HEY ! ❤️ Here is Your Mini Garden Gazette!

Published: Fri, 12/11/20

Oh! Christmas Tree!

Hi ,

I hope this finds you and yours safe and well and enjoying the Season in your area.

As you can see, we got our Christmas tree! Lol! This photo is from the archives but it's always fun to share it every year. I did have a fellow MG that had to tell me she snorted her coffee when she first saw it which still cracks me up... and Steve did have to help me carry it inside. :o)

Hey, if you are thinking of ordering plants before Christmas, we are holding off shipping any plant material until after the big Day. The couriers are swamped with everyone ordering everything online this season PLUS, with the resurgence of the virus, they are short staffed too. A double-whammy that negates any sort of shipping of anything living. Ugh. BUT...

We do have Gift Certificates. And we are shipping non-living things too. We are staying on top of the shipping for as long as it takes but note that we can't guarantee any sort of shipping times at this point - we only have control until we hand over the package to USPS.

More ways to share and/or experience the joy of gardening in miniature below!

Please stay safe, stay grounded & stay creative with a lil' miniature gardening.

Whatever you do make it fun,

Janit Calvo, Head MG, Owner
Two Green Thumbs Living Miniature Garden Center

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The Solstice is Coming! This day is my favorite day during the winter holidays simply because the days are only going to get longer and warmer! Yay! Find those pre-made Stonehenge-stones from Running Press (try Amazon or Barnes & Nobel.) Check out my blog for how to stake them - OR I have a photo so you can see the stones to make your own out of polymer clay HERE, up on the Mini Garden Guru blog.

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From the Mini Garden Guru Blog

The world's ONLY blog dedicated to the joy of

Gardening in Miniature, Since 2006.

How to Bring Your Miniature Garden inside.

ICYMI: Miniature Garden Ideas for
Christmas & Winter Holidays

Celebrating Hanukkah in the
Miniature Garden

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Merry Christmas from the Archives! A different style of decorating ~> I took apart a full-sized poinsettta flower spray to pepper them around the tree canopy. This is our Cover Girl garden from my first Gardening in miniature book. That tree is an Elf Dwarf Spruce - I'll have more in stock in the new year. See the same garden decorated in blue and white below.

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What's New & Back in Stock:

Gift Ideas! - For miniature gardeners only! Not sure what to get or to give? We have gift certificates too. We can do custom ones if you have something in mind as well.

Miniature Garden Books & Ebooks - Find different ways to keep you inspired over the holidays including my Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop with 37 different projects that teach techniques for miniature making and more!

Miniature Garden Art - My favorite department! 45 different garden art ideas to get your imagination fired up and your miniature garden dreams realized!

Gardening in Miniature Book Set - Get BOTH of our books - the primer for the hobby AND "thee" craft book for the hobby! Shipping is included too!

Miniature Meditation / Prayer Gardens - A perfect way to stay grounded AND practice your miniature gardening too!

NEW Frequently Asked Questions Page!
ICYMI - or in case you are wondering more about what we do
and how we roll... we are very different than most online stores because
we really care about our customers!

Need Any Help?

Hit Reply, Ask Away!

~> Feedback is welcome <~

Two Green Thumbs Miniature Garden Center,

For all your mini garden needs!

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We are revving up for the new year! Take your hobby to a different level with the Miniature Garden Society! We have people from all over the globe as well as all over the States too. It's an exclusive community for like-minded garden crafters - like us! See more details about it here.

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A HUGE AND VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU

TO ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS
AND OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS!

( And thank you for your orders to help us stay open too!
Without you, we would not be able to do this! )

Happy Hanukkah!

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I'M JANIT CALVO, YOUR FELLOW MINIATURE GARDENER (YFMG)
Seattle, WA. - USDA Zone 7
Thank you for reading!

CONTACT US ~ OTHER WAYS TO ORDER FROM OUR STORE:

~> Via Email - hit reply, (don't email any credit card info!)

-> Via Phone - 206-352-0494 ~ We are in Seattle, 3 hours behind east coast time.
We no longer have regular office hours, please leave a message if we miss you!

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITES:

Miniature Garden Headquarters - MiniatureGarden.com

Two Green Thumbs Miniature Garden Center Store - TwoGreenThumbs.com

Miniature Garden Society, (exclusive members only) - MiniatureGardenSociety.org

Mini Garden Guru Blog - MiniGardener.Wordpress.com

ABOUT OUR SHIPPING:

We ship internationally (- but not the plants!)

All shipping costs are checked by Steve and we refund any savings promptly because of our wide range of unique inventory: we ship tiny miniatures, heavy patio materials and living plants, sometimes the automatic shipping calculator "packs" the order in multiple boxes which costs more. Steve can pack better than any online shipping calculator can - if we can save you money on shipping, we will.

MORE ABOUT OUR SHIPPING: There is some confusion when checking out of our online store and seeing the shipping option of "Priority Mail." Priority Mail is the term the United States Post System calls their services. Anything over 1 pound gets shipped by Priority Mail. They have done-away with Parcel Post. ~> It does not mean you get "priority" over anyone else's order. It's just what they call it. We are not able to send any order over a pound any other way. We choose to stay with USPS because they are least expensive, 98% reliable and they usually get your orders to you within 3 days at most. We've priced other services and USPS is our choice to save you money and ship your plants to you safely and quickly. :o)

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We appreciate and serve everyone regardless of race, color, gender, politics or religion. Viva la difference! If we were all the same, the world would be a very, very boring place to live.
We believe in Oneness, Kindness & Love.

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