October Newsletter from Tom's Thumb Nursery & Landscaping

October 2017 Newsletter

Fall and Halloween Decor, Our Annual Christmas Open House, Fall plants and vegetables, and continued great sale items are all part of a Fabulous October at Tom's Thumb Nursery.

Don't miss out!

Business Hours

Monday thru Saturday 9 to 5:30

Sundays 10 to 4

Introduction

In this newsletter you will find.....

Christmas Open House October 21st
Seasonal Ideas & Information for October
50% off Shade Trees
From our Landscape Department: "Gardening for Halloween "
10% Coupon
Fall Table Decor
Sale 30% off Halloween Decor
Calling for Christmas Tree Stands!
Sneak Peak! Christmas Tree & Table Decorations
Seaside Casual 30% off Sale!
Friends of Rosenberg Library Book Sale

You are Invited

All day from 9am to 5:30pm

Join us for morning coffee or afternoon margaritas!

Seasonal Ideas & Information for October

The following are a list of activities to consider for your October gardening:

Vegetables and Herbs
- We have all you need for your garden! arugula,
broccoli , cauliflower, cabbage, chard, collards, kale, kohlrabi, mustard greens, pak choi, spinach, squash, tomatoes, zucchini and more! basil, chives, cilantro, lavender, lemongrass, parsley, rosemary, sage, lemon thyme & English thyme, Cuban oregano, mint and more!
Perennials and Annuals -

alyssum, calendula, diamond frost, dianthas, hollyhock, lobelia, mums, ornamental kale, petunias, snapdragons, verbena and more!

Our flower bulbs have arrived.....Tulips, Freesia, Hyacinth and more!

Trees, Shrubs & Vines - Fall is the best planting season of the year. Do some plant research or let us help you select some new shrubs, trees or woody vines for your landscape.

All of our vines are 50% off

Sale area located

in front of our palapa!

50% off select plants

PAPAYA!

Pineapple Guava

Pittosporum

Waxed Myrtle

Hardy Bottlebrush !

Texas Mountain Laurel

Cleyera

Variegated Privet

Bougainvillea

Snow White Butterfly Bush

50% OFF SHADE TREES

7, 15 and 30 gallon containers

Cedar Elm 30gal $149 $74.50	Mexican Plum 15gal $120 $60.
Chinese Fringe Tree 15gal $159 $79.50	Mexican Sycamore 30gal $279 $139.50
Crape Myrtle Purple 30gal $199 $99.50	Ruby Falls & Merlot Redbud 15gal $149 $74.50
Desert Willow 15gal $149 $74.50	Saucer Magnolia 7gal $139 *$69.50*
Eve's Necklacepod 30gal $199 *$99.50*	Vitex 15gal $159 *$79.50*
Golden Raintree 10gal $129 $64.50	Weeping Mulberry 15gal $99 *$49.50*
Japanese Blueberry 15gal $169 *$84.50*	Yaupon 15gal $69 *$34.50*
Live Oak 15gal $129 *$64.50*	Live Oak 30gal $299 $149.50

Live Oak

read about Mexican Sycamore

From Our Landscape Architect:

"Gardening for Halloween!"

by Janielle Guzinski

I've written before about how October is one of my favorite months here in Galveston. The heat has broken; we are not into the cold, winter rains, and the seawall is actually a pleasure to drive. And, with a whole month to plan, there are a great many things you can do in a Galveston garden for Halloween. Here are some of my favorite suggestions:

Halloween or Fall-Themed Plants

Snapdragons/pansies come in orange tones and petunias/violas exist in dark purple to near black.
Pots and planters are easy to create with lime green sweet potato vine plus purple and orange flowers. The sweet potato vine won't last all winter but it would be great for a Halloween porch.
Crotons are automatically Halloween/fall looking. They can be planted in the yard or in pots, and come in many different varieties and leaf shapes/colors. They even hold up to salt very well.
Certain succulents also have orange and bronze tones. And a Crown-of-Thorns draped in cobwebbing is very creepy and dangerous looking.

Cut plants and branches to dry

If you have any summer plants with interesting shapes or shrubs with interesting branches, those can be cut and dried for later use.
A coat of glitter spray paint will make any branch instant decoration.
It's more fall than Halloween, but dried out palm fronds are very harvest-like.

Decorate your garden or porch or home

Shop in our gift shop for some perfect Halloween themed items.
Our decorator in the store makes amazing Halloween wreaths and other themed arrangements.
The artificial succulents are amazing in pumpkins!
There are homemade Halloween decorations that don't damage your yard. Like using cotton or bamboo quilt batting to make your own cobwebs.
Certain sprays and glitters are plant safe and biodegradable so they can be used in your garden as well.

Have fun and have a safe Halloween!