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                                                                                       Aug 28, 2009 
               The Talavera Has Arrived!
  talavera by you.
                                                                                      photo by Julie Blake
The nursery has just received a shipment of beautiful Talavera pottery.
This hand-pained pottery will brighten up any porch or dark area in
the garden, and can also be used inside for  houseplants.We even have
some animals that you can hang on walls to liven up  a building.
Talavera pots range from $6 - $70; animals from $10 - $49.
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                       Activities for September
                               by Chris Winslow
This morning was the first cool morning I have experienced in long time.
Gardeners... it might be time to start preparing for all the things that need
to be done this coming month.

1. Plant new vegetables for fall and winter harvests: broccoli, cauliflower,
Brussels sprouts and cabbage.
 
2. Cutback annual summer flowers, mulch, and feed. There are 75 to 90
days till the first frost . . .  plenty of time to get a renewed flush of color.
 
3. Water trees, shrubs, turf grass, and landscape beds. Slow, deep
watering will encourage a deep root system.
  
4. Buy bulbs. The season to plant tulips, hyacinths, crocus, jonquils, daffodils,
grape hyacinths, and anemones is just around the corner.
 
5. Mulch all beds and trees with compost mixed with mulch. This mixture
will protect plant roots from heat and cold extremes and conserve water.
 
6. Fertilize lawn towards the end of the month. (Choose an organic
fertilizer.)
 
7. Keep on the lookout for a world of fall bedding (annual) plants. As temp-
eratures cool, we can begin to plant dianthus, snapdragons, and petunias.
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COUPON 15% off anything with a leaf ! 
Offer expires Sept. 30. Not valid with other coupons 
Print, and bring into the nursery for your discount. (Some restrictions apply)
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An excellent article by George Ball, head of W. Atlee Burpee & Co.,
appeared in the Wall Street Journal earlier this month, in which he
celebrates the current 'back to the land' movement.

'At first, we are smitten with our glittering new techno-toys, only to relearn
that these clever machines cannot provide what we really want—a sense
of connection and authenticity. Welcome to the garden: It doesn't get more
real or connected than this'
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204619004574324781923057234.html
  

  ItsAboutThyme_logo[1] by you.Visit the website at www.itsaboutthyme.com  Visit the
nursery at 11726 Manchaca Road, Austin, TX 78748 Tel. 512 280 1192
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