Hellooo Summah!
Happy Canada Day, eh?

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It's like the winter holidays - the special days come one after the other. We've got Canada Day coming up, eh? 🇨🇦 And then July Fourth is next weekend. 🇺🇸 Are you ready? 🎆
 

If you're not, have no fear, your fellow miniature gardener is here!  😄 We have some quick ways to decorate for the both the Canadian and US holidays up on the Mini Garden Guru blog here.

We have some new plant sets up in the store this week plus a new kit. The plant sets are a real-deal and shipping is included to save you some postage costs. See them below! 

And here's a fun video I made about decorating my big in-ground miniature garden. Please like and subscribe - this one took me hours of editing. Lol! 

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What's Up on the Blog Today:

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What's Up in the Store Today:

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Today's Tip - Replanting Containers 

I finally got a chance to catch up on some miniature gardening this week. I find it's necessary for my sanity to balance my website and tech work with my miniature gardening. The playing and getting my hands into the soil is such a counter-activity to sitting at a desk all day long, plunking away at a computer. I hope you're able to strike a balance with your work as well. 

But as I dug into some larger pots to take them apart - like any container garden with any kind of plants - they need redoing after a couple/few years. And, I was reminded of how much I WASN'T watering well! 

And I'm the professional - ? Lol!

If your container gardens have been growing together in the same pot for over a year or more, here's what to do to get make sure you are watering thoroughly:

For Any Container Garden:

For any pot, aerate the soil by poking a rod or stick down into the soil all around the plants. Carefully push the foliage aside to see the soil and poke that rod down as far as you can. Do this every 2 to 3 inches wherever you can to open up airways (roots breathe!) and also a channel to get the water through to the inside of the root balls

Small Pots:

If it's a small container that you are able to pick up, soak the whole pot in a bucket, tray or washtub of water. When you pick it up to do this, you'll be able to feel the water weight and that will tell you how much it watering it needs, it'll be super-lightweight. Soak it for a few hours in a couple of inches of water. Water it well from the top as well to wet the entire root ball.

Big Pots:

Make several passes with the watering wand after you aerate the soil. Make sure the top layer of soil isn't crunchy by mixing it up again - that redirects the soil away from the plant's roots. CHECK to make sure the soil is getting through to the roots by testing a spot: dig into the soil a couple few inches to take a peak - even if you are on a drip irrigation system.

The soil level of all of your pots should be at least one inch-down from the rim of the pot so you can "fill it up" when you water. Again, make several passes with the watering until you see the water come out of the drainage hole in the bottom. 

Got a question? Hit reply! Thank you for reading! 

I'll see you in the miniature garden! US miniature gardeners, remember to wish your Canadian friends a Happy Canada Day and you'll have a friend for life. Lol!

Whatever you do, make it fun,

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A scrub jay in our miniature garden and very color coordinated, I might say! Lol! There are more shots of it in this video too. Add a water feature to your garden if you want birds around - it just adds another level of enjoyment. 

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💬 REAL CUSTOMER FEEDBACK from Corinne in FL, on the Google:
 

"Your mini trees are always healthy and gorgeous! I love them!
Janit's fairy gardens are so precious and amazing as well as any information she shares about your trees and how to care for them!"

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Janit Calvo, Miniature Garden Nerd