Thursday, December 18, 2008

Merry Christmas Poinsettia Sale!

I just received an email from Glick's Greenhouse in Oley, thanking patrons for making their annual Poinsettia Show (Dec. 5-8) a huge success!
As a thank you to friends and community, they are currently having a sale. Here's their message:
Poinsettias Pictures, Images and Photos

"Merry Christmas from Glick’s Greenhouse!

It was wonderful to see so many of you at our Poinsettia Show in the beginning of December! We have been blessed with another successful poinsettia season, and we are so grateful to each of you for helping to make it that way.

Another blessing this year is an abundance of plants! Poinsettia cuttings arrive at our greenhouses in June and require specific water, light, heat, and pruning to grow into beautiful plants by December. We are thankful for how well our plants have grown this year, as well as for the opportunity to give a Christmas gift to all of you:


Glick’s Greenhouse
Customer Appreciation Sale

December 18-24

poinsettia Pictures, Images and Photos



Buy One 6.5” Poinsettia
Get One FREE
($8.95 value)

Buy One 5” Poinsettia
Get One FREE
($3.95 value)

AND the first 100 customers through our registers
will receive a free mini-well poinsettia!


Hope to see you soon!


We still have many varieties (red, white, pink, and more) of our highest quality poinsettias, as well as other Christmas plant and craft items available. The sale begins now and lasts until noon on Christmas Eve when we close for the season. We will re-open to the public in March."

Hours now through 12:00 noon on 12/24:
Monday-Saturday
8am-5:30pm

Closed Sunday

Glick’s Greenhouse
57 Fisher Mill Road
Oley, PA 19547
610-689-9856


So stop on by and stock up on some beautiful holiday poinsettias to make your home festive this season!




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Sunday, December 14, 2008

Poinsettia Tips

Here's six easy tips from the National Home Gardening Club on how to keep your poinsettias perfect this holiday season.

When you buy your poinsettia, make sure it is wrapped properly. Exposure to low temperatures even for a few minutes can damage the bracts and leaves.

Place in indirect light. Six hours of light daily is ideal.

Keep it away from warm or cold drafts from radiators, registers, doors, and windows.

Poinsettias prefer daytime temperatures of 60°F to 70°F and night temperatures around 55°F. High temperatures will shorten the plant's life.

Check the soil daily. Water when soil is dry to the touch. Punch holes in the foil so water can drain into a saucer.

Fertilize the poinsettia after it finishes blooming (once the colorful bracts begin to fade) if you keep it past the holiday season. Apply a houseplant fertilizer once a month.Once the lights of the holidays fade, try your hand at re-blooming your poinsettia for next season.

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