Hi !
I hope this finds you enjoying the spring wherever you are. Here in Seattle, we are now fully-entrenched in the spring season and completely surrounded by miniature trees, shrubs and bedding plants! I love it!
I'm always blown-away but the variety of trees and shrubs for miniature gardening, especially in springtime when the new plants come-out. There is almost something for every situation: indoors, outdoors, from shade to full sun - or from Hemlocks to Japanese Hollies, Boxwoods, Barberries, Spruces and Spireas!
Our selection tends to complement each other too. The foliage colors look great together and there is plenty of different foliage-textures to mix it up for a perfectly designed miniature garden! (If you choose all the same texture, the plants blend together. ;o)
In the Shipping News: We are keeping up with the orders but note that we are about a week in turning it around - it must be spring! Also note that USPS is taking a bit longer to deliver these days. Our plants are "good in the box" up to a week, often-times more, but please unpack them promptly when you get them and give them light, air and water. (Please write
your congressman about this slowdown that is still occurring if you want to help.)
Hey, did you know our subscribers get first dibs? ~> I finally got a chance to add some items to the sale section. Quantities are limited - and I also kept the ebooks on sale just in case you missed it. See the Sale Section here.
Whatever you do make it fun & Happy Spring!
ABOVE: From the Archives for Earth Day, 2015. The spring growth just pops on the Loowit Japanese Hemlock. That grass behind the bench is the Dwarf Mondo Grass. I think that is Baby Tears under the birdbath. (The accessories have been discontinued.)
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The Golden Devine Barberry - Our Miniature Garden Barberrys demonstrate one way to get a "miniature" tree or shrub for your mini garden ~> it's just a BABY! Similar to most of the trees and shrubs we
carry, they just grow sloooowly...
Planting baby shrubs in the miniature garden is not only fun in miniature, they last for a few years before needing potting-on, AND THEN you get a decent "full-sized" shrub out of it that doesn't cost a lot of money.
If you were to buy this Golden Devine Barberry in a one-gallon size, you would be paying anywhere from $30 to $70 depending upon where you are.
This tactic is especially wise for the collectible conifers too, because some of them can get quite spendy when they get to be a few years old! (Most of our trees are approximately 3 to 4 years old when you get them.)
Apologies! I can't find a better shot of this Golden Devine Barberry in this miniature garden. I made this in 2019 for a big garden show north of Seattle. It's a garden for full sun, probably hardy to zone 6 although
the trees are much hardier. The pot is a repainted foam container about 18 inches wide (inside dimension.)
So, the yellow-leaved row in the back is the Golden Devine Barberry. (The magenta-colored flowers are from the Rhododendron behind it.) You can keep the Barberrys trimmed-down to slow-down the growth rates too. In late winter is ideal but I don't really think it matters when it's in a miniature garden. See more details on this shrub here.
Earth Day is coming on 22nd - Have you planted your miniature tree yet? :o)
ABOVE: From the Archives from Earth Day, 2015. The spring growth just pops on the Loowit Japanese Hemlock. That grass behind the bench is the Dwarf Mondo Grass. I think that is Baby Tears under the birdbath. (The accessories have been discontinued.) The pot, with a drainage hole, is about 8" wide and about 10" deep. The Baby Tears are the least hardy at Zone 7 or 0F, the Loowit and Mondo Grass
are hardier at about Zone 5.
This part-sun/part-shade garden should stay together for at least 5 years with some maintenance ~> replacing the Baby Tears and cutting-out the wayward runner from the Dwarf Mondo Grass. Shear the canopy of the tree to keep it in check every winter. And regular watering. :o)
A HUGE AND VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU
TO ALL THE FRONT LINE WORKERS,
THE FIRST RESPONDERS
AND ALL 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! )
I'M JANIT CALVO, YOUR FELLOW MINIATURE GARDENER (YFMG)
Seattle, WA. - USDA Zone 7
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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
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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.
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