Discover the Fun of Gardening
January 6, 2011
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Discover the Fun of Gardening |
January 6, 2011 |
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The coldest December on record may
have you looking for plants that can weather frosts and freezes. Below,
we've compiled a list of our favorite "Tropical and Hardy" plants. These are
plants that are strong enough to survive our winters, but can still add a
lush, tropical look to your landscape.
Give
some of them a try to create a hardy landscape able to withstand anything
mother nature can come up with! 2011 will be an exciting year at Kerby's. The event calendar is already filling up with fun workshops, our first ever kid's event and of course Spring Fling on the boardwalk. It will be a great year to Discover the Fun of Gardening.
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In This Issue
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Kerby's has lots of fun planned
for the garden in 2011, including workshop favorites on vegetables, herbs
and roses, as well as some new kids gardening events that will get
the whole family involved. 2011 will be a great year to
Discover the Fun of Gardening.
Workshop:
Growing Cold Hardy Fruits
Peaches,
Apples, Pears, Plums, Persimmons, Citrus
Workshop:
Spring Vegetable Gardening
Healthier,
tastier vegetables are easy to grow, and in this workshop, you'll get all
the information you need to get your vegetable garden going this spring.
Also included is an Earthbox demo, showing you how to grow veggies, even
with limited space.
Workshop:
Cold Hardy Landscaping
Tough plants
for Florida Gardens are the feature in this workshop. You'll see some
amazing plants that are great at taking whatever mother nature throws at
them. We'll also teach you some tricks for creating beautiful landscape.
Featuring our We Plan You Plant service, for anyone wanting a jumpstart
on a gorgeous landscape.
Spring
Fling
Bring on the color! You won't be able to resist all the
amazing flowers we've found for this year. Come out over the
weekend and enjoy some fresh cotton candy and popcorn and
take a stroll around the boardwalk to see all of this
season's new arrivals.
Workshop:
Classic Southern Gardens
Want to create a
classic southern garden with camellias, gardenias and azaleas. Come out and
learn about the best way to plant, prune and care for these classic shrubs.
Kerby's
Kids Gardening Activity
Little hands, a little dirt and lots of fun; It's the
first ever Kerby's Kids event. Come out with the family for
this fun event that will let everyone get there hands a
little dirty. The kids will get to learn a little about
plants, and create their own masterpiece to take home and
watch grow.
Workshop:
Tropical Fruit Trees
Juicy and
delicious, there is nothing like picking fruit from a tree you've grown and
eating it on the spot. Whether you like mangos or jakfruit, kiwi or papaya,
or nance and custard apple, there is a fruit to fit every taste. After the
workshop, you'll be able to sample some of the delicious fruits that can be
grown in our area.
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Kerby's Nursery 2311 S. Parsons Ave. Seffner, FL 33584 (813) 685-3265 www.kerbysnursery.com |
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Palms -
Nothing says tropical like a stately palm tree, but many of the popular varieties
have not done well in recent years because they are not tolerant of frost and freeze. That doesn't
mean palms are out! There are some great palms that are making a comeback
because they are low maintenance and cold hardy. For a large space, try
queen, pindo, windmill or Chinese fan palm. For a small space or pool area,
try a European fan or needle palm, or the extremely hardy silver saw
palmetto. A little cold can't scare tropical away.
Recent
cold winters may have you wondering what fruit trees you can
plant that will survive through frosts and freezes. Never
fear! There are tons of options. From Peaches and Apples, to
Mulberries and Cold-Hardy Avocados, there are enough cold
hardy fruits to fill any orchard. Come out to this workshop
to learn our secrets for great fruit trees and see all the
tantalizing trees that are easy to grow in sour area.
