Perhaps the Harper Boys’ favorite thing about the new year is the arrival of Rose Season. January brings with it the arrival of new rose bushes to plant and the time to prune and revitalize your exhisting roses. So just as you get the decorations put away and the house back to normal, you can start redecorating and straightening up the yard as far as roses go! Our first shipment of rose bushes is now in stock and our annual Rose Clinic is on tap for Saturday January 21st! Remember that you can hear the tip of the week by tuning in to the Rosie On The House show on 92.3 fm KTAR every Saturday at 8am. The Harper boys open the show with this weekly and timely garden tip. You also can save 20% on a related item from Gro Well just print out this page, bring and bring it in. How bout that a FREE Garden tip and save 20% as well!! So This week’s tip should be easy-everything Rosy and Rosie!!-Good Growin’
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Harper’s Weekly Garden Tip: Rose Time!
What Is So Special About Wednesday?
We’ve turned Wednesdays from being ho hum into a special day at Harpers. The biggest reason why is Ladies and Seniors get 10% OFF every Wednesday. You all also receive double loyalty points. You didn’t know we had a loyalty program? Here is how it works. For every $40 you spend you receive a hole punch in your card. When the card is full (10 punches) you receive a $40 gift card to Harpers. On Wednesdays Ladies and Srs receive double punches year round. As a reminder,however, everyone is receiving double punches for a couple more weeks-until Labor Day!
As of this morning we still don’t have a winner to our Tuesday “name that plant” contest. So here are a couple more hints: This plant has a couple of relatives that are mainstays in the landscape. One of them is British and the other is Baja. I already mentioned it had a cousin named “katy” and it is a ground cover. Hope that helps!! Good luck and Good Growin’.
P.S. we do have these Hibiscus in stock-aren’t they great!
Weekly Radio Show Tip: Stay Tuned
Saturdays find us at the KTAR studios and broadcasting the Garden Hour of the Rosie On The House Show at 8am Tune in to 92.3 for a listen! There is always a weekly tip and for this week it is “whitefly”. Well these bugs are sure white, but they’re not whitefly. We have noticed a big surge in mealybugs the past week or two,especially if you have hibiscus. This picture was take this morning after a pretty good rain and there is still quite a good population. So if you have hibiscus check for this white bug and white fly! Systemic granules, spinosad, or malathion all will take care of either of these pesky critters! See ya on the airwaves and Good Growin’.
Harper’s Weekly Newsletter
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Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year From The Harper Family and Team!
Be prepared for the coldest temperatures since 2007. We have a major weather event headed our way in the next couple of days. If the forecast is correct severe and damaging cold will hit almost all valley locations. We want you to be ready:
- If In doubt cover. Use breathable materials such as: “N”sulate, sheets, or burlap. We prefer “N” sulate or frost cloth because you can leave it on for several days, water and light will go through it and it is light enough to lay right on plants. Keep in mind however it works better if it is not touching the plants directly. Never use plastic unless you are going to put a heat source under it. Also remember the coldest part of the day is just at sunrise-leave the material on all day if need be. Don’t take it off before you go to work! As of this writing we have ample supply of “N” sulate which can be purchased by the foot, so you can buy as much as you need.
move tender potted plants if you can to covered areas- using Christmas lights or other light bulbs and or wind machines (fans) can help
- Know which plants to cover: the obvious ones are bougainvillea,hibiscus,lantana,natal plum,ficus,young citrus,ruellia brittanica, and cape honeysuckle. If you are in doubt, please call us we will let you know what the frost tolerance is! There is no need to cover roses or deciduous fruit trees!
- If damage occurs, and it will take a few days to be seen, do not prune! wait until the chance of any more frost occurs or new growth begins to appear. Usually late February or Early March.
- Even if it rains check to see if the ground is moist and or wet. Wet soil and or standing water will keep the temperatures up and well watered plants will not be damaged by the cold as severely.
We hope this finds you well and you and yours have a safe and happy New Year-after you be sure your plants are safe of course!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
THE HARPER BOYS
Keep in mind you can get daily updates on our facebook page regarding the frost and other gardening tips!
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Weekly Specials: Help Us Make Our July Goal!
As we have been doing all summer-we have a weekly specials list. 10 items minimum that are %50 OFF!! Those items are tough summer hardy plants that we grew ourselves at our Mesa location. They are acclimated and If you plant them according to our instructions-we offer a LIFETIME GUARANTEE!! As most businesses we set monthly sales goals for our team members and for each store location. We, thanks to your support are very close to meeting those goals, but we need just a little push through Saturday and the end of the month to make it. That is where your come in! Many of you have helped tremendously already and we appreciate it. If you’ve been away and things got a little toasty while you were gone or maybe you’ve just been putting off some around the yard projects-now is the time! This weekend is supposed to be a little cooler and with the humidity it is much easier on the plants. So don’t delay-hope to see you between now and Saturday!
