Dog Days Done?
This Week's Sale: 30% off Entire Order*; Select** tropicals 80% off (while supplies last!)
I don’t think it is possible to improve on the upcoming weather, late in August. It is so NOT what you would expect. Cooler temperatures. Sufficient rainfall. What more could you ask? Being humans that we are, we always tend to want more (or less as the case may be) of whatever we’re getting. It is so difficult to find the ‘Goldilocks’ zone where everything is “just right”. It is my belief this is as close as it comes to perfection weather-wise in August in middle Tennessee.
Actually, the ‘Dog Days’ expired about 9 days ago. Don’t bother looking back at the weather now past. Dog Days actually refers to the rising of the ‘Dog Star’ Sirius. Sirius rises in near conjunction with the sun from late July through early August. This celestial event was believed by ancients to be the cause of hot weather. Our apparent escape from the extremes of August is a most welcome reprieve after a sizzling July. The seasonal weather windfall may cause a full-out, pre-fall frenzy. While landscape materials are now aplenty, it is still a bit early for mums and pansies…stay tuned!
It is again the time for middle Tennesseans to vote for their favorites. We sure hope to be one of yours. The Best of Nashville voting is going on now through August 26th. We are hoping to make this year our 22nd Best of Nashville! It has occurred in the past through your gracious vote, we hope you’ll vote for us again. Simply go to the official Best of Nashville 2026 page. Once there, you will need to login or create a new account. Having a Google or Facebook account makes it quick and easy. There are numerous categories; you must vote in at least 20 for your vote to count.
Don't forget Sale Sundays; get the same discounts from the comfort of your home 8/23. Online orders will be filled Monday in the order they were received.
Iced bottled water, free while you shop,
David Bates
*Excludes giftcards & deliveries. Sale is for Bates Rewards Members only (free sign up at checkout); in store only (except Sundays) through 8/27/26.
**Select tropicals marked red on tables 109 & 110 in the annuals greenhouse, while supplies last
Comments