http://www.ricesnursery.com en-us 1440 Nov 15 2008 03:31PM The We Plan... You Plant landscape design solution was created to help you install a professionally looking landscape.This solution concentrates on one area at a time, so that we may give special attention to that site. It's important to pay attention to details as you draw the specific area to be designed.The more accurate you are with details and measurements, the better job we can do designing. Your answers to the questions asked are the first step in helping create the landscape you want.Please set aside sufficient time to carefully respond to each of the questions.Attach any additional sheets as necessary, and photographs where indicated. Fee: There is a $75 fee for this service (designing for one specific area of your landscape). In return you will receive a $25 off a purchase of $100 or more of plant material, in addition to your landscape drawings. After you have completed the questionnaire, return it to our Garden Center along with the payment of $75. Please allow up to two weeks for us to complete your design. When it is completed, we will contact you and go over the plan. NEW this year to our We Plan You Plant program is photo rendering. For an additional $25 we can provide a photo of what your new landscape will look like. This can be added to the package or done seperately if the plan is not desired. Pictures can be emailed to smaddox@ricesnursery.com, dropped off on a CD or brought in via memory stick. (IE SD Card, Sony Memory Stick, etc.) If you would like to send us the packet via email or just send us pictures and drop off the packet you can send them to : smaddox@ricesnursery.com Please click on the images to see what we are expecting, and to see what you can expect. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=65 Nov 30 2009 01:58PM Call Ahead for Your Bird Seed Pickup! Here's how it works. Review our bird seed menu. You may call or email us with your order, approximate time of pickup, and type of vehicle you drive. Have your credit card ready or pay when you get here. We will pull your order and have it on a cart inside the store ready for you. When you get here, pull up to the front of the store by our CURBSIDE PICKUP sign. When we see you, we will bring your order out to your car with the credit card slip for you to sign. That's it! All while you stay inside your nice warm car all winter long! Click on MENU under DOWNLOADS on the upper right side of this screen or click link below. http://ricesnursery.com/uploads/CurbsidePickup-920.pdf http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=184 Nov 30 2009 02:04PM Now is a great time to be thinking about designing your landscape for the spring! Have some down time, then come in and see our design expert to help you get a jump start to your landscape design. While we're sure there is plenty to love about your landscape, chances are it's the tricky spots that take up brain space and drive you crazy. While we can't explain human nature, we are naturals at turning your trouble spots into terrific spots. Here's all you need to know to turn things around. · Call or to E-Mail set up your Free 15-20 minute consultation. (330-499-9622 or smaddox@ricesnursery.com) · Snap a few shots of the area(s) then bring your camera or memory stick. · Meet with a Rice's OCNT-certified landscape design experts who will download your shots and give you practical, personal advice. · Leave with ideas and inspiration that you can put to use right away or over time. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=244 Dec 12 2009 04:27PM The Plant Nanny will help plants stay healthier by releasing water into the center of the soil as it is needed. This will keep the plant roots from drying out. Your plant roots will grow around the Plant Nanny so containers will stay more uniformly moist. The Plant Nanny is available in 6.5" length and may be used in singles or multiples if you have a large container. Simply place a Plant Nanny on either side of the plant. Watering Globes Beautifully fluted glass watering globes will allow you to extend the time between watering. Watering Globes will take to worry out of watering your indoor plants and container gardens. How Watering Globes work 1. Press stake into soil rotating it slowly 2. Fill Watering Globe with room temperature water 3. Set the Watering globe on the stake. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=204 Jan 08 2010 03:48PM Need a break at lunch? Enjoy a cup of coffee and discuss your landscape plans with us in our new "Garden Inspiration Area". Our new area is designed for you to relax, read some gardening books, and dream of what your yard could look like this year. Within our new area we are offering the "Bring Pictures, We'll Help" program. Stop in with your camera and cord, memory card, or CD and we will print the pictures off and discuss them with you. Or, you can have us do a photo rendering of your images for you to take home. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=149 Jan 08 2010 03:49PM If you have a FACEBOOK account you can now join our FAN site for up to date Q&A, picture sharing, and communication with other customers or employees. We just started it and are looking for some input from YOU! Just click on the link below and join us! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Canton-OH/Rices-Nursery/31443640535#/pages/Canton-OH/Rices-Nursery/31443640535 http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=182 Jan 08 2010 03:49PM Stop by our NEW Garden Center Blog at : http://ricesnurserygardencenter.blogspot.com/ We will be posting information weekly about the happenings at the Garden Center. Sometimes we will be answering your questions, or possibly just letting you know what's going on. You can subscribe via email or RSS feed. Click on the link above and let us know any topics you might be interested in! Steve smaddox@ricesnursery.com http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=197 Jan 08 2010 03:59PM Now is the time to be on the lookout for winter burn on your evergreens. The most common is brown needles or leaves on your trees or shrubs next to roadways. Typically, this is caused by salt spray that causes the areas affected to turn brown. The water inside the needles or leaves moves out to dilute the salts that accumulate on the tissue. This lack of water causes the tissue to die, and turn brown or fall off. The second most common winter burn that occurs away from roads, is general lack of water. When the ground is frozen, water is no longer able to penetrate the soil. Therefore, the only water the plant has is what is remaining in the leaves. When the sun comes out and the water is used up, the tissues dry out and turn brown. Wind will also help dry out the needles or leaves, which can exacerbate the problem. Other types of winter injury are frost cracks in the bark and bud injury. If you discover any of the before mentioned problems, please come in and see us so that we can help you prevent it next year. In some cases patience is the best remedy, but consult with one of our sales professionals to be sure. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=55 Jan 08 2010 04:00PM Starting your seeds at the right time is an important consideration to insure your garden grows and produces your plants and vegetables at the right time of the season. When purchasing your seed packs, be sure to read the back labels. This will help you determine the proper time to plant so that the maturity of the vegetables will be at its peak time. Most seeds that will be planted outside in the ground should be planted after May 15th to avoid the last frost. However, you may start your seeds inside to get a head start. Great seeds to start inside are tomatos and peppers. To figure out when to start, you need to see how many days it takes for the seed to germinate and how long it takes to grow to maturity. If your seed takes 80 days to grow to maturity and you would like to start having tomatoes by June 30th you will need to count the days backwards to determine when to plant your seeds. This should include the 10 days to germinate and the 80 days to maturity. That makes a total of 90 days to maturity. You will need to start your seeds on April 1st! http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=205 Jan 11 2010 11:44AM Bonide Root & Grow Plant Starter will help plants become well established quickly and simulate early root formation to give you an unbelievable flower garden! This 4-10-3 fertilizer will help reduce transplant shock as well. To promote vigorous, greener, and healthy plants, simply add Root & Grow Plant Starter into a gallon of water and pour into planting hole and over the soil as the roots are being covered. Root & Grow Plant Starter gives transplanting flowers, bedding plants, vegetables, fruit and nut trees, shade and large ornamentals a great start. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=258 Jan 11 2010 12:21PM Tomato blossom-end rot is causes by calcium deficiency in the tomato from too much nitrogen fertilizer to the tomato plant. End rot is a brown, round sunken area at the bottom of the tomato. The tomato will ripen this area will turn dry and leathery. It most likely will happen when there is a rapid growth with a dry condition or even if there is a period of heavy rain which causes the calcium to leave the soil. Bonide Rot-Stop is easy to apply. Simply spray the ready to use Rot-Stop on the fruit to the point of run-off onto the foliage during the rapid growth periods or following heavy rains. The best time to spray is early morning or evening when the temperatures are at the lowest of the day. Spray fruit every 5-7 days when the conditions are best for this disorder. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=259 Jan 11 2010 02:25PM Need that perfect, classy fitting glove? Ethal Gloves with their sculpted, just for my hands feel, fit the bill. Stylish gloves with a synthetic palm guarantee and it 2 way stretch fabric that extends to the cuff to protect your wrist. The reinforced fingertips will help you with handling all your beautiful plants. Ethal Gloves come in small, medium and large sizes. The Ethal Glove gives you great dexterity in holding your tools, pulling small weeds, trimming plants and shrubs all with wonderful patterns to fit you taste. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=261 Jan 11 2010 03:25PM What is better then picking a tomato fresh off the stem and adding it to your garden salad or a slice on your sandwich? We have a wide selection of tomatoes to help you start your vegetable garden. Why not stop by and pick up a few today? Some of the varieties are: Roma Purple Cherokee German Johnson Brandywine Green Zebra Big Rainbow Husky Red. Need some tips on how to get started? Stop in and ask our experts for some help. We would love to get you started! Check our our vegetable selection while you're here. You can grow everything you need for that garden salad! Bonide Tomato & Vegetable 3 in 1 Insecticide, Fungicide, Miticide: Great for organic gardeners! Tomato & Vegetable 3 in 1 can be used up to the day of harvesting you vegetables. It kills eggs, larve and adult stages of insects and prevents fungal attack of the plant tissue. It controls blackspot, powdery mildew, rust, spider mites, aphids, whiteflies and other insect pests. As a preventative, spray plant till it runs off onto foliage on a 7-14 day schedule till the risk of infection or insects are controlled. To treat diseases or insects already present, spray on a 7 day schedule till disease or insects are eliminated. Bonide Garden Dust is an insecticide-fungicide dust to cover foliage with a thin film of dust. Be sure to get dust on top and undersides. Garden Dust can be used up to one day before harvesting. Repeat every 7 to 10 day intervals and after rain. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=237 Jan 13 2010 09:00AM Frequently Asked Questions Q: What is ROOTBLAST Growth Formula? A: A chemical free, hormone free, all natural earth element...Micronutrient Charge! Q: What is the product's composition / What does it contain? A: It contains 2% nitrogen, 1% phosphate, 2% soluble potash and a proprietary formulation of over a DOZEN major and minor micronutrients. NOTE: The range between beneficial and harmful amounts of trace elements is very narrow. Do not mix ROOTBLAST with other fertilizers or amended soils or mixes. Q: Can ROOTBLAST be used on all plants? A: Yes, ROOTBLAST can be used on all flowers (annuals, perennials) vegetables, shrubs and trees. Q: How do you apply ROOTBLAST? A: It may be : Mixed into the soil when planting seeds or transplanting plants, flowers, trees or shrubs. (ie. one (1) teaspoon per bedding plant) Sprinkled around the drip line of plants already in the ground, trees, etc., at a rate of one (1) teaspoon per linear foot of drip line. Broadcast on a lawn at a rate of one (1) pound per 100 sq ft. ADDITIONALLY: ROOTBLAST may be combined with peat, vermiculite and perlite, to create a professional gardening medium. Q: Do I mix ROOTBLAST with water? A: NO, ROOTBLAST does not require any mixing with water. It's simple to use, just a teaspoon per plant. Q: How often do you apply ROOTBLAST? A: Only ONCE PER SEASON for seeds, annual bedding plants, flowers and grass. ROOTBLAST may be used every six (6) months on houseplants, shrubs and trees especially when transplanting. Q:Can ROOTBLAST harm plants and flowers? A: No, not when used as directed. However, do not mix ROOTBLAST with other chemicals, fertilizers, soil amendments or enhanced soil-less mixes or potting soils. Q: Can I use another fertilizer with ROOTBLAST? A: If you prefer to use an additional fertilizer, wait two weeks after applying ROOTBLAST then fertilize as you would normally. BIGGER ROOTS MEAN BIGGER PLANTS! http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=54 Jan 14 2010 03:41PM Every gardener enjoys the beauty of their gardens. Unfortunately, our hands and elbows pay the price of our labor of love. Here at the Garden Center, we want to make your hands, elbows & lips oh-so-touchable soft! Time & Again for the Gardener lotions and soaps blends emollient-rich natural oils plus shea butter to give you the ultra-moisturizing hand creams and soaps. Shea butter helps relieve skin that is cracking, dry and chapped and Time & Again lotions are gentle enough for everyday use. The rich creamy fresh scent of Gentle Rain will help easy you into the beauty of your gardens. Time & Again Beta Carrot-ine lotions are intensely smooth that is combined with Nature's richest moisturizers. They added carrot extract, sesame, sunflower, coconut oils, rosemary extract and Vitamin E to give you the most unique lotion. Your hands, elbows will feel more supple and softer than ever! Let's not forget your dry lips. Time & Again Lip Balms also have shea butter to give them the kissable softness you are looking for. For a $1.99 - you can't afford not to pick one up! http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=266 Jan 14 2010 03:50PM April is finally here! At the Garden Center, we have been busy getting plants ready to help bring beautiful color into your world this spring. With compliments of our garden experts, here is your April checklist: · Time to sow - Thicken your lawn or fill in bare spots with Rice's Promix Grass Seed. Fertilize newly seeded lawns with Rice's Fortify Starter Fertilizer. · Start your seeds indoors - April is a great time to start sowing your seeds indoors. We've got the seeds and all you need to start your journey to a successful garden. · Fertilize perennials - Fertilize everything (perennials, bulbs, trees & shrubs) now. We recommend the Espoma Products such as Holly-Tone, Plant-Tone or Tree-Tone. Repeat perennial fertilization in six weeks. · Control your weeds - Reduce weeds by applying Easy Weeder before a fresh layer of Rice's Double Ground or Rice's Triple Ground Mulch. · Strengthen your soil - Boost your soil and prepare beds by adding Sweet Peat and Grower's Secret for organic nutrition. · Go green - Skip the paper and get your Rice's newsletter online. Sign up at www.ricesnursery.com/news for the latest news, special offers and more. Also, sign up for Steve's Blog at www.ricesnurserygardencenter.blogspot.com to read about the current happenings at the nursery. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=219 Feb 26 2010 02:57PM We are excited to carry our new Droll Yankee Bird Feeders! We have expanded our line to satisfy every birds individual needs. Not to mention a variety of colors and sizes. Our favorite feeder is the Flipper. The Flipper is a motor driven, battery powered, weight activated perch ring that allows birds to eat and flips off squirrels safely. All Droll Yankee bird feed have a lifetime warranty. They will replace any defective part for the life of the feeder. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=201 Feb 26 2010 03:06PM Garden feet are happy feet! We now have Sloggers Waterproof Rain Shoes! With a easy slip on design, you'll love to garden in these. Made from resilient resin that is totally flexible, these functional and versatile rain or garden shoe are a must. The 100% waterproof Sloggers are tough and longwearing and clean up is as easy as hose 'em off! With the heavy duty tread and comfort collars, you will look fashionable while you work hard in the garden. Sloggers come in light blue, light green, Midsummer blue and Midsummer black to suit your needs. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=260 Feb 26 2010 03:07PM Looking for that unique gift idea for Christmas this year? Want to make something special for that one unique person in your life? Let us help you design a custom gift basket, that you can personalize for the gardener in you life. Our Gift Basket program is a great way to buy a unique gift for the ones you love. You can select from one of our pre-made baskets or we can help you create one of your own. You have access to all products in the store, so let your imagination run. We Can Deliver your basket for you, or you can take it with you and deliver it in person. Delivery is available for an additional fee. The Base We recommend something sturdy with a large opening to start your basket. We have several options you can chose from. There's pottery and baskets, itsy bitsy totes and carry all totes. The Product You will have a variety of items to choose from. There really are no limits except the limits of your imagination. We have everything from hand tools, gloves, and pruners to hand creams, and dishtowels. We are excited about our new line of hand cream made by Upper Canada Soap. And, we just love the look of the itsy bitsy totes from Rock Flower Paper. They are great for the base of your basket and will be great for everyday use. Also available are Rice's Nursery Gift Cards in any amount. Some Gift Basket Ideas: Garden Essentials Basket includes everything for that special someone who loves to spend time in the garden. Bird Enthusiast Basket is for the kind hearted who feed the birds all winter long. Garden Tea Basket insures everyone to take a break and enjoy a cup of tea while taking in the sounds and scents of your garden. We are taking orders for gifts baskets and can deliver them for you. Just give us a call (330-499-9622) or e-mail us (smaddox@ricesnursery.com) and we will take care of the rest! http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=251 Feb 26 2010 03:09PM You may be curious about growing organically. It's only natural. (Sorry, we couldn't resist!) Simply ask one of us for the organic equivalent of a produce you currently use, and we'll give you as much info as you need to get started with organic fungicides, weed prevention, weed killers, insect controls, and fertilizers! http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=234 Feb 26 2010 03:13PM What could be better than sitting on your deck watching the dance of the Hummingbird? There is beauty watching a hummingbird suspended in air as it sips nectar from a plant or a feeder. The Par-A-Sol Hummingbird Feeders are hand blown in vibrant colors of recycled glass. They posses beautiful etched patterns of graceful hummingbirds that are feeding from sweeping floral vines. A must see! We offer a wide selection of Hummingbird Feeders this Spring. The beauty of the feeders will match the beauty of their dance The Audubon Society suggest the Hummingbirds return to this area mid April and will stay till July when they migrate south for the winter. A few pointers to help get you feeder noticed: Place it in a good place for the feeder to be seen by the Hummingbirds. You can move it to a different place after they start coming. A shady location is best. This will help your food to stay fresh and will discourage bees. To discourage ants, slather petroleum jelly on the pole. Hummingbirds tend to be more aggressive if only a few birds come to feed. It is helpful to separate feeders about 30 feet apart or hide them from each other. Clean feeder every 3 days in the hot weather and 7 days in the cooler weather. Hummingbirds do not like "old" solution and will reject it. We carry Hummingbird Food for your convenience (no boiling needed!) or you can make your own by just combining 1 part white sugar to 4 parts water. Bring to a slow boil for 2 minutes. Cool before pouring into feeder. Extra food may be stored in the refrigerator (Do not freeze). Never use honey or artificial sweeteners! For more information about plants that attract Hummingbirds, we put together a list of perennials that we will have at the Nursery this season. Be watching for our notice that they have arrived! http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=214 Feb 26 2010 03:16PM Word from the tree farm is that we've got quite a showing this spring. And true to our history, every Rice's tree (over 30,000 and counting) is grown on our farm where we can control growing conditions and feel confident that we're offering you healthy, insect-resistant varieties. And when we plant for you, your purchase will always be backed by a one-year guarantee. Why? Because our OCNT-Certified garden experts work with you on placement, then handle customized fertilization, soil amendment, and mulch. Here's a preview of some of what you'll find when you visit The Nursery: Prairie Fire Crabs - Known as one of the most disease-resistant Crabapples, the rounded 20'x 20' mature Prairie Fire comes alive in spring with brilliant pink flowers that turn to dark red berries throughout winter. Red Sunset Maples - Classic red fall shades and nice, rounded shape. This maple tolerates moist soil and grows up to 45' tall and 35' wide. Sun Valley Maples - A U.S. National Arboretum introduction that grows an average of 20' over 10 years. This seedless maple features beautiful red in fall and makes a nice, smaller shade tree. Serviceberry - Delicious blue/burgundy berries that you and the birds will enjoy. Beautiful multi-stem, vase-like shape carries milky-white flowers in spring and features orange to red fall color. Wildlife friendly. Winter King Hawthorn - The tree for all seasons. White June flowers are prolific, nice red to purple fall colors, and silvery winter bark with persistent bright red winter berries for wildlife. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=208 Feb 26 2010 03:18PM Bonide Fish Emulsion will supply some of the essential plants nutrient that give excellent results for larger vigorous plants. Especially helpful when used for foliar feeding of perennial flowers and nitrogen hungry vegetables and greenhouse plants. Fish Emulsion is made from fish waste that was cooked and the oils are extracted to prevent rancidity. Additional sulfuric or phosphoric acids are added to stabilize the product nutrient value. Spring is a great time to add Fish Emulsion to give them a good start, especially to transplants with small root systems. This is a great way to green up you lawn or leafy root crops. Fish Emulsion should be applied in early morning or evening but not with full sun. Fish Emulsion will benefit Roses and garden flowers, trees, shrubs, vegetables, houseplants, lawns and transplanting & bedding plants. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=257 Feb 26 2010 03:24PM Beginners Vegetable Gardening Spring has sprung! Now is the time to think about starting your vegetable garden. There are several things for you to consider when starting your first vegetable garden. The size of your garden is very important. First time gardeners may not want to start out too large. A good starting point may be a pot on your patio, an area along the border of you flower garden, hanging containers on fence or even a trellis. Consider the location of your garden. Keep your garden close to a water source. This will ultimately save time when watering. You will also want a level area that will get at least 6-8 hours of sun daily. Several tools will come in handy when starting your vegetable garden. The Garden Weasel is wonderful tool to help cultivate the soil. Other tools you may want to consider are a shovel, rake, hoe, hand rake and hand shovel. If animals are a problem in your area, you may want to consider you may consider a small fence or barrier. You need to prepare the area by removing all grass and weeds. Dig to a depth of 12-15' and work in soil amendments like Sweet Peat, Growers Secret, Nature's Richest Topsoil, manure, compost. Loosely rake the soil smooth then mark your rows for seeds and plants. You may want to start tomatoes, peppers and cantaloupe indoors by seed the first part of April. For your cool weather crops such as lettuce, cabbage and broccoli you can plant seeds in early May. Be sure to add a scoop of Root Blast to the hole with your seeds to help promote rapid root growth. When the soil warms and danger of frost is past, (about May 30th) seeds like carrots, beets, corn and beans can be planted. Be sure to water them in well. Add your fertilizer about two weeks after planting. We carry organic fertilizers like Garden-Tone, Osmocote, Tomato Blast or Plant-Tone to feed your growing plants. Some maintenance will be required. To cut down on weeds, you can use Corn Gluten as an organic weed preventer. Corn Gluten helps prevent seeds from germinating. This works well after your plants have started growing. You will also need regular watering through out the season and especially when its dry and the plants are larger. Plants like 1" of water per week. Stake tomatoes and peppers before they get too large to keep the stems from falling over. Mulching will help keep weeds under control and will keep soil from splashing up on the plants. Findeing and identifying pests and insects before an infestation occurs is critical.. Hand pick to remove insects or use controls like Bonide Tomato & Vegetable 3 in 1 Insecticide, Fungicide & Miticide. We also carry Bonide Garden Dust which is a ready to use Insecticide-fungicide dust you can use on your vegetables. Vegetable gardening offers many rewards. Home grown veggies not only taste better, but are healthier for you to eat! http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=226 Feb 26 2010 03:52PM Winter is long and by now we are all looking forward to seeing some spring color. Let us help you bring some of that spring color into your home with a beautiful Cyclamen plant. Or how about a Cinderaria, Obconica or Kalanchoe? We just received a new shipment of blooming house plant to brighten up you home! Stop in and bring a little spring home. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=202 Mar 01 2010 03:03PM Winter Hours Monday through Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm. Saturday - 8:00am - 5:00pm Sunday - Closed We all know how it feels to be treated well. That's why when you come to Rice's to renovate your landscape, add a container to your step, or a plant or tree to your yard, you'll be met with the area's most knowledgeable and friendly group. We love what we do and you'll leave a believer! Thank you very much for your business. Steve Maddox Rice's Garden Center Manager http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=146 Mar 01 2010 03:11PM Woodstock Chimes (www.chimes.com) offers a unique variety of high quality, affordable musical gifts from around the world that inspire, entertain and bring pleasure to people of all ages. Woodstock Healing Chime have a soothing illusion sound that has more sounds than its tubes. This is called the Natural Harmonic Overtones Series that will give comfort to you mind. The Chi Energy Chimes is believed to bring good fortune, health and prosperity to the owner through the practice of Feng Shui. It is believed that the Chi Energy Chimes will break up bad energy in you home. Temple bells have been hanging in temples and homes in the East to ward off evil and to bring good luck to your home. They harmonize with the wind to create a soothing sound. Chimes of the Earth is named after our own planet! It has a five-note scale to give random patters of sound and has a one year warranty. To hear some chimes, go to http://www.chimes.com/Sounds_Chimes.html. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=207 Mar 01 2010 04:40PM She has everything, but she loves to shop. He?s full sun, she likes the shade. He?s been talking about growing his own tomatoes. Cards come in any denominations. She?s needed a reason to start gardening again. Does she have enough sun for a hydrangea? Does he like lilacs? Call us and we?ll mail it for you. She?s picky. Handing him two twenties and telling him to go for it might not have the same effect. Rice's Nursery Gift Cards make great Spring gifts!! Put a smile on someone's face with a Rice's Nursery Gift Card! You can purchase them in any denomination and give family and Friends a chance to choose just what they've always wanted! Great idea for someone who is looking forward to design their landscape this spring. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=187 Mar 01 2010 05:56PM Top 6 reasons to skip the superstore Don't get us wrong: we live in the hardware aisle and love the smell of fresh lumber. But superstores are super because they pack their shelves with everything imaginable form everywhere imaginable. Which is great if you're searching for a power tool or a two-by-four, but not so great when you're interested in fresh, beautiful plants and the answers to keep them that way. Here's why coming to Rice's is the real deal: · It's local! When you buy from Rice's you're buying from local growers. Less fuel to transport, a shorter journey for your trees and plants, healthier plants. · It's handpicked! Superstores take as much inventory as possible because they only pay for what they sell. We visit our growers (or in many cases, grow on our very own tree farm) and handpick the finest plants for our customers. · More help! Ask us how to plant, where to plant, why planting where you did doesn't seem to be working. What that white scaly stuff is on you leaves, how and when to use those fancy new pruning sheers, what type of ground cover would work best around you stepping stones. Simple (and pie-in-the-sky) plans to transform your yard, and free workshops to help you become the yard and garden guru you always knew you could be. · A face with the name! Shake the hand of someone who has a stake in the success of you yard and garden-today and two years from now. We love what we do! · More little extras! Free workshops and snapshot gardening consultations. Phone in your birdseed order and we'll meet you at the curb-you don't even have to get out of your car. Customers appreciation events. Refreshments while you browse. Smiles! · You'll love it! Who wants to spend money on something they don't absolutely love? You'll love what you buy, how you're treated, and the way your yard an garden look and perform because we'll make sure of it. http://www.ricesnursery.com/news-detail.php?newsid=267