Hi Martina,

March 14, 2024

We love to learn. And then we love to share what we've learned.

Last year our team visited New England Biochar in Eastham. There we learned about the ancient technology that helps plants, trees, and shrubs flourish.

What is Biochar? Biochar is made from organic materials like wood, crop residues, or animal manure (New England Biochar uses wood). It's produced through a process called pyrolysis, which involves heating these materials in a low-oxygen environment. This p rocess turns them into a stable form of carbon that can be added to soil.

Why use Biochar? When Biochar is added to the soil around the roots of plants it makes them grow bigger, better, stronger, faster...able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Fun fact: Bob Wells of New England Biochar grows some of the famous Eastham Turnips...his record turnip weighed 32 pounds!

New England Biochar products are a mix of the highest quality biochar, compost, earthworm castings, and more. Using biochar is like adding millions of tiny plant food factories around the roots of your plants. Biochar adsorbs nutrients that are in the soil (nutrients stick to it), and because biochar is very porous it is a great habitat for beneficial microbes to live. The microbes help break down organic matter and make nutrients more available to plants.

Bob Wells from NE Biochar will be here Saturday 3/16 to talk about his products. If you'd like to hear his talk please click here to go to our events page and register. Or scroll on for more info:

We're having a bagged goods sale this week, buy three get one free. This is a great time to stock up on soil, mulch and more. Scroll further for details.

CL Fornari will be here Sunday (3/17) to talk about plants that will attract more birds to your garden. You don't want to miss out on this free talk! See our events page or scroll on for more details.

On Cape Cod we celebrate our beautiful gardens as well as our waterways. We know that what we do in our gardens can affect those bodies of water, so we are careful about which products we use and when or where they are applied. CL Fornari Talks about fertilizing with purpose in our blog post this week...scroll on for more.

We know you have choices when you shop, and we thank you for choosing us.

Upcoming Events at HCG

We've got a busy weekend ahead:

• Saturday: Biochar Talk
• Sunday: Bird Gardens Talk

We've got lots more planned this spring - check out our events page!

We'll be at the Hyannis Rotary Home, Garden, & Lifestyle Show on March 23rd...look for us there!

Our Events Flier is HERE! Take a quick peek at our upcoming events and then click the image to go to the events page on our website to learn more and to register...and keep checking back - we'll be adding more events as the season progresses!

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Pets of Hyannis Country Garden

We love to get messages and images from our HCG fans. Below is what we received about Miss Molly: "The best dog on the planet - Molly Mae is a Chihauhau/fox terrier mix. She loves be be warm. Molly was born in 2016 - so she is almost 8 years old. She is such a sweet girl - wants to love and lick everyone."

Thanks for sending this in Dale, we hope you can bring Molly by to meet us soon!

Do you have a pet that loves #hyanniscountrygarden? Send us a picture of them along with whatever makes them happy when they're here...maybe it's a treat or a toy - you tell us! We'll try to feature your pet in our newsletter or on social media. Click here to send that picture!

Hyannis Country Garden encourages pet adoption and supports a new chapter of your life with the following: If you introduced a new pet into your life within the last 3 months, bring in proof of adoption or sale, and get 25% Off all pet supplies that day ~ Plus you will be given a 20% Coupon for a future visit!

 Hyannis Country Garden | 508-775-8703 | [email protected] | www.HyannisCountryGarden.com

380 West Main St. Hyannis MA 02601