Oct 02

The Fall Sales Event

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The Fall Sales Event:
Friday October 2nd: 9am - 6pm
Saturday October 3rd: 8am - 6pm
Sunday October 4th: 12noon - 5pm

Fall Planting season is here, which means we’re inviting you to join us for our annual Fall Sales Event beginning today thru Sunday October 4th! We’re bringing you our LOWEST plant prices in 20 years - we have over 50 items at below wholesale prices too. Now is the best time to stock up on all those great trees, shrubs, bedding plants & more that will transform your landscapes, beds & containers into a beautiful Fall backdrop. By saving up to 70% on so many great plants, it’s hard to resist!

We’re proud to offer our Garden Rewards members 20% off our ENTIRE STORE* as well! We have great items that are still in-stock for Fall home decor - wreath, doormats, tabletop decor & more!
*Non-sale items only. Not valid on previous purchases or special orders.

All Patio Furniture is now 50% off! Thankfully, we are located in the South, which means mild weather during the fall & winter seasons - perfect to still enjoy the outdoors! Select from our high quality cast aluminum sets or our all-weather resin wicker sets - with many different styles to choose from, we’ll surely have what you’re looking for.

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Come meet the famous Sister Schubert on Saturday October 3rd, 10am at our East Montgomery location for cookbook signing! We all have grown to love her delicious rolls, so it’s only fitting to crave Sister’s latest cookbook, “Cast Your Bread Upon The Waters”. It’s a beautiful hardcover book full of recipes on cooking, life & success - making it a perfect gift for that special cook, mother, sister, daughter, friend, or perhaps even for yourself!

Sister Schubert Cookbook Signing:
Southern Homes & Gardens
8820 Vaughn Road
East Montgomery - 36117
Call (334) 387-0440 for more details

Oct 24

Cabbage & Kale

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Ornamental cabbage and kale are perfect companion plants - perfect with each other, as well as other fall plants like mums and pansies!  Some refer to them as flowering cabbage and kale; the truth is they are popular because of their incredible foliage. Flowers can appear the second season, but by then, the weather has turned warm, the foliage peters out and the plants are discarded to make way for spring flowering plants.
To eat or not to eat . . .although ornamental cabbage and kale share the same name as their edible cousins (Brassica oleracea), you’ll probably not want to indulge. The ornamental types can be eaten, but they tend to be very bitter and lose color when cooked. Some will use the leaves of ornamental kale as a plate garnish instead of sprigs of parsley.

 

Not a fair weathered friend, you can expect ornamental cabbage and kale to be longtime performers in the garden. Their desirable colors intensify after a few light frosts - whites, pinks and reds become more pronounced with the onset of colder weather. And when it gets really cold, they’re tolerant of temperatures to 5 degrees F.  
How to use them: As edgings - along walkways, driveways and borders; in beds, planters, pots and window boxes; or en masse in large planting areas.
Russell Brown, General Manager - Southern Homes and Gardens