April always brings a glimmer of hope to the gardener. The days are warmer, though the winds are brisk and cool. Snow melts fast under the heat of April sun. Some days will definitely feel like March and others will tease us with the joy of May ahead. April in Minnesota is the month I consider the beginning of Spring. Poetry is plentiful about this change of our seasons.
The most intriguing new introduction for spring 2014 is Glow Girl Birch Leaf Spirea. Like its counterpart, Tor Birch Leaf Spirea it is a neat, compact, rounded plant that is easy to grow, deer resistant, and has tiny white flowers in the spring. The lemon-lime foliage holds its true colors and changing to a beautiful display of orange, red, and purple in the fall. Tor also had the magnificent fall color but in spring it has a dark grey/green leaf which resembles more to a birch leaf.
Hard to believe with the winter we are having that it’s time to start thinking about getting our lawns ready for the year. As spring approaches, the first things you might notice are the lawns turning green and plants starting to bloom. It is very important not...
March 20th is the first day of my favorite gardening season of all, Spring! As gardeners we may be more aware of all the changes coming to the world of gardening as the Earth emerges from a winter cover of white. Though some snow may fall in March, we know it will...
The most exciting thing happening on the farm this coming year is our introduction to a Community Supported Agricultural program, aka CSA . What does this mean for the farm?
January is the month that we catch up, clean up, and begin the process all over again. We are open Monday through Friday from 9AM to 5PM until April 1st when we kick off our spring hours. We will continue to pass along great savings to you during the winter months. Be sure and check our website often for exclusive coupons. To keep up to date on what is happening “like” us on Facebook. You may just find another money saving coupon. Also, if you purchase a 2014 Pahl’s calendar there are over $200 worth of monthly coupons to redeem. January’s savings is 25% off your ENTIRE purchase or 35% off of your fairy items purchase. We want to reward our loyal customers in as many ways as we can.
There are two main components in landscape design. These two parts are Softscape and Hardscape. Hardscape are design elements that are solid and unchanging as the years go by. Softscape are elements that are fluid and changing as they mature. The ideal landscape is a balance of both hardscape and softscape.
Pahl’s Market Moss Basket Days is an easy way to get a head start on your garden, so shake off the winter doldrums and join us in March to get a jump start on your Spring garden! You’ll receive creative ideas from our helpful staff in the comfort of our warm greenhouses. We guarantee you will select the right plants for your growing conditions using our color-coded trays for sun or shade. The staff is dedicated to making planting easy and fun. We provide free helpful advice as well as offering refreshments for all who attend. Our experienced staff, top notch soil, excellent variety and quality of plants all help make the finished Moss Basket a masterpiece for your deck or porch. Don’t forget, they also make great gifts for Mother’s Day!
Here in Apple Valley at Pahl’s Market we average 49.9 inches of the white stuff annually. That sounds like a lot of shoveling but it usually comes only a few inches at a time. Once in a while we get a whopper storm but that just adds to the drama of our wonderful winters. Our numbers sound pretty good when you think of Duluth, MN which averages 80.7 inches each winter. So you ask why I am writing about snow and not plants? Well, the plants really need good snow cover in our zone 4 climate.
Of all the plant varieties growing in the display gardens along the exterior of our greenhouses, the most noticeable during the winter months is an uncommon semi-dwarf Norway spruce with an unusual name; Picea abies ‘Acrocona’.
