Sunny Days

How glorious is the sunshine? We have been blessed with several days of sun in this coming week, and there is plenty that we can do to ramp up for Springtime! Late winter is actually a wonderful time to send out your soil samples. If you’ve wanted to get a better understanding of your garden’s nutrients and pH, UT’s Soil Lab will get you squared away. This is also a good time of year to apply dormant oil and refresh yourself on best practices for application. Next week’s temperatures will be in the perfect zone! Applying these oils now helps catch those overwintering pests before they wake up, giving your fruit trees and ornamentals a much healthier start.

Inside the garden center, the energy is buzzing. We’ve been receiving shipments of all varieties to gear up for the season. Just yesterday we got in our summer bulbs, fresh pansies, and dusty miller—perfect for adding that much-needed pop of color to your porch while we wait for the final frost. We’ve been busy unpacking our latest pottery shipments, making new tables and displays, and bringing in all the lush houseplants to help you green up your indoor spaces.

If you’re ready to get your kitchen garden started, you have to see our current inventory. We even have a better selection of fresh herbs than the grocery store! Our benches are fragrant and full of basil, chives, cilantro, dill, lavender, and sweet marjoram. We also have many varieties of mint, oregano, parsley, and thyme ready for your windowsills or grow lamps.

Speaking of fragrant, we just got in pots of heavily budded jasmine sure to delight your sweetheart. Be sure to stop and smell the blooming witch hazel by our main entrance, too. Its warm and fruity fragrance is an unexpected treat!

That’s it for this week, friends. Stay tuned to Gardening Inside Out every Saturday morning at 8 am. Queue up the podcast when you’re running around town. Follow our Instagram for behind the scenes fun. We can’t wait to see you and show you what’s new!

Happy Gardening,

Sara Bates