Now is an excellent time to refresh landscapes, add color and texture, and take advantage of the long growing season still ahead in Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico.
At Payne’s Nursery, we offer one of the largest selections of trees in Santa Fe including fruit trees, shade trees, ornamental trees, and evergreen conifers suited to our unique climate. Whether you’re dreaming of harvesting apples, cherries, peaches, pears, or plums from your own backyard orchard, or looking to add beauty and value to your landscape, you’ll find a wide variety of healthy, region-appropriate trees ready to thrive in Santa Fe and beyond.
Our tree yard is also filled with large shade trees that provide cooling relief during the summer months, along with flowering and ornamental varieties that offer colorful blooms, striking foliage, and year-round interest.
From stately maples and locusts to decorative flowering trees and hardy evergreens, our knowledgeable staff can help you select the perfect tree to enhance your landscape for years to come.
Now’s a great time to stop by and see what’s new!
GREENHOUSES ARE
BURSTING WITH GORGEOUS COLOR!
WE ARE RECEIVING SHIPMENTS OF NEW PLANTS WEEKLY!
STOP BY AND SEE ALL COLORFUL ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS WE JUST RECEIVED!
ALL ARE READY TO PLANT NOW!
PLENTY OF TOMATOES READY FOR PLANTING!
STOP BY TODAY FOR BEST THE SELECTION!
Here is a list of the current TOMATOES we have in stock – PLEASE call for current sizes and prices:
Sun Sugar
Beefsteak
Black Krim
Fourth of July
Roma
Supersweet 100
Lemon Boy
The Roma tomatoes are already growing!
WE HAVE PEPPERS BACK IN STOCK!
Here is a list of the current PEPPERS we have in stock – PLEASE call for current sizes and prices:
JOIN THE GREEN TEAM!
Cashiers – We’re looking for friendly, reliable cashiers to help greet customers, run the register, and keep the checkout area running smoothly. Perfect for someone who enjoys plants, people, and a lively garden center environment.
Tropical Greenhouse Associates – Assisting with watering, care of houseplants, up-potting services and great customer service. Hours are flexible – and part-time.
Nursery Yard and Greenhouse Associates – Assisting with the day-to-day plant care activities including watering and planting.
Fill out the application and bring it in to Payne’s Nursery North at 304 Camino Alire.
Leaf cutter bees are seen as pests by some gardeners, as they can make a mess of the foliage on a favorite rosebush or shrub by making their half moon shaped precision cuts out of the leaves. See the photo of the example of the cut outs they leave on the leaves of their plants of choice.
They do not eat the foliage as pests such as caterpillars and grasshoppers will. The leaf cutter bees use the foliage they cut out to make nest cells for their young.
The cut piece of leaf is formed into what might be called a nursery chamber where the female cutter bee lays an egg. The female cutter bee adds some nectar and pollen to each little nursery chamber. Each nest cell looks a bit like the end of a cigar. Leaf cutter bees are not social, like the honeybees or wasps (yellow jackets), thus the female cutter bees do all of the work when it comes to rearing the young.
They are not an aggressive bee and do not sting unless handled, even then their sting is mild and far less painful than a honeybee or wasp sting.
DON’T WORRY! YOUR PLANTS DON’T HAVE A DISEASE!
LISTEN TO THE GARDEN GURU BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION!
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF THE DAMAGED LEAF IS FROM AN INSECT OR A DISEASE OR WHAT?
ANOTHER GREAT QUESTION!
In this week’s archived show from previous years, the Garden Guru was giving some gardening advice about how to identify leaf damage and what actually causes it this time of year. Many times, the damage is caused by a variety of insects or disease but weather or environmental damage can also occur – and it looks similar to the damage by insects or disease.
From scorching sun and hail to leaf cutter bees, aphids and spider mites, damage to a plant’s leaves can be determined by letting our gardening experts diagnose the problem. Bringing in a sample is best. Listen to Lynn’s tip for more information.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE GARDEN GURU’S ARCHIVED RADIO SHOW ON THIS TOPIC.
HAPPY GARDENING!
STOP BY TODAY FOR A VARIETY OF HARD GOODS!
GIFT CARDS FOR ANY OCCASION SUCH AS FATHER’S DAY, BIRTHDAYS OR JUST BECAUSE IT’S WEDNESDAY!
STOP BY PAYNE’S NORTH AND GIVE THE GIFT OF GREEN!
NEW SPRING HOURS
Mon – Fri from 7 am to 4:40 pm
Sat from 9 am to 1 pm
MULCH! MULCH! MULCH!
Early June is an ideal time for gardeners in Northern New Mexico and Santa Fe to refresh or add mulch to planting beds, vegetable gardens, and around trees and shrubs. As temperatures begin to climb and the summer sun becomes more intense, a layer of mulch helps conserve valuable soil moisture, reduce water evaporation, suppress weeds, and keep soil temperatures more consistent. Applying 2–4 inches of organic mulch now can significantly reduce watering needs throughout the hottest months of the season.
Mulching also improves soil health over time as organic materials gradually break down and enrich the soil. Around trees and shrubs, mulch helps protect roots from heat stress and minimizes competition from weeds and grasses. Be sure to keep mulch a few inches away from trunks and stems to prevent moisture-related problems.
Whether you choose bark mulch, wood chips, compost, or other organic materials, early summer mulching is one of the simplest and most effective ways to support a healthy, resilient landscape in Northern New Mexico’s dry climate.
CLICK HERE for the complete list of current POSY materials in stock or call SAM at 505-424-0336 for more information!
A Blend of Bat Guano, Seabird Guano and Rock Phosphate
Guanos have been used for centuries as fertilizers for all kinds of plants. Happy Frog® Cavern Culture® Fertilizer is a proprietary blend of bat and seabird guano, rock phosphate and soil microbes that is specially formulated to deliver the nutrition necessary for flowering and bud development. Mycorrhizal fungi are included to help increase root efficiency, which may enhance nutrient uptake and water absorption.
Experience the tried-and-true successes of our ancestors with Cavern Culture® in your own backyard. OMRI Listed® and Registered CDFA Organic Input Material.
STOP BY TODAY!.
If you have any questions on which fertilizers are best for your gardening needs, ask one of our Payne’s Gardening Experts!
Copyright Nate Fakes
by The Old Farmer’s Almanac
Here’s THIS MONTHS ZODIAC SIGN PROFILE AND HOW IT CAN HELP YOU GARDEN:
GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 20)
Gemini finishes the spring, but the sense that a change of seasons is near keeps you light and airy. Plants that mimic your style, such as dill, calendula, caraway, and parsley, are easy for you to grow and make your heart dance. Wild carrots and dandelions—whose airborne seeds swirl and twirl in the wind—bring joy and contentment. You find yellow flowers particularly captivating, and dashes of this color can be found liberally in your yard. Salads grace your evening meals (the quickness of “wash and eat” is indescribably tantalizing). Toss some calendula blossoms right in the bowl for an added dash of pizzazz and panache.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK!
OUR TALENTED TEAM MEMBER —
SANDRA CREATING BEAUTIFUL SUCCULENT BOWLS!
STOP BY AND PICK YOURS UP TODAY!
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