The New! Mini Garden Gazette
Happy Autumn
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Hi ,
It's 70 degrees and sunny as I sit and write this. Did I move and not know it?
Perfectly unusual weather for Seattle - it's normally raining so much that we are growing gills by now. We did get a nice down-pour a few days ago which really helped drench the gardens beds. Everything has become green again since the drought ended last month, thankfully!
Welcome to your new weekly newsletter - we
are working on changing everything from monthly to weekly, including us.
With fall in the air, read on to find winterizing tips for your containers and your in-ground gardens. A little effort now will make the transition easy and stress-free.
Oh, and we hit another milestone with The Little Hobby That Could. Our Facebook page hit the 10,000 likes mark! Wowsa! Apart from the staggering number of followers, I'm not sure if anything really comes out of it. No balloons or congratulatory cards have come, no free coffee, no calls from the owner, Mark Zuckerberg, either. I will certainly let you know if fanfare does come our
way. Lol!
Thank you for being a subscriber and, as always, whatever you do, make it fun,
Janit Calvo
Head MG, Owner
Two Green Thumbs Living Miniature Garden Center |
Preparing for Winter
in the
Miniature Garden
A little prep-work can get you through the winter months safely and without regret. The main thing to worry about for any container overwintering outdoors is watering, funnily enough. The plant's roots will do fine if they are frozen but not freeze-dried. Keep an eye on the soil's moisture level up until it freezes AND keep watering your containers throughout the winter if they don't get enough.
You can use these winterizing tips for your regular garden containers and your full-sized garden beds too. These links will take you to the Mini Garden Guru blog:
Thinking of bringing your outdoor garden
inside for the winter? Read this first, click here.
The Only Thing Wrong...
...with these
miniature string lights is photographing them. Lol! The above scene is completely lit-up with one string of the mini lights. Pretty, huh?
They are working out very well in our miniature garden testing bed. The battery packs seem
immune to any moisture - we've left them out in the rain and we've watering them along with the plants too. They've been out for over 3 months now and don't show any signs of wearing or weathering. I've rearranged them several times and they are not as fragile was we first thought.
We love how they light up the night and they are especially enchanting when you see them in the garden from inside the house - it makes the miniature garden look surreal!
The
battery powered strings have a timer option on the battery pack. You can always put the plug-in string on a timer along with your full-sized holiday lights for a low-maintenance show.
Grab yours in time for the holidays
so you can share your miniature garden displays when your family and friends throughout the season.
Miniature Holiday Trees
Find the right miniature holiday tree for your decorating ideas! Click in to see more pictures of all the trees and all the growing info:
Miniature
Christmas Trees: Outdoor, Full Sun, Hardy to -40F, click here.
Miniature Junipers: Outdoor, Full sun, Hardy to -40F, click here.
Sky Pencil Ilex: Outdoor, Part Sun, Hardy to -20F, click here.
The BEST time to plant an in-ground
garden is right NOW, in the fall.
The best time to plant a container
garden is ANYTIME!
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Our Handmade Etsy Store
Etsy.com is known for helping small, independent artists and craftspeople become, well, more independent! Find the unique and unusual in our Etsy store: one-of-a-kind miniature garden accessories and supplies for mini-making.
To visit our Etsy store, click here. |
ICYMI:
Fun projects for Thanksgiving
from the Mini Garden Guru blog, click here.
28 Different Miniature Garden Ideas
for Halloween! Click here.
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