Filed under: Family time, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Love, music, Outdoor Lifestyles | Tags: 26th. Anniversary, Best Friend, Best Wife Award, Blessed, Blessings, Family time, God Bless, God Bless America, Good Times, Happy Anniversary, Marriage, Quality Time, Summer Time, Thankful, Time, Time flies
Just a quick mention of today’s importance- Today marks 26 years of marriage to the Best Girl I know! 😘 It’s gone by fast and it’s never gotten old! I’m a blessed & thankful man!
These are all pics from our Wedding and from Anniversaries past. Today we celebrate #26! All I can say is, I’m a blessed man!
Happy Anniversary to the best girl in the world! They say “Time Flies When Your having Fun”… Well I am! And it has! ❤️💥
Happy Anniversary! Heres to another 26! 🥰
Mark C.
Filed under: Family time, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Love, music, Outdoor Lifestyles, Sunday Reflections, Waterfalls | Tags: Fellowship, Friendship, Garden Party, I ❤️ Summer, June, Luau, Moonlight Luau, Summer Nights, Summer Time, Sunday in the Garden, Sunday Inspiration, Sunday Mornings, Sunday Poem, Sunday Reflections, Sunday with Family, Sundays, Time flies
What a beautiful night we had last evening. We had our Luau party and the weather was just perfect 😊 So many wonderful people came and enjoyed a beautiful June evening in our Garden. The music was Awesome and the food was Great!
From prepping the food to greeting guest yesterday was filled with fun! The neatest reactions came from some of the kids😊 Kids LOVE nature!
Summer is just starting! But it will be gone in the blink of an eye 👁… I hope you can get out and enjoy the Summer season. In fact, let’s all make a point to do just that😊 Times flying by…
“Mine is the Month of Roses; yes, and mine
The Month of Marriages! All pleasant sights
And scents, the fragrance of the blossoming vine,
The foliage of the valleys and the heights.
Mine are the longest days, the loveliest nights;
The mower’s scythe makes music to my ear;
I am the mother of all dear delights;
I am the fairest daughter of the year.”
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Have a GREAT Sunday!
~ Mark Carter
Filed under: Family time, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Lake and Pond, Love, Outdoor Lifestyles | Tags: Day Off, Family time, Good Times, Labor Day, Labor Day Weekend, Summer Time, Time, Time flies, What to do
We are closed this weekend. We are taking time off for the observance of Labor Day. A little time to enjoy with our family & friends. To celebrate with one another! We all need a rest from our labors sometimes. I’m going to take advantage of it! I hope you all do too 😊
See you next Tuesday 👍
Time is flying by! Don’t miss it cause you can’t get it back!
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
“Time is not a river
Nor a ticking clock
Nor an hourglass
We cannot save time
We cannot spend time
We cannot borrow time
We cannot buy time
We cannot cheat time
Time is not a gift
Time is not our friend
Nor our enemy
Time is not on our side
Time is not ours in any sense
Save for the single second
That holds our full attention
Then slips forever beyond grasp”
~ Mary Havran
Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, TN 38305
Ph# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com
Filed under: Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: Carters Nursery, Container Gardening, Container Water Garden, Container Water Gardens, Disappearing fountain, Disappearing Waterfall, Essential Oils, Friday blog, Friday Radio Report, Gardening answers, Nurseryfix, Organic Gardening, Paradise, Pondless Waterfall, Soothing Sounds, Sound Therapy, Summer Nights, Summer Seminar, Summer Time, Water Gardens
I know I say this every week, But, this show is just FUN! It’s always Awesome to hang out with the 180 Crew! Dan & Sea Bass Rock! PLUS – today Laura Lamun was in the house talking about organic foods, essential oils and one of the coolest things I have ever seen – Sonic Sound Therapy! Laura never ceases to amaze with her vast knowledge of herbs, oils, foods and alternative methods of health and healing! She explained a bit about WHAT Sound Healing was today!
Laura showing Dan how “Sonic Sound Therapy” feels. She tried a little on me too – 1 word… AWESOME!
Sound healing is the therapeutic use of sound frequencies on a person, with the intention of bringing them into a state of harmony by balancing the physical, mental, emotional, and/or spiritual aspects of their being. Laura demonstrated Sound Healing on us with her tuning forks and I have to say, it was really cool! What she used is called – Vibration Healing and it’s done by direct contact on the body with several specifically tuned “sound healing instruments” aka; Tuning Forks.
AND we talked about all sorts of things on top of all that! Here’s just a few…
- Crepe myrtle bark scale is real! It’s EVERYWHERE now! We had 2 callers today! Here is a link to more info – https://ag.tennessee.edu/utg/Documents/CMBS_explained.pdf
- Late season gardening chores
- Almost time to start on our Cool Season Crops again 🙂
- Someone asking for info on Koi Health. Please come by the nursery and we can help! 2846 Old Medina Rd. Jackson, TN 38305
- AND about our class tomorrow – “Stay Cool with Container Water Gardens”! Tomorrow at 9am. @ Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio. 2846 Old Medina Rd. Jackson, TN 38305. The class is FREE! Y’all Come! Call for more details at 731-424-2206.
This Saturday we will host the final “Summer Seminar” of the season at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio. The theme is “Water” of course 🙂 Your welcome to come by and take part in the fun and the savings too (20% discount on Container Water Garden materials as well as Aquatic Plants!). Stay Cool with Container Water Gardens! | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee.
Get out and enjoy this Late Summer Weather! This is one of the nicest parts of Summer – Late Summer! Enjoy these cooler nights and warm to hot days while we got em’… Have a GREAT Weekend!
I’m on with the 180 Crew – Dan Reaves & Sea Bass- every Friday from 9-11am. Call in with ALL your gardening and Outdoor Lifestyle questions and lets talk – LIVE at 731-423-8101.
OR, you can TEXT us at 731-277-5155. Or Listen to us LIVE at 101.5 WNWS – FM Talk Radio – on your smart phone using your TuneIn app.!
Have a great weekend! AND – Happy Pondering!
Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, TN 38305
Ph# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com
Filed under: General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Love, Outdoor Lifestyles, Sunday Reflections | Tags: August, Blessings, Homegrown Tomatoes, Summer Time, Sunday, Sunday Inspiration, Sunday Poem, Sunday Reflections, Thankful, Time flies
What a beautiful August morning! Sunday morning = Family breakfast! Fresh melons & sliced tomatoes with eggs and French toast. Perfect Summer Sunday Morning! Blessings overflow… I’m very Thankful for all my Blessings!
Breakfast with lots from the Garden!
August is here! Summer is flying by! I’m going to try to enjoy each day to the fullest! August always flies by for me. It’s here, then it’s gone in a flash…
August also means LOTS of fresh veggies to can and preserve. These are chopped up to make Mamaw Frans Chow Chow.
“August rushes by like desert rainfall,
A flood of frenzied upheaval,
Expected,
But still catching me unprepared.
Like a matchflame
Bursting on the scene,
Heat and haze of crimson sunsets.
Like a dream
Of moon and dark barely recalled,
A moment,
Shadows caught in a blink.
Like a quick kiss;
One wishes for more
But it suddenly turns to leave,
Dragging summer away.”
~ Elizabeth Maua Taylor
Enjoy the day –
~ Mark C.
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WOW! What a show! I have officially started doing the Outdoor/Gardening Segment on “The 180” on Fridays from 9am till 11am.! 2 hours instead of usual 1 hour segment! And it was an AWESOME 1st day! Thanks for all the calls and texts!
LOTS of calls & texts today!
- A question to follow up from a couple weeks ago on Bonsai – What is the most popular plants to use for Bonsai? I thought this was a great question! For an evergreen outdoor plant Juniper is great! Lots to choose from too… I love Procumbens nana! You can do LOTS of things with this one! For an indoor/tropical bonsai here in our area I love Fig, ie; Ficus… You can use a classic ficus house plant of even an edible fig like Brown Turkey.
- It’s getting HOT and dry now – WATER! Don’t let your plants get water stressed!
- LOTS of questions about Crepe Myrtles – Can I cut back? Light trimming only now to be safe!
- My 20 year old Crepe Myrtle isn’t blooming. – Try feeding! Milorganite is good.
- Insects on my Crepe Myrtle. “Look kinda like mealy bugs”. What do I do? This could be Bark Scale? LOTS of info on this online. here’s a quick link – https://ag.tennessee.edu/utg/Documents/CMBS_explained.pdf
- Warm season Zoysia grass that is shade tolerant? Palisades Zoysia is a great shade tolerant lawn grass.
AND the big topic was our upcoming event Saturday, July 14th.! ‘Waterfalls! Get Your Feet Wet!’
MORE INFO-
Our first Summer Seminar of the season will focus on Waterfalls! – Waterfalls on Ponds, Water Gardens & Pondless Waterfalls! Crashing Falls! Cascading Falls… Waterfalls that splash and Waterfalls that flow…
The Beauty and Sound of a Waterfall is an Awesome thing! We are going to Showcase “Waterfalls in YOUR Life” at this Summer Seminar! Saturday, July 14th. 2018
Come learn HOW a Waterfall can change your life at our 1st. Summer Seminar of 2018 –
“Waterfalls! Get your feet WET!”
We will tour the Water Features of Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio and talk Waterfall Design & Placement. We will show you how you can “Tune” your waterfalls to make a pleasing sound and how you can accentuate different sounds in your Streams and Waterfalls. AND – we will Re-design and Re-build a Waterfall during the class! This is going to be FUN! Y’all Come!
Unique Waterfalls await you at this class! Learn more at this informal seminar Saturday, July the 14th. at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN
WHAT: Waterfalls! Get your feet WET! A Summer Seminar by Carters Nursery.
WHEN: Saturday, July 14th. from 9am. till 11am (approximately)
WHERE: Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio 2846 Old Medina Rd. Jackson, Tn. 38305
The class is FREE. Please call ahead and register for this class. For more info Call – Jo or Sandra at 731-424-2206
- There were more texts than I could get to today… There is olny so much time 🙂 BUT, please feel free to send me your questions via E-Mail or on the blog comment option, etc. I will always try to help 🙂
I hope y’all have a GREAT weekend!
I’m on with the 180 Crew – Dan Reaves & Sea Bass- 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.!
Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com
Filed under: Butterfly House, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, water garden | Tags: Friday blog, Friday Radio Report, gardening 101, Gardening answers, Gardening Info, independence day, Pesto, Summer Time, Water Gardening
FUN show today with the “180 Crew” – Dan Reaves and Sea Bass! It’s HOT outside and that was a topic of conversation for sure! Add in the fact it’s also been WET and stormy makes for interesting things in the garden! Including lots of insects, fungal problems, leeching of nutrients from excessive rain, WEEDS! Etc., Etc…
- One lady in particular is having problems with their Zucchini rotting on the vine. I suggested that it’s probably blossom end rot, caused by calcium deficiency. The soil needs lime to be added. It’s not an instant fix to add lime to the soil, but it will help for the future. There are calcium rich foliage sprays that will help too.
- Another caller was asking about a hardy palm for our area – The most popular and hardy Palm I have found for our area is a Windmill Palm. They really add a tropical feel and survive well in our area. Call me for specifics or pricing.
- Another great question was about making Pesto – do I have any advice? I lOVE pesto! And, yes I will give you my opinion. To me the biggie is FRESH, High Quality Ingredients! I also suggested trying an alternative to Pine Nuts… Pistachios! Try it and tell me what you think! Ingredients – 4 cups fresh basil leaves. 1/2 cup shelled, roasted pistachios, 1/2 cup FRESHLY grated Parmesan cheese, 3-5 cloves of garlic, fresh squeezed lemon juice – 1 TBS., 1/2-3/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Pepper and I add 1 dried cayenne pepper! DO NOT – Slap your Momma! Although you may want to after you taste this Pesto! YUM!
- Our new “Roundabout” at Deddrick and Highland St. is still very controversial! I’ll be glad when it’s built and traffic is flowing well again 🙂
- Night Fishing – Yes or No? I say YES!
Summer is HERE! Get out and ENJOY!
Next week is a BIGGIE! Sunday, the 1st. of July marks the half-way point of the year! WOW! Time flies…
AND – Wednesday is the 4th of July! Independence Day! Fireworks and FUN! God Bless America!
Have a safe and happy 4th. of JULY! God Bless America!
Y’all have a great weekend!
PS: Starting next Friday I will be on 2 hours each Friday instead of only 1! TWICE the FUN! Give me a call 🙂
I’m on with the 180 Crew – Dan Reaves & Sea Bass- every Friday from 10-11am 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.!
Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com
