Chrismas Break

Merry Christmas, and a Happy NEW YEAR!! We're taking time for a Christmas Break, and the shoppe will be re opening on January 7th of 2013!!

Christmas SALE!

 Sunday, December 23rd, ALL Poinsettias and Christmas decor will be HALF PRICE!!

 Gift Shoppe clearance items include 25% off Chickens and Farm Animals!

Angels are also on sale!

Kitchen accessories, not including pottery, are for sale at discounted prices as well! Come in and get your deal!

Stocking Stuffers and More!

Gloves and Trowels for getting dirty in the soil $2.95 to $14.95

If you're looking for some goodies to stuff some stockings with this Christmas Season, we have a great selection! Come in and see the affordable unique gifts that your loved ones could find in their stockings!

The Naked Bee Lip Balm and Lotions $2.95 to $14.95

Nutmeg grater with Free Nutmeg included! $1.95

Even the Fairies can have Christmas and Winter fun! Snowmen, Sleds, Wreaths, and Sleighs to name just a few of the 'cool' goodies we have in stock! $1.99 to $5.99

We look forward to helping you find just the right gift for your special people.

Have a Holly Jolly LOCAL Christmas!

Need a last minute gift? Hostess thank you for those Holiday Parties? Need to treat yourself to a warm cup of tea, and settle in for a rest from your shopping? Don't forget to check the Shoppe!

Perfect for the hunter, fisherman, or dreamer you know...

Advice T-Shirts and Mugs! With advice like "Build your own Dreams" ~Beaver, "Be at home in the woods" ~Elk, "Don't give up without a Fight!" ~Trout and "Be as bright as you can be" ~Firefly. Many more options to choose from, all with advice you really CAN live by.

 Figurines are in for the fairy garden in your home! Perfect for the imaginations of young and old alike! Fairy Gardens aren't only for Fairies! Grasshopper and frog enjoy these spaces too.

Need a timeless piece? Try our Made in Oregon cement statues! Sturdy, and ready to look better with age, we have a variety or style for just about anyone.

Hop on in and see what we have to suit YOUR needs! We're also happy to ship, or create custom orders for just the right personal touch to your holidays and gift giving.

In an attempt to be helpful let us share Gift Suggestions.

 Personal care pampering collection: Rain Barrel Soap Locally created with natural oils & essential oils, no synthetics Check out the Go Ducks bar.

Naked Bee Lotion, Lip Gloss, Sunscreen &/or Moisturizer (Organic, natural ingredients) Sandalwood is especially enjoyed by men.

Soy Candle with pure essential oils

Add a natural bristle bath brush to make the gift super special.

 

                                                  

 

                                               

 

 

Christmas Time is Near

 Christmas is near! Commonwealth has LIVE Christmas trees! Hate to buy a cut tree? Dislike the choices you have in artificial trees? Looking for a new tradition this Christmas? No need to worry about your tree drying out! Enjoy the smells of the live trees in your home, and plant your Christmas when the Holidays are past!

 Full sized trees, all the way down to small table top choices are available!

Poinsettias!!

 Available in the shop for the December Holidays! We have a choices to suit any Holiday decorating need. Choose from a variety of colors and styles, along with the Classic Red. Customers tell us the Poinsettias they purchased from us have lasted for many years

What's on Your Thankful List?

 Walking through the gates at Commonwealth, it's easy to over look the signs that fall and winter are upon us! There is still color bursting everywhere!! So this Thanks Giving week, we're thankful for the beautiful color that still lives in our garden...

Fall colors and faded leaves are just a beautiful backdrop for the color on the garden shelves!

Ornamental Kale and Petunias!

There are even "everlasting" flowers in the Shoppe! Beautiful Metal Garden art!! Complete with flowers that never stop blooming.

So what's on YOUR Thankful list?

Original Artwork on your Thanksgiving Table

When you imagine your Thanks Giving Table, you might not think of dishes made out of leaves. Commonwealth Garden Shoppe carries local artisan made items that provide you with unique decorating ideas for all seasons. We think the serving dishes made by Jill Waltenspiel using leaves casted cement are one of those things. When you see them, suddenly that dishes out of leaves idea makes sense. Each cement platter is cast and painted by hand, and sealed with food safe sealant to create an absolutely unique and beautiful centerpiece for any dining table.

Dishes range in size from approximately 6" to 12"

Priced from $14.95 to $39.95, these works of art combine functionality with art. All at prices that won't break the bank.

Small Maple Leaf

The set in our shoppe nests to make a collection of artwork.

Customer Potting Shed

Have you ever wanted to buy a plant, and pot it up to take away as a gift for a friend? Felt like starting a new plant, but didn't want to get the potting soil out? Maybe you don't have a place to pot your plants, or have a need for a full bag of potting soil? We have the solution for you! We've had a potting shed built just for our customers!

Clear roofing lets in plenty of light, and keeps the liquid sunshine away!

Carpenter Jeff Bodony built this beautiful shed for us to allow our customers to choose plants they love, the pot they want to put it in, and leave with a completed project! Imagine being able to choose a custom arrangement for you or as a gift, and to leave without having to go home finish putting it together. Ample counter top space allows for any project  you need to work on, in a spacious and dry area, with Granny Organic and her garden helpers there to give you guidance if you if you need it!

Jeff built this beautiful counter out of one large slab of wood.

 Shelves behind the counter house supplies for potting projects, and we have plenty of additional supplies in the Shoppe!

Let us help you create something special.

So come in! Purchase your project, and leave the mess here! There's no longer a need to buy a large bag of soil for only one plant, or to pot without the convenience of a counter top any longer! Come and see the craftsmanship of our new addition. If you happen to want a shed of your own, Jeff is a local carpenter that takes orders!

Fire and Fall

It's always easy to spot Fall at Commonwealth Garden Shoppe because our trees and shrubs make a spectacular show of the season!! Even just driving by, it's not hard to see the trees in their last celebration of the year as they ready for winter, and the change of the season.
Why not stop in, and take a closer look... even in the new, crisp cool air, the rain and clouds, and as the leaves prepare to fall, there is color and beauty. 

Burning Bush $6.99 - $24.99

Japanese Maple 1-5 gallon pots

Clethra, also known as Spice Bush.  Deciduous, with incredibly fragrant flowers in Summer.

Even the grasses don Fall Fire...

Pennisitum Fireworks $10.99

The Dogwood buds wait for Spring, even while their leaves turn.

Dogwood 25% off SALE starting at $73.99

Not to be outdone, the Chrysanthemums sing with fall color too.

Chrysanthemums will continue to bloom into Winter if their dead blooms are picked from plants! This practice is called 'Dead Heading'.

Lorapetalum propagated in Azalea! Evergreen & blooms Spring through Fall.

Come into the shop and look for yourself! Winter is coming... but that doesn't mean that your garden can't continue to be colorful. Bring some fire to your yard!

Edible Winter Gardening?

You BET!!
Did you know that you can have fresh salad even in the winter? Not simply because we live in Oregon, and the climate is mild. The fact is, there are a lot of hardy plants that will survive the winter. Even with a late start, many of the common fall and winter crops can still be started indoors or planted in covered rows.
Crops like Kale!

Lettuce is a superstar cold weather grower, and can be harvested all season by simply picking the outer leaves of a plant, and letting the core keep growing. Mustard Greens are another cold loving plant! Still worried about some plants not withstanding the wet and cold? Get even more out of winter growing by making simple row covers called Row Tunnels. The cousin of the more commonly known Cold Frames, Row Tunnels need less wood working skills to build yourself. By using flexible piping and plastic cover, you can create a low green house over individual rows in your garden.
Remember too, that while the winter may not be warm enough to get vegetables to produce, many cold hardy plant greens are also commonly consumed. Experiment with the variety and ways you harvest what you plant! In many cases, you don't have to wait for a plant to bear a crop. You can eat while it grows! Plant beets and harvest the greens! Experiment with Peas! Their greens are edible and taste delicious in salad. The possibilities are endless! Check out OSU'S tips specific to Winter gardening in Oregon! Keep in mind, that for some crops like Broccoli, it may be too late for a plant to produce a florette, but plant leaves are tasty in a salad too!

For more information and ideas about what you might try planting this Fall, visit the shop and talk with Granny Organic!

Miniature Halloween!!

These little Trick or Treaters are sure to scare up a teeny scream!

Our Miniature collection is growing with the seasons!! Visit the shop and take a peek at the new goodies haunting the shelves!

Every Fairy needs a Jack 'O Lantern on her doorstep!

We've also added inventory for your fairy gardens this winter and fall!

Visit the shop, and create your own fall fairy garden!!

Gifts for the Chef and Connoisseur...

On your next visit to the shoppe, be sure to take a look at Granny Organic's new Wine Barrel display! Full of gifts for hostesses, wine lovers, the inner chef in you or someone you know, the wine barrel is full of whimsical and practical treats!!

A little something for anyone!

There are beautiful measuring tools that some may find just too pretty to use!!

Small spoons with "pinch" and "dash" add a cute touch to practical items

Wine glasses and cheese cutters to help set the stage for one last picnic in the cool Fall air.

Seems the fairies have been planting in the wine glasses...

No matter what your fancy, or who you're buying for, the wine barrel display promises to hold something for that someone. Come take a look!!

Fall Bulbs!!

Often, we all get caught up in planning our gardens in the spring and summer. We forget that FALL is a season for planting as well!! Fall is the season for planting bulbs, and Granny Organic has a selection for planting picked out just for you!

The new bulb display at Commonwealth Garden Shoppe

Granny has bulbs from VanBloem Gardens, picked out with ease of planting, and local growing in mind. Prices range from $5.99 to $9.99 for bags, and individual bulbs ranging from $0.50 to $1.10
What to Buy?
Granny recommends the Tete-a-tete Narcissus, for it's Deer, Squirrel and Rabbit resistance, multiple blooms per stem, and for it's ability to naturalize in a garden. Naturalizing means that bulbs adapt to the area they are planted in a way that makes them need little to no help to keep growing and spreading from year to year.

Hyacinth. One of the "UN Tulips" on hand at Commonwealth!

Also in the selection, are the Beautiful Blends bulbs!! The "Un Tulips" of the bulb family. All the ease of bulbs, and new variety in your flowerbeds. 

the sunny Mote Carlo pictured above

Another favorite is the Tulip Monte Carlo. This tulip shares many of the hardy charictaristics of the Tete-a-tete. It is fragrant, and with it's double petals, reminds many of a Peony.

Tips for planting:

• Plant NOW through November for our planting Zone.
• Visit Dig Drop Done for information about planting and bulbs! It really IS as easy as it sounds!
• Visit with Granny Organic and learn more about Commonwealth's fool proof bulb selection selected specifically for gardens in the Southern Douglas County area.