GETTING READY FOR FALL AND WINTER

AS WE NEAR OUR FALL SEASON, THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE SOMETIMES FORGET TO MAKE SURE OUR HOUSE AND FAMILY HAVE TO GET US THROUGH FALL AND WINTER.

We have put together a great list of items that you might think to pick up on your next visit to the Hardware store.

A battery operated crank emergency is a great option. It is RED CROSS certified. It has emergency channels in already.

A first aid kit is always something to think about. Not only should you have the proper items in your home but also one for your car.They say to have a battery operated radio and clock for emergencies. This one fits both bills. Radio and clock all in one.

This is a great one for in the bedroom. Just in case the power doesn't turn back on in the middle of the night, even after it was promised.

WINTER PREPAREDNESS FOR YOUR HOME

For out and about:

Snow Shovel

De-icing compound

Waterproof floor mats

For inside the home:

• Food - that doesn't require heating or refrigeration, such as canned meats, soups and stews, cereal and energy bars,
• Manual can opener
• Paper Plates, cups and plastic utensils
• 1 gallon of water per person per day ( allow enough for four days)
• Flashlights and batteries
• Battery operated Radio
• Batter operated clock
• Or combination of both
• Cellular phone - always keep them charged
• First aid kit
• Four day supply of prescription medicines
• Blanket and cold weather clothing for each family member
• Pet food and additional water for household pets

ON THE ROAD:

Winter transportation can mean ice, snow and hazardous roads. Road conditions can change in an instant. Before traveling, give cars a winter preparedness exam

Always make sure your tires are aired properly. Don't forget to check your spare. Check antifreeze, check and/or replace your battery. Remember to always keep the gas tank near full to avoid freezing water in the fuel line.

When traveling by car, always make sure that you have emergency food and clothing for each traveler. Pack supplies in a backpack in case you need to abandon the car.

An Emergency backpack should include:

• Jacket for all family members in the car
• Gloves, and sturdy weather proof boots for each traveler.
• Non perishable food,
• Your cell phone
• Money.
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APPLE PIE CONTEST

THIS SATURDAY,

SEPTEMBER 25TH

AT 1 P.M.

JUDGING BEGINS

So, stop by and test your baking skills. We will be having ice cream and apple pie after the judging is finished.

Changes in the Garden Center

This week will start off with alot of redesigning in the garden Center. We will be getting ready for fall planting. Fall is the best time to plant your yard structure plants, like trees, shrubs, roses and also put in a fall and winter garden. Gardening in California seems to be pretty consistent with all gardeners. We all try to find ways to keep gardening throught the year.

We will be filling the nursery up with great ideas for Fall and Harvest settings to get your ideas flowing.

We have also brought a portable Chicken coop from Creative Coops. It's retails for $488.00. We fell that this will also give you an opportunity to ask questions about the new law for our City folks to have chickens......Thank you Theresa Huck and all the other folks for putting this into action.

At one time, most city dwellers either had chickens or bee hives in their yards for their own use and we have gotten away from taking care of ourselves and relying on other people to do that. So, we are hoping that you will stop by and ask us questions about what we are doing. Or just stop by to see all the beautiful plants and designs that we have created for you.

We are still moving along with our workshops here at the Garden Center. We still have veggies in stock and seem to still be getting requests for them. Everyone is running behind on planting along with some of the girls here.


We are staying busy and the nursery is full of great plants for your yard. We still get two to 4 deliveries a week of great specimens.

We are getting some more Monrovia deliveries in the next two weeks.....

Hope to see you soon at the Garden Center.

April and the Girls.

Memorial Day Weekend

We are getting ready for the great weekend ahead of us. Ace puts on a huge national sale with all their Ace hardware stores. Between the Garden Center and the Hardware store.

We will have Fresh veggie starts, flowers and lots of other goodies for the sale this weekend.
I hope you all get out to see us this weekend. We will be waiting patiently for you.

GARDEN CENTER IN FULL SWING

Spring has sprung and I think we will go right into Summer......Rain, hail, snow, wind and cold temperatures. It took too long to get here and now that it is, our Nursery and garden center is full and brimming with color.


Vegetables are in stock. We have everything you can think of and then some. We also have Organic Vegetable starts and look amazing.

So Stop by and see the beautiful plants.


I hope everyone has a great Mother's Day and a wonderful weekend.

A visit to the Apple Center in Nevada City

Lyn and April took a little trip over to the Apple Center in Nevada City to introduce ourselves and give them our upcoming workshop list. We met Chris and Mali and had a wonderful conversation regarding educating the community on different ways of living.

We hope to get together with them and do some workshops with them.

Also, Wednesday nights workshop was a huge success. We had 27 attendees along with Dan Sr. and one of our new employees, Shelley. Jess and Lyn were the speakers and we had a great time giving information on Vertical Gardening, growing $700.00 worth of veggies in 100 sq ft., also, raised beds, and container gardens.