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Its a mild, beautiful, overcast morning. A perfect morning to get out and enjoy the air, check on plants, listen to the birds and the Waterfalls. I’m drinking my coffee this morning from the Hemingway House cup we got down in Key West earlier this year 😊 Like Earnest, I love cats 🐈 too…
Our cat isn’t a ”polydactyl type”, but shes a heck of a mouser 🐁 And she LOVES mint! Not just catmint, most any mint will do 😊
Balance is so important in life. All the hard work we have been doing to keep the Nursery up and to prepare for the upcoming Pond Tour is balanced by the beauty of the Landscape that I enjoy every time I stop to admire a flower or feed a Koi 🐠 Or even to watch my cat working through every one of my plants to see which ones she likes the best 🌺
Have a blessed Sunday 🙏🏻
Mark C.
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I am heading into the studios of WNWS 101.5 FM, in downtown Jackson, TN to go LIVE from 9-11 am with the “Best Talk Show Crew in the Business”! – Seabass and Chuck Walker! Join us today on “Everybody Talks”!
Spring is here! So get your questions ready! We will be talking Outdoor Living, Koi Ponds, Gardening, trimming, mulching, landscaping, the return of the Hummingbirds, AND Just about anything else that YOU want to talk about! Ask a question, send in a picture, share a story (but please, NO politics!) It’s Friday! Call in and join us – 731-423-8101
Did I say Hummingbirds? YES!!! I have mucho hummingbirds now! My feeders are all out and I’m ready for the swarm!
Try this simple nectar recipie for your Hummingbirds! 👇🏻
Hummingbird Nectar recipe
4 parts Water
1 part Granulated Sugar
Mix/stir together in a pot. You can use Hot tap water to dissolve the sugar in the mix. Let it cool and pour it in your feeders.
– HEY, You can listen, and you can call in and talk… the # is the same that it has been for over 20 years – 731-423-8101. But, did you know you can text your comments and questions? 731-277-5155
April 15th…. TAX DAY! Don’t forget this date 😊
Come by and see us at the Nursery!
We have Everything for your Pond and Water Garden at Carters Nursery Pond & Patio. From Seasonal Food and Water Treatments to Filters and Supplies, we have you covered!
Plus – LOTS of plants are in as well! Come bu for flowers, hanging baskets and mulch!
I always look forward to Fridays on the radio! Its always so much fun! Give us a call 731-423-8101.
TGIF! See ya’ on the air 🎙
Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
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http://www.cartercountry.com
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What a Beautiful Day! The sun 🌞 is out! The world is greening up for Spring! AND, its not raining!🌧😊 Plus, we are getting to do something we haven’t been able to do since 2019! Yes! It’s Throwback Thursday and we are once again getting the opportunity to set up a Water Feature at the Spring Fling in Memphis! 🔥
Its going to be an Awesome weekend at the Spring Fling! I have been doing this show for many years now, and I have never seen such a busy Thursday! Flowers and plants in HUGE #’s 🤩 There will be classroom activity as well as experts on hand to answer most any question about Gardening and Outdoor Living. Plus all kinds of things to buy for the Home and Garden! Do yourself a favor and come down here Friday or Saturday – The hours are 9am-5pm. Your going to LOVE it! ❤️
We have set up a Pondless Waterfall Display in our space. We went for an Informal, natural look and feel. Whatcha think 👇🏻?
It’s #Throwbackthursday! And we get to do it all over again! For more info on this Event click this link –
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Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
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http://www.cartercountry.com
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What a BEAUTIFUL Day!!! 🌞🌼 What do you do on an Sunday in the Spring, when you own a nursery, with limited help and beau·coup plants 🪴? You water 🚿 and then you water 🚿 some more… And in between, you clean and cut back and fertilize, ad infinitum… But, on a day like today, its not an awful deal…
“Spring drew on…and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily suggested the thought that hope traversed them at night, and left each morning brighter traces of her steps.”
~ Charlotte Bronte’
I’m going inside… Been a long day 😊
Mark C.
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Good Morning! And, ”Happy Vernal Equinox! I’ve been hollering ’Spring is Coming’ since February, and finally – here we are 🌼 SPRING!
Yesterday we held our annual Spring Workshop and Customer Appreciation Day and so many people came out! We talked gardening, water gardening, Koi, and more. We ate some Wonderful Craft-made Pizzas 🍕 and saw some beautiful Art Displayed by a wonderful local artist – Matt Brown.
The Sun finally popped out late in the day and we saw the Full Moon after dark 🌝
Now that Spring is here, its time to go to work!
“Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.
Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,
Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
And make us happy in the happy bees,
The swarm dilating round the perfect trees.
And make us happy in the darting bird
That suddenly above the bees is heard,
The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill,
And off a blossom in mid air stands still.
For this is love and nothing else is love,
The which it is reserved for God above
To sanctify to what far ends He will,
But which it only needs that we fulfill.
~ Robert Frost, A Prayer in Spring.
Y’all Have a Beautiful Sunday!
Mark C.
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I wanted to share a couple of pictures we took last night while we were messing around in the garden.
Thats what its all about! Getting outside and having an enjoyable evening most any season of the year! That is one of the things I always try to achive with my designs, I try to design Gardens that have year round interest!
So, I hope you have been enjoying this beautiful Fall weather we have had… And I hope you enjoy this little glimpse of my Water Garden on a Moonlit 🌝 Indian Summer night in Autumn 🍁
Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
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http://www.cartercountry.com
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Good Morning! Its finally Friday! I am walking into the studios of WNWS 101.5 FM, in downtown Jackson, TN, and will be going LIVE from 9-11am with The one, The ONLY… Seabass! AKA : The White Coconut! AKA : The Silky Chinchilla! But, he’s just plain ole’ Bass too me! 😊 Join us on the 360! We will be talking – Outdoor Living, Koi Ponds, Waterfalls, Gardening, Hummingbirds, Catfish, Karaoke 🎤 and Just about whatever else that – YOU, want to talk about! Call in and join us! You will be “Jackson Famous”! You can call us with your questions at 731-423-8101
Friday’s are flying off the shelf right now! It’s Summertime in Tennessee… It’s going, going, where’d it go… Do not miss out!
It’s going to be a beautiful weekend! LOTS of stuff to do in the garden!
– Planting!
– Trimming, weeding, picking, pruning!
– Mulching, Mowing – MORE!
And don’t forget today is Fishy Friday! Come see us at the Koi Shack!
You can buy fish at Carters Nursery 5 days a week during normal business hours. But, on Friday, we do a little something special. We call it ‘Fishy Friday’ and all the fish you buy are 20% off!
Fishy Friday’s | Koi | Shubunkins| Comets | Butterfly Koi | Pond Fish | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN
You can call us with your questions at 731-423-8101 AND you text us your questions and comments to 731-277-5155
– I’m on the 360 with Sea Bass every Friday from 9-11am Call in with ALL your Garden & Outdoor Living questions 731-423-8101.
Have a Great Friday! The Weekend Cometh!
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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I was just trimming my plants back a little bit today… Its always a good practice when we’re around the 4th. of July… They just get heavy and tired and need a little TLC 😊 I just thought I would share some of my favorites and how they look after a little mid season trim…
The heat is on! It’s time to watch your garden grow 😊
Have a good week!
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Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
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http://www.cartercountry.com
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The gates open at 8am. Come in and get a ‘Nurseryfix’.
We got what you need!
- Mulch
- Too Soil
- Manure
- Soil Amendments
- flowers
- Perennials
- Aquatic Plants
- Pond Fish (Koi, Shubunkin, Comets)
- Pond Supplies
- Fish Food
- Stone and Gravel
- And so much more…
We still have some beautiful hanging baskets and plants! And we are here to help you today from 8 till 2! Y’all come!
Saturday is for gardeners at Carters Nursery!
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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Carter's Water Garden 