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Spring 2020

Every Blooming Thing

Rise & Shine!The Early Bird gets the Tomato!Have you ever grown huge tomato plants that bloom, but produce little, if any fruit? Transplants need to be planted earlier (as in late February-early March) than some gardeners realize in order to get them established and set fruit while temperatures are still enjoyable. Since many vegetables have a strict schedule to ensure a bountiful harvest, our job is to keep you informed about what to plant and when, so you find success.

The UnveilingA long-time tradition dating back to the 1950s is our Rose Weekend, when we unveil our annual collection of roses. Since this is the only time of year we carry this many varieties, enthusiasts show up early to take advantage. Rose geeks like us get excited about the voluptuous blooms bred by Englishman David Austin and the Hybrid teas.

Find Clarity You may feel like there is so much to do, you don’t know where to start. A meeting with our Garden Coach will bring clarity to your ideas and help you prioritize your projects. Our garden advisors try their best to help everyone with questions during this exciting time and we answer lots of questions on Facebook and Instagram, as well. Be sure to sign up for our email newsletter and keep an eye on the events and programs page on NHG.com.

1951: Ralph and Muriel Pinkus open a small

landscaping business on nine acres of then grassland in north Dallas, quickly

expanding it into a nursery.

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The countdown to getting your tomato transplants in the ground is underway! In north Texas, our window for success begins in mid-February and wraps up around the first week of April. While the mid-February early birds might have some covering to do for their earliest plantings, it’s worth giving tomatoes the chance to establish an extensive root system and begin blooming and setting fruit before the hotter summer temperatures set in. NHG’s experienced Garden Advisors can help you troubleshoot any

issues you’ve had in the past, and step up your game to ensure a bountiful harvest this year. As is our tradition, we’ll have a wide assortment of both large and small as well as heirloom and hybrid varieties to suit every taste and every garden. First time growing your own tomatoes? Still feeling a bit lost? Plan to attend one of our FREE tomato success classes planned throughout the month of March and early April. We’ll cover all the basics for beginners and share tips, tricks and solutions for experienced gardeners, too.

Grow Your Best Tomatoes Ever

Early 1970s: Ralph Pinkus works through the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce and the

City of Dallas Park Department to lead efforts in creating an Arboretum and

Botanical Garden for Dallas.

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Saturday, April 4

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To help gardeners support native pollinators, we make every effort to source organically-grown milkweed from local independent growers just in time for monarch migrations. Get ready to begin planting mid- to late-April (depending on weather and temperatures through early spring). Excited? We are, too, and we’re hoping for a fantastic crop to offer NHG patrons. Did you know that there are many other plants that provide food for native pollinators? There are plenty of tough, native perennials that begin blooming early and continue throughout most of the warmer season. Salvias—of many species and varieties— are wonderful for their color variations, and their tubular flowers are perfect for hummingbirds (but bees and butterflies love them, too). Coneflowers are another great choice; whether the classic purple (Echinacea purpurea) or one of the more recent hybrids, they offer nectar, pollen and seeds for wildlife. Keep in mind that not all plants are available all the time, but we’re committed to providing a large assortment of annuals and perennials—for sun and for shade—that have the best chance of success in our local area. What’s more beautiful than seeing your garden full of bees, butterflies and hummingbirds? Visit NHG this spring and help us support our native pollinators.

Give Local Pollinators A Boost!

Clockwise from top left: Echinacea purpurea ‘PowWow

Wild Berry,’ monarch on Mexican milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) and Salvia farinacea

‘Henry Duelberg’ with Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii).

1992: Jon & Lillian Pinkus,

2nd generation, take over the business with the goal of cleaning up, refocusing on products and service,

and revitalizing the operation.

1995: The first NHG print newsletter is

produced.

1999: The landscape division is sold to ValleyCrest

Companies after a track record of award-winning installations throughout

the city of Dallas.

The booming popularity of houseplants, particularly among 20-somethings, shows no sign of slowing down. In an increasingly digital era, the craving for a connection to nature—no matter the size of your indoor space—is strong. Plant ‘collectors’ have amassed huge followings on social media, and rare specimens of old favorites such as Monstera can fetch over $500 in a 4” container. We love our houseplants at NHG, and we work with growers from coast to coast to source common favorites as well as the newest and most unusual.

Houseplants Are More

2003: Jon and Lillian’s son Aaron joins the company as Vice President over our Wylie Greenhouses and

in 2007, introduced a new branding program, Blue Label Herbs. This provides area home gardeners an easy way to enjoy the benefits of growing their own fresh organic herbs for cooking and crafts.

Than Just A Fad If you’ve got houseplants already, you’ll find fun additions at NHG year-round, and we announce our favorite new finds on our social media channels and weekly email blast. And a fun bit of insider information: our future houseplant greenhouse is planned to be even larger, allowing us extra space for fun plant finds!

Left to right: Orchid (Phalaenopsis), Bromeliad (Aechmea fasciata), Kalanchoe blossfeldiana. Images courtesy of Danny Fulgencio.

Rose WeekendSaturday, March 7th at 8am

2014: The Gallery at NHG opens with an evening reception in December.

2016: The Cafe at NHG opens

in March.

While the procedures of Rose Weekend have changed over the decades, our appreciation for roses as hard-working landscape shrubs has remained constant. Before the mid-1970s, when shifts in the industry re-centered commercial rose growing in California, rose weekend actually began in October. In those days, growers in Tyler would wait until October to cut back their field-grown shrubs, typically a two-to three-year crop. Ralph Pinkus, NHG’s founder, along with Ira Duncan, then NHG’s rosarian, would travel to Tyler to collect the blossoms to have on display in the store as a living example from which customers could choose. Orders were placed, the bare-root canes were brought in, and the shrubs were grown out here in Dallas in ‘cans’ (which in those early years were actual recycled food cans). Customers returned in March to pick up their shrubs, which were then ready to plant out in the garden. While we no longer gather blossoms in the field for fall selection, the tradition of growing our collection of bare-root roses here at NHG remains strong. While our guests are selecting trees and holiday greenery after Thanksgiving, the first of the roses begin arriving for potting, continuing into January. Rose Weekend is now a fixture of the first full weekend in March each year, and serves as a happy reminder that spring is about to arrive.

A 69-Year-Old Family Tradition

Above: Ira Duncan, NHG Rosarian at the time, stands in what is now our front parking lot with roses growing out in cans. Photo is from Northaven Road facing south-

southeast across the front of the store. 1958.

Plant, harvest, create, and discover new possibilities with homegrown herbs.

Succulent Day May 16 (Saturday)

Spring Herb Weekend April 18-19 (Saturday & Sunday)

Learn about indoor and outdoor succulents, containers, propagation, and more!

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October 20, 2019: The EF3 tornadoes that strike north Texas devastated NHG, completely

destroying all greenhouses and all but one structure on the property. With the support of our friends and patrons, the team begins

cleanup and recovery the very next day.

2019: We reopen November 25th in our reduced, temporary

space with two small greenhouses and a retail tent, ready for Christmas tree and

holiday sales.

Plant, harvest, create, and discover new possibilities with homegrown herbs.

Learn about indoor and outdoor succulents, containers, propagation, and more!

Looking ForwardWith the goal of making NHG better than ever before, we look forward to a grand reopening in October of 2020 with developments underway through the year. In the meantime, our temporary operation is underway and we’re

stocked with all of our seasonal favorites!