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It sure looks like spring at The Natural Gardener. The nursery, store, and grounds are filling up with all sorts of gardening goodies. JUST IN: live Ladybugs and big six-inch pots of Bluebonnets. Ladybugs are great fun to release into your garden and they (and their babies!) are voracious predators of garden pests. Our pots of Bluebonnets are gorgeous and full, and they’ll soon be bursting into bloom. Come out and enjoy spring with us!

AVAILABLE THURS. THROUGH SUN. AEROBIC COMPOST TEA: Natural Gardener Aerobic Compost Tea feeds the soil and strengthens your plants, giving them a head start in the spring. It contains beneficial living microorganisms, so you’ll need to apply it within 8 hours of bottling. (1 gallon covers 5,000 square feet.)

NEW HOURS
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday -and Saturday - 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
New Late Thursdays! - 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunday - 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

GROW YOUR OWN ORGANIC PRODUCE: It's time to get your spring garden going! You'll need to make provisions to protect from late frosts, but the sooner you plant, the more produce you'll get from your garden. Come to The Natural Gardener for all of your spring gardening needs. We have a wonderful selection of edibles and we carry only those varieties that are proven producers for our area. Right now, we have over 30 varieties of Tomatoes, and various other edibles including Lettuce, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Strawberries and more. (Please note: Due to high demand, availability changes hourly.)

HANGING BASKETS: Come see our amazing selection of blooming hanging baskets- they are gorgeous! Choose from Dragon Wing Begonia, Fuchsia, Ivy Geranium, Trailing Petunia, Floribunda Geranium, Verbena, and others. Hang a few baskets on the porch or deck, or fill a plant stand or pot with these beauties, and –voila- instant spring. These lovely cascading plants will serve up a shower of flowers for months to come.

COOL SUCCULENTS: If you want something different and unique for indoors or in a protected area, visit our greenhouse and peruse our fine assortment of tender Succulents and Cacti. Some are unusually shaped and/or colored; others have fuzzy leaves; and some have wonderful blooms. Our current selection is outstanding. We have Crassulas, Aloes, Echeverias, Euphorbias, Graptopetalums, Senecios, Haworthias and more. Come see- and take home an unusual little friend!

DOOR MATS AND FLOOR MATS: For cool cats with hip flats! Our colorful Doormats are made of coconut fiber (a renewable resource) and they’re painted with environmentally friendly paint. They come in lots of color schemes and really cool designs, so you’re sure to find one to suit your abode. Our beautiful Floor Mats come in cool colors and designs, too, and they’re made from recycled plastic. These durable, all weather rugs are meant for the patio or potting shed, but they’re pretty enough to use inside the house, and they come in many different styles.

COMPOST BINS AND BUCKETS: Don’t put it in the landfill- recycle kitchen and yard waste into compost! The Natural Gardener has a great assortment of composters including the Tumbleweed, the Envirocycle, the Achla, and good, old-fashioned wire bins. We’ve also got a great selection of compost buckets and crocks for holding your compostable scraps. We have a variety from which to choose, from a utilitarian plastic one, to a cool chrome-looking one. If you’ve been thinking about starting a compost pile, come visit with our knowledgeable staff and let us help you decide which tools and accessories are right for you.

POTLIFTERS: Have you been struggling to move your large plants inside on cold nights and then back out when the weather warms up? The answer to your back strain is the PotLifter. This little gadget is a superbly engineered tool designed specifically to help gardeners safely and easily move heavy, awkward-to-lift objects. When fastened around a pot, it has two handles that make it possible for two people to lift the pot and plant safely. It is designed to carry items up to 200 lbs. and can help when moving potted plants, rocks, bags of mulch, firewood, and much more.

SPRING LAWN AND GARDEN PREP: An early spring application of just ¼ to ½ inch of compost will improve the health and vigor of your lawn, and it’s great in planting beds, too. Our rich, all natural composts add beneficial microorganisms and nutrients to your soil. They improve the soil’s ability to hold moisture, too- helping to reduce summer heat stress. Topdressing your lawn with compost can also help reduce diseases like Brown Patch and Take All Root Rot.

You can get our compost in several ways: we can deliver it to you, we’ll load into the bed of your truck, you can bag-it-yourself, AND it comes pre-bagged.

To determine how much compost you need, simply multiply length in feet x width in feet x depth in inches, then divide by 324. This will give you the amount of compost in cubic yards. If you have any questions, be sure to ask our knowledgeable staff.

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