One season ends and another begins!

Just when you thought there couldn’t be more to share, look what’s happening at New Leaf Nursery! 

Another amazing growing season comes to a close in North Idaho, and, with anticipation, we planted our bulbs, and we are working to get the last shrubs, and perennials in the ground in all our gardens, knowing that Spring will come again, and our gardens will erupt with color once again! There is still time to grab your favorites as our Fall Sale comes to an end on October 31.

While you’re in the nursery, take a look at the mums, kale, pansies and peppers to add a spot of color to your front steps—it’s all on sale and going quick! All the fall goodies are on sale, in the nursery and in the barn. Look at these beautiful wreaths, just waiting to be hung on your door, gate, or over the fireplace! This is a sampling of what we have. Come find the one that has your name on it! And they’re on sale too! 


PAYING IT FORWARD WITH PUMPKINS AND BRINGING SMILES

This year we had some great pumpkins and gourds. Hopefully you got in to see them and get some for yourselves. Ben, Elaine and Eric, New Leaf’s leadership team, are amazingly kind and generous spirits, and they have donated the remaining pumpkins of the season to The Children’s Village of CDA! Can’t wait to see the kids’ handiwork as they carve the pumpkins into works of art! 


FOUR SEASONs GARDENING CLASS UP NEXT!

It's not too late to sign up for Elaine’s Four Season Gardening class on Wednesday, November 3rd at 6:00pm. Dress warm, as these chilly nights are upon us! We will meet in the garden center and Elaine will show us all how to achieve an interesting garden scape during the various amazing seasons that we enjoy in North Idaho. From the tender blooms of hyacinth in the spring, to the robust color and fragrance of summer peonies, to the ever changing colorful foliage of the fall, to eye popping colors of berries and branches in the winter, you will learn the tricks of the garden master! 

Next Class: Four Seasons Gardening
in North Idaho with Elaine Christen


Jen C is at it again!

If you haven’t seen it yet, checkout Jen C’s latest ‘how to’ video on our Facebook page! For those of us new to gardening in North Idaho, Jen C explains in detail just exactly how to put our gardens to bed for the winter.  Jen is great at breaking it all down to help us all understand the importance of one last deep soak watering, as well as how to ensure our perennials will come back bigger and more beautiful next year.

Tips on How to Prep Your Gardens for Winter

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEOS ON FACEBOOK


Got a lotta fall leaves?

Look at the creative ideas you can do with fall leaves! Keep the colors of the season going…really a fun idea for a very inexpensive craft project you can do with your kids on a rainy afternoon! All you need are a collection of your favorite colors of leaves, and some twine or tape to secure them in place as you gather them!

John Forti, ‘The Heirloom Gardener,’ shared Nicole Duke’s technique of making this whimsical blooms from leaves! “The Heirloom Gardener” can be found on Facebook.


What’s heading our way fast?

The Christmas trees are coming! And this year, yes, you can have a professionally flocked tree from New Leaf Nursery! Pre-order a tree on our website or come into the nursery the week after Thanksgiving to pick the perfect one! Watch our website or call the nursery for the exact date of arrival of the trees.

First Winter Night Celebration

Join us on Saturday, November 27 as we celebrate you, our most loyal customers, and invite you to attend a “sneak peek” event on the First Winter Night Celebration at the nursery! Come say hello, enjoy some holiday cheer, and shop our exclusive holiday collection! Earn DOUBLE POINTS ON ALL YOUR PURCHASES, including live trees, ornaments, wreaths, garlands, and poinsettias. 

Shop all day, or come later in the day to enjoy locally brewed beers, ales and hard ciders from our friends at Lone Mountain Farms! Refreshments and holiday music will put you in the spirit of the holidays! Call the nursery or visit our website for more information.


Wrapping it all up

Employee Spotlight: Anjulie

This month, our employee spot light shines on another ‘star’ in our galaxy. Anjulie lights up our nursery with her amazing smile and sweet personality! She is a delight to work with and loves to talk about gardening with her customers—she has the ability to find just the right plant for you in your garden! Anjulie is also a talented designer on our team. Look at her latest creation on a Christmas tree and mantel design! 


Wishing you all a fantastic fall season, and looking forward to seeing you all at our First Winter Night Celebration! Mark your calendars!

Hard not to be in love with the Inland Northwest right now!

We are coming ablaze with fall color here in North Idaho…just about anywhere in town, you can see a stunning display of bright red, gold and orange trees! Yes, the best time of the year is on our doorstep…

And New Leaf Nursery is loaded with tons of fall color. From truly unusual pumpkins and gourds, to a bevy of colorful mums, kale and peppers, we’ve got just the thing to brighten your doorstep. 

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Fall Sale is in full swing!

Have you been waiting for it? Well, it’s here, and we have some pretty great perennials with your name on them! For you new gardeners, remember, the perennials will come back next year, and for many, many seasons to come! With the cooler weather, it’s the perfect time to plant in your garden. With the cool, dewy nights, and still warm soil, the plants, entering dormancy, offers a far less chance of shock to being planted now! Go forth and plant!

From brilliant Helenium, to ‘Sombrero’ Echinacea, to lots and lots of day lilies…we’ve got some great selections to make your garden ‘sing’ in the summer and well into next fall.

Come in soon for the best selection, and yes, you will earn rewards points on every purchase! Our sale is between 20% - 60% off nearly all shrubs, trees, and perennial plants.

We are open 9am - 5pm daily, including Saturday, and Sunday 11am - 4pm.


And, when you are picking pumpkins and perennials…

Stop into the garden center in the barn and find the perfect Halloween ghost for your front porch, and check out the lighted branches and other fall goodies! We have custom wreaths available for you to take home with you, and we can make a custom one in your colors!

Here's a pair we made last week!

As featured at the home show house by Rosenberger Construction in the NIBCA Parade of Homes.

As featured at the home show house by Rosenberger Construction in the NIBCA Parade of Homes.


Who is this happy lady?

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Please meet Kari! We loved this photo she posted on her social media, so we wanted to share it with you! If you’ve met Kari, you know this photo captures her very essence! She is kind, happy, and always has a cheery hello for everyone she meets! She joined our team last year, and we are so lucky to have her. It is simply great to work with someone like Kari—she’s the best!


What’s happening at the Nursery?

We had a blast at our fall wreath making class a week or so ago. Look at these talented ladies and the wreaths they created!

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Want in on the action? Check out the EVENTS tab on our website to sign up for classes! Next up is Elaine Christen, our own resident horticulturist extraordinaire, who will be talking about gardening in the four seasons!

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Next class: four seasons gardening with elaine christen

Learn about the plants that offer year-round interest in your garden! New Leaf Nursery owner and horticulturist Elaine Christen shares her wealth of gardening knowledge with you to help plan your gardens for the next spring season.


And before we say goodbye…

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Over this past weekend, we held a contest on social media to guess the weight of this bad boy (the pumpkin, not the other bad boy)…well, if you can believe it, after countless guesses, two local ladies guessed within 8 ounces of each other. The pumpkin was 114.67 lbs in actual weight, and one guessed 114 lbs and the other, 114.5 lbs. Being the good guy he is, Ben decided to award a winning gift certificate to both lucky ladies. The closest winner donated the pumpkin to the Children’s Village!

Mr. Giant Pumpkin at the Children’s Village!

Mr. Giant Pumpkin at the Children’s Village!

We look forward to seeing you soon! You’re always welcome at our door! 

Happy Fall from your friends at New Leaf Nursery!

Fall Sale starts Saturday, September 25

*Sale excludes décor items, flower pots and fall plant items (mums, pumpkins, décor in barn) or dirt, bark, or other bulk materials.

*Sale excludes décor items, flower pots and fall plant items (mums, pumpkins, décor in barn) or dirt, bark, or other bulk materials.

The big weekend is here!

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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!

Before Pruning “Where is Paige?”

Before Pruning “Where is Paige?”

After Pruning: “Magic, a beautiful tree! And there is Paige!”

After Pruning: “Magic, a beautiful tree! And there is Paige!”

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.

Make it Nick & Paige of Ooh La La Arborculture

If you have any questions or would like to have them help your trees and landscape, Paige & Nick can be found on Facebook, Ooh La La Arborculture, or @oohlalatrees on Instagram. Their phone number is 208-290-0343


What’s next?

Petra creating a weekly floral arrangement at Grand Del Mar in San Diego, CA

Petra creating a weekly floral arrangement at Grand Del Mar in San Diego, CA

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!

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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?

Home show house by Rosenberger Construction in the 2021 NIBCA Parade of Homes

Home show house by Rosenberger Construction in the 2021 NIBCA Parade of Homes

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!