We were searching for a way to relate our appreciation for our Gardening Angels this week, especially after our photographer commented on how great our display areas looked when he came to shoot pictures. Richard had taken four days off this week... a scary thing for most business owners... and when he walked in, came to the realization that the people who chose Jericho Nursery as a place to make love... visible... were doing something above and beyond a great job.
We recalled an interview with Greg Braden, long time New Mexico resident and world renowned speaker and author, in which he quoted Kahlil Gibran, "Work is love made visible." Greg considers this statement his "soul compass" and thinks of it in every situation. He went on to say "It takes a lot of work to know who we are in this world and to demonstrate for ourselves our potential. ...loving ourselves in a way that empowers us to be in this world in a healthy way where we thrive in the presence of all of the changes."
Changes? 'It's a whole new Jericho every week', they say, not to mention what's going on around us in society. But there's nothing more grounding than gardening, and there's a special energy just being involved in facilitating that experience for thousands of people. Thanks, everyone.
We received a stunning shipment from Monrovia this week, including the perennials in the photo above. Visible love from talented hands, and we didn't even see them do the work.
Why does a tomato plant start wilting?
Underwatering, overwatering, and at least seven types of fungi and viruses. But before you make things too complicated, here's a fact and it's coming from a company that sells treatments for all those maladies:
WILTING can also be a plant's natural reaction to HEAT as a means of conserving water. Check that plant again in the cool of late afternoon or early morning. It might have been JUST LIKE YOU. Stressed by the heat.
We hear you. "You have the best selection in town." "Your product looks better than anybody else's." "Look at all this NEW stuff." We are continuing to bring in fresh stock and rotate older plants into the clearance areas, so be sure and take advantage of major savings and use your love to help them thrive. We are also hearing what you say when you ask for something we don't have, and lately we've been ordering new items of the 'hard goods' variety, like rose gloves, galvanized water cans, self waterers, etc. plus copper fungicide, the pesticide Eight in several concentrations, and sometimes things we are just curious about. OH, by the way. Check our Specials Page. Terrarium Kits are half price. We were curious about those several months ago...
We look forward to your next visit!
Richard, Jennifer, and Your Gardening Angels
We will be open on Tuesday July 4th from 10 am to 3 pm. Happy Independence Day!