Bumblebees just love blooming salvia, as do many of the pollinators that grace our gardens this time of year. Summer is here and it’s time to enjoy our gardens after all that hard work in the spring cleaning up, pruning, and getting things in shape. Now it’s time to relax a bit more, fill in those bare spots in the garden, deadhead the flowers, and pull the occasional weed or two.
And we’ve got you covered with ideas for filling in your garden. Our greenhouses are bursting with perennials that bloom throughout the summer such as daisies, rudbeckia, yarrow, echinacea, and more. Another sun-filled favorite are the lilies. The Asiatic, oriental and day lilies are all just starting to bloom.
And don’t forget those part sun and part shady areas of your garden. These can be filled with numerous satisfying blooms and greens creating a delightful serene garden space. Here are just a few ideas:
The Art of Watering During Hot Summer Months
Did you know there is an art to watering your plants during the hot summers here in North Idaho? New Leaf plant expert Jen gives us tips on watering our plants to make sure they are fully hydrated and root growth is stimulated.
Beautiful Wrapped Designer Bouquets Make Their Barn Debut at Summer Festival
We are so excited to present the newest addition to the great products in the barn at New Leaf Nursery! Beautifully wrapped designer bouquets of locally grown cut flowers will be available starting the morning of our Summer Festival, Saturday July 15. Carefully curated color palettes will be available. Cut flowers bring the beauty of nature inside your home. Whether you are a seasoned floral designer, or just nature lover, having flowers in vases in your house brings joy! We will continue this service through the summer. And, of course, custom orders are available. Our designer asks for a week’s notice in order to procure special requests. See us as at the front desk to put in your request.
New Leaf’s Belle of the Bulk Yard
If you’ve ever purchased any of our bulk soils, barks and rocks, you’ve worked with our Belle of the Bulk Yard, Christianna. She’s the one who coordinates and dispatches all of our bulk material sales, loads and deliveries. In radio banter around the nursery, she is lovingly called “Dirt Girl,” while her bulk materials assistants are called “Bark Buddies.” When not on bulk materials duty, you’ll find Christianna’s smiling face and can-do work attitude all over the nursery. She is often the person answering our phones, she assists at the front desk and helps to wrap those trees for their voyage home. She’s been with us for two seasons now and we are so lucky to have her!
Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour Is Coming
The Coeur d'Alene Garden Club tour is July 9. You can purchase tickets at the nursery for this fun day of touring local gardens.
