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At our garden center, our goal is to provide our customers with a quality selection of plants, trees, shrubs and supplies for your garden and landscaping needs.  We sell bulk mulches and soils and offer delivery service.  Our staff is very helpful in assisting with container and garden bed design and planting and will provide essential information for successful gardening.

January/February Gardening Tips
January is not a big gardening month, but there are some tasks which can be accomplished beginning in February.
February marks the beginning of the growing season. We see the first signs of spring blooms in winter jasmine and winter honeysuckle. Early daffodils and crocus are blooming and it is the season to pay attention to weather forecasts. Arkansas is known for its fluctuations. A few warm days in the winter can incite plants into new growth. If you are beginning to see life in your dormant shrubs, especially hydrangeas, be prepared to protect them, should a cold snap occur. Tender new growth is much more sensitive to cold than their dormant counterpart. Covering large plants is difficult. It is much easier to throw some extra mulch or even a cardboard box over a small shrub or perennial, but large bushes and fruit trees pose a real problem. Often we have to hope Mother Nature is kind to us. Sheets, burlap, garden "blankets" called Remay, can give you a few degrees of protection, but can be hard to fasten to the plants. Make sure there is ample moisture in the ground prior to a cold snap.
Bulbs
All spring bulbs should be up and growing now; some are even in bloom. When you see the flower stalk emerging from the foliage, it’s a great time to fertilize. Use a complete fertilizer such as 13-13-13 or 20-20-20. Don’t get hung up on bone meal—that is just at planting season. Your bulbs need nitrogen, phosphorous and potash. If you put the fertilizer out shortly before blooming, the nutrition will be readily available as soon as blooming is over and they begin the process of setting blooms for next season. Length of bloom depends a lot on the weather and the variety, but you can expect several weeks of color from most bulbs. Daffodils are the easiest to care for and can remain in place for years without division. Tulips and hyacinths benefit from dead-heading—removing the spent flower after bloom.

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