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Progressive Lawnscaping’s New Online Garden Store |
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No...We haven't changed our name to Go-GreenGardening. We are still Progressive Lawnscaping, and we still offer the same top notch landscape service we have since 1990. Go-GreenGardening is our new online garden store featuring a variety of eco-friendly garden and landscape products. Many are items that our customers have requested over the 19 years we have been in business. |
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* Cut branches of spring flowering plants such as forsythia, dogwood, pussy willow, crabapple and quince to force into blooming indoors. Make long, slanted cuts and place the branches in a vase of warm water. Set the vase in a cool location. Change the water every four days. Your branches should bloom in about three weeks. * Fruit trees should be pruned in late Feb./early March. * Check outside plants and trees for animal damage. Wrap hardware cloth around stems and trunks to prevent further damage. * Check stored bulbs, tubers and corms. Throw away any that are soft or diseased. * Check your perennial plants. Our recent freeze, thaws can cause 'heaving' of the plants. Although it is too late to undo the damage that is done, adding mulch can prevent further damage as soil temperatures continue to fluctuate. * Start seeds indoors for cool season vegetables so they will be ready for transplanting to the garden early in the season. Broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage are great garden veggies to start now. Their seeds can be started 5-7 weeks prior to our zone 5-6 frost free range (March 30-April 30). * Begin planning this summer’s landscape projects. If you are going to do the landscaping yourself, choose appropriate species and cultivars. If you are having a professional design your landscape, initiate contact now to 'get on the list'. Once Spring arrives, landscape designers can become extremely busy. * Check out the Sale at: Go-GreenGardening.com |
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Vernal Witchhazel (Witch-hazel)
It's blooming now! Vernal Witchhazel is a deciduous winter-blooming shrub. It is the earliest woody shrub to bloom each year. The extremely fragrant blooms start in late January/early February and last up to 4 weeks. The tight flower clusters can vary from bright yellow to dull orange or red-orange. The flower petals may roll up and withdraw on very cold days as a survival mechanism to avoid damage from freezing. In the fall the ovate shaped leaves turn an attractive golden yellow.
The Witch-hazel family has no significant disease problems. This shrub has a slow growth rate and can be planted in sun or moderate shade. It is tolerant of dry conditions, but prefers moist, well-drained soils. The shrub is often used as a specimen or as an informal, naturalized hedge. Native Americans extracted from the leaves, bark and stems for the treatment of sprains, bruises and inflammation. |
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Community Gardens - Not Just For The Wanna Be Farmer
Community Gardens are popping up in cities across the nation. Whether it is on a vacant lot donated by the city, or a donated piece of land from a business or organization, community gardens are beneficial to promoting healthy communities. Besides providing food for your family, excess food can be donated to organizations that feed low income families and the homeless. Not only do the gardens give you a chance to visit with neighbors, but face it, working in the soil is just plain therapeutic! So if your yard is too small for a garden or you just want to garden with others, now is a great time to find a community garden near you. 'Google'.. community gardens in (type your county and state). If you live in Indiana, you can access a list of community gardens at www.ces.purdue.edu. Now that you have located a garden, check out our gardening tools at www.Go-GreenGardening.com
CSA'S - Community Supported Agriculture Plan Now For Fresh Produce All Summer
CSA'S - Community Supported Agriculture- are gaining in popularity. You are purchasing a 'share' or basically, buying a box of seasonal produce from the farmer each week. It's easy and the benefits are far reaching. Buying local, seasonal produce directly from the farmer helps the farmer, helps the environment and helps you. Most fruits and vegetables travel an average of 1500 miles to get to the supermarket. By buying directly from a local farm, the time from picking to eating is shortened. There are less carbon emissions from travel and less packaging needed. The fresh food is still full of flavor and vitamins. It also gives you a chance to experience different fruits and vegetables you might not otherwise try. There are organic farms, and some CSA'S that offer eggs, cheese, fruit, homemade breads and even flowers. LocalHarvest.org is a resource for finding CSA'S in IN and nationwide. It is a first come, first served basis with many CSA'S having February sign-up deadlines. So pick a farm, pay the one time amount for a designated amount of weeks and pick up your fruits and veggies once a week. Some CSA'S even offer delivery. |
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Call us at: (317)780-6619 or email: progkk@aol.com |
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Plant Sale 11’ Tall ‘Red Sunset’ Maple Upright in habit. Excellent orange to red fall color. Grows to : 45’ x 35’. Price: $50.00 7’ Tall Eastern White Pine This is a ‘Charlie Brown’ tree that needs a home. Fast growing pine with long soft needles. Native to Indiana. Grows to: 50’-80- tall 40’ wide. Price: Free
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FEATURED Bird Feeders
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Bird Feeders
Check out our selection of bird feeders. We have platform feeders, suet and fruit feeders, feeders made from recycled plastic, decorative bird feeders and many others to choose from. We can help you turn your yard into a sanctuary for the birds and more importantly, a place for you to go to relax and enjoy mother nature. |
February SaleAll Bird Feeders Sale Price: 10% off any bird feeder Use coupon code: FEEDER at checkout to get the 10% discount. Order from our website at: Or call our office at: 317-780-6619. Offer expires: 2/28/10 |
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Roll Your Own Newspaper Peat Pots Start your seeds indoors. Usually, the most expensive part of starting your seeds indoors is the purchase of the peat pots. By recycling your newspapers you can eliminate that cost. You will need: Newspaper (back and white only) the ingredients used in ink are not considered toxic, A flat surface, Any can with both ends cut, A plastic tray for your new peat pots to sit in. Easy Steps: 1. Lay one piece of newspaper flat. If it is a regular-sized newspaper sheet, rip in half and use only one side. You really only need a rectangular strip of paper about 5 in. wide and 10 in. long. 2. Lay the empty can on the edge of the newspaper so that at least 2 in. hang below the bottom of the can and at least an inch of newspaper extends beyond the top of the can. |
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Newspaper Peat Pots |
