to the barn for you to create your own design. You can choose from a variety of containers and plants and add your own décor elements to create your unique basket. Gardens start at $24.99 and go up depending upon the container, plants and décor elements chosen. Come check out the selection! We look forward to helping you jumpstart your Easter and Spring Fun this year!
Easter Egg Hunt on April 8 — 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Mark your calendars to HOP over to New Leaf Nursery on Saturday, April 8, for a fun-filled Easter egg hunt! There will be dozens of colorful eggs hidden just waiting for you to find them. The nursery will be open normal hours and the egg hunting will take place between 11-3 pm that day. The kiddos should bring their own baskets to gather up to 10 eggs (per child), which will be filled with treats, toys or candy. There will be kids crafts, face painting, a balloon artist, and vendors with treats too! Bring your baskets, bring your friends and family, and join us for a day of Easter egg hunting and exploring our lovely landscape. Who knows what treasures you might find hidden among the flowers and foliage.
North Idaho Home and Garden Show
Visit us in booth #41, at the Sandpoint Home and Garden Show at the Bonner County Fairgrounds April 1 & 2. Come say hi, and get a coupon for a discount to use at the nursery!
We had a great time with Kelly from Clove Hitch Design Company learning how to macrame a lovely plant hanger during our class on March 7. Kelly’s beautiful designs are also on sale in the barn.
Check out the New Leaf Nursery’s Events. We are offering classes on creating art using decoupage to learning how to prune fruit trees and pick plants that are least appealing to deer and other rascals that like to munch our plants in North Idaho.
And you won’t want to miss Tomato Craze on April 15. New Leaf offers the widest selection of tomato varieties. Our own Elaine Christen will talk about planting, growing and harvesting your tomatoes at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Have You Seen Our Newest Video…
Not sure when to plant your seed starts, and whether you should start them indoors or directly sow them into the garden? Our resident gardening expert, Jen C., talks about how to read and understand seed packets to ensure your garden gets off to a good start.
Employee Spotlight: She Makes Your Plant Wishes Come True
If you’ve ever put your name on our wish list for a plant when it is next in stock, you’ve probably worked with Jennifer L., or J Lo as we call her here at the nursery. She’s a special kind of person to be able to keep track of the wish list for customers who want to be notified when a desired plant comes into stock at the nursery. This is sometimes a long process, such as waiting for next season’s fruit trees after our stock sells out, or possibly even longer for items that may take a couple of seasons to source. Once plants are in stock, she calls you to let you know they are ready for you to come peruse. J Lo has an infectious laugh and is one of the cheeriest members of the team. She brings a smile to your face just by flashing her sparkling eyes your way. You can also find J. Lo working around the nursery and at the checkout counters. We’re very fortunate that she’s been with New Leaf for six season already!
April Bloom Report
If Mother Nature decides to let things warm up a bit, we’ll start to see more flowers in April in our area, especially in lower elevations and protected areas with lots of sun. Daffodils, Hyacinths, crocuses, Lenten Rose (hellebore), bleeding heart, fruit and flowering trees and shrubs, such as cherries, apples, peaches, apricots, and Korean spice viburnum and forsythia, and likely the first blushes of green as leaves on the trees start to pop.
April Gardening Calendar
While Spring seems to be taking it’s time to arrive, there are still plenty of things you can be doing! Here are gardening tips for April into early May.
Early in April, if you haven’t already, prune roses and fruit trees
Spray deer/mammal repellent as leaves emerge.
Start planting trees, shrubs and perennials (including herbs).
Spray fruit trees with multi-purpose spray after pollinators (bees) are done. Continue every 7-10 days throughout the summer.
Wire-up raspberries and other brambles. Start tying grapes and other vines.
Sow vegetable seeds directly in the garden per package directions. Be sure the ground has warmed up enough for seeds to germinate. See Jen C.’s tips above on reading seed packets to learn more.
Plant annual flowers around Mother’s Day — but check to make sure there aren’t any late frosts coming.
