$49 Landscape Design Our $49 design fee includes consultation at your home or business with one of Meadows Farms' landscape designers, a design sketch, and estimate for installation. Call or follow the link below to make arrangements to meet one of our 34 Landscape Architects and Designers at your home for a 1-2 hour consultation and design sketch. Meadows Farms design and installation features a huge selection of screening evergreens, trees & shrubs. Also, patios & walks, retaining walls, custom stone work, ponds & water features, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, fire pits & much more. 703-327-5050 301-353-0606 www.MeadowsFarms.com Ask our Landscape Designer about financing options Landscape office hours Mon.- Friday 8am - 4pm Landscape services are not available in the Richmond area served by Great Big Greenhouse | | _____________________________________________________________________ | Spring Mulching Special Free pre-emergent weed control with mulch installation. Offer expires June 1, 2019. - Mulching and planting bed maintenance - Deer repellent application - Mosquito and tick repellents - Lawn and landscape fertilizing and pest control - Weed control in the lawn or planting areas - Organic lawn and garden controls - Now is the time for spring lawn renovations - core aeration, topdressing with compost and over seeding Contact our lawn and garden maintenance department for a free estimate on any of our services Call or contact us through our website for a free estimate 703-327-5050 301-353-0606 | | Let us 'Plant a Little Happiness' for you Visit our garden center, select trees or shrubs and we'll arrange to deliver and plant in locations that you specify. (Available at most Meadows Farms locations). Delivery, labor for planting, soil amendments, and mulch are an additional charge. | | _____________________________________________________________________ |  | Privacy screening special purchase Green Giant arborvitae - 6 feet tall regular price $279 now 5 for $1100 installed* Green Giant arborvitae is our most popular fast growing, tall evergreen for screening. Green Giant is ideal in full sun, but will tolerate part sun and light shade. Larger sizes are available. Just added - Schip laurel 4-5 feet tall - Special Purchase were $199 now $149 each 5+ $109 each installed Large Japanese maples - Weeping red leafed varieties 4-5 ft. and 5-6 ft. spread Now $50 off installation - Bloodgood, Red Emperor & green leaf palmatum 8-10' and larger $100 off installation * Installation price includes the plant, labor for planting, and delivery for installation contracts of $1000 or more. The installation price does not include soil amendments or mulch that might be required. Trees and shrubs installed by Meadows Farms are covered by our Lifetime Warranty. Five or more special purchase discount cannot be combined with other offers. Offer expires May 15, 2019. 703-327-5050 301-353-0606 www.MeadowsFarms.com Landscape services are not available in the Richmond area served by Great Big Greenhouse | | _____________________________________________________________________ |  | Garden Nuggets - We are now seeing trees and shrubs not leafing in areas that remained wet for months in last year's record rainfall. Some will still show green wood, indicating they are still alive, but branch tips are usually dead and there are no signs of leaves. If suddenly we go from wet to dry, perhaps there's a chance these will survive, but that seems unlikely. - If the grade in the soggy area has changed so that it might remain damp, it could be best to change to a more moisture tolerant tree or shrub. But, even though rainfall is up year to date, it is unlikely that we'll see a second very rainy year, so there is the likelihood that changes are not necessary. - We are also seeing trees and shrubs that were stressed by damp areas, and then were killed by a day or two of temperatures that were slightly above or below zero in the winter. - Damage to Mophead hydrangeas that suffered stem dieback from the winter cold is now evident. This is common in recent years, and experience suggests that with new growth the shrub will attain nearly its original size, but the first late spring flowers will be lost. Recent hydrangea introductions such as Endless Summer are remontant, flowering on last years' stems, but also on this years' new growth. So, flowers will be late, but there will be blooms by very late spring or early summer. - Dead stems of hydrangeas should be cut back to the first live leaves. This can be done by pruning individual stems, or with hedge shears. Pruning a few live leaves won't hurt a thing. In several weeks bare stems will be covered by new growth. - Oakleaf hydrangeas and summer flowering hydrangea paniculata varieties such as Limelight rarely suffer winter injury in our area, so pruning is unlikely to be necessary unless the purpose is reducing the size or shaping. Now is the time for this pruning. - April and May are ideal for planting most trees, shrubs, and perennials. The threat of frost diminishes by the day, so most gardeners now feel safe planting tender annuals - Crapemyrtles in most of the area are now showing new growth. Tips of branches that do not show growth can now be pruned. This will not effect this year's flowers. | | _____________________________________________________________________ | Lifetime Warranty on trees and shrubs we install Meadows Farms offers the only Lifetime Warranty on installed trees and shrubs in the area. Also, many pavers for patios and walks are covered by a 5 year warranty on materials and workmanship. With extreme temperatures and droughts seemingly every year, the long term protection provided by Meadows Farms warranty is increasingly valuable in protecting your investment. | | _____________________________________________________________________ | | 12 month no interest financing available for Landscape installations Looking to update your landscaping? Add screening, a new patio, walk, or deck with our convenient financing options. Easy online application and quick approval so you can make decisions today instead of delaying projects. No interest if paid in full within 12 months with regular monthly payments. Visit our website for more information or to apply online for financing. | | _____________________________________________________________________ | Ramblin' through Dave's garden blog |  | Reason enough The argument favoring planting merrybells (Uvularia sessilifolia) is unconvincing, and fortunately my wife rarely questions one plant or the other. Raised eyebrows and incredulous looks are common, however. This native perennial is a slight presence, with sparse foliage and unremarkable blooms, though I consider it quite lovely. So unquestionably, a dozen were required for planting in a prime area along a shaded path. Perhaps, these will never make a show for visitors, but I am mightily pleased no matter how scrawny they are. A scattered patch of native mayapples (Podophyllum peltatum) has slowly rebounded in the woodland that borders the garden after trees were thinned for timber twenty years ago. I admit to transplanting several from denser shade to hurry the revival along, and recently a mayapple with a different leaf form was discovered and several were moved into a shaded area of the garden with deep soil, a rarity with so many shallow rooted maples and tulip poplars overhanging the garden. | | | GREAT PEOPLE WANTED We are currently interviewing for Landscape foremen positions for our Chantilly and Fredericksburg VA locations with openings in our Planting, Hardscaping, and Maintenance departments. Landscape foremen are paid top of the trade, with a full benefit package. Inquiries from Landscape Architects and Designers are welcomed at any time, though hiring is typically done in late winter. Apply at our Landscape office in Chantilly Virginia, online at MeadowsFarms.com, or contact our office at 703-327-5050. | | | | A few of the fine brands featured by Meadows Farms | | | |
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