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Hi everyone,
Halloween is just around the corner and it's time to jazz up your home for this fun time of year. I dug into my box of tricks and have started hanging skeletons and placing pumpkin candle holders everywhere. I have very few trick-or-treaters but that doesn't stop me from getting into the spirit and making my house look inviting and a wee bit scary. We have the biggest and best mums just starting to bloom that you will see anywhere AND they are perennial. We also have ornamental grasses, colorful foliage plants, pumpkins, gourds, and other unusual fall decor to help you in your decorating. Did I mention drip-less candles?
You must check out the new arrivals this week. We have tons of really interesting succulents in teeny tiny pots, perfect for container gardens and terrariums.

THE AMARYLLIS BULBS ARE HERE including 'Red Pearl' which is really a deep, dark maroon. Start your amaryllis bulbs NOW if you want them to be rooted and budding up for the holiday season. Remember, plant them in tight pots and keep them warm while they are rooting. Water only when dry until you see the buds emerging. We have lots of beautiful containers you can use for all sorts of bulb forcing projects whether it be in pots with soil, in rocks, or in forcing jars.

We are getting really low on our organic hard neck seed garlic; you should be thinking about planting garlic very soon. My raised bed that I fill with over 150 cloves of various kinds is cleaned out, amended, and ready to go. I pop in the cloves and cover it with hay mulch for the winter. You can also get moving on planting bulbs in earnest right now as the gardens are starting to thin out in the foliage department due to the last couple of killing frosts.

I have hauled tons of debris to the compost pile and my stockpile of flower bulbs in the garage is growing every day. Have you come in and selected yours yet? With over 40 kinds of daffodils, Leucojum, snowdrops, and Alliums, you don't have to worry if you have deer, we still have lots and lots of bulbs that you can grow. Speaking of deer, have you noticed that they are really brazen and super-hungry lately? I just had a customer call and tell me they ate her monkshood which is poisonous to them. They ate the buds off of my 'Chuckles' rose that lives in my courtyard- a first for me. They stripped my elderberry bare. I am now seriously using deer repellents on schedule according to our Deer Blast program. You can sign up on our website and we will remind you when it is time to use repellants. This really works.
Our last Saturday morning garden walk of the season is this Saturday morning from 9:30-10:30. A horror-culturist's most pressing questions will be answered such as:

Do I cut down my ornamental grasses in the fall?
How far back should I cut my butterfly bushes at this time of year?
Why would I bother to hill up my roses? What is hilling up anyway? Which roses need it? What do I use to do it?
What do you use WiltPruf for and at what temperatures do I use it?
How do I know if a plant should be cut down or left up?
Herbaceous? What does that mean and why should I care?
Should I remove all the leaves from my garden or leave them? (Hint: they're called leaves)
Are there any perennials that could be hurt if I cut them down in the fall instead of the spring?
Can I still plant (YES!!!) and are there precautions I should take?
What is winter mulching?
Can I top dress my gardens with compost this fall to save time in the spring?
What should I do with foliage that is diseased?

My goal is to SHOW you how to do things in our gardens and help you to put your garden to bed, gradually over the next month without a lot of worry or fuss. I really hope you can join me on this last Saturday morning walk, not only to learn, but also to celebrate another wonderful growing season as gardeners together. After this weekend we will be having all sorts of indoor events such as terrarium workshops, a succulent garden demonstration, an orchid workshop, and more. Details will be forthcoming in the next email.
Scare up some energy and ride your broom in this week here for some great bargains and some wicked good new plants and bulbs and garden gifts to inspire you. See you soon...

Nancy

P.S. Rumor has it that a shipment of orchids is arriving at the end of this week. They will be boo-ti-ful!

Look at what my staff did! They created a miniature garden in a broken clay pot. Too cool!

Featured Bulb of the Week
Daffodils

We still have over FORTY varieties of daffodils in stock! From yellow to white to pink to orange, large cups and small cups, miniatures, late bloomers, fragrant flowers, you name it, we probably have it. Totally deer proof, completely perennial, they will spread and add beauty to your early spring garden for years to come.

WEEKLY PLANT SPECIALS
----------------------------------------------------
NO TRICKS-ONLY TREATS!!!
Thursday, October 18 through
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

20% off the following plants:

All perennial mums-including Global Warming mums
Our perennial mums are opening beautifully. The Global Warming mums are gigantic- perfect to fill in the holes in your frozen containers or entry gardens. We also have 'Mei Kyo', 'Venus', 'Samba', 'Sheffield' and more. These will come back and spread every year and will fill vase after vase with armloads of cut flowers.

Amsonia hubrichtii

This is a wonderful native perennial that requires absolutely no care except to cut it down at the end of the year. Soft blue flowers in June, delicate foliage, plants grow 3' tall and spread equally as wide. A workhorse for the landscape.

Amsonia hubrichtii with fall color. Some plants turn bright yellow, others coppery bronze.

...and even more bargains:
NO TRICKS-ONLY TREATS!!!

Harvest the Savings!!!

The Deep Discount Zone
is next to the parking lot and gets restocked daily.

~~Red~~ Orange Tag Scavenger Hunt
with select plants on our benches on sale at 50% off.

On the front lawn,
there is a large block of roses that are 60% off!

OCTOBER SAVINGS SECTION
----------------------------------------------
NO TRICKS-ONLY TREATS!!!

20% off
Cheep Cheep Organic Lawn Fertilizer- this is a dehydrated chicken manure that I also use on my vegetable beds. It is a 4-2-2 formulation and organic/OMRI certified.

All Natural Lawn Grub Control (granular)-Every bed I dug into this weekend in my yard had baby grubs in it. They are in the ground and growing. Control them NOW.

30% off
All bagged mulches:
Dark aged Cedar and Enriching Mulch- from Coast of Maine!

It's selling out so if you want dark bagged mulch, get in here soon!

FREE Event at Natureworks
-------------------------------------------------
No need to register, just show up!

Free Garden Walk
Saturday, October 27th 9:30-10:30 a.m.

To Cut or Not to Cut
and other must-know techniques for
late October garden care
Come join us on our last Saturday morning
garden walk of the year!

We will learn about which plants to cut back and when,

how to hill up roses, the benefits of Wilt Prufing your evergreens, what to do with the different kinds of hydrangeas, and a lot more! Bring your questions and enjoy the late season gardens and all of their bounty.

The Natureworks Mission Statement:

Natureworks offers organic and ecologically friendly products, services, and information to our customers. We are deeply committed to education in all we do. We beautify our surroundings with colorful, creative designs and cutting edge plant material. We proudly provide fair living wages and benefits to our employees, and constantly strive to further their knowledge of plants, design and organic practices. We are a stable, financial entity working to strengthen and build our local economy.

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Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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FAX 203-484-7621 EMAIL nature@iconn.net THE DAILY DUBRULE Click the icon to read Nancy's Blog: * * * * * * GARDENING CHRONICLES FALL ISSUE 2011-2012 NATUREWORKS CATALOG CUSTOMER PLANT REQUEST FORM * * * * * * DIRECTIONS EVENTS HOURS HANDOUTS ORGANIC LAWN CARE Natureworks has been selected as one of the TOP 100 REVOLUTIONARY GARDEN CENTERS IN AMERICA FOR 2011 and 2012	What's Brewing at Natureworks this Week... 'Glowing Ember' mums are just opening this week! One giant plant will turn your home into Halloween heaven. Totally hardy to Zone 4, plant it in the ground and you can pick armloads of fresh flowers next year at this time! This is an example of Halloween Horror-culture at it's finest! Hi everyone, Halloween is just around the corner and it's time to jazz up your home for this fun time of year. I dug into my box of tricks and have started hanging skeletons and placing pumpkin candle holders everywhere. I have very few trick-or-treaters but that doesn't stop me from getting into the spirit and making my house look inviting and a wee bit scary. We have the biggest and best mums just starting to bloom that you will see anywhere AND they are perennial. We also have ornamental grasses, colorful foliage plants, pumpkins, gourds, and other unusual fall decor to help you in your decorating. Did I mention drip-less candles? You must check out the new arrivals this week. We have tons of really interesting succulents in teeny tiny pots, perfect for container gardens and terrariums. THE AMARYLLIS BULBS ARE HERE including 'Red Pearl' which is really a deep, dark maroon. Start your amaryllis bulbs NOW if you want them to be rooted and budding up for the holiday season. Remember, plant them in tight pots and keep them warm while they are rooting. Water only when dry until you see the buds emerging. We have lots of beautiful containers you can use for all sorts of bulb forcing projects whether it be in pots with soil, in rocks, or in forcing jars. We are getting really low on our organic hard neck seed garlic; you should be thinking about planting garlic very soon. My raised bed that I fill with over 150 cloves of various kinds is cleaned out, amended, and ready to go. I pop in the cloves and cover it with hay mulch for the winter. You can also get moving on planting bulbs in earnest right now as the gardens are starting to thin out in the foliage department due to the last couple of killing frosts. I have hauled tons of debris to the compost pile and my stockpile of flower bulbs in the garage is growing every day. Have you come in and selected yours yet? With over 40 kinds of daffodils, Leucojum, snowdrops, and Alliums, you don't have to worry if you have deer, we still have lots and lots of bulbs that you can grow. Speaking of deer, have you noticed that they are really brazen and super-hungry lately? I just had a customer call and tell me they ate her monkshood which is poisonous to them. They ate the buds off of my 'Chuckles' rose that lives in my courtyard- a first for me. They stripped my elderberry bare. I am now seriously using deer repellents on schedule according to our Deer Blast program. You can sign up on our website and we will remind you when it is time to use repellants. This really works. Our last Saturday morning garden walk of the season is this Saturday morning from 9:30-10:30. A horror-culturist's most pressing questions will be answered such as: Do I cut down my ornamental grasses in the fall? How far back should I cut my butterfly bushes at this time of year? Why would I bother to hill up my roses? What is hilling up anyway? Which roses need it? What do I use to do it? What do you use WiltPruf for and at what temperatures do I use it? How do I know if a plant should be cut down or left up? Herbaceous? What does that mean and why should I care? Should I remove all the leaves from my garden or leave them? (Hint: they're called leaves) Are there any perennials that could be hurt if I cut them down in the fall instead of the spring? Can I still plant (YES!!!) and are there precautions I should take? What is winter mulching? Can I top dress my gardens with compost this fall to save time in the spring? What should I do with foliage that is diseased? My goal is to SHOW you how to do things in our gardens and help you to put your garden to bed, gradually over the next month without a lot of worry or fuss. I really hope you can join me on this last Saturday morning walk, not only to learn, but also to celebrate another wonderful growing season as gardeners together. After this weekend we will be having all sorts of indoor events such as terrarium workshops, a succulent garden demonstration, an orchid workshop, and more. Details will be forthcoming in the next email. Scare up some energy and ride your broom in this week here for some great bargains and some wicked good new plants and bulbs and garden gifts to inspire you. See you soon... Nancy P.S. Rumor has it that a shipment of orchids is arriving at the end of this week. They will be boo-ti-ful! Look at what my staff did! They created a miniature garden in a broken clay pot. Too cool! Featured Bulb of the Week Daffodils We still have over FORTY varieties of daffodils in stock! From yellow to white to pink to orange, large cups and small cups, miniatures, late bloomers, fragrant flowers, you name it, we probably have it. Totally deer proof, completely perennial, they will spread and add beauty to your early spring garden for years to come. WEEKLY PLANT SPECIALS ---------------------------------------------------- NO TRICKS-ONLY TREATS!!! Thursday, October 18 through Wednesday, October 31, 2012 20% off the following plants: All perennial mums-including Global Warming mums Our perennial mums are opening beautifully. The Global Warming mums are gigantic- perfect to fill in the holes in your frozen containers or entry gardens. We also have 'Mei Kyo', 'Venus', 'Samba', 'Sheffield' and more. These will come back and spread every year and will fill vase after vase with armloads of cut flowers. Amsonia hubrichtii This is a wonderful native perennial that requires absolutely no care except to cut it down at the end of the year. Soft blue flowers in June, delicate foliage, plants grow 3' tall and spread equally as wide. A workhorse for the landscape. Amsonia hubrichtii with fall color. Some plants turn bright yellow, others coppery bronze. ...and even more bargains: NO TRICKS-ONLY TREATS!!! Harvest the Savings!!! The Deep Discount Zone is next to the parking lot and gets restocked daily. ~~Red~~ Orange Tag Scavenger Hunt with select plants on our benches on sale at 50% off. On the front lawn, there is a large block of roses that are 60% off! OCTOBER SAVINGS SECTION ---------------------------------------------- NO TRICKS-ONLY TREATS!!! 20% off Cheep Cheep Organic Lawn Fertilizer- this is a dehydrated chicken manure that I also use on my vegetable beds. It is a 4-2-2 formulation and organic/OMRI certified. All Natural Lawn Grub Control (granular)-Every bed I dug into this weekend in my yard had baby grubs in it. They are in the ground and growing. Control them NOW. 30% off All bagged mulches: Dark aged Cedar and Enriching Mulch- from Coast of Maine! It's selling out so if you want dark bagged mulch, get in here soon! FREE Event at Natureworks ------------------------------------------------- No need to register, just show up! Free Garden Walk Saturday, October 27th 9:30-10:30 a.m. To Cut or Not to Cut and other must-know techniques for late October garden care Come join us on our last Saturday morning garden walk of the year! We will learn about which plants to cut back and when, how to hill up roses, the benefits of Wilt Prufing your evergreens, what to do with the different kinds of hydrangeas, and a lot more! Bring your questions and enjoy the late season gardens and all of their bounty. The Natureworks Mission Statement: Natureworks offers organic and ecologically friendly products, services, and information to our customers. We are deeply committed to education in all we do. We beautify our surroundings with colorful, creative designs and cutting edge plant material. We proudly provide fair living wages and benefits to our employees, and constantly strive to further their knowledge of plants, design and organic practices. We are a stable, financial entity working to strengthen and build our local economy. RETAIL HOURS Monday-Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Visit Natureworks online - www.naturework.com Click the icon to read Nancy's Blog: Find us on facebook. Follow natureworksct on twitter. Watch us on YouTube. CLICK THE ICON BELOW! Moving or Changing your Email Address??? ==== Wish to be included in special interest emails? We now offer timely updates on the following topics: Natureworks Class Announcements Fresh Orchid Deliveries Vegetable Growers Deer Blast Organic Lawn Care ==== Please update your profile below