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Free Monthly Gardening Newsletter

Posted on August 24, 2022 | Leave a comment

Subscribe to a free, monthly gardening newsletter! Simply enter your e-mail here to subscribe to Pegplant’s Post Gardening Newsletter, an e-newsletter about gardening in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Each issue lists local gardening events, recently published gardening books, articles, and tips specific to this area. Pegplant’s Post Gardening Newsletter always has a giveaway, an opportunity to win a free plant or gardening-related product. For the upcoming September 2022 issue of Pegplant’s Post, the giveaway is a set of garden augers, courtesy of Power Planter.

The augers are used to drill holes in the ground, making it easier and faster than digging with a trowel. The set has two sizes:  2 inches x 7 inches and 3 inches x 7 inches. The 2-inch diameter is perfect for planting annuals, grass plugs, or seeds while the 3-inch diameter is great for planting bulbs. The augers will fit most electric or cordless drills on the market. These are made by Power Planter, a third generation, family-owned auger manufacturing company in Illinois.

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Posted on July 24, 2022 | Leave a comment

Enter your e-mail here to subscribe to Pegplant’s Post Gardening Newsletter, an e-newsletter about gardening in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Each issue lists local gardening events, recently published gardening books, articles, and tips specific to this area. Pegplant’s Post Gardening Newsletter always has a giveaway, an opportunity to win a free plant or gardening-related product. For the upcoming August 2022 issue of Pegplant’s Post, the giveaway is a Little Dibby. Actually, two Little Dibbys, one for each winner, so we can have two winners this time.

Little Dibby was designed and produced by Sean and Allison McManus, beginner gardeners who help others learn how to garden, build their garden care skills, and strengthen their plant knowledge. They have a website, podcast, videos, articles, and books under the brand name, Spoken Garden. They are all about educating and helping people learn how to garden and they devised an ingenious tool to help with seed starting and transplanting. The Little Dibby is plastic, about 5 inches long and thin, in bright green, blue, white, pink, yellow, or orange. One end is used to plant seeds. It has graduating rings to show seed planting depth, from 1/8 inch to 1 ½ inch. The other end has a spatula or scoop-like shape to gently dig and remove a seedling to transplant. The Little Dibby is so popular that Sean and Allison are now selling through Etsy.

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Giveaway for June Issue of Pegplant’s Post Gardening Newsletter

Posted on May 23, 2022 | Leave a comment

Enter your e-mail here to subscribe to Pegplant’s Post Gardening Newsletter, an e-newsletter about gardening in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Each issue lists local gardening events, recently published gardening books, articles, and tips specific to this area. Pegplant’s Post Gardening Newsletter always has a giveaway, an opportunity to win a free plant or gardening-related product. For the upcoming June 2022 of Pegplant’s Post, the giveaway is one First Editions Little Hottie hydrangea plant, courtesy of Bailey Nurseries.

Little Hottie is a panicle type of hydrangea with cone shaped flower heads. This is a compact shrub, reaching 3 to 5 feet tall. The deep green leaves are a beautiful backdrop for the late summer flowers, held up on strong sturdy stems. The blossoms are green initially opening to a creamy white. Later they mature to a rose/pink. Bailey Nurseries is a fifth-generation, family-owned company that offers a wide variety of landscape plants. Its mission is to help retailers, growers, and landscapers create a landscape that is more beautiful, diverse, and sustainable. Gardeners can find their plants in their distinctive containers at local independent garden centers. This giveaway is for Pegplant’s Post Gardening Newsletter subscribers so subscribe today to be eligible to enter.

 

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Subscribe to a Free Gardening Newsletter for the DC Metro Area

Posted on April 25, 2022 | Leave a comment

coneflowerPegplant’s Post Gardening Newsletter is a free, local monthly newsletter. Each edition lists between 50 – 100 local gardening events, recently published gardening books, articles, news, and tips specific to the DC metro area. Enter your e-mail here to subscribe. Pegplant’s Post always has a giveaway, an opportunity to win a free plant or gardening-related product – a benefit for subscribers only. For the upcoming May 2022 issue, the giveaway is an echinacea or coneflower plant from Must Have Perennials.

Must Have Perennials is a brand born from the Blooms of Bressingham. For 25 years, Must Have Perennials has been connecting breeders and their plants to a network of experienced propagators, growers, and retailers to bring new perennial plants to gardeners. The Must Have Perennial brand brings new, innovative perennials to the market, including the well-known geranium Rozanne. Every Must Have Perennials variety has been trialed and tested throughout the country. These trials establish reliability and excellent garden performance to ensure success for gardeners.

The giveaway is one Echinacea Lovely Lolly which is a coneflower with frilly, pink-red flowers about 3 inches wide. The plant grows to about 2 feet high in full bloom. Hardy to Zone 6, this perennial prefers full sun and is drought resistant when established. It blooms from summer to fall. If you leave the seed heads in the fall, the plant will provide food for birds.

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Giveaway for Pegplant’s Post Gardening Newsletter

Posted on February 21, 2022 | 1 comment

Pegplant’s Post Gardening Newsletter is a free, local monthly newsletter. Each edition lists between 50 – 100 local gardening events, recently published gardening books, articles, and tips specific to the DC metro area. Enter your e-mail here to subscribe. Pegplant’s Post always has a giveaway, an opportunity to win a free plant or gardening-related product. This is a benefit for subscribers only. For the upcoming March 2022 issue, the giveaway is a $40 gift certificate from Plant Addicts, an online gardening store.

Plant Addicts offers plants, gardening containers, and gardening décor. They have more than 1,700 plants and planters. The website also provides plant care information including a plant care blog, recipes, and a plant holiday calendar. Plant Addicts also developed a “plant addicts anonymous” plant community for both beginners and experienced gardeners. Joining this community provides free plant care information, plant sales, and seasonal tips.

Founded by Richard and Chris in 2017, Plant Addicts is a family-owned business in Nebraska. They started the company to help the world be a better place by encouraging people to grow more plants. They are not plant growers but serve as plant brokers thus they are better able to locate and provide a wider variety of plants as well as gardening accessories and containers. Plant Addicts provides high quality plants and garden décor, direct from the nursery to the customer’s home.

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Pegplant’s Post Gardening Newsletter for DC Metro Area

Posted on January 24, 2022 | 2 comments

Pegplant’s Post Gardening Newsletter is a free, local monthly newsletter. Each edition lists between 50 – 100 local gardening events, recently published gardening books, articles, and tips specific to the DC metro area. Enter your e-mail here to subscribe. Pegplant’s Post always has a giveaway, an opportunity to win a free plant or gardening-related product. For the upcoming February 2022 issue, the giveaway is a package of three products from Espoma.

The Espoma Company began in 1929 in New Jersey with one fertilizer called Espoma Organic. Today, Espoma is the leading provider of organic fertilizers for the retail lawn and garden industry. Espoma offers more than 70 organic products and manufactures more than 50 million pounds of organic fertilizer per year. Espoma products are found at garden centers and can be ordered online via several virtual store fronts. For more information on Espoma view this video or visit their website.

The giveaway package consists of one bag of all-purpose organic potting mix (8 quart bag), one 8 oz. bottle of indoor organic liquid plant food, and five Bio-Tone starter plus 5 oz. packets. This giveaway is for Pegplant’s Post Gardening Newsletter subscribers only.

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