Last Updated: 5/17/2013

Hi Folks!

Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather and getting lots done in the garden...we certainly are! Let's not forget that this is Memorial Day weekend. For many people, Memorial Day is just another day off, and is seen as little more than the unofficial start of summer and a great day to barbecue. But, the real purpose of the day is to remember those who have died in service to the United States.

If you're looking for a way to truly observe Memorial Day, you can visit a cemetery and place some of your homegrown flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers. A more lasting remembrance is to plant a tree, or even a garden, in memory of a lost loved one or other service members. Giving somebody the gift of a garden is one of the most memorable things that you can do. This is all the more true if you create a “memorial” garden either in remembrance or in honor of someone.

At Wilson Bros, Memorial Day weekend is the time when we start to mark selected seasonal plants down by as much as 50% off. Just look for the sale signs when browsing through the nursery and save big!

We just looked at the weather forecast and it couldn't be better for we gardeners and the plants and trees in our gardens. That being said, there's some pesky little pests that thrive in and like this kind of weather as well...and we've got the best solutions for dealing with them if they happen to pay you visit. Hopefully, after last weeks alerts you discovered how to check for and control lacebugs on azaleas with Hi-Yield 50% Malathion or Neem Oil, and the best methods for how to control fire ants.

Here's some recent reports from customers about pests and how you can control them:

Ticks & Fleas are back!
For many folks, the ticks and fleas were awful last year. Based on reports we're already hearing this season, it sounds like they'll be back again this year in full force. Thankfully, there are organic and chemical methods for controlling them - before they get out of control!

Bonide Insect & Grub Control is the best product on the market for the control of ticks, fleas, ants, grubs and other insects in the lawn and landscape. One 6 pound bag of granules can be spread to treat up to 7,500 square feet of area, providing 3-month control!

If you have children and pets playing in an area, and you're looking for an organic solution to kill the ticks and fleas, San Gabriel Diatomceous Earth Insect Dust will get the job done organically. It's so safe you can eat it! It works to kill crawling insects by cutting into their exoskeleton and dehydrating them and keeps killing insects for nine months! Safe for indoor and outdoor use. One bag treats up to 1,800 square feet of area.

Need Sod Grass By The Piece Or Pallet?
Wilson Bros is now offering Bermuda and Centipede sod by the piece that you can pick up at the nursery. Call us at 770-954-9862 to make sure we're not temporarily sold out. If you need a pallet or more delivered direct call 770-639-6389.

WHAT'S ON SALE AT WILSON BROS?

FREE Bag Jolly Gardener Premium Topsoil - Scroll down for coupon

Lebanon 32-0-6 Lawn Fertilizer (Step 3) ON SALE - Scroll down for coupon

Buy One Get One Free Yellow & Purple Iris - Scroll down to get coupon

Long Needle Pinestraw ON SALE! - Scroll down to get coupon

Plant of the Week!

Wilson Bros is excited to announce the arrival of the newest and most unique member of the Encore Azalea family: 'Autumn Sunburst' Encore Azalea .

We've got only 75 of these beauties in stock at the nursery so come and get 'em while we got 'em and be the first to have this exciting new introduction!
(First come first serve) Click here for all the details about this beauty!

Product of the Week!

Click here to find out why not to use Bug B Gone Max Insect Granules and why you should be using Bonide Insect & Grub Control Granules

What's Hot At The Nursery?

Annual Flowers for loads of color - We've got tons of colorful annual flowers, such as the Purple Angelonia, Petunias, and Sweet Potato vine pictured right, that you can use in garden beds or containers to dress the yard and patio up for the holiday.

Perennials
If you're looking to attract butterflies and hummingbirds Wilson Bros has a massive selection of Butterfly Bush, Hardy Lantana such as 'Sonset' Lantana pictured right, Agastaches, Coreopsis and many other sun-loving perennial plants that will have these flying friends flocking to your garden and patio!

Dwarf Drift Roses
Looking for a smaller version of the Knock Out Roses that have the same disease resistance and flower power? Look no further, the Drift Dwarf Roses, such as the floriferous beauty Drift Pink pictured right, are here.

Flowering Shrubs
If you love Crape Myrtles and their unrivaled summer flower power you're really gonna love the new Early Bird semi-dwarfs! These early blooming shrub-form crape myrtles begin blooming in May and are starting to bloom right now at Wilson Bros. Nursery.

Fruit Trees & Plants
What could be more enjoyable and rewarding than installing a landscape you can eat? There are many easy-to-grow hardy shrubs, trees, herbs, vines and perennial plants, such as the Heritage Raspberry pictured right, that all are edible and all perfect for use in the ornamental landscape!

$250 MONTHLY SHOPPING SPREE!

Click here to see the winners of last month's $250 Wilson Bros. Nursery Monthly Shopping Spree. Enter to win the Shopping Spree here or you can enter at the front counter at the nursery every time you're there!

See you at the nursery! - The Wilson Bros. Staff