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Steve Smith's weekly gardening column will impart timely gardening advice sprinkled with a bit of humor.

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Welcome to Sunnyside Nursery, established 1948 and located in Marysville, Washington. We are a local retail nursery that provides all of your gardening needs, from soils, fertilizers, pesticides, tools, pottery, arbors and trellises, to a fantastic selection of annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees. With a friendly and knowledgeable staff, we also have answers! At Sunnyside, we are constantly striving to provide more reasons to "Come garden with us".


MAY HOURS:
Monday- Saturday, 9:30am-6pm; Sunday10am-5pm

May is for color!  We have tons of new plants coming in daily!  Stop in & see what's new!

UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS:
Classes begin at 10am.  Advance registration is required for workshops & appreciated for all classes: call (425) 334-2002 or email info@sunnysidenursery.net. 



'Hanging Baskets' Workshop - May 19th - $40, class limit 20

'Vegetables for Sun' - Sat, May 26th - Free


See 'Classes & Events' for class details.

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LADY BUGS ARE HERE! - $7.99 for approximately 1,500 lady beetles.  Take them home & let them go to eat the aphids!
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New 'Pot Shots' by Osmocote are an easy way to feed your baskets & containers all season long!
- NOW $1 OFF!

Hostas are up, marigolds are in & the slugs & snails are grazing!  Stop them now w/ pet-friendly 'Sluggo' or dead-in-their-tracks 'Deadline'!
- SAVE $2 NOW on 2.5-lb jugs of 'Sluggo'

NEW 'Tomato Greenhouses' give tomatoes, peppers & eggplants the heat they thrive on!  One package will cover 6-7 Plants - SAVE $3!

SUMMER BULBS 40% OFF - while supplies last

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  MARTI'S CORNER
Owner of 'Leaf Lessons' Professional Landscape Design,
Marti is Sunnyside Nursery's official Landscape Consultant. We are offering one-hour design consultations by appointment on Saturdays with Marti, free with the purchase of a $100 gift certificate to the nursery.

Plant Picks for May: Heuchera spp.

Heucheras, or 'Coral Bells', are a versatile group of semi-evergreen perennials w/ a beautiful range of foliage color & delightful sprays of small flowers in summer. Hummingbirds & butterflies are attracted to the flowers and they also make a wonderful airy filler in cut arrangements. There are varieties suitable for sun to shade & their only big requirement is well-drained soil, especially in winter. They are best planted as a border or en mass.

Each spring, old leaves should be cleaned out to make way for new spring foliage. After flowering, wands should be removed to encourage more blooms. Otherwise, these plants are happy w/ an annual feeding or even just compost as mulch. Size varies with variety, but most foliage maxes out at 12-18 inches tall and a little wider. Flower wands vary in height but their airy nature makes them not much of a concern for placement. Clumps can be divided every 3-4 years in fall and nice, young divisions can be used to replace older woody plants.
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Certified Professional Horticulturists
Sunnyside Nursery has 5 CPHs to advise you.

Read our May 2012 Newsletter

About our Customer Appreciation Program

EVERY TUESDAY IS SR. CITIZEN DAY
60 or older? - SAVE 10%

on all regular prices.

Information and gardening questions:
Washington State University Hortsense.


HOURS OF OPERATION:
Summer (March-October):
Monday-Saturday 9:30am-6:00pm
Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm
Holidays & Winter (Nov-Feb):
see Hours & Directions
Phone: (425) 334-2002
Email: info@sunnysidenursery.net