CLOSED

In case you didn't see it earlier on Facebook, Nelson Nursery is closed today due to the weather.  We want our customers and our Nelson Nursery family to be safe in the comfort of their homes today.  Visit us this week through December 22 and see what a great seledtion of gifts and Christmas decor we have!!

#1 BEST

Thanks to all of the Star News readers who voted us "#1 Best Landscaping and Garden Center" in the 2013 Readers Choice Awards.  We are much honored and appreciate all of you!

 

Don't miss Celebrate the Season in Zimmerman

Come to town for this all day event sponsored by the Chamber!  Many local businesses have something fun to offer!   At 10am start your day here at Nelson Nursery for the Holiday Boutique with many vendors.  Kids can make a Christmas Ornament too.    The Civic Club Booth will be here and have a Word Scramble/Scavenger Hunt - win a $200 cash prize.    Pictures with Santa at Art Reflections from 9:30-2.  Go for a ride at Hardware Hank on a Horse Drawn Wagon Ride from 11-3.  Stop by the Fire Station from 1-3 for a Toy and Food Drive.  Get the list and make your rounds!!    The more businesses you shop at, the more you can register at for the Chamber's prize drawings - a 32" flat screen TV, a Grand Casino get-a-way, Holiday Waterpark and golf at Princeton Golf Course.  Don't miss this fun family all day event - that ends with a tree lighting ceremony at 4:30 with a bonfire, plus Santa!

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY!

Remember today is Small Business Saturday.  Support your local shops that make our community special!  SHOP SMALL...SHOP LOCAL!!  Nelson Nursery is open today 10am-4pm.  Right now, and for a limited time, if you purchase a $25.00 gift card we will give you a $5.00 gift card free!!

 

WE GIVE THANKS!

On this Thanksgiving we would like to say "Thank you" to all our customers and friends for your business.  We appreciate you!  Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Thanksgiving!!

 

Santa is Here!

On Saturday, the 17th, from 10am to 3pm - for PET PICTURES, bring the kids too!   For only  $10 per sitting - you will get a photo copy while you wait plus a digital image by email - great for your Holiday Cards!   Picture Fundaiser sponsored by the Zimmerman Civic Club.   Sue from 'Just Like Home', local Canine Bed and Breakfast, will also be here - come in and check out what she has to offer to all of you dog lovers - we know she is a baker of special treats!

Our Christmas Shoppe is now open - new items arriving daily.   Shop here for beautiful gifts and holiday decor.    Wreaths, garlands and ready made spruce tip pots, or buy the evergreen boughs to decorate your own pots and windowboxes.   Spruce Tips availabe for $1.99 each or $19.99 for a bundle of 10.   Get them in before the ground freezes.

Our Boutique has handbags, scarves, wallets, jewelry, glassware, plus much more!   Don't forget we have Gift Cards - they are sure to please and makes gift giving easy for you.  

Hours:  Sat & Sun 10-4 - Weekdays 10-6.

What do pumpkins and evergreen boughs have in common?

Nelson Nursery Garden Center in Zimmerman!!  We've got them both.  Carving pumpkins and making spruce tip planters or kissing balls.   Our Christmas season has started.   From 'Boo' to 'Deck the Halls'  -----    Spruce Tips (by the bundle or singles) and boughs to decorate your outdoor pots and window boxes will be arriving next week.  

Bring the family in this Saturday and Sunday - buy your pumpkin, carve it and leave the mess to us.   1 free Lil' Wee Pumpkin to paint for each child (while supplies last).  While your here, we've got the Bouncy House and Scary Straw mazes for the kids.  Don't forget your camera for some Halloween fun and making memories!

Lil' Roots Club

The next clubhouse meeting for Lil'Roots is Saturday October 20th at 10am.  This meeting is themed "Harvest Time" and will last approximately 1 hour.  We will have a little story time, craft and snack.  Space is limited so your child must be pre-registered and as always must be accompaned by an adult.  Age appropriate is 4-9.  AND there is no charge!  Hope to see you at the clubhouse!!

Big Weekend Sale - 50% off

50% off all Shrubs, Trees, Evergreens and Roses - this weekend through Sunday 9/30.   Nice selection of hardy, Minnesota grown nursery stock.  Fall is a great time to plant.   Don't miss this sale!

50% off big flowering mums in 12" terra cotta pots.  Nice selection of colors.   While supply lasts.

We've got what you need for your fall decorating!

Scary Mazes opening soon, some spooky fun for the kids, open daily!

Mark your calendar!  Our annual Fall Festival will be on Sat. Oct. 13th from 11-2.  Fun for the entire family - Petting Zoo - Wacky Hair Dos - Tattoos - Vendors plus more.

PAINTED PUMPKINS ARE IN!

MUMS GALORE and ON SALE!

Mums the word!  We have a huge selection of colorful, flowering mums on sale now @ 50% off (reg priced at $15.99)!

Do your fall decorating - we've got what you need - corn stalks, straw bales (check out our mini bales), corn husk bales, gourds, pumpkins,
scarecrows, plus much more!   Change the look in your outdoor planters and window boxes - we've got some smaller mums also, plus
Kale and Pansies.

Check out our fall line of gifts - we've got a full selection to choose from.  You will be pleasantly surprised at all we have to offer (we don't just sell plants)!

Opening soon - our 'scary' maze just for the kids!   We love Fall!

FROST ADVISORY TONIGHT

The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for Sherburne County!   It may be in the lower 30's tonight after midnight until early Tuesday morning!   Sensitive outdoor plans may be killed by this frost if left uncovered.   You will want to protect any produce still in the garden.    This frost could also affect some perennials.   Flowering mums should be OK if it doesn't get in the 20's!  

Huge Customer Appreciation Sale

Don't miss it!   Going on now through Thursday, Sept. 20th!

All live goods on sale at 33% off, huge selection to choose from.   Nursery stock, perennials, mums and more!

25% off fountains, statuary, pottery, birdbaths, tables and benches (excluding fall and christmas decor).   We've got some very nice items in stock!!   All sale items while supplies last.

For your fall decorating we've got corn stalks, straw bales (check out our new 'mini bales),  colored corn, corn bales, pumpkins, gourds, scarecrows plus more.  

Stop by, take your picture with our scarecrow, Farmer Joey!    WE LOVE FALL!

Hours:  M-F 9-6 Sat 9-5 Sun 10-4

KRAZY DAZE

And Ladies on the Loose "Harvest of Savings" events are in Zimmerman today!    Join us and local businesses for a fun-filled day for the whole family.
Kids can play games for prizes and jump in our DINO bounce, starting at 9am.   Free ice cream sandwiches to all shoppers (while supplies last) ***  Play the Minute-to-Win-It game here, and at participating stores for a chance to win an iPod, courtesy of the Zimmerman Civic Club.    ***  Check out our indoor sidewalk sale  ***  Vote for your favorite Scarecrow at all LOTL stores for a chance to win the Grand Prize.   The Zimmerman Fire Dept will have an open house today, and dance this evening for adults.

Don't miss it!!

Stop in and 'smile'!   Take your photo with our Scarecrow!   Welcome to the 'Nut House'!

 

LADIES ON THE LOOSE

This Saturday September 8th is "Ladies on the Loose" in Zimmerman.  The theme is Harvest of Savings with a Scarecrow contest.  Krazy Daze is also in town.  Come in on Saturday from 10-4 to play "Minute-To-Win-It" for your chance at an iPad, shop our inside Sidewalk Sale, and enjoy a FREE Ice Cream Sandwich (while supplies last).  We also have a Bouncy House and some games for kids.  Check out the other businesses in town too for more specials and events!

Fall Hours

As school begins and summer comes to an end we will have new hours that are as follows:

Monday - Friday 9am to 6pm
Saturday 9am to 5pm
Sunday 10am to 4pm

Stop in and see all the new items for fall!

Thank you,
Nelson Nursery Inc.

Great Selection of Gifts - Ornamental Crab On Sale

We've got a great selection of gifts with fall items arriving daily!   Open Sat 8-6 and Sun 10-5.

See our garden decor -  fountains, statuary, cement benches - tables, metal art and more!

For beautiful spring flowering blooms, Ornamental Crabs on sale at 25% off thru 8/30.  Nice selection.

We create 'Happiness'!  Stop by and see why!

Perennial Sale!

Thurs 8/16 is final day for our Huge Perennial Sale – Buy 1 /30% off – Buy 2/40% off – Buy 3/50% off.

Don’t miss out!   Perennials come back year after year, a nice addition to your yard and garden!

25% off all Fruit Trees – nice selection – Apple, Cherry, Pear and Plum.  Start your orchard now – yum, just

think of all those pies and jellies you will be making.    Sale priced from Fri  8/17 to Thur 8/23. (while supplies

last).

Fall is coming – watch for our special events.

Come grow with us !

Lil' Roots Club

Nelson Nursery will be having a meeting for our Lil' Roots Club members on Saturday August 18th at 10am.  The theme for this meeting is "Bugs, Bugs, Bugs".  Kids ages 5-9 will have a class/story time, craft and a snack free of charge. The meeting usually last for about 1 hour.  Pre-registration is required (call or email jlemke@nelsonnursery.com).  Kids must be accompanied by an adult.  Hope to see you at the clubhouse!

Summer Savings

Check out our discounts:
Summer Savings at Nelson Nursery Garden Center Inc

Japanese Beetle Alert

We've heard about some recent bad infestations of Japanese Beetles in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota. They are nasty bugs that do alot of damage - the adults skeletonize plant leaves and eat flowers and fruits, while the grubs beed on grass roots resulting in large dead patches of grass.    Remove the beetles by hand if the numbers are low - shake them off the plant into jars filled with soapy water.  Like the Rose Chafer they will multiple in numbers and group together to do their damage.  We have Bonide products available to help control them.   It is unfortunate that insecticides advertised as organic usually do not kill the adults.     For the grubs, early recognition of the problem can prevent destruction.   The best time to apply insecticides for grubs is from mid-July until the end of September.   Learn more about Japanese Beetles and how to control them on the extension.umn.edu website.

CLOSING DUE TO HEAT!

Due to the extreme heat today, our Garden Center will be closing at noon.  This is for the well being of both our customers and employees.  There is a heat advisory for our county today, so please take caution when you are outside.   Our Garden Center will be open again tomorrow at 9am.

Huge Perennial Sale

Huge 1 gal. Perennial Sale - BUY 1 / 30% off - BUY 2 / 40% off - BUY 3 /50% off!!  Great selection, we grow our own hardy perennials from cuttings!   Annuals on sale too.    And don't forget we have unique gifts and garden decor.  Landscaping?  We've got what you need to complete your project!

Ladies on the Loose is Sat. from 9-4 at 8 shops in town - we've all got some nice deals!   Stop here to get your LOTL stamp card to register for Prize Drawing.   Get 25 to 50% off selected hardgood items at our indoor Sidewalk Sale.   Kids will be doing sidewalk art around town from 9-11am.   Shop local, shop in Zimmerman!

Happy 4th of July!

We are open the 4th from 9 to 2!   For a 'Bang' of a deal we've got 10" RED WAVE PETUNIA Hanging Baskets for $10 each.  From the popular WAVE PETUNIA SERIES the will bloom all summer long.   Get them while they last!

Greatt sale on Annuals - 4-packs, 4 1/2" Specialties, 10" Hanging Baskets and 12" Patio Tubs.  

We've got what you need for your landscaping projects.  Plus gifts, garden decor and much more.

The area's most complete retail garden center.

Where's Waldo?

He's closer than you think, and headed to Zimmerman MN in the month of July, and he will be hiding out at 20 businesses around town.   Stop and get your WALDO SEARCH LIST at Reading Frenzy in Zimmerman, with instructions,  and start hunting!!   SHOP LOCAL - FIND WALDO!    Grand Prize Drawing will be on July 31, 2012.

A Bang of a Deal for the 4th

Red WAVE Petunias in 10" Hanging Baskets for $10 each.   From the popular WAVE PETUNIA series the Red will bloom all summer long and tolerate heat and cool conditions.    Come and get them while they last!

All annuals on sale now!   50% off 4-packs and 4 1/2 inch specialty plants.   All 10 inch hanging baskets and 12 inch patio tubs reduced.   Nice selection to choose from!    We are open the 4th from 9 to 2.

Annuals Plus Much More!

Don't miss our great summer sale on Annuals (now 50% off 4-packs and 4 1/2 inch specialty plants), plus 10" Hanging Baskets @$16.99 and 12" Patio Tubs @ $19.99.    Great selection - in full color!!    Fill in the bare spots in your garden, add some more color to your patio and deck, or freshen up for your summer parties!   All while supplies last.

Plant Perennials to 'last' - they come back every year.   Let us help you plant your Perennial Garden according to bloom time for continuous blooms from summer to fall.  Once established Perennial gardens are easy to maintain.    We've got a huge assortment of perennials to choose from.  

We've got  mulch (both bagged and bulk) and rock, plus blackdirt for your weekend landscaping projects.   And a huge assortment of nursery stock.   

We are the area's most complete retail garden center.   Stop by and shop local!!

Lil' Roots Club Meeting

Thank you to our Lil' Roots Club Members who attended our Thursday's "Plant Power" meeting.

It was fun teaching you about plants and taking you on a tour!   Everyone did a great job decorating their pots and planting their flowers.  We enjoyed having you here, and hope to see you at our August meeting.  

 

Great Summer Savings

Great summer savings now for your yard and garden!   And don't forget Dad this weekend - we've got what you need to make him 'Happy' - Plants, statues, garden decor and more!   Or make your shopping easy,  Dad would love a Gift Card from Nelson Nursery!

All Trees, Shrubs and Evergreens - 25% off - great selection - sale priced through 6/21

Summer Pricing on all Annual Packs (50% off) - 10" Hanging Baskets ($16.99) - 12" Patio Tubs ($19.99) (while supplies last)

Now is a great time to finish your annual planting, fill in gaps in your gardens where you need some more color, or do last minute decorating for summer celebrations with our great discounts.    We've got a really nice selection still to choose from!

Summer Sale Begins Saturday

Summer Pricing on 10" Hanging Baskets (now $16.99) and 12" Patio Tubs (now $19.99)!   Nice selection of beautiful blooms!

Check out our new shipment of 'Easy Elegance' Roses - they are hardy, low maintenance, disease resistant, with summer long blooms.  See more at www.easyelegancerose.com by Bailey Nurseries of St Paul.   You won't be disappointed!

PACK of the WEEK - 50% off - PETUNIAS - an old fashion garden favorite in a rainbow of colors!

SHRUB of the WEEK - 25% off 2 gal. Goldmound Spirea - nice mounding shrub, golden leaves with pink flowers in June-July.

All while supplies last.

Open Saturday 8 to 7 and Sunday 9 to 6.

 

Pack of the Week

Our Pack of the Week - Marigolds - an easy to grow garden favorite - keep them pinched to promote all summer long blooms.  Plant them amongst your vegetables in the garden -their strong scent repels many garden pests - deer resistant too.   50% off per pack savings in assorted varieties!

Have you got the start of Fungus diseases on your plants from all of the recent rain - Powdery or Downey Mildew?   We've got some fungicides to help.  

1 gallon Tomato and Peppers - BUY one get one FREE!  Big Beef, Early Girl, Celebrity and Supersweet 100 Tomatoes, and California Wonder, Jalapeno and Orange Blaze Peppers.   Nice buy!!  

We've also got some popular 'Single' Burpee Brand Tomatoes (Sweet Seedless Hybrid and 4th of July), and Peppers (Costa Rica Sweet Hybrid).

Take advantage of this sunshine and get started on your landscaping projects - we're here to help you.  

 

Wild West Days Special

Howdy Partner!    Wild West Days Weekend Special - 1 gal Tomatoes and Peppers, nice selection of varieties, BUY 1 GET 1 FREE, mix and match.   Nice addition to your vegetable garden.

PACK of the WEEK - Impatiens.   A nice addition to your shade garden, in vibrant colors, no pinching necessary.   50% off per pack.

We've got what you need for your weekend yard and garden projects.   Stop in!

It's a big weekend in Zimmerman - don't miss all the excitement in town.    We are open Memorial Day from 9 to 5 for your shopping convenience.    Have a safe Holiday weekend!

Our Petunias are Popular!

An old flower garden favorite!

Friday, 5/18, our 'Pack of the Week' sale starts.  Get 50% off our featured 4-PACK - COLORFUL GARDEN PETUNIAS.   They are the most popular annual because they are 'bright' and 'lively, they bloom from spring until frost, they are easy to grow in both containers and your flower garden, and easy to deadhead to prolong blooming.   We have a huge selection of colors to choose from.   

Mike say's, "Come on in this Sat. and Sun. 5/19 and 5/20 for our annual WAVE RAVE WEEKEND".   This newer Petunia, the "WAVE"  is something to RAVE About.   We have assorted colors in Hanging Baskets, Patio Tubs, 4 1/2" Pots and 6-Packs, on sale this weekend at 33% OFF!   These new WAVE PETUNIAS are top garden performers.   Don't miss our fun two day event.    Prize drawings and lots of colors to choose from.     All while supplies last.

Annual Spring Open House

Brenda from Bailey's, with Owner, Mike Lemke and Garden Center Manager, Katie

'Little May Baskets' in the flowers

It was cool outside, but nice and warm inside our Garden Center for our Annual Spring Open House held at the end of April.    Customers browsed our displays of garden gifts and decor - we've got a lot of nice items, from a new line of concrete statuary and garden 'iron' products to our Boutique with hats, purses, scarves, jewelry plus more.   We don't just sell plants, but plants are our specialty!!   Customers enjoyed a colorful display of beautiful fragrant flowers everywhere.   Children had fun making May baskets.    Brenda from Bailey Nurseries talked nursery stock in the bareroot barn.   Master Gardeners answered questions.  Chi-Scentials talked about plant essential oils.   And we served over 400 hot dogs.  It was a good day!   Thank you for joining us!

See article by Terrie Soberg at www.sherburnearea.com/news

(photo credits to Terrie Soberg)

 

TROPICALS ARE IN!

Tropicals are in, including Hibiscus, Mandevilla, Cordyline and more!  They're beautiful!!

NEW ARRIVALS!

Here are a few of the new items that just arrived....they will look great on a deck, patio, or in the garden!!

2nd Graders

About 200 very nice 2nd graders walked from Zimmerman Elementary to visit us today.  They are learning about plants in their Science class.  It was fun having these "future gardeners" in the store!

 

FAIRY GARDEN DEMO

Join us today April 24th at 5pm for a Fairy Garden/Miniature Garden demonstration.  This is a HOT trend for 2012.  We will show you that with a little imagination you can create a beautiful Fairy Garden of your own!  We have plants and accessories for purchase to use in your creation!

 

ZHS PROM

We're ready and excited for Zimmerman High School Prom coming to Nelson Nursery tomorrow from 12-3!  Can't wait to see all the beautiful couples!!

 

LIL' ROOTS

There is still room in our Lil' Roots Club meeting on Thursday April 19th at 4pm.  It's free to kids 5-9.  The theme is "Bluebird Finds a Home".  Sign up is required and children must be accompanied by an adult.  Call our office or sign up online. 

 

WEEDERS!

Look what just arrived...they're called Weeding Glasses!  They're sunglasses with bifocals on the bottom.  Now you don't have to take off your sunglasses and put on your reading glasses when you're in the garden!  Plus they come in different strengths and floral designs.  TOTALLY AWESOME!!

FREEZE WARNING!

A freeze warning has been issued for tonight and tomorrow night.  Be sure to cover any tender annuals or veggies that you may have planted.  Also cover any shrubs that are flowering now to save the flowers.  Looks like it may be warming towards the end of the week.

Closed on Easter

Our Garden Center is closed on Easter Sunday so everyone here can spend time with their families.  We hope everyone has a blessed day!

Potato planting time

An old tradition is to plant potates on Good Friday, but that date changes every year.  And sometimes we could have a foot of snow on the ground!  In our area mid to late April is a good time.  Pick yours up here!!

 

Statuary

Just a little “horsing around” when unloading the statuary!

Statuary

Just a little “horsing around” when unloading the statuary!

CONCRETE STATUARY HAS ARRIVED!

CONCRETE STATUARY HAS ARRIVED!   A full semi load of concrete lawn ornaments have arrived!  They are all unpacked and now it’s time to set up displays.  We have something for everyone’s taste!!

Greenhouses are filling up!

Our greenhouses are filling up and the baskets are hung. Come see us this weekend... We will be open Saturday and Sunday 10-4. Bare root barn is open!  Print your bare root savings coupon from our website or show it to us on your smart phone. Have a great Spring weekend everyone!!!

Another truck has arrived!

Our 'Bare Root' truck has arrived and we are filling the barn!!  We have a full selection of MN hardy nursery stock. Print our online coupon for savings!  Official opening is April 2nd - 9am, but with the BEAUTIFUL weekend ahead we will be open this Saturday and Sunday 10-4. See you then!!!

Plants are arriving!

Another "Proven Winners" plant truck arrived!  Everything's hoppin at Nelson Nursery!!!!

Early Opening

Because of this beautiful weather, we are getting ready for an 'earlier than usual' opening.  April 2nd is the date!  Plants are growing beautifully, boutique  is set up, and displays are being created.  We are excited to help you experience a fantastic year of gardening!!