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4 — FLORENCE GREEN FAIR | JUNE 8, 2016 iPremier Sponsor C Laurel Bay Gardens ome join Laurel Bay Gardens, premier sponsor of the Florence Green Fair, on Saturday, June 11, at the Florence Events Center. This year’s exhibit features organic gardening soils and products to help gardeners learn how to put “green concepts” in their landscape. Laurel Bay Gardens’ staff of lawn, garden, landscaping and irrigation experts will be there to answer all your gardening questions, and to show off some of their new “green” products for helping you put the “Oh!” in organic gardening in your home and garden. Because Laurel Bay Gardens wants customers to succeed, they will offer free seminars and displays to help you "get growing!" These include “How to Put 'Organic' Into Your Garden,” “Build Your Own Fairy Garden! Explore the World of Miniature Gardens,” and “Creating Your Own 'Jack and the Beanstalk'” in their planting corner, the last of which is for kids. Staff will help youth plant their own bean seeds to take home in an organic peat container filled with their custom-blended GroMor potting soil. You can learn many easy-to-use tips and tricks for creating and main- taining your yard, garden and patio plants. Did you know that Diatomaceous Earth helps keep fleas away, or you can use vinegar to help reduce weeds in your yard? You can also learn what products are safe around kids, pets and water- ways; and which ones can help you grow the best-tasting fruits and veg- etables right in your own yard. Be sure to enter the drawing for a Laurel Bay Gardens $50 gift certifi- cate. New this year to Laurel Bay's exhibit are organic fruit preserves and fruit shrub drinks, woven cotton towels from India, sea salt soap from Maine, planters with natural cork and handmade myrtlewood garden trugs and baskets. The exhibit will include samples of some of Laurel Bay's custom-formu- lated soil solutions to help plants thrive naturally in Florence-area bio Visit with Laurel Bay Gardens’ friendly and highly trained staff about all your landscaping and gardening needs. systems, Royal Soil for yards and gardens, blended mint and garden composts, organic GroMor potting soil, and a wide variety of plant- friendly and decorative barks such as fir, pebble, California nugget and hemlock barks. You will also find organic vegeta- bles and seeds, great ideas for adding color and texture to your yard and help kick-off their anniversary month celebration. At their store, just three miles north of Florence, you'll find the largest variety of native trees and shrubs, along with plants that are great for growing in our coastal climate. Their licensed and trained staff installs flag- stone and paver patios, fire pits, gar- den lighting, water features, and water-saving irrigation systems too. The nursery has a variety of bulk and bagged bark, soils, fertilizers, com- post and eco-friendly soil amend- ments along with the area's largest plant nursery with a gift shop offering indoor and outdoor décor. For more than 25 years, Laurel Bay Gardens has earned excellent reviews and customer loyalty for their products and services as a result of listening to customers, coming up with creative landscaping solutions, and creating yards and gardens to reflect their customers' sense of style. Laurel Bay Gardens is open seven days a week at 88493 Highway 101 in Florence; phone 541-997-5973; online LaurelBayGardens.com, or find them on Facebook.
