Volume 37, Issue #2

March/April 2004 Steve Packer, Editor

1100 W. Moana Ln. 11301 So. Virginia St.

Reno, NV 89509 Reno, NV 89511

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NewsLetter

Look What's New!

Arbor Day

National Garden Month

New Moana Tree and Shrub Service

moana waterworks

Rock Walls

Gardening Tips

sharon). A good rule of thumb is to prune back by 1/3. Don’t prune spring flowering

shrubs (forsythia, lilac, flowering quince & almond) until after they bloom. Cut branches

to force indoors for some early spring color.

potatoes, turnips & garlic — can be planted around the first of April. Quick growing

salad crops such as lettuce, spinach and radishes can also be planted.

sure to add bone meal to the planting holes for good summer blooms. Start begonias,

caladiums, callas, cannas, etc. in pots on a sunny windowsill indoors. Wait to plant them

outside until all risk of frost is past. Both Moana locations have a good selection of these

bulbs listed above.

that should be blooming soon.

an elastic cord around the whole clump and use a saw to cut the old stems below the

cord.

and also promotes good root development.

last year, use Scotts Super Turf Builder Plus Halts.

recommend the best fertilizer for your specific needs.

either in your yard or at a public park. Trees provide shade, filter the air and provide

habitat for wildlife. Visit our web site or either store for a planting guide.

April is national garden Month! Gardening is fun and rewarding, and it feels good to be

around green, growing things. But did you know there are measurable health benefits to

gardening and enjoying plants? Here are some facts based on research in horticultural

therapy:

relieves muscle tension.

density than those who jogged, walked, swam or did aerobics.

and cycling.

space station Mir.

residences with gardens, the rate of violent incidents declined by 19 % over two years.

At the non-garden residences, the violent incidents increased by 680%!

interesting sights, tactile experiences, fragrances, sounds, and delicious flavors.

Given all this evidence, it’s no surprise that one study concludes: “Those who are involved

in gardening find life more satisfying and feel they have more positive things happening

Saturday Seminars

for 2004

conducted by our friendly and

knowledgeable staff and local garden

experts. Seminars are held at the

Moana Lane location at 10:00 AM. It is

recommended that you sign up for

the seminars as space is limited.

Finally, spring is here and the cold winter months are soon to be forgotten as we begin our

spring cleaning to get our yards in shape for the coming warmth. Do you like the way your

yard looks now? Perhaps you want to make some changes to create a little variety and

interest. Maybe something new like a water feature? Imagine if you can, quiet reflecting

pools, dancing waterfalls, and gurgling streams-water in all its many forms brings both

energy and charm into a garden. Whether it reflects the sky and clouds, a piece of garden

sculpture, or the arching branches of a tree, a garden pool creates an ever-changing picture.

The cooling effect of a fountain or waterfall on hot summer days and evenings can be so

welcome. For gardeners, a water garden opens up a whole new world of possibilities.

Adding a water feature, whether it is a pond, stream, fountain, or waterfall, requires as

much attention to planning as it does to building. Before you start digging, you’ll want to

consider the location of the feature, the material needed to build it, and whether it will

require a pump or filter. Water plants and fish are also another consideration to keep in

mind as well as landscape plants around the feature. Is your mind spinning? Need help or

ideas? Our recently developed moana waterworks division has been set up to help you to

create the perfect water feature. Whether you do it yourself or have our waterworks team

install it, we have the staff and materials to make it all happen. Visit the Moana store

nearest you and we’ll help you get started on the water feature of your dreams.

Rock walls are visually appealing and relatively affordable. A tour around many neighborhoods

will reveal examples of rock walls being used for different purposes. In some

cases, rock walls are used as a landscaping tool to simply dress up an otherwise ordinary

slope or bank. In other cases, rock walls may be used as a structural wall to retain soil.

Our Moana Rock teammates at our South Virginia location can show you the wide array of

decorative rock that we stock, from big boulders to smaller cobble, and give you valuable

information on how to build your own rock wall.

You provide the plans or use our “Plan &

Plant” aid and we provide input right on

the spot, walking our nursery and recommending

what will work.

Schedule a visit to your yard by an

experienced local horticulture and

landscape expert ($75/hour). Knowledgeable

help from a true professional,

right in your own backyard...At-Your-Site.

If you live in one of our Northern Nevada

communities where a Homeowners

Association will require a design plan,

schedule a visit to your site by our

professional landscape designer. For

$500 (or more depending on the complexity

of the design job), our designer

will work with you to provide a design

plan that will please you.

Our traditional residential or small

business service where we design and

install the irrigation and landscape plans

that we help you develop. We also do

installations if you already have a design.

For the more elaborate external designs,

we utilize our landscape architects and

construction division to build a plan and

a dream. Beyond landscaping, our Total

Outdoors encompasses all aspects of the

outdoor amenities you want.

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One of the most durable flowering trees in the Truckee Meadows

our climate and do very well in our poor alkaline soils. They

produce abundant colorful flowers each spring and the resulting

fruit is ornamental and loved by the birds. We grow several

varieties from which to choose.

double rose pink blooms, fruit yellowish green, leaves have a

reddish cast.

buds open to single deep pink flowers, long lasting small fruit red

to orange.

flowers, sparse fruit, and orange to orange-red fall color.

flowers, yellow fruit, dark green leaves.

red buds, single deep purplish pink flowers, fruit is dark red and

long lasting, foliage is purple when young maturing to bronzy

green.

wide, one of the showiest white crabapples with abundant large

flowers, no fruit, bright green foliage.

This yellow flowering shrub can be spotted all over town with its

big splashes of yellow, and boy do we get calls from homeowners

to lower heights). Its stems are covered in bright, yellow flowers

each spring before the foliage appears. Use it as shrub border or as

an accent plant. In the fall the leaves turn a unique purple color.

comes to bloom time. Its pink flowers are held close to the main

stem showing its bright colors before foliage appears. Flowering

quince is easy to grow and virtually indestructible. It tolerates

extremes of cold and heat and loves our native soil.

It can develop an interesting branch structure that would fare

well in a Japanese garden.

How does your indoor garden grow? Not at all in a row

anymore. When houseplants are placed in thoughtful

compositions, they lend new life to your rooms.

As sunrooms grow more popular in American homes, so

does the desire to display houseplants. But an artfully

arranged indoor garden means more than marching plants

along a windowsill or suspending them from macramé

hangers. It requires attention to balance, scale, texture, and

detail—the same factors that influence any arrangement of

art or furnishings. For instance, massing plants similar to the

way they are gathered in a flower bed—by color, shape, or

species—will give your design more impact. Also, keeping

the rest of the room neutral in palette and light on pattern

will prevent the greenery from getting lost in space.

Arranging Houseplants

shelving lets you create pleasing compositions.

pots or almost any vessel that will hold water, to dress up

plants, much as fabrics embellish furniture.

increase eye appeal, just as it does in outdoor landscapes.

houseplants, and then mix them up in your display.

ivy, for example.

spot to gather greenery. Any room in the house that gets

ample sunlight can be an indoor garden.

With a few simple suggestions, almost any room can become

a beautiful atrium.

Moana nursery is now offering yet another service to help

maintain your investment in your lawn and garden. For years

we have been asked if we do tree pruning and now we can

answer ‘Yes, we do!” Our crew headed by a certified arborist

is the cream of the crop. Our service offers tree and shrub

pruning as well as fertilizing. Your trees will be safe in the

hands of our Moana tree care service. For free estimates

and scheduling, please contact Pat Earle; Office 825-0602

Ext. 210, or Cell 741-1419.

At our Moana Lane store we have local artists and their

creations featured each month. Listed below is the

schedule of artists through September.

Offer expires March 31, 2004

Offer expires March 17, 2004