Bloom 2018 Season Kick-off

bloom 2018 Season Kick-off

Inspiration for your Garden, Home & Lifestyle from Al’s Garden & Home

From a Fruit Stand to Now:

Al’s Garden & Home founders Al & Ann Bigej in 1977

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Letter From Jack

70 Years Strong

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Cover Story

From a Fruit Stand to Now: 7 Decades of Al’s

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Lessons To Carry Us Into The Next 70 Years

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Home + Gifts

Inspirations for 2018

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Outdoor Living

Relax, Recline, & Recharge

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Spring Boozy Blooms

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7 Wonders of the World of Roses

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Do It Yourself

Terrarium Step-ByStep: Easy Peasy!

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Grower’s Choice

Plants for Year Round Appeal

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70 Years Strong

By Jack Bigej Al’s Son & 2nd Generation Owner

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t’s a new year and I couldn’t be more excited because this year marks Al’s 70th anniversary of being in business. Although it is hard to believe it has been 70 years, I was old enough back then to recall my dad first opening the fruit stand. I can still remember spending time counting corn and sorting bananas when I was just 7 years old. Our business has definitely changed over the years to survive and meet the evolving needs of our customers, but the values and work ethic that our business was built on remain the same.

working hard, or at the store helping customers, it brings a smile to my face as I see the next generation starting to take shape.

If you weren’t around in the early days to experience the fruit stand first hand, I invite you to follow along with our story and learn more about how we got our start and the lessons we have learned along the way. The article even includes some delightful photos from our family’s archives.

Being in business for 70 years means a lot to our family and represents decades of hard work and a lot of transformations. There have been many lessons learned along the way…some good and some bad, but ultimately all of the lessons have lead us towards the growth and change that has helped sustain our business over the years.

As I look ahead, I am excited for the future! When my kids came back to the business, it became fun all over again. I am excited to watch them forge their own path and make new choices that will lead to future growth. Whenever I see my grandkids out in the greenhouses 2 • als-gardencenter.com

We hope you enjoy this issue of Bloom Magazine as it is filled with articles to help you create new and beautiful living and entertaining spaces, both indoors and outside on the patio or in the yard. Browse through Al’s Patio Furniture Buyer

Teri’s sampling of the new patio furniture trends for 2018, and become inspired with new colorful and stylish ideas for indoor décor with Al’s Gift Buyer, Candice.

Rediscover the wonderful world of roses with Al’s Tree & Shrub Buyer Tim, as he shows off his picks for the Seven Wonders of the World of Roses. These classics are a must-have in your landscape.

Springtime is a big deal around here, and you won’t want to miss out as we celebrate the spring season. Join us for fun upcoming events such as Escape to Spring in early February and Ladies Night Out in mid-March.

Most of all, as we kick off our 70th anniversary year, we want to thank you for being a part of our past, our present and helping to shape our future. We are grateful that you have been with us on this journey and we look forward to serving you for many years to come!

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From a Fruit Stand to Now

7 Decades of Al’s I

t’s not often that you get to look back over 70 years of business and reflect on the seeds of its inception. In 2018 Al’s Garden & Home stops to enjoy the fruits of our labor, and share with you our loyal friends, family, and customers a few things that have made it all possible.

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Started ’s ItwithAll Produce

In 1948, Al and Ann Bigej proudly opened Al’s Fruit Stand, selling fruit and produce to local residents and tourists who traveled

along Highway 99E in Woodburn.

Jack helped his father Al with the fruit stand, originally housed in an unused chicken coop. Al offered Jack $1.25 an hour (which was the going wage at that time), plus half of anything they made over the year before. It was a heck of a deal for

both of them!

At the end of the season, after having the bookkeeper look over the books three times to make sure the numbers were correct, Al paid Jack a $3,700 bonus for his decision to bring plants into the fruit stand. He just couldn’t believe the business had done so much better.

“So that’s how Al’s got into the plant business,” Jack says. From then on, the name was changed to Al’s Fruit and Shrub Stand.

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Jack the True Entrepreneur

In 1958 Jack petitioned to keep the store open over Christmas break, and if successful Jack

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loss of tourist business, Jack expanded his customer base by selling nursery stock to the local community.

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would receive half of the revenue. Jack was right again, and Al kept the store open year-round after that!

As Jack attended college at Mt. Angel and PSU, he started bringing more plants into the store, starting with a flat of red geraniums from Uncle Bob, their business partner at the time. Plants provided a new source of revenue for the company, which proved beneficial as the newly constructed Interstate 5 redirected the tourist traffic. With the significant

Growing the Bigej Family

Al remained focused on the fruit sales, and left the new plant side of the business to Jack. It was so successful that by 1961 Jack had left school and was brought into his father’s business as a partner.

In 1963 Jack knocked down the old chicken coop and built a new building, calling it Al’s Fruit and Shrub Center. Meanwhile, Jack’s nursery business continued to flourish by offering both fruit and landscape nursery stock. In 1975 Jack bought the business from Al. Jack’s wife Dee started growing vegetable starts in peat pots, in a small greenhouse at their home with the help of their children. Calling it the “Little Big E” Nursery (get it?), it was a great way for the little Bigejs to earn money for college. The kids worked at the store cashiering - when not working

at home potting up roses, boxing fruit, and moving plants. While the purpose was to earn money for college, the life lessons learned about hard work, cooperation, and teamwork would prove invaluable.

80’s & 90’s

Expanding the Business

In the early 80’s Al Bigej’s health deteriorated and Jack took over running the entire business. Before long, he knew it was time to expand and diversify again, so seasonal bedding plants began to appear in the product mix. Seeing what was available to retail, Jack was certain that he could grow a higher quality plant product, and produce it at a lower cost to the consumer.

Plus, he wanted to differentiate Al’s Fruit and Shrub Center by having a wider variety of plants than anybody else.

To this end, Jack began putting up greenhouses behind the Woodburn store and expanded the bedding plants.

In true Jack fashion, the early 90’s were full of growth, and things were moving full steam ahead as the Woodburn store was completely remolded.

In 1993 the greenhouse operations expanded to “The Farm” in Hubbard. By 1994, Jack’s son Mark was graduating from Oregon State University with a MS in Horticulture.

By 1995, Jack phased produce out of the business completely in order to focus on expanding the growing

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operations at The Farm. Always looking for viable business ideas, Jack bought greenhouses in Newberg, and his daughter Dorothy began growing for the family business. By this time all the primary growing operations were

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While the growing operations continued to expand, so did the retail side. In 2003, the Gresham store opened seasonally with 13,000 square feet of retail space, in addition to the growing greenhouses. The following year, Al’s broke ground on its flagship store in Sherwood. Opened in August of 2005, this 10.5 acre state-of-the-art garden center was filled with annuals, perennials, nursery stock, fountains, pottery, garden supplies, and even carried high-end home décor and women’s apparel. Al’s could now boast three large growing locations, and three retail stores.

The Bigejs remained hard at work growing the business. In order to reflect the expanding offerings of Al’s retail locations, the name was once again updated to Al’s Garden & Home in 2017, just as we opened our newest location in Wilsonville.

Most of our growth has come from our desire to find ways to offer customers better quality, as well as keeping good people employed

throughout the year.” -Jack Bigej

completely moved out to The Farm, and the Woodburn store was able to expand into the dedicated retail space it is today.

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A Garden Center for the New Millennium

At the turn of the century the Gresham location was purchased, which included several greenhouses. A new production nursery was added outside Canby in order to grow trees and larger shrubs, affectionately referred to as Pot N Pot.

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Celebrating 70 Years

Although Al Bigej passed away in 1989, his legacy lives on in Jack and the rest of the Bigej family. Throughout the years, Jack has become well-known in the horticulture community. He has

lectured extensively across the United States and is known as an innovator who wants to get people excited about gardening. His knowledge is passed along first-hand to the committed retail staff at the stores who share his passion for plants.

Jack is not entirely surprised by the growth of Al’s Garden & Home, and he’ll tell you why: “Most of our growth has come from our desire to find ways to offer customers better quality, as well as keeping good people employed throughout the year.”

What started out as a humble roadside fruit stand has evolved into a third generation, local, family ownedand-operated business that currently employs more than 200 Oregonians.

Still in the Family Today While much of the business’ success is owed to Al’s son Jack, the future is in good hands. Darcy (Bigej) Ruef serves as Chief Financial Officer, Dorothy (Bigej) Russo is the Chief of Growing Operations, and Mark Bigej is the Chief Operations Officer, overseeing all of the retail locations. They look to the next 70 years with excitement and anticipation, knowing that the lessons of hard work and cooperation they learned from their time with the “Little Big E” will be passed from them to the next generation.

Lessons To Carry Us Into The

Next 70 Years

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ith the 4th generation of Bigejs waiting in the wings, the future of Al’s looks bright! Jack, Dee, Darcy, Dorothy, and Mark all feel blessed to have the opportunity to work together. While each of their lessons learned are different, it’s the balance between those unique perspectives that brings out the best of all their ideas.

Most importantly, it’s their ability to work together that has made all the difference.

“There is nothing as constant as change.”

Business changes and transforms with changing times. You must always be committed to bringing customers value in new and different ways. You must continue to invent and re-invent yourself along the way to truly remain viable. As I frequently like to say, “The only way to coast is downhill.” -Jack Bigej

“Try something new.”

To find new opportunities you have to be willing to try different things. You have to look outside what you are currently doing, look outside the norm. The only mistake made is not trying! If we try and fail, we still learn. As kids, we always had a project on the side, always trying to figure out how we could potentially improve the business. We were motivated to try straw flowers and peppers, Christmas trees, wheat and straw bales - not that all projects were always successful. - Darcy Ruef

“Get it right the first time.” You can always pretend your way through something

without really thinking through the implications. There are a lot of folks who set this as their standards. The lesson I’ve learned most from the business is the importance of doing something right the first time. The importance of not having to do it over again, the benefit to the team around me if I go into a project with the intent of getting it right. That attitude is infectious and changes your outcome! - Dorothy Russo

“Keep an eye towards the big picture.” I believe you have to look at the big picture when making business decisions. You don’t really see big rewards in business unless you are willing to entertain a certain amount of risk. Without some risk, there are not new rewards. - Mark Bigej

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By Candace Moffatt Al’s Gift Buyer

Inspirations for 2018 G

reen is still an important color going into 2018, and helps to achieve that freshness of the season and the beginning of something new. Earth tones are big this year, and look fantastic when paired with green around your home.

TRAVEL inspired

Many of the home décor themes for 2018 are inspired from travel.

Traveling around the world, traveling to the mountains, the beach, or simply to your own backyard sanctuary. We all want to get back to nature and create the calming effect that nature has on us.

Think terra cotta pots, open basket weaves, bamboo, and reclaimed wood. These “earthy” pairings are sophisticated, with a more bohemian elegance, which lends a casual and comfortable feel to any room.

We want to display those found objects from travel. Spring Market offered “perfectly imperfect” pottery options, cactus vases, south by southwest accessories, travelinspired small containers, and palmprinted everything!

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NATURE inspired

Nature makes us feel healthy and vital. It’s why we garden, why we walk, climb, or just sit and be one with it.

Succulents, air plants, and herbs can all provide the inspiration for becoming one with nature. Almost all the home décor vendors offered some type of succulent or air plant in their décor selection. Individual succulent containers of varying sizes give a bathroom a relaxing spa feel. Cacti centerpieces, or individual containers lined up on the mantel are other great ways of creating green spaces inside your home.

Industrial influences are still inspiring homes and office spaces. We like the rough-but-functional design and the reproposing of items. In order to create a comfortable “lived in” environment, bring in natural elements to soften the space. Add succulents, and houseplants of varying sizes to bring nature into your office or home.

The quality of “everlasting” succulents and air plants make it hard to decipher what is real and what is artificial. If you have a busy schedule or you don’t quite have the green thumb you wish you had, everlasting succulents are great options for you. You can create your own green collection and bring the outside in. Add some new little vases and containers and you have a fresh spring look!

You want to be surrounded by relaxing home products since we’re plugged in and connected to everything external.

To create that urban oasis within that industrial feel, add soft textiles like rugs, throws, and pillows.

Decorative candles create relaxation and evoke memories of home or travel.

Small, meaningful displays of loved objects also create a “home” feel to an industrial setting.

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By Teri Schafer Al’s Patio Furniture Buyer

Relax, Recline,

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s I peer into my casual crystal ball to see the outdoor living trends for 2018, I see more hues of blue and gray than I have ever seen in previous years. Did you know the colors we surround ourselves with at work, home, on our patio, and in the yard can change our moods and influence our everyday habits?

For example, blue is the opposite of orange, and can invoke feelings of calm, relaxation and brings a sense of familiarity. Gray is the new neutral, a color of compromise - being neither black nor white. And then there are shades of gray. The closer gray gets to black, the more dramatic and mysterious it becomes. The closer it gets to silver or white, the more illuminating and lively it becomes.

Gray is solid and stable, creating a sense of calm and composure. The thoughtful use of color in your home can reflect your personality, and lifestyle and make your spaces more enjoyable.

Other 2018 trends reflect softer outdoor fabrics for more comfort and unique designs that provide

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easier care and maintenance, and increased functionality. According to a survey last year in Casual Living, 94% of consumers rated comfort the most important outdoor furniture consideration. Functionality rated 72% and style/design rated 65%, with Millennials placing more emphasis on style and design than Baby Boomers.

Today’s high-end designs are more than up to the task in the supreme quest for functionality, ease, and comfort combined with serious style.

The most challenging aspect of shopping for outdoor furniture is choosing a color, style, and design that works for you. Let our passion help you create your own inspired vision. Make outside your kind of beautiful this year.

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Amari Collection (1) The streamlined design of Amari flows together effortlessly to form the precisely sculpted cast aluminum frame. Although the styling of Amari is reminiscent of authentic mid-century furniture, there is a more reserved character that adapts to a variety of tastes. The light and airy shape allows it to fit effortlessly into both contemporary and classic environments, while the ability to choose between woven or cushion seating further exemplifies its versatility.

Stratford Collection (2) If you are looking for a unique new design that offers a contemporary flair to your patio, look no further. This subtly angled frame offers a curved slat design in the back and is shown here in a beautiful blue fabric.

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Ventura Collection (3) High-fashion and highdrama are on the agenda with the trendsetting new Ventura Deep Seating Collection. Boldly contemporary and sophisticated, Ventura will feel just as at-home in an indoor setting as in the most well appointed outdoor rooms. The blend of all-weather wicker and aluminum frame features built in deep seating cushions to withstand the elements, while a quick-dry foam provides optimal water drainage under the seating.

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Functional Sophistication Lake Lure Collection (4) This collection has a stunning new design that offers amazing comfort in a new textured pewter finish.

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Monterra Collection (5) This collection’s pillowed cushioning is the ultimate in outdoor relaxation. The curvature of the frame and elegant arched back bring indoor comfort to your outdoor room year round.

Contempo Collection (6) This new sophisticated, yet functional dining set offers either strap weaving or a hyacinth weave on an aluminum frame chair. The counter-height table has an extension capability, offering additional seating in an instant.

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Sublime Design Harmony Collection (7) This brand new collection offers sophisticated, sleek styling that will add a rich teak look and woven frame to your outdoor living over an aluminum base. The armrest and top are made with HDPE for long term durability and easy care.

Somerset Collection (8) From start to finish, this collection is one of the most stunning outdoor styles showing a combination of the all-weather aluminum sustainability with a touch of wicker styling.

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Oconee Collection (9) This new all-weather wicker collection exhibits a unique, transitional design, while demonstrating the utmost comfort available in the market. It features graceful lines and comfortable fabrics including a large selection of pieces.

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Understated Elegance

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Grand Terrace Collection (10) The Grand Terrace Collection embodies beauty on a grand scale, yet is crafted with intimate detailing. It is expertly cast and exquisitely styled to make your outdoor space come alive with luxury. Make a statement of grace and poise in your backyard with its classic design.

Shoreline Collection (11) Elegant style and relaxed comfort are what sets Shoreline apart from others. This collection boasts graceful arm supports and a sturdy well-crafted aluminum frame, which offers durability and ergonomic support. Sit back, relax, and let this collection take you away to the coastline.

Palisades Collection (12) This transitional collection has a sophisticated, yet casual look with luxurious comfort. A regal presence in your backyard oasis.

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By Jill West Al’s Annuals Grower

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ooking for a way to add a little more spring into your life? Flowers are the perfect spring garnish for your favorite drink, and can leave you feeling a little pampered and a whole lot fancier. In addition to making your cocktail or drink look more festive, edible blooms also add irresistible floral notes to enhance your dink’s flavor profile. So why not add a little spring to your cocktails with early spring bloomers such as pansies and violas.

Muddle Away

Make a Simple Syrup

Blooming Ice!

Place the stemless violas and any herbs you’re using in the bottom of a cocktail shaker or tall glass, with a splash of water. Using a muddler or wooden spoon, press down on the flowers and herbs with a few gentle twists until you start to smell their fragrance. Mix the rest of the drink’s ingredients and strain liquid into the serving glass.

Making a simple syrup infused with flowers is, well, simple! Mix equal parts sugar and water in a saucepan until the sugar melts.

Turn off the heat, add flowers, and let cool for at least an hour.

Strain the infused syrup into a container. The simple syrup works like honey and can be used to sweeten the libation of your choice.

Add instant spring visual appeal to your drinks with whole blooms trapped in ice. Simply place stemless blooms in an ice cube tray or unique ice molds and freeze. The real trick to making these frozen beauties is using distilled water in order to create ice that is completely transparent. Drinks served on the rocks never looked so beautiful!

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By Tim Mouzakis Al’s Tree & Shrub Buyer

7 Wonders of the

World of ROSES W

hile you may never see The Great Wall of China, The Taj Majal, Machu Picchu, or any of the other Seven Wonders of the World, you can easily grow roses that are just as wondrous.

Being a grower in the Willamette Valley for the past 70 years, we’ve grown our fair share of roses. We believe these classic roses should be the Seven Wonders in every Northwest garden.

Double Delight®

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We can’t get enough of this awardwinning hybrid tea has been wowing rose lovers for decades with its striking bicolor blooms, intoxicating fragrance, and fantastic garden performance!

Starting out as attractive urn-shaped buds, the blooms open up to a full 5 inches, revealing about 35 creamy white petals brushed with a deep, rich red. The long, sturdy 16-20 inch stems are perfect for cutting. The vigorous shrub grows to 4 feet high and 3 feet wide, offering good branching and covering itself in diseaseresistant, semi-glossy, dark green leaves.

Its size makes it compact enough for patio containers, or beautiful enough for inclusion in a flowering hedge.

Double Delight® will perform best in medium-moisture, slightly acidic, welldrained soil in full sun. Water regularly, mulch during the summer, and prune in the spring.

Peace has a history worth knowing.

This award-winning hybrid tea rose has been a gardener favorite for decades, its soft yellow and pink blossoms accent sunny landscapes all over the world.

Saved from being destroyed in World War II, this rose was named ‘Peace’ the day that Berlin fell.

The blooms on this exceptional rose are huge: a full 5-6 inches! It also boasts up to 45 perfectly formed soft yellow petals edged with pink, which deepens and spreads as the flower matures. Growing as much as 4-6 feet high and 3 feet wide, ‘Peace’ cloaks itself in healthy, glossy, dark green foliage so it stays beautiful even when not in bloom.

Love is never out of bloom. No need to wait for Valentine’s Day to give your love a bouquet of roses. ‘Love’ is a perpetually flowering grandiflora, with exquisite high-centered blooms and velvety red petals featuring a silvery-white reverse.

About 4 inches wide, they sport 30 to 35 petals, the edges elegantly curled under in the traditional hybrid tea fashion.

The shrub is small at 3 feet high, with excellent branching and dense foliage.

Compact enough for patio containers as well as the garden, ‘Love’ earns its keep with nonstop blooms all season long.

Rather than flowering in waves with rests in between, this shrub is seldom out of bloom from May through September!

Sweet Surrender is a new-

Tropicana is your ticket to the

Mr. Lincoln sets the standard!

For more than a generation this dark red rose acted as the yardstick that all new introductions would be measured against. A tall, robust plant produces a myriad of richly perfumed deep crimson blooms that regularly appear on show tables. The hues of the blossoms tend to move toward blue as they mature.

Henry Fonda is always a favorite.

tropics. If a tropical paradise is what you’re looking to create, this rose should take center stage. The intense fruity-sweet scent of its enormous coral-orange blooms is enough to take you to the tropics. Add glossygreen leaves, and prolific blooming and it’s no surprise this international award-winning rose gives you a real show!

fashioned rose with old-fashioned appeal. The big pointed buds open to irresistible double blossoms similar to cabbage roses. The large and lavish clear-pink blossoms have an old rose scent providing your yard with a delightful perfume. Sweet Surrender features long stems, and the attractive vigorous bush covers itself in dark green leaves. Warm temperatures improve their color and performance.

Immensely popular, Henry Fonda boasts distinctly brilliant yellow blossoms surrounded by deep green foliage. This rose shows remarkable vigor and disease resistance all season long.

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By Judy Alleruzzo Al’s Houseplant Buyer

DIY Terrarium Step-By-Step:

It’s Easy Peasy!

Step 1 Pick out a container. They come in many styles so find one you love.

Step 2 Spread a layer of gravel about 1-2 inches thick to absorb excess moisture. You can also use

decorative pebbles or colored glass for this layer.

Step 3 Sprinkle a little garden charcoal over the gravel to keep soil smelling fresh Step 4 Add 1-3 inches of soil depending on the size of your container. We recommend Al’s Natural & Organic Potting Soil.

Step 5 Add plants that have the same light and

water needs. Some great choices are tropical plants, succulents, cacti, and even carnivorous plants. Using a long handle teaspoon or the handle of a wooden spoon, make a shallow divot in the soil and place the plants in, one at a time. Gently cover the root ball with soil. Level out the soil as much as needed.

Step 6 Don’t forget the bling! Accessorize

your terrarium with fairyland decorations for a whimsical look or seashells, pretty stones, or small sticks and moss for a natural effect. Be creative and have fun.

Terrarium Care Place your terrarium out of the direct sunlight.

Near a North or East exposure is best.

Water sparingly. Use a turkey baster or tablespoon to drip water into the terrarium container.

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Violas

Raspberries What is it?

What is it?

A vining perennial related to roses that produces abundant quantities of red or purple fruit in the summer.

A colorful annual that thrives in sun or part shade and brings cheer to winter gardens.

Why we chose it:

It’s tough to find plants that thrive in our gloomy Pacific Northwest winters, but Violas happily answer the call. With a wide range of colors, covering the whole rainbow, their compact foliage and shorter stems help them hold up better to winter winds and rain. As a bonus, the flowers are edible and can also be used in a wide variety of craft projects.

How to grow it:

Violas are drought tolerant once established and have low fertilizer needs.

They perform well in containers or in the landscape, and will bloom continuously in the spring until warm weather arrives.

Why we chose it:

In addition to being pretty delicious, raspberries have the highest concentration of powerful antioxidants amongst all fruit, as well as high levels of many key vitamins such as C and B. They are naturally inclined to grow in cooler climates, so they are ideally suited to the Pacific Northwest. Unlike many other fruiting plants, raspberries are self-fertile, meaning they only need one variety to set fruit, with the help of some pollinating bees.

They are rarely bothered by pests and diseases.

How to grow it:

Plant in full sun, in rich, well-drained soil, 2-3 feet apart from other plants. Water regularly from spring until after harvest.

Plants will produce berries one year after planting, on 2 year old canes. After harvest, prune out the spent canes to help promote the healthy growth of next year’s canes.

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t can be difficult to find plants that give your landscape year round appeal. Luckily, our growers out at The Farm have a few choice selections for you! Whether you are looking for an annual, perennial, shrub, or even an edible - these selections will keep your yard looking great in any season.

Euphorbias What is it?

A diverse group of evergreen plants that come in an assortment of colors and plant habits.

Why we chose it:

Unlike many plants, Euphorbias actually look good in the dead of winter because of their evergreen nature. They put on a show of early blooming, bright yellow flowers that last from early spring all the way to mid-summer. These easy to grow plants will tolerate a wide range of soils, are drought and heat resistant once established, work well in containers or the landscape, and are also deer resistant.

How to grow it:

Euphorbia prefers full sun, but will tolerate partial shade.

Prune branches to the base of the plant to encourage new growth for the next season.

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Viburnum ‘Pink Dawn’ What is it?

A deciduous shrub that blooms in late winter through early spring.

Why we chose it:

Most shrubs have one short season where they look their best, but Viburnum ‘Pink Dawn’ is known for its multi-season appeal, bringing beauty to your landscape year round.

From its fragrant pink flower clusters on cinnamon colored branches in late winter/early spring, to its ornamental blue fruit set against autumn colored leaves in the fall, this shrub will add character and beauty to your yard.

How to grow it:

Plant in full sun. ‘Pink Dawn’ is drought tolerant once established and will grow up to 8 feet when mature, so it’s best in a border or open spot in the yard where it has plenty of room to grow and be admired.

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