HEY ! ❤️ Here is Your Mini Garden Gazette!

Published: Tue, 09/28/21

October is Coming...

Hi !

Happy Almost October! Whoa - the winter months are fast approaching while we cling to every little bit of sunshine that we can here in Seattle. We've been winding-down the summer in our full-sized gardens as well as preparing for the coming winter weather in our miniature garden nursery.

I hope this finds you enjoying the changes too. Nowadays, I make it a point to get out and "get that Done!" before it REALLY needs doing. You know, being proactive rather than reactive so I'm not taking down the shade cloth in the middle of a November rainstorm like I usually do - you know what I mean? :o)

Squirrel + Godzilla = Squirrel-liza!! Our dog Kitty has been hyper-vigilant lately, chasing that blasted squirrel out of my garden beds for me. Here's a blog I wrote on keeping them out of your miniature gardens that may help - up on the Mini Garden Guru blog here. BUT, I found another way to keep them out of your pots: plant lots of (full-size) spring bulbs... ugh. He certainly loves those much better than my containers this year! (Insert major eye rolling here - I may as well just plant a row of $5 bills in the garden bed... Lol! :o)

"Have fun, even if it's not the same kind of fun everyone else is having,"
- C. S. Lewis.

Whatever you do make it fun,

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

Above: The Hokkaido Elm - aka Dwarf Princess Elm - is a terrific "majestic" tree for the miniature garden. Find Blue Star Creeper, John Creech Sedum, Bishop's Heronsbill and Pink Seathrift.

PS - A BIG miniature garden thank you to Pamela of Elizabethtown, KY, who bought us a coffee to thank us for all our hard work delivering free inspiration and free info-tainment on gardening in miniature this week! Thank you Pamela! :o)

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Stay warm this winter in the Miniature Garden! We have two different heater styles available now. This classic one shown above with the chimney and is one-sided. The other is 4 sided and can suit an open-floor plan easily. See them here.

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From the Mini Garden Guru Blog
Blogging about Gardening in Miniature since 2006...

Squirrels (aka Godzilla!) in the Miniature Garden

Winterizing your In-Ground Miniature Gardens

Winterizing your Container Miniature Gardens

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The Dwarf Princess Elm, Ulmus parvifolia 'Hokkaido'

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What's New & Back In Stock?

Click the products to see more...

Dwarf Princess Elm - A super-tiny tree for the miniature garden. This one will grow up to be a very majestic looking tree but it stays in scale because of those teeny tiny leaves. Deciduous - the leaves will change color and drop for the winter. Very charming! Hardy to -20F.

Bella the Cat - She's so sweet! It looks like she wants to climb up to your lap. Give her a chair, rock or bench to climb on in your miniature garden and she'll be one happy cat.

Mini Halloween Crafting - A spooky Halloween banner for your miniature garden or any Halloween scene for that matter. More fun than you can shake a stick at for $1.99. Instant download. Get busy, Halloween is coming!

Miniature Coffin with Skeleton, Cats, More - A fun set for your Halloween miniature garden. The skeleton comes with an extra set of bones because you just never know when you'll need a bone to pick...

Miniature Jack-O-Lantern - A fun addition to your miniature Halloween decorating!

SEE the
SUPER-SPOOKY
Halloween

Department

Here!

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Miniature Garden Center

For all your miniature garden needs!
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FOUR new sections added this month!

A case study, a couple of free ebooks
plus insight into growing older miniature garden trees and shrubs....
More to come!!

SEE more details about this
exclusive community here -
to see if it's a good fit for YOU!

The Miniature Garden Society,
there is no other place like it.

Created just for miniature gardeners
BY a miniature gardener!

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Keep an eye out for tiny pumpkins for your miniature garden decorating! Remember to delay carving them if you want it for the 30th. The smaller the fruit or veggie, the faster it'll rot and, especially with the tiny cut-outs on tiny pumpkins, it will rot faster than the big pumpkins.

((Inside Tip: A lot of the garden centers are having trouble finding enough pumpkins so get your early this year!))

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A HUGE AND VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU

TO ALL THE FRONT LINE WORKERS,
THE FIRST RESPONDERS
AND ALL OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS!

Military & First Responder Discount Now Available
with GovX ID Verification!

New Halloween Kitty-Cats, Shadow and Twilight, will keep you company in your miniature garden. See them up in the store here.

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

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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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