You Shop, We Donate, Everyone Wins

This Friday, June 14, will be a great day to shop at Gossett Nursery. On that day, the nursery will donate part of the daily sales to the Lewisboro Relay for Life event that is scheduled to take place on June 21.

This is a great charity for a worthy cause and Gossett Nursery is proud to take part of this local event. If you are in the market for something for your garden, home or landscape, stop in this Friday and get quality plants, trees, shrubs and garden supplies while helping your neighbors and friends.

Below you will find an event schedule from the Relay for Life website. If you have the time, stop by the John Jay High School track to witness and participate in this moving event.

Opening Ceremony: 7pm

The Opening Ceremony brings everyone together for a high-energy event kickoff to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, to inspire hope by sharing recent accomplishments and progress, and to remind everyone that while we are winning this battle, fighting cancer is a year-round priority.

Survivor Lap: 7pm

During the Survivors Lap, upbeat music plays as all cancer survivors at the event take the first lap around the track cheered on by the other participants who line the track, celebrating their victory over cancer.

Luminaria Ceremony: 9:30pm

The Luminaria Ceremony is a time to remember people we have lost to cancer, to support people who currently have cancer, and to honor people who have fought cancer in the past. The power of this ceremony lies in providing an opportunity for people to work through grief and find hope.

Fight Back Ceremony: TBA

The Fight Back Ceremony symbolizes the emotional commitment we each make to the fight against cancer. The action we take represents what we are willing to do for ourselves, for our loved ones, and for our community to fight cancer year-round and to commit to saving lives

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Closing Ceremony: 7am

The Closing Ceremony is a time to remember the lives of those lost and to celebrate that each of us has committed, through our participation in a Relay event, to fight back against this disease over the next year.

The "Coast of Maine" is in your Backyard

For the 2013 garden season, Gossett Nursery has added a new soil and mulch vendor to bring to you the very best that the market offers. Coast of Maine mulch and soils has a variety of products that will meet every need that your garden and landscape demands. Below you will find what we sell at the Nursery from Coast of Maine and a little bit about the products.

If you have questions about any of the Coast of Maine products, you can stop by this Saturday and talk to Sue La Vallee who is taking a trip to Gossett Nursery from Maine. Sue will give you all the details of any of the Coast of Maine products and an insight as to how they are made. So if you need quality soil or mulch and want to try something unique and organic, stop by this Saturday during the Farmers Market to meet Sue and treat your garden or landscape to the best of what nature has to offer from the Coast of Maine.

Quoddy Blend Lobster Compost

The original "seafood" compost. Made with chitin-rich lobster blended with peathumus and compost. The result is a dark-brown, complex soil that drains well and is ideal for conditioning beds and borders. Great for vegetable gardens. One of our best sellers! We have named this blend for Passamaquoddy Bay, or "Quoddy" for short. The bay marks Maine's easternmost border with Canada and its deep, nutrient-rich waters, protected inlets, strong tides and currents make it ideal for salmon farming.

Bar Harbor Blend Premium Potting Soil

Bar Harbor Blend is our organically approved, all-purpose potting soil. It is a rich, dark brown and full bodied, designed for re-potting house plants, planting hanging baskets, window boxes and all containers. Bar Harbor Blend is made with lobster and aspen bark compost, long staple horticultural grade sphagnum peat moss and perlite. Like all compost-based soils, this too requires less watering. We've named this blend for the town of Bar Harbor, located on Mount Desert Island overlooking Frenchman Bay. Bar Harbor is the gateway to Acadia National Park and one of the jewels of the Maine coast.

Wiscasset Blend Earthworm Castings

Gardeners have long known that there's magic in worm castings. Use to enrich potting soil with active biology and plant ready minerals or top-dress your indoor container plants to give them a boost. Castings can also be brewed into a quick compost tea by mixing with water, molasses and aerating overnight.

Schoodic Blend Cow Manure Compost

Schoodic Blend is a dark, rich soil made from carefully composted cow manure and peat humus. The cow manure for the Schoodic Blend, that is composted in Maine, comes from Pineland Farms Natural Meats in Aroostook County Maine. Their beef herd is raised without the use of antibiotics or growth hormones. The composted manure is combined with aged peat humus, a unique carbon source that is rich in organic material, lignins and tannins. The result is a naturally light-weight, easy-to-use soil.

Dark Harbor Blend

Dark Harbor Blend is an exceptionally rich, fine-textured blend of naturally composted barks, ideal for mulching beds, borders and gardens and for use around shrubs and trees. It will help retain moisture without robbing your soil of nitrogen and help insulate the surface soil against excessive cold and heat that can otherwise damage plant root systems. Because Dark Harbor's barks are almost completely decomposed, it can be dug into your beds and garden in the fall, providing your soil a rich and immediate source of organic material. We have named this blend for the picturesque island village of Dark Harbor on Isleboro Island in Penobscot Bay.

Weekend Special: Saturday and Sunday, June 08 & 09

10% off all Coast of Maine Products

Save Some Green on a Red, White and Blue Weekend

The “official” start of summer is right around the corner and it’s time to dust off the BBQ, string up the hammock and get ready for the long warm days and cool nights of summertime. Memorial Day weekend is here and while you kick back and enjoy some extra time off, don’t forget to pay homage to our American Heroes that gave their all for you, me and this amazing nation.

The Lewisboro Memorial day parade starts 12:15 and you can read more about all the local activities here. If you have a green thumb, or want to explore the possibility of acquiring one, we have some specials for you to help you start that garden and save a few bucks doing it.

The weekend special, good for Saturday, Sunday and Monday (May 25 to May 27) is a great one. Buy 10 of our 4.5 inch annuals for only $56. You save $6 off the regular price of $6.29!

On Memorial day, the Nursery will be open from 9:00 A.M. till 3:00 P.M. We are closing our doors early so our staff can enjoy their family BBQ’s and have some time off. If Roses are your thing, then Monday is the day to come to the Nursery, they will be on sale for 20% off all Monday long.

We hope you have a great and relaxing holiday, remember to take a few moments to reflect on the brave efforts of all our Military personnel and the ultimate sacrifice some of them gave. Come to the parade on route 35, cheer on our local heroes and shake the hands of anyone in uniform. Stop by this Saturday to buy the best farm fresh food in town during our Farmers Market and treat your BBQ, yourself and your family to something special this weekend. Enjoy your Summer!

Mothers Day Celebration

This Saturday is “THE Saturday” at Gossett Brothers Nursery. Besides the Farmers Market, Gossett Brothers is privileged to once again host the annual Mothers Day weekend fundraiser for the Lewisboro Garden Club. If their was ever a time to come in and get your garden questions answered, this would be it. On Saturday all the members of the Lewisboro Garden club will be working with the Gossett staff to help you choose the best annual, perennial, shrub or tree. It is a once a year event that is not to be missed!

Traditionally, this is one of the busiest weekends of the summer season and all week long we have been receiving deliveries. The Nursery is stocked to the gills with a great selection of plants, shrubs and trees. So whatever you are looking for, come on in this Saturday and browse every nook and cranny of the Nursery with the members of the Lewisboro Garden Club to find some of the best of natures offerings.

The Lewisboro Garden club is also sponsoring a bake sale on Saturday. Homemade pies, cakes, cookies and other tempting treats will be on sale. One of the great services that the Lewisboro Garden Club provides to the community is the “Golden Roads” program. This program, which has been a great success for the past 5 years, encourages homeowners and businesses to line their properties with daffodils. The Garden Club also coordinates mass plantings of daffodils along public roadways and this year they will plant thousands of plants. You can help support the Golden Roads program, and help beautify our town roads. Just ask any of the Lewisboro Garden Club folks for more information.

Remember, candy is dandy, but Plants have zero calories! So come and find the perfect plant for Mom and bring her home some of the best organic and freshest food in Lewisboro.

Mothers Day Weekend Specials

30% off container Azaleas plants
Flowering Annual Flats: $16 - Normally $20

Here we Grow - Opening Day is March 25!!!

We at Gossett Brothers Nursery want to be the first to wish you--some of our best customers-- a “Happy Spring!” Now is the time to take a walk around your property, notepad in hand, and jot down some ideas for repairing winter damage and making some improvements for the upcoming season.

But, first things first: We have news! Opening day is Monday, March 25th and for the last week in March the Nursery will be open from 10am till 3pm Monday through Friday. Once April hits and the weather gets a bit warmer, the Nursery will be opened its normal 9am till 5 pm hours.

Also, joining our masonry department is Tom Gluck. His expertise in creating and renovating patios, pools, and natural fieldstone walls (among other things!) combined with his experience as masonry wholesaler make Tom an exciting addition to our Gossett Brothers team. Tom and his family are also local homeowners, which gives him unique insight into what our customers are looking for when it comes to top-quality, professional masonry work.

Meanwhile, don’t forget all of the other early spring services Gossetts’ can provide:

• Drainage remediation
• Grading and excavation
• Driveway repair
• Septic work (we are Licensed Septic Contractors)
• Mature tree transplanting
• Spring property clean-up

As many of you know, Gossett Brothers has been in business for over thirty years thanks to customers like you. We’d love to introduce you to Tom Gluck and discuss any jobs you’re considering for the 2013 season! Thanks again for your loyal patronage for these last thirty years, and heres to great 2013 growing season

Tom Gossett

and the staff of Gossett Brothers Nursery

P.S. Don’t forget Gossetts’ Farmers’ Market every Saturday from 9 to 2!