What an incredible day to be outside raking, putting away the lawn furniture, or at our house tuning up the snow blower!
It’s also perfect weather for planting hardy mums, and lucky you–they’re on sale! All of our beautiful hardy mums are 50% off while they last!!
Just take them home, dig a hole about the same width and depth as their pots, take them out of their pots, loosen up the soil ball, and nestle them in their hole surrounding them with the loose dirt. Let them die back naturally after a few hard freezes, but give them a bit of insulation with some of your final leaf clippings or mulched leaves.
Towards the beginning of May gently rake away the leaf clippinga and look for your mums reappearance. Keep them pinched back 3″-4″ high until the 4th of July. This will give you lush, full plants in the fall, rather than scraggly, leggy ones.
Kar-Fre has a fun, new way to stay in touch–we’re on Facebook! Lots of pictures, some Facebook only secrets, learn about our upcoming events, and much more!!
We’re moving the holiday goodies into the shop from the Conservatory today. And just like when you undertake this at home, it’s a lot of putting some of our other pretties away, dusting, and it seems we have some dust bunnies that are reproducing like crazy!!
Sounds like we may get to see the sun again next week! Remember our hardy mums are on sale now–50% off!! You can still plant them, let them die back naturally, mulch them to give them some protection, and enjoy them next year!
We’re off to the Spartan game at Kaneland tonight! While it would have been more fun to play at home, Kaneland serves world famous Ream’s brats at their concession stand so dinner will be delish! Go Spartans!
Couldn’t let Halloween pass without adding this–Trick or Treat!!
Hello! Welcome to my musings about life in our flower shop, Kar-Fre Flowers, life in our charming town of Sycamore, and life as Scott's wife and Kyle and Maggie's mom. Trust me...the fun never ends!
Stick with me, because these pretty leaves weren't the only things I spotted on my walk...The rose bush had one more bloom on it, which temporarily distracted me from the danger that lurked twenty feet away. Don't scroll down if you've got a weak stomach.Oh, deer! Sorry about the blurry picture, but I was shaking with fright. Look at the way t […]
