Garden News and Notes, May-June 2001
Spring may or may not have arrived in your garden yet. Despite what the calendar may show I', still hearing reports of snow in some areas. Others are getting chilling rain. Northeastern gardeners are accustomed to complaining about how just when the weather warms up and they can get out and garden the monsoon season moves in. Not this year, however. In my area we had about two rains in almost two months. So gardening season is getting off to a slow start everywhere.
That's hard on the gardener but even harder on the places that sell plants. Retail orders have lagged behind the usual rate as customers try to figure out if its safe to buy things to plant yet. As a result, wholesale sales are also lagging. Large companies have suffered losses in excess of $3 million dollars because of our weird weather. Heaven only knows what the effect will be on us, or the offerings at our favorite plant buying places.
NEW AT THE SUITE
Gardening At The Suite - Big Changes!
But meanwhile, here at Suite101.com things are growing. Especially in the Gardening area. Stay tuned because sometime very soon the new Suite101 Garden Center will make its debut. Among the new features is a garden forum. No longer will you have to try to figure out which of about 70 topics you should visit to get your questions answered - just ask at the Garden Center. Watch for this and other exciting new features soon. We'll even have a brand new look. When it's up, please let us know how you like it and what you'd like to see improved. mailto:carolwallace@suite101.com
Time To Think Tacky
And, to celebrate the new Garden Center we will also be launching our 5th Annual Tacky Yard Contest, which we hope will be bigger and better than ever this year. Get out those cameras and start scouting around the neighborhood for lawn decorations both tacky and terrific. Send in photos and you could be a winner. No scanner or digital camera? Now you can have your photos developed on disk. So no excuses - let's start talking tacky. It's fun! Get in the mood by checking out last year's contest and entries.
GARDEN SALES AND SAVINGS
Now is a good time to take inventory in your garden to see what supplies, plants, tools or accessories you may need. Because now is a time when many companies are offering specials that can save you money.
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