Have Your Trees and Shrubs Planted for FREE!

Take advantage of our FREE planting service and provide shade to a deck with Japanese Maples

Majestic trees and big, beautiful shrubs can add tons of appeal to your landscape, but planting established nursery items can be daunting. Take the hassles out of planting by taking advantage of FREE planting services from Estabrook's.

Simply purchase any plant priced $150 or more (limit of 5) from us before July 27th and Tim Walsh, our Plan Before You Plant designer, will plant them for you free of charge.

The planting area will be the same as our delivery area, and Tim will arrange for DIG-SAFE to visit your home to make sure the plantings doesn't disrupt any existing structures or utilities. After your DIG-SAFE visit (usually no more than 3 business days), your plants will be in the ground within 7 days.

No truck? No problem! We offer delivery throughout Southern Maine.

Planting Ideas

Not sure where to place your new trees and shrubs? How about showcasing them in a new island bed? We'll do the heavy lifting and then you can fill in around with fabulous plants.

Island beds are freestanding beds, usually surrounded by lawn. By installing an island bed you can take a bare, uninteresting area and turn it into an attractive, eye-catching landscape feature. Use island beds to create a focal point, screen unattractive features, create privacy and reduce noise and lawn size.

Don't Skimp on Size

Island beds need to be large enough to accommodate your plants' growth in the coming years (look for this information on the plant tag or in our online plant catalog). If you are planning on putting trees and shrubs in your island bed, design a bed that is at least 8 feet wide. This width allows you to maintain your bed easily from the edge. If you design a wider bed, leave room for stepping stones to access your bed to weed and groom.

Create a Pleasing Shape

The shape is best determined by the area you have to work within. In general, a gently curving line is best. Curves are not only calming, but also make mowing and edging easier. To help create your shape, lay a garden hose on the ground to represent the future shape of your bed. Arrange and adjust the hose until you like the shape.

Select Plants That Fit Your Conditions

One of the great advantages of island beds is that you can easily group plants that require the same growing conditions together. For example, a bed located in a front yard that is hot and dry with full sun needs plants that thrive in those conditions: some Maples, Hawthorn, White Pine, Juniper, Quince, Potentilla, Sand Cherry or Bayberry to name a few.

If perennials interest you, there are many choices that thrive in hot, dry conditions. Although a plant might thrive in dry conditions, all plants must be watered while getting established.

Island beds are a great, manageable way to add interest and beauty to your yard. Coupled with our free planting services, now is a great time to upgrade your landscape.

Enjoy a Summer Garden Getaway

Meet gardening expert, author and Today Show contributor P. Allen Smith

Don't let high gas prices spoil your summer fun. Board the bus and join Estabrook's for a fun, low-cost summer trip to Pleasant View Gardens in Loudon, New Hampshire for P. Allen Smith Day on Friday, August 8th!

You'll see how your favorite Proven Winner plants are grown from the start in high-tech greenhouses and then attend a guest lecture by gardening expert, author and Today Show contributor P. Allen Smith, highlighting his favorite plants and techniques.

Registration for the all-day trip is just $25 and includes the following:

• Round-trip bus transportation from Yarmouth to Loudon
• Guest lecture by gardening expert P. Allen Smith
• Tour of the Proven Winners Display Garden, which includes more than 500 varieties of annuals, perennials and shrubs
• Preview of the 2009 Proven Winners plants and P. Allen Smith's Hot 25 plants
• A copy of Proven Winners' 2008 Gardener's Idea Book
• Continental breakfast and lunch
• P. Allen Smith book signing

Space is limited, so register online or give us a call at 207-846-4398 to reserve your spot.