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Fall is Here! 🍁

Today is the “Official” 1st day of Fall. The Autumnal Equinox’! A very special day! The sun is right above the equator, and day and night are almost exactly equal in time 🕰 From here, the days get shorter and shorter as we slide towards the shortest day of the year… The Winter ❄️ Solstice, aka: The Longest Night 🌙

Today the nighttime and daytime hours are equal. The days will get shorter and the nights longer all the way into the first day of Winter, aka: The Winter Solstice.

I remember when I was a kid, the big thing on the equinox’s was to stand an egg 🥚 on its head 🤔 I don’t know if that’s the only day you can accomplish this feat… But, I have done it on the equinox 🥚😊

Have YOU ever tried to balance an egg on the Spring or Fall equinox? It was a thing when I was a kid. I’m thinking it was around 3rd. Grade or so? I went home and worked for what seemed like hours, but finally got one to balance!
PS: science?

So, it’s time for Pansies, mums, violas, kale 🥬 Pumpkins 🎃 gourds, straw bales and corn stalks 🌾 Fire pits, cookouts and football 🏈

Bring. It. On! Fall is Here! 💥🍁🍂🔥🎃 🏈

Have a great day!

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
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Sunday Reflections…

52 degrees this morning! We are 2 days from the Autumnal Equinox and it feels like an October morning 🍁 I’m just going to sit here and enjoy this feeling and get my mind to switch gears… Fall is here!

The sun is rising on a new season. I’m putting away my summer thoughts and taking on Fall…

“Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love—that makes life and nature harmonize.”

~ George Eliot

Have a wonderful Sunday and a beautiful week ahead! 🌞

Mark C.

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Fall Is In Season at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

Ahhh 😌 Fall is in the air… Did you know we have many things at the Nursery that will help you enjoy Fall?

Things like –

Fall Flowers 💐

Fire Pits & Chimneas 🔥

Bales of Straw 👝

Cool Temp Fish Food 🐠

And, coming soon – Pumpkins 🎃

Drop by and see us 😊

Stop in and look 👀 around 😊
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September 18, 2020, 7:57 am
Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Herbs, Hummingbirds, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pond Tips, Pondless Waterfalls, Sunrises, Sunsets, Videos, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: 277, 360, 731-423-8101, 731-424-2206, Autumnal Equinox, Blog, Call in, Dixie, Dixie Cafe, Fall is Coming, Friday Radio Report, Gardening answers, gardening questions, Live Remote, Talk Radio, The 180, Water Gardening Answers, Water Gardening Questions

Good Morning! I’m walking in the door of The Dixie Cafe in the World Famous ‘Old Country Store’ / Casey Jones Village in Jackson, TN!

Tune in 101.5 FM OR stop by and grab some breakfast 🍳 and say Hi 👋🏻

I am Fixin to go LIVE in the studio with Dan Reaves, Emily and Sea Bass, aka: The White Coconut 🥥 And, if you keep your finger on the redial button and manage to get through on our incredibly backed up phone lines, YOU get the mic 🎙 YOU get to ask the questions! Call 731-423-8101 💥 We will make YOU Famous! 💥

NO subject is off the table, BUT, “Outdoor Living & Gardening” is #1 with me 😊 Drop us a call with ALL your questions at 731-423-8101 OR text your questions & comments to 731-277-5155!

– Tune in! WNWS 101.5 FM 9-11am. Today! Jackson, TN
– Call in with ALL you questions! 731-423-8101!
– Text your questions to 731-277-5155 We will do our best to answer them ALL!

Monday, September 22nd. Is the ‘Official’ 1st day of Fall! The Autumnal Equinox 🍁 I told you Fall was coming 😊 Get ready for Fall temps this weekend!

Come by and see us at Carters!

https://carterslandscape.com/wp/contact -us/

Call for more info : 731-424-2206

Our Late Summer Retail Garden Center days and hours are

Monday – Closed
Tuesday – Closed
Wednesday 9am – 5pm
Thursday 9am – 5pm
Friday 9am – 4pm
Saturday 8am – 2pm
Sunday – Closed

Pond Supplies at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

A few of Carters Nursery’s products :

Bulk & Bagged Mulch
Potting Mix
Soil Amendments
Seeds
Hanging Baskets
Annuals
Perennials
Stone Yard
Gravel
Pond Supplies
Koi & Goldfish
Much much more!
We have a Full Line of Pond Supplies and Water Treatments in stock at Carters Nursery!

Keeping your pond clear and healthy is easy with our Organic Water Treatments.

Keep your water crystal clear & your Koi healthy and happy with Water Treatments from Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | 2846 Old Medina Rd. Jackson, Tennessee

We also have some great Garden Decor and Unique Gifts 💝

We have some very unique gifts and garden art at Carters Nursery!

We have some Healthy, Beautiful KOI!!!
Every Friday is Fishy Friday! Come in Today and get a great discount on Koi! 20% of your entire order 💥

For the entire month of September every Friday is a “Fishy Friday”! That means all of the fish you purchase are at a 20% discount! | TGIFF! | Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

PS: Carters Nursery is open to serve you! But, please remember to be courteous, wear your mask and keep your social distance … God Bless🙏🏻

Have a great Weekend!

I’m on the 360 with Sea Bass & Dan Reaves every Friday from 9-11am Call in with ALL your gardening and Outdoor Lifestyle questions at 731-423-8101.
OR you can TEXT us at 731-277-5155. Listen LIVE at 101.5 WNWS – FM Talk Radio – on your smart phone using your TuneIn app.!

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Friday Report | 19 Years Later… NEVER FORGET!

September 11, 2020, 7:51 am
Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Herbs, Hummingbirds, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pond Tips, Pondless Waterfalls, Sunrises, Sunsets, Videos, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: #neverforget, 360, 731-277-5155, 731-423-8101, 9/11, Call in, Carters Nursery Pond and Patio, Dan Reaves, Dixie Cafe, Friday Radio Report, Friday Report, Gardening answers, gardening questions, God Bless, God Bless America, Never Forget, Pray, Prayers, Seabass, Talk Radio, Thank God It’s Fishy Friday, The 180, Water Gardening Answers, Water Gardening Questions

Good Morning! I’m coming at ya’ LIVE from The Dixie Cafe in the World Famous ‘Old Country Store’ in Jackson, TN! I am in the studio with Sea Bass, Dan Reaves and Emily, AKA – The Thunder from Down Under 💥 And, if you keep your finger on the redial button and manage to get through on our incredibly backed up phone lines, YOU get the mic 🎙 YOU get to ask the questions! Call 731-423-8101 💥

19 Years ago today, everything changed! #Neverforget!

A Heavy blow was struck against us all that day.

• 2,977 Americans were Murdered!

• 343 Firefighters died saving others! Many that survived are dying from cancer now at an alarming rate! Thank a Firefighter today…

We survived! We united! We rebuilt!

God Bless America! #neverforget

Timeline from that morning.

Heres a local show from that morning 👇🏻

http://billwayshow.libsyn.com/the-91101-show#OoeJIyV0leTqC9Mf.01

Come by and see us at Carters!

https://carterslandscape.com/wp/contact -us/

Call for more info : 731-424-2206

Our Late Summer Retail Garden Center days and hours are

Monday – Closed
Tuesday – Closed
Wednesday 9am – 5pm
Thursday 9am – 5pm
Friday 9am – 4pm
Saturday 8am – 2pm
Sunday – Closed

Pond Supplies at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

Keep your water crystal clear & your Koi healthy and happy with Water Treatments from Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | 2846 Old Medina Rd. Jackson, Tennessee

We also have some great Garden Decor and Unique Gifts 💝

We have some very unique gifts and garden art at Carters Nursery!

We have some Healthy, Beautiful KOI!!!
Every Friday is Fishy Friday! Come in Today and get a great discount on Koi! 20% of your entire order 💥

For the entire month of September every Friday is a “Fishy Friday”! That means all of the fish you purchase are at a 20% discount! | TGIFF! | Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

PS: Carters Nursery is open to serve you! But, please remember to be courteous, wear your mask and keep your social distance … God Bless🙏🏻

Have a great Weekend!

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Parasitic Wasps Help To Naturally Control Tomato 🍅 Hornworms

September 8, 2020, 9:39 pm
Filed under: Family time, Food, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Herbs, Landscaping & Gardening, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles | Tags: Alternative Gardening, 🍅, Gardening answers, Gardening Info, gardening questions, Homegrown Tomatoes, Hornworm, Natural Predators, Organic Fruit, Organic Gardening, Organic Pest Control, Parasitic Wasps, Tomatoes

I LOVE ❤️ Homegrown Tomatoes! 🍅 Like many of you, I just hate when my plants are attacked by the dreaded Tomato Hornworms! They can devour a plant overnight and ruin your yields. So, I keep an eye on my plants daily & pick them off quickly… Unless I see one that has been visited by a parasitic wasp. Then, I just leave it be…

In a healthy, organic garden, don’t use chemicals! Let natural predators take care of business | Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio

Here’s a link to more info on this wonderful, natural predator, the Parasitic Wasp 👇🏻

https://ugaurbanag.com/tomato-hornworms-and-parasitic-wasps/

Late season Tomatoes 🍅 are the best! I think we are in for a bumper crop of September, October & maybe even November Tomatoes 🍅! Organic just tastes better 😊

Fall is Coming 🍁

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com

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Labor Day Schedule at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio

September 3, 2020, 12:25 pm
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The whole team at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio wants to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy Labor Day Weekend! The Nursery will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday in observance of the Holiday!

Have a Safe and Happy Labor Day! God Bless America! 🇺🇸💥

Thanks Pete! We all need a long weekend!

By the way, I’m talking about Mr. – 👇🏻
“Peter J. McGuire, a carpenter and labor union leader, was the person who came up with the idea for Labor Day. He thought American workers should be honored with their own day. He proposed his idea to New York’s Central Labor Union early in 1882, and they thought the holiday was a good idea, too.”

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Aquatic Plant Of The Week – The ‘Marsh Mallow’ | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

If you read my Blog, you know I just Love ❤️ Aquatic Plants! Aquatic Plants were the first plants… Many are medicinal and/or edible and most are just down right beautiful!
Here’s one that you probably didn’t know about? But has played a part in our snacks and deserts for Thousands of years!
Check out the Marsh Mallow 👇🏻

The Marsh Mallow plant is one of my favorites! The practice of cooking the plant juice/sap to make marshmallow creme dates back to ancient Egypt! WOW! Also a great aquatic plant that can grow in your Water Garden.

You see these blooming around the road side ditches in bottom areas, especially around Reelfoot Lake and the backwater areas around the Mississippi River. You also find them in many Water Gardens that we design and install. So beautiful and Low Maintenance to boot… No wonder they have been around for so long 😊 You might even want to add one to your Water Garden?

Enjoy your day!

PS: It’s Hump Day! Come on Weekend!

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
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Sunday Reflections…

August 30, 2020, 9:45 am
Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Herbs, Love, music, Sunday Reflections, Sunrises, Sunsets, Waterfalls | Tags: Blessed, Blessings, Brunch, Count Your Blessings, God Bless, God Bless America, Rainy Morning, Sunday, Sunday Breakfast, Sunday Brunch, Sunday Inspiration, Sunday Morning Coming Down, Sunday Mornings, Sunday Reflections, Sunday with Family, The Smell Of Rain

Sunday Morning Breakfast 🥞 🍳 🥚 It’s an institution at our house 😊 I am the short order cook taking orders… And that’s fine with me ❤️

It’s important to start the day with a smile 😊

Fried eggs, pancakes 🥞, omelettes, scrambled eggs, Maple syrup, blueberry syrup with whipped cream, you name it, I’ll fix it 😎

“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” said Piglet at last, “what’s the first thing you say to yourself?”

“What’s for breakfast?” said Pooh. “What do you say, Piglet?”

“I say, I wonder what’s going to happen exciting today?” said Piglet.

Pooh nodded thoughtfully. “It’s the same thing,” he said.

~ A.A. Milne

Have a Blessed Day 🙏🏻

Mark C.

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Looking at the Positive Side of Things…

August 29, 2020, 7:29 am
Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Herbs, Hummingbirds, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, Sunrises, Sunsets, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: Be Positive, Blessings, Count Your Blessings, Everyday Things, I Love My Family, I Love My Mother, I Love Waterfalls, Love Thy Neighbor, Positive Energy, Saturday Morning, Saturday off, Saturdays Are Special, Simple Things, The Good Fight

Summer heat is still here, but it’s winding down… Next weekend is the big Labor Day Celebration that we all look forward too. Cookouts, boating, swimming, volleyball, etc. And even though it’s the ‘unofficial end of Summer’, it’s a long weekend for many & the beginning of a new season, So we got that goin for us 😊

What else is lining up for Holidays and long weekends in our future 👇🏻

2020 has been a struggle, but there’s always something positive if you look.

So, I’m gonna take the small things, the good things of 2020 as I find them and be thankful. I have also found that if you sit down with a pen 🖊 and paper 📝 and write down your blessings as you count them, it will blow you away! ❤️

PS: Here’s one – It’s Saturday! 💥

Have a Great Day!

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com

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