Save on Your Next Visit

Be sure to print out or pick up a coupon in store for savings on your next visit. It is time to start getting ready for fall planting and this coupon can help you save while you do!

Our new shipment of garden seeds will be arriving any day now! Be sure to pick up also our garden preparation guide. It can insure your success in the garden. We prepared the guide and planting dates specifically for gardening here in the desert of Arizona!

Remember our monthly garden meeting is this Saturday August the 15th at 10am!

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August Newsletter

Harper's August Garden Guide
The Last Full Month Of Summer
August 2009 - Vol 1, Issue 1
In This Issue






Yehawwww

Well now it is time to come home from the beach, or your usual summer haunts and get a ways and start settling into that fall routine. I know it is August. For me August means the last full month of Summer and Fall is just around the corner. Kids start back to school and we start looking around the yard wondering what the heck happened to our beautiful Spring garden? It is time to get back to work or at least evaluating what worked and what didn't in the garden. I can't wait till September!


August is a great month to evaluate what has worked and what perhaps hasn't done so well. This summer has been one of extremes and is a good test for what plants you may want to continue with and which ones maybe not so much. It is also a great time to ask why something didn't do so well. Many times our water system is inadequate and those shortcomings don't show up until exteme temperatures arrive. Perhaps we planted too late, or it was just not the right plant for the right place! We hope you will find confidence in us to help you in this evaluation process. Our many years of experience can help you not only pick the right plants, but help with timing and planning of how,where,and when the plant is best used in our desert environment. Remember we also offer as far as we know the only "lifetime plant guarantee" in the industry. This should help you be assured that we have confidence in our plants and our people to steer you in the right direction.
Believe it or not this is the month that Fall gardening really gets going again. First of all we can't emphasize enough to properly prepare the soil! Visit our stores or website for our Garden Preparation Guide. Don't start until you've read this and have taken the time to get the soil ready to plant. This guide also has the proper planting dates for flowers and vegetables for our specific environment. If you follow this guide we know you'll have success. Want more help-remember that the 3rd Saturday of Every Month we hold a garden class at 10am at both locations!

Mulch and Feed, Feed and Mulch
August is a good time to start fertilizing most all of our plants, especially tropicals and subtropicals. Citrus,hibiscus,ficus,palms,mexican bird of paradise,lantana.....you get the idea. A feeding this time of year will not only help these plants recover from a long hot summer but will also help them get thru and recover from the upcoming winter ahead.
Another way to insure your plants get thru the last part of Summer is to keep them properly mulched. Mulching with a bark mulch is like putting a cool cloth on the back of your neck. It cools the soil and roots of the plant down allowing it to function more efficiently and will reduce sun damaged foliage. Mulching will also allow you to water less and cuts down on weeds. When in doubt MULCH IT.

How Is Your Social Life?

I guess we didn't think we were getting out enough so we have entered the world of social networking! We now have a Facebook page under Harper's Nursery and Landscape Co. Lynn Harper put this together and there are tons of great pictures of landscape jobs we have completed recently. So if you're like us and coming along slowly into the 21st century check us out on Facebook.

Got Shade??
Now more than ever we recognize the value of a well placed shade tree,vine,or hedge. We are offering $100.00 OFF THE PLANTING AND DELIVERY OF EVERY 24" BOX TREE OR EVERY 3/15 GALLON SIZED TREES IN STOCK. The best time to plant a tree was 25 years ago, the second best time is now.

Remember August is the end of Summer and the beginning of Fall at least the planning for fall. Remember also that for you card carrying Harper's Garden Club members you can use your accumulated loyalty points for up to %50 off thru Labor Day. So if you want to get ready to garden or are just planning ahead we can help you get it done and save some dough this month!


Good Growin'
jay

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Facebook-We're Learnin'

Well we at trying to get ourselves up to speed on this techno/social networking stuff-here is our Harper's Nursery Face book page! have a look! Hope you like it and we hope it will help us keep you informed of what is current and timely in the Garden!http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Mesa-AZ/Harpers-Nursery-Landscape-Company-Inc/119429344336?ref=ts

It Is August-Hooray (I Think)

Well at least we're on the downhill side of Summer-and what a Summer it has been. May started out very hot, setting a record for most days over 100 for the month. June was a dream come true. Hardly any days over 100 and it was almost as if we were going to skate thru unscathed-wrong!! Since June 26th (40 days) we've had 19 over 110 and all have been over 100. Paybacks are well shall we say tough. So at least it is August and that means officially Fall is just 6 weeks ahead!
We Harpers keep creeping our way into the 21st century. We now have a Facebook page. Check it out! Many great pics of our landscape jobs on there. We'd love for you to become a fan and keep up with us there!
Be sure to be getting your fall garden planned out-soil should be getting prepared as we speak, work lots of mulch,gypsum,and fertilizer in the ground. Remember we have a great garden preparation guide right on this website under "tips".
For those of you who have "loyalty points". Remember you may turn them into a %50 discount this month. For instance if you have 100 points you may purchase $200 dollars worth of product for $100.oo plus your 100 points!!
Until next time-Good Growing!

jay

Garden Club Members Get 50% OFF!!!

During July and August, Harper's Garden Club Members who have accumulated loyalty points may cash those points in for up to 50% off. Example: if you have 100 points you may use 100 points and $100 to purchase $200 in regularly priced merchandise!! You still have the option of accumulating double points on all purchases thru Labor day, but if you are interested in any purchases you have the option of using your points for a huge discount! We are still offering $100.00 off any the delivery and planting of any 24" box tree in stock (or 3-15 gallon size). Our landscape department is running an offer for anyone who contracts with us for a job of $5000 or more-we'll give you a free sprinkler controller,$250.00 value and a $250 dollar shopping spree at our nursery!!! You can earn $500 in value buy signing up now!! If you are worried about the heat, remember Harper's has the only Lifetime Plant Guarantee in the business!!!

Be Prepared For Hot Weather!

Well folks we've been soooooo lucky the big heat hadn't hit yet but it looks like we're going to get it this weekend. We've already seen and heard from lots of folks with plants that are starting to suffer due to incorrect watering, etc. Because of an unusually mild June watering wasn't really much of an issue, but it is now. If you haven't adjusted your water schedules for summer- do it now!!! And even more so when temps go to around 110 or so even normal summer watering schedules don't apply! You need to monitor your plants daily when we get these extreme temps and water additionally if needed. One of the best things you can do is to mulch. Mulching is like adding insulation to your plants. Be sure also that trunks of newly planted trees are protected with wrap or tree paint to prevent sunburning. I also just walked and inspected a property that nearly all the trees were damaged from line trimmers. Please use arbor guards or kill the grass around your trees and mulch them! Remember even with these hot temps it is still ok to fertilize warm weather plants, and things like bougainvillea, lantana, hibiscus and the like can still be planted now along with of course arid adapted plants like texas sage, bird of paradise, etc. Good Growing!!

Jay