Remember that KPTV segment taped here recently?  Well, it aired yesterday and if you missed it, you can still catch it online: http://www.kptv.com/video/23281739/index.html.

Marinda shared lots of great information about why Japanese maples are perfect for just about any garden.  And with over 50 varieties to choose from, we can help you find one that’s just right for your garden.

As you know, we grow dozens and dozens of varieties of gorgeous Japanese maples – they are some of our favorites!  You will find them here in several sizes, all the way up to beautiful specimen sizes.  We have never offered them as one-gallons until this year – you asked for it, and we are happy to bring them to you!  Look for the tiered wooden plant stands in the vicinity of the larger Japanese maples.

As you might imagine, we give lots of tender loving care to our plants, and our Japanese maples especially benefit from attention, especially at these smaller sizes.  Our advice for these one-gallon sizes is to be very vigilant with your watering.  They are used to daily watering here, and they will not be happy if allowed to dry out.  They will thrive best if planted out into the garden, or potted up into a larger pot, where they will more protected from drying out.

For those of you interested in creating your own bonsai, or just interested in the affordability of these smaller sizes, this is a great opportunity to start your own Japanese maple collection!

Brooke Carlson from Better Portland was here today.  It is always fun to help our local media get the word out about our great plants and stellar service!  We taped two segments which will air in the next couple of weeks – I will pass along those dates when we know them, so that you can share the fun.  Celina gave a great demo on creating a colorful spring container garden for your front porch (she designed an eye-catching container using golden barberry, saxifragia, Iris moss, and tuberous begonia), and Marinda talked about one of our specialties here at Farmington Gardens, Japanese maples, which are colorfully leafing out at this time of year.   Kudos to both of you gals - you were awesome!

Better Portland airs on KPTV channel 12 at 1pm daily – check it out.  And thank you Brooke and Eric – it was great to have you here today!

p.s.  Celina’s custom-designed container garden is for sale.

If you are a Japanese maple enthusiast, then this is the class for you!  Linda Eshraghi, co-owner of Farmington Gardens with her husband David, will offer this rare opportunity to tour Eshraghi Nursery.  This will be a walking tour of the propagation and growing facilities for our dozens of varieties of Japanese maples.  You will not want to miss this one – this was a very popular tour last year.  Eshraghi Nursery is just three miles down the road from us, right on Farmington Road.  You can download a map and directions here, or stop by the store for a printed copy.

And a special bonus just for this class:  you will be able to special order direct from Eshraghi for this day only! This will allow you to select from stock that might not be available at Farmington Gardens. Class is free, please call to register: 503-649-4568.