Timely Tips for April

Many gardeners are looking for ways to get the most out of gardening and landscape enjoyment while preserving and protecting our environment. Earth-Kind™ gardening uses research-proven techniques to achieve this and it can be done in any home garden.

The objective of Earth-Kind™ gardening is to combine the best of organic and traditional gardening and landscaping principles. Begin with proper flower bed preparation. Amend your soils with organic compost and expanded shale to open up and aerate clay soils. Use seeds and plants which have been proven to thrive in our Texas weather and always top-dress all plantings with a 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch.

Earth-Kind™ is an important designation given to select roses by the Texas A&M University Agriculture program. Earth-Kind™ Roses have been through rigorous statewide testing and evaluation by a team of horticultural experts. They tend to be drought tolerant, disease resistant and overall low maintenance. These roses produce abundant blooms and beautiful foliage. Our most popular Earth-Kind™ variety is ‘Knock-Out®’ which will grace your landscape with cherry red blooms until the first hard frost.

We will be hosting a free clinic in every store on Earth-Kind™ Gardening on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 10:15 am. Join us to learn more about this environmentally friendly way to garden! Click here http://mytexasgarden.com/index.php/free-clinics/ for a complete list of our FREE in-store clinics.

Visit www.mytexasgarden.com for more gardening tips, information and to become a member of our Garden Club! Success in the garden made fun and easy at Calloway’s Nursery!

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Savings for Park Place Residents

A special thanks to Calloway’s Nursery for sponsoring the 2010 Yard of the Month program! Each winner of the Yard of the Month receives a $50 gift card redeemable at Calloway’s Nursery at no cost to the HOA! For more information and products at Calloway’s please visit www.calloways.com.

All residents can save by using one of the coupons below. Click on the coupon to get a version suitable for printing.