Sharing from Nicki at the Bailey Garden Center which is closing and liquidating:
I have a some things left I don't want to throw away.
Some fertilizers, vermiculite, perlite, deer repellants, insecticides, herbicides, disease controls, and a few other things.
These things are FREE to any of you. Come on in and grab one or two items to use next Spring.
I will be at the Garden Center from 10:00 to 2:00 today.
Also, we have a few things for sale.
-6 ft. White storage cabinet - $20
-Microwave - $20
-Lighted metal indoor/outdoor Christmas trees;
-White wire with multi-function lights- two in box, easy setup- $40
-Designer spiral Christmas tree (7') with clear lights, very fun- $10
Did you know in the early 1800's a U.S. Ambassador to Mexico discovered the Poinsettia?
The popular Christmas flower (Euphorbia pulcherrima) poinsettia, pronounced "poyn-set-ee-ah" is named after Dr. Joel Poinsett, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and also a keen botanist and gardener. They are indigenous to Mexico and Central America and the plant made its first appearance in the U.S. in 1825.
Though it comes from mostly tropical Mexico, the poinsettia is a short-day plant and only sets flowers when the nights are long and days short. In its native country it grows to sixteen feet but it is widely raised here in the U.S. in greenhouses for the Christmas season.
The large colored 'flowers' are actually leaves and called the bract. The 'real' flowers are in the middle, are very small and do not attract pollinators themselves. The large bract attracts the pollinators and then the real flowers are found.
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