Thank you for enjoying the great flowering season with us here at McAdam Nursery & Garden Center.

Our official closing date is October 31 (after the costume contest). While we are doing our inventory we will be selling plants at 50% off.

Also, we will be selling and delivering bulk material (weather permitting).

Have a safe and happy holiday season!

See you next year!

We will re-open in March if weather permits. Our official re-opening day is April 1st, 2009.

If you have questions or comments please call (708) 771-2299.

COSTUME CONTEST

Friday, October 31, 2008, from 2-3 PM

Come and have fun at our costume contest, and help someone in need .
The entire registration fee will be donated to the food pantry.

RULES:

• Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
• Participants must wear a full costume and all costumes must be appropriate to the general public.
• $1.00 registration fee per person.
• Participants must register to enter the contest by October 30.
• Participants enter the contest at their own risk; McAdam Landscaping Inc. is not responsible for any injuries due to the event.
• In order to win, participants must be present at the garden center at 3 PM, have their registration receipt and their name tag.
• Time of the event: 3 PM to 4 PM.
• Judges may not participate in the event.

First Prize: $100.00
Second Prize: $50.00
Third Prize : $25.00

CATEGORIES TO QUALIFY

Daylight Saving Time began at 2 am on Sunday, March 9, 2008, and ends at 2 am on Sunday, November 2, 2008, so be sure to set your clocks back one hour!

Previously, Daylight Saving Time began in April and ended in October, but this is the second year that it has been extended by four weeks. The Energy Policy Act of 2005, which enacted the extended period, is expected to save 10,000 barrels of oil each day due to reduced use of power by businesses during daylight hours, and by individuals in lighting their homes.

The original concept is attributed to Benjamin Franklin in 1784. In a whimsical letter to a French journal, he said that Parisians could save thousands of francs a year by waking up earlier during the summer because it would prevent them from having to buy so many candles to light the evening hours.

We remember to change our clocks by the phrase "Spring forward, fall back." This is also an excellent reminder to change the batteries in all of our smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. Properly working detectors save thousands of lives each year, especially as during the winter months we enjoy fireplaces, cook and bake for the holidays...and sometimes forget to get rid of that Christmas tree before it's dried out!

What does the term conifer mean?

Answer:
Conifers are a diverse group of plants and trees, ranging from tiny dwarf specimens to the tallest trees known. They produce narrow needle-like foliage instead of leaves and often produce cones or berries.

Most conifers are evergreen--for example, arborvitae cedars, cypress, firs, junipers, pines, redwoods and spruce. But there are some species of deciduous conifers that lose their leaves in the winter, including varieties of larch, dawn redwood and swamp cypress.

Conifer foliage color comes in tones of greens, blues and yellows. Some are variegated and some are a different color in winter and summer.