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. 

Kids & Bulbs

Planting bulbs with your children is a perfect, easy weekend activity.  Teach patience & nurturing while encouraging hope & success while waiting for the little surprise packages to bloom in early Winter & Spring. 
Bulbs are easy for little hands to hold and cover with soil.  Planting in a container is super easy. (No digging)
Use a container with a drainage hole and approximately 8" deep & wide.
Fill with 1/2 way planting mix or potting soil.
Place the bulbs on the soil (pointy end up), cover with more soil, place outside and wait.  You can water lightly or wait for Winter rains. 
Granny Organics favorite in pots is Tete A Tete dwarf daffodil.
For added beauty plant violas or pansies above the bulbs and yes, the bulbs will pot through when ready. 
Come on in to Commonwealth Garden Shoppe to see the selection we have chosen to make your decision easy and successful.

Have fun!
Granny Organic