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Cover bouquet by the lovely Sarah Baker WHEN TO VISIT US AT BAKER’S ACRES - ALEXANDRIA… MARCH Saturday March 24 th - Opening Day 9-6 Monday through Saturday 10 – 5 Sunday Tropical Foliage Fest 24 th - 31 st APRIL 9 - 7 Monday through Friday 9 - 6 Saturday and Sunday 12 - 5 Easter Sunday 8 th MAY 9 – 8 Monday through Saturday 9 – 6 Sunday 8 pm – 11 pm Friday 11 th ‘Extravaganza’ See page 4 for details 10am - Noon Saturday 19 th Ron Wilson WTVN - Live 10 – 5 Memorial Day, Monday 28 th JUNE 9 – 7 Monday through Friday 9 – 6 Saturday and Sunday Sat. 9 th Tom McNutt NBC4 Live (subject to change) JULY 9 – 5 Tuesday through Saturday 10 – 4 Sunday Closed Wednesday 4 th and all Mondays Summer Sale 19 th - 22 nd 23 rd Closed for SUMMER BREAK - see pg.47 AUGUST Closed 1st through 24th Reopen Saturday 25th 9 – 5 Monday through Saturday 10 - 4 Sunday SEPTEMBER 9 – 5 Monday through Saturday 10 – 4 Sunday 10 - 2 Labor Day, Monday 3 rd 30 th Anniversary Sale – see website for details OCTOBER 9 – 5 Monday through Saturday 10 – 4 Sunday Oct. 7 th , 8 th Annual Baker’s Acres Family Reunion and Potluck– see website for details Monday 8 th - Closed for Season NOVEMBER Working our fingers to the bone producing through MARCH plants for 2013 HEAT ALERT When temperatures are 90º or higher, we reserve the right to close and seek out air-conditioning. Two Internet Plant Forums Dave’s Garden (www.davesgarden.com - $15) and GardenWeb (www.gardenweb. com - free) are two very fine Internet sites with tons of information and scores of forums to connect you with gardeners from all over the world including central Ohio. Highly recommended.
IN ONE YEAR AND OUT THE OTHER Here we go again kids, time for our yearly review of the world around us and a preview of new plants we’re growing to beautify your world. It’s a presidential election year, in case you hadn’t noticed. The Republicans have hired the same guy that schedules the Major League Baseball season to schedule the endless series of debates. If you scoff at that, consider this: there are about 162 debates (same amount as the games) with an All-Star break in the middle (the convention) and the World Series in the Fall (the election). I rest my case. We lost a giant last year. Arch West, the retired Frito-Lay marketing executive credited with creating Doritos as the first national tortilla chip brand, died in Dallas at age 97. Per his wishes, Mr. West was laid to rest in an oversized Doritos Nacho Cheese bag. The huge crowd was standing room only, due to the high number of Dorito-crazed potheads paying their respects. In August, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck, of all places, Washington DC. It caused considerable damage to the National Cathedral and the Washington Monument but, sadly, the Capitol Building and all its congressional inhabitants escaped unharmed. The 2011 winner for Ad Slogan of the Year goes to Charmin for ‘We all go, why not enjoy the go?’ In a campaign speech, Newt Gingrich promised that by the end of his second term, the US will have a base on the moon. His wife Calista already has her space helmet - no, wait, that’s her hairdo. Many conspiracy theorists are claiming that Newt’s moon speech was faked. Another sad loss last year was Super Glue inventor Harry Coover, who died at age 94. Always the prankster, Harry arranged for the sticky stuff to be placed on the handles of his coffin. Everyone but the pallbearers got a well-needed laugh. In medical news, Loretta Smith, a 70-year-old woman from Cuyahoga Falls, suffered a stroke but was able to reach a phone to dial her son for help. In her distress, she misdialed and actually called a man in Denver. Fortunately, he was able to call 911 and send the medics to her, saving her life. Unfortunately, when she saw the bill for the ambulance ride to Colorado, she suffered a heart attack. In England, a novice bank robber was so nervous that he mistakenly gave his gun to the teller instead of his holdup note. After pleading in vain for her to give it back, he fled empty handed. At least he still had his note for a souvenir. Enough of this foolishness; on to the new plants. This year’s crop of new annuals includes a new series of Coleus from Hort Couture. Under the Sea features crazy, lacy, scallopy foliage in a variety of great colors. By the way, you’ll find Hort Couture plants only at independent garden centers... you know, like us. We have some new dark-leaved Dahlias - the Mystics - that are the best yet. All of our Impatiens hanging baskets will feature the Spellbound series, a big improvement over seed varieties. There are several new Petunias including the Sweetunia Orange Flash and Supertunia White Russian. Scaevola Suntastic is the first great yellow <strong>fan</strong> flower and First Yellow is the first yellow geranium, period. Don’t miss the new variegated corn, Field of Dreams. Beautiful foliage and you can pop the kernels. New perennials include the dwarf series of butterfly bushes, Buzz Magenta and Buzz Purple. We’re growing a gorgeous red and yellow truly hardy mum called Matchsticks and a striking new yellow and orange Gaillardia named Moxie. Want new veggies? We’ll have a bunch including the hot Zimbabwe Bird Pepper, a great producing yellow grape tomato called Ildi and the new dark blue tomato, Indigo Rose. There you go, over 300 new plants. Oh, and remember to vote....early and often.
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