Welcome everyone to the first issue of K & W Greenery newsletter. We thank you all for signing up; we're very excited about all the information this newsletter will offer.

When you receive K&W's newsletter, you'll get the first glimpse of the latest and greatest in local gardening ideas and news. You'll also be the first to hear about special sales and offers. Remember to visit our guest gardener area to tell us about your gardening news, also.

Winter seems to get longer and longer every year! Well, relief is here. It's time for K&W's spring workshops - just the thing everyone needs this time of year to get motivated for spring. Our workshops are held in the greenhouse every Saturday in March and April at 10 am, and of course they are always FREE!!

March 17th:"Spring into Action." When do I prune my fruit tree? When do I spray it? How about cleaning up my perennials? All these are great questions with all your solutions from our knowledgeable K&W staff. They will tell you when to do what this spring.

March 24th: "Spring Makeover." Does your front porch still say Winter? Let us give it a makeover. Get tips and ideas from Ruth Venable on how to freshen up your front area for the season ahead.

March 31st: "Keeping Your Trees Healthy." There are a lot of myths out there about tree health. This workshop is designed to get you the truth. Randy Ryder from Bayer Environmental Science will be giving you the facts on keeping the trees you love healthy.

April 7th: "Spring Event." This year's spring event will be better than ever. We will have fun and games all day. Stay tuned for more awesome details as Easter gets closer.

April 14th: "Totally Tomatoes." Tomatoes are a staple of any vegetable garden. As we all know, in Wisconsin we need to start early and hope for lots of sun to get them to grow. Bill Williams will give some great advice on growing and even some new varieties you may want to try!

April 21st: "Red Carpet Roses." People who grow roses won't settle for mediocre - they want fabulous. There are many ways to get fabulous roses, from soil to location and even to variety. Come and get all the information you will need for your future fabulous roses.

April 28th: "Thinking Inside the Pot." Container gardening is all the rage, and it's more than just geraniums and spikes. How far can you go? Patty Bailey will push the envelope on your containers this year. Discover the newest tropical trends for all summer blooms in your own signature container.Discover the newest tropical trends for all summer blooms in your own signature container.

This year's spring event will be better than ever. Our family fun event will have games and prizes, petting zoo, the Easter Bunny, and much more the Saturday before Easter, April 7th. Stay tuned for more awesome details as Easter gets closer.

For a beautiful lawn that will make your neighbors green with envy, we recommend the Scotts® Lawn Pro® 4-Step program. Scotts® is offering a rebate of up to $25 with the purchase of the 4-step program. K&W is offering 9 or 18 holes of golf at Coachmens Golf Course with every 4-step purchase while supplies last. Pricing is as follows:

To get a jump on this season's flowers, plants, and veggies, start seeds indoors before transplanting outside. But you don't need to buy a special growing light ... an ordinary fluorescent light fixture works well for growing seedlings. The fluorescent lights (often seen in hardware stores and gardening centers), come in a variety of lengths with two lights per fixture. For growing seedlings, the intensity of the fluorescent lights should consist of one "warm" light and another "cool" light to give off the right amount of light for optimal growing conditions. The light should always be kept two to three inches from the tops of the seedlings and they should be exposed for approximately 15 or more hours a day. For convenience, plug your light into a timer. After four to eight weeks, your plants will be hardy enough to transplant into the newly thawed ground.