The big weekend is here!
The North Idaho Building Contractors Association (NIBCA) Parade of Homes is Saturday & Sunday, September 18 & 19, and returns the following weekend, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, September 24, 25, & 26.
New Leaf Nursery in Hayden is a proud supporting member of the NIBCA.
We are honored to create the planters showcased on the outdoor terraces at the show home by Rosenberger Construction! The interior of the home was artfully, and beautifully, decorated by our friends at The Tin Roof in Spokane, WA. Heather Hanley, owner of The Tin Roof, lent her special skills of combining color and texture to create perfect furniture and décor selections to enhance the beautiful home design. Heather invited us to provide the ambience for the outdoor terraces by creating garden plantings in large pots and vessels. Our design team created pieces to coordinate with the landscape design, created by Yochum Lancscape. We hope you’ll be able to see the home in person to see a perfect collaboration of professionals!
Get your tickets to tour all of the homes in the NIBCA Parade of Homes!
Our work is showcased at the Rosenberger home in Fox Hollow at Hayden, house #1 on the parade map. You will see gatherings of interesting foliages that are happy to grow in North Idaho landscapes!
After you tour the home, and walk out onto the terraces, you will find a QR code on our signage. Scan it with your smartphone, and it will take you directly to our website, where you will find images of the plantings you are viewing in person, with a full identification of all the plants that were used in the various containers. We didn’t want to make you guess what that crazy curly branched plant was! Click on the photo, and you will learn more about the Harry Lauder Walking Stick! While you’re there on the site, sign up to win a custom planter for YOUR home, created by our talented designers in your custom color palette!
If you can’t visit the show home, visit our website to view the plantings and get details on the combinations we used.
More news
This past Wednesday evening, many friends gathered to listen to Paige & Nick, of Ooh La La Arborculture of Sandpoint! It was a great evening, loaded with lots and lots of information about plant and tree pruning! Almost like magic, these two took a Japanese Maple and turned it into a work of art!
It was a great evening of questions, and answers. One question that came up was how to help the large pine trees that are showing brown needles right now in our area. Paige explained that this was caused by water deprivation, because of the extremely high temperatures we endured this summer, and the extreme lack of water we’ve received in the region. Paige told us that drip irrigation could assist the survival of these distressed trees.
What’s next?
Next week, talented Petra Van Baar, will show us all how to make a fall inspired wreath for our door, or for a thoughtful gift for a neighbor or a friend! It’s brisk in the morning…the leaves are starting to turn…fall is upon us!
Join us for Petra’s Fall Wreath Making class on Tuesday, September 21 from 6:00 - 8:00pm at New Leaf Nursery
So. . . if it’s fall,
then we all know what comes next!
Thanksgiving and Christmas are heading this way again! The elves are busy at work, creating amazing and beautiful things to adorn your homes and offices. Keep checking our website for all the news! You will find a HOLIDAY tab where you will find more information about our holiday decorating services!
Would you like your tree to look like this? We know how and would love to talk with you about it! Click here for more information about the service!
Don’t forget! We are expecting our first load of the freshest cut Christmas trees arriving just in time for Thanksgiving weekend. This year we added flocking services for any of our trees! You will find more information about all the holiday offerings on our website.
So what’s happening in the nursery?
Quite a bit…so glad you asked! Along with classes, and a great weekend of touring beautiful homes in the region, and classes, 2022 seeds are in-stock, fall bulbs and garlic and set to arrive next week, there are cornstalks galore, and the mums! Have you seen the mums? Honestly, these are the best, most colorful mums ever. While they are called ‘hardy’ mums, we don’t guarantee they will be back next year. Our climate says no, but sometimes Mother Nature says yes, and back they come next year about this time!
From your friends at New Leaf Nursery, we hope you have a wonderful weekend, and come by and say hello if you’re out and about! We always love to see you…
Don’t forget, every time you visit the nursery and make a purchase, if you’re a rewards member, you automatically earn points. If you aren’t a rewards member yet and would like to be, CLICK HERE to sign up for rewards.
Happy fall gardening!
It's beautiful North Idaho weather—let's get outside and do our fall planting!
Everyone asks, “what can I plant in the fall in North Idaho?” Here’s a check list of some of the plants that actually love to be planted in the fall!
Next question everyone asks is, “how do you know how to cut back perennials?” If you are new to the area, or new to gardening, both questions can be daunting. Here’s an overview to help you get started! For more detailed info, visit our nursery and we’ll be happy to offer more knowledge. Check out our fall fertilizing video on our website for more helpful info CLICK HERE.
While you want to wait until spring to fertilize your perennials, it is the perfect time to feed your lawn for a beautiful spring and summer result. And the lawn fertilizer is in.
In North Idaho, fall is the perfect time to start to plant your bulb garden, or add to your existing bulbs.
Local favorites such as daffodils, tulips, hyacinth and crocus can bring immediate joy and color to your spring time garden. They can also provide brilliant color in your home when you cut them and put them in vases inside the house. Aah, I can smell the hyacinth now! While it is tempting to plant them when the weather is still warm, wait til the soil cools in late September. The bulbs will grow enough roots to solidly grow, but not enough to sprout before Spring. We are receiving our shipment of spring bulbs in the last week of September so be sure to make plans to come and get some!
We are also hosting a bulb planting class at the nursery that will provide you with detailed information about planting and fertilizing bulbs. You can sign up for the class HERE.
Fall is also a good time to plant raspberries, blueberries and grapes.
Come into the nursery soon to gather up your favorites! We have lots of raspberries, and lots of grapes are coming soon! And yes, there are some blueberries too!
General clean up, raking leaves, and cleaning out general garden debris in your flower beds will save you the hassle of a messy clean up in the fall, and promote healthy flower beds and plants in the spring!
GOOD TIP: Trees, shrubs and perennials can establish roots in soils that range from 45-65 degrees. In some cases, fall planting can actually be better for the plant than asking it to endure sweltering summer temperatures. The exception to the rule are evergreens.
So, tell me about perennials…
Some perennials don’t handle cold weather very well, and the cold can lead to multiple problems with pests and diseases. Cutting them back can help to protect them for a robust ‘come back’ in the spring! As a rule, most perennials should be cut back to between 3” - 6”.
GOOD TIP: Cutting old, diseased foliage in the fall helps a perennial be bigger and better in the spring! Some perennials need foliage for protection over the winter, and should be pruned in the spring. Refer to the care tags that came on your plant, or come see us and we’ll be happy to help guide you!
Here’s a list of 10 area favorite perennials & what to do to get them ready for winter
And finally, the plant that is most asked about regarding pruning in the fall…
Fall is the perfect time to work in your garden in the Inland Northwest!
Beautiful weather, ideal working conditions, and a crispness in the early morning air. Checkout our website for information on the pruning class that is coming up soon! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
Before we call this a wrap on the newsletter this week, remember…
LABOR DAY WEEKEND IS UPON US! Come see what’s new!
Huge mums, fall corn husks, kales & cabbages, and ornamental peppers…along with a huge load of trees (such as Princeton Gold maples), more amazing hydrangea and those stellar hibiscus we wrote about earlier this summer! And then there are the hellebores!
We look forward to seeing you this holiday weekend! We will be open our normal hours! If you haven’t already done so, be sure to sign up for our Rewards Program the next time you are at the nursery and start earning points towards your first reward!
Safe and happy Labor Day to you all!
Let's talk fertilizer. . .
Fertilizer—the when, the why, and the what of it all.
Fertilizing your garden is a true art. With fertilizer, it’s ‘what should I use?’ or ‘how much should I use?’, and while those are both great questions (that will be answered as you read), it really is all about the timing to fertilizing.
During the spring, as new growth emerges on the plants in your garden, it’s the perfect time to fertilize. Follow the directions on the container, as each product varies slightly, but usually every 4-6 weeks is an ideal interval for fertilizing. As a rule of thumb, we suggest your last fertilizing be no later than mid-July, to prevent soft growth from coming onto the plant, as there is not time to harden by winter.
It's so tempting to grab a bottle of fertilizer that promises ‘fast action’, but try to think of it as an energy drink; it rapidly pumps you up, and then drops you like a rock. So acts the ‘fast acting’ fertilizers to your plants. It gives your plant a ‘big hit’ of growth, providing satisfying, and great, visual results, but like the energy drink, it expends all the energy from the plant, and leaves it basically worn out. Remember, your plants are living creatures as well!
Plants need an organic fertilizer that feeds the soil and the plant and, like everything else, think of the long term results, rather than the short term gain.
Did you know that every shrub and tree you buy from New Leaf Nursery comes fertilized for the season?
That is indeed a bonus. As a starter to promote root growth in the first year, we suggest Vitamin B1 and we carry it in a variety of sizes in the garden center.
There is always an exception to the rule, and in this case, if you have hanging baskets and potted annuals, those still need fertilizing with a time release fertilizer or a liquid fertilizer, or a combo of both, to maintain those happy and long lasting blooms. The daily, or near daily, watering you give to hanging baskets and potted plants, flush the nutrients out of the soil, so continue the fertilizing according to the packaging until the seasons’ end.
We have lots of products in the garden center to help you all produce the most beautiful gardens! Next time you come by the nursery, take a look and, as always, if you need more info, we are most happy to answer any questions you may have! Our garden specialists are here to assist you!
What’s new at New Leaf Nursery. . .
We received a shipment of the cutest, most colorful, happy-go-lucky mushroom garden art you have ever seen! Better get here quick, they seem to be everyone’s faves! So cute and add some much fun and whimsy to your garden spaces!
Hostas have arrived!
The trucks continue to roll into the nursery loaded with terrific and unusual plants. Some of the most wonderful varieties of shade loving hostas arrived. Check out the list: Curly Fries, Dancing Queen, Fire & Ice, First Frost, Halcyon, Queen Josephine, Sorbet and Summer Breeze.
Whether your garden needs that pop of a variegated white and green plant, a bright lime green, or that cool dusty blue green, we have them all!
In addition to the hosta parade, we received some really great new houseplants to add to your indoor garden and wait until you see all the fun pots and indoor plant accessories and plant accessories we have to go with them!
Thinking ahead. . .
Fall is right around the corner, and our Fall Festival planning has begun! Keep your eye on the EVENTS page on our website for information on the event, as well as upcoming classes for fall!
Every season brings something new, and we are happy to have you enjoy each season with us!
Happy gardening!
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