Summer Is Here!
It is mid-year and we are thriving in the Summer Sun! We have celebrated Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, and we are now moving on to July Festivities and Summer BBQs here at the Gardens.
IMPORTANT Reminder – We will be closed for the 4th of July (Day Only), and we will return to our *normal* schedule on Monday, July 5th at 10am!
Nursery News
Welcome to July! We have a wonderful month ahead! It is our BIRTHDAY MONTH!! Can you believe it?! We are now celebrating our 13th Year for our Nursery, and we are having a FABULOUS Weekender Blow out!! We will not only have fabulous refreshments and garden activities, but you can also enjoy HUGE savings on plants, products, and decor! It will be 2 days of deep discounts!
In addition to our deep discounts, you will be able to place discount stickers on items not already on sale and of your choosing for an extra 5%, 10%, 15%!!
Summer Hot Topics!
This month at the Nursery, we focus on summer maintenance of both ponds and landscapes. We want to remind everyone that while weed whackers are great, pulling those pesky weeds by the root is critical.
Mosquitos and other insects often plague our backyard spaces, especially when water is involved. Here at Falling Water Gardens, we have a variety of products that will help with mosquito control.
Plantwise, to help decrease pesky insects, consider planting the following:
- Lavender: Repels moths, fleas, flies, and mosquitoes
- Eucalyptus: Helps keep mosquitoes away but will also ward off sand flies, ticks, and more pests
- Mint: Mint plants can repel spiders, ants, and mosquitoes. But be careful when you plant mint because these plants spread rapidly!
- Lemongrass: Repels mosquitoes
- Cat Nip: A member of the mint family, it contains a chemical called nepetalactone, which attracts cats but repels insects such as mosquitoes, flies, deer ticks, and cockroaches
- Geraniums: repel leafhoppers and other types of insects, and is a mosquito repellent
- Pitcher Plants: Trap and ingest insects
- Marigolds: The scent from various types of marigolds repels aphids, mosquitoes, and even rabbits.
- Nasturtiums: Repel whiteflies, squash bugs, aphids, many beetles, and cabbage loopers
We have a large inventory of plants, stop by and check out the flower/plant options we have in stock. We look forward to having you visit! The Garden & Fish Center is currently open daily from 10am to 6pm.
Featured Project
Did you know that if you have a large project for your landscape design that you can take your project into phases? Look at this spectacular project that is has been a phased project!
Large projects like this take time and care, and our team helps to design your landscape to meet your dreams. By working with you on layout, plant selection, and maintenance considerations, we can help create spaces that can grow with you.
When working with us, we guide you through the full process including meeting with you multiple times to confirm your design.
We are ready to take on your design projects and explore your landscaping dreams.
Contact us today to start your landscape designing process!
Featured Koi: Karasu
The Karasu is a black Koi, with Karasu meaning Crow in Japanese. While their body and fins are black, they can have either an orange or white stomach. Karasu is said to bring good luck to any pond.
Wildlife Fish Theft Prevention
We have many customers that come to us and express their concern about keeping wildlife at bay from stealing their fish! Here at Falling Water Gardens, within the pond products section of our gift shop, we have a variety of products that can help with wildlife troubles.
One method would be to place a net over the pond. Watch the video below on how to net your pond.
Additionally, you may also consider a faux Owl or two, perhaps a metal Heron, as well as a spinning decor!
We have nets and tons of decor.
How to Net Your Pond
Didn’t catch our latest important blog post about keeping your fish happy during hot weather?
Read it now!
Featured Plants
The Heliotropium is a species of flowering plant native to South America. Growing to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall and broad, it is a bushy, evergreen, short-lived shrub with dense clusters of bright purple flowers, notable for its intense, rather vanilla-like fragrance. Here in the Pacific Northwest this is an annual plant, and is perfect for planting in pots!
Yellow Water Lily – Nymphaea ‘Joey Tomocik’ These flowers are shocking bright yellow. This is the brightest yellow of all the hardy water lilies. It is very free flowering and has a long blooming season. The pads are dark green and slightly mottled with purple. Hardy to zones 2-11.
Mrs. Perry D. Slocum has very fragrant semi-double blooms that open deep pink and change to yellow and then pale creamy yellow. The flowers are 9 to 12 inches across and very fragrant. This is a heavy bloomer and it is not uncommon to see 3 different colored flowers on the same plant, all in different stages of blooms.
Cushion Spurge gets its name from its cushion-like, perfectly dome-shaped habit. In late spring, the pale green leaves are topped with chrome-yellow bracts that shine brightly in the garden. If sited correctly, the leaves will turn red in the fall. A good selection for northern gardens and it is extremely drought tolerant. Best grown in dry, well-drained soils in full sun. Appreciates some light afternoon shade in hot summer climates. However, clumps tend to open up and lose their attractive cushion shape in too much shade. Quite tolerant of poor soils, including rocky, sandy ones. Freely self-seeds. Promptly remove spent flowers (shearing plants to shape is one option) to prevent any unwanted self-seeding.
An egg-shaped plant, well-branched. Specially cultivated for resistance to climatic conditions. Excellent results both in hot sunny weather and during rainy summers. Plants have a self-cleaning ability, there is no need to remove past blossoms or ovaries, continuous flowering until frosts.
Gift Shop & Decor
Weddings & Your Events at Falling Water Gardens
Enter to Win a Gift Certificate!
From July 1 to July 15 enter to win one of two – $25 gift certificates to be used at the Garden & Fish Center here at Falling Water Gardens. Read below for all the details!
How To Enter:
There are 2 Categories –
- Water feature installed by Falling Water Designs
- Water feature installed by Home Owner
Step 1: Take a photo of your pond/water feature
Step 2: Click the link to the Google Form below to submit your photo and complete our entry form. (You will need to provide an email for this form to submit).
Step 3: Applicants will receive an email when voting goes live, plus we will broadcast on both Facebook & Instagram
Voting:
Voting opens on July 16 and goes until July 29th. We will announce the winner of each category in our August Issue!
Please only 1 entry per household.
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