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A quick buzz...
Greetings from Bonnie and all of us at Beier's. You can feel spring in the air... it's almost here.
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NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS! With the season just underway, we are looking for entergetic, hard working and friendly people to join our staff. Tell your friends and fellow gardeners about this great seasonal posistion. Basic plant knowlege and retail experience will be very helpful. You will learn as we grow together. To apply, either stop in to get an application or print one from our website. Bring completed applications to Beier's Greenhouse. If we feel you are a candidate we will call you for an interview. No phone calls please.
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With spring so close you can taste it, now's the right time to treat your friends and loved ones to a little more optimism with a Beier's Gift Certificate.Available in any amount, Beier's Gift Certificates can be used on any plant or product in the greenhouse. They're easy to get--just click on this link to order as many as you like. Pay securely and easily through PayPal, and your gift certficates will be dropped in the mail to you or to your friend.Spring Gift Certificates from Beier's GreenhouseStart the season off right--and drop in soon to visit us!
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Roses Are Red...
Pruning your rose bushes for best results
Last winter we had a couple of newsletters about choosing and planting rose bushes. If you missed those newsletters, or would like to see the information again, just drop an email to us and we'll forward those right out to you.
Pruning rose bushes takes a little time and care, but you don't have to fuss with them constantly. Just try out these tips and you'll be on your way to the most beautiful roses possible this season.
Deadheading
"Deadheading" simply means removing spent flowers from any plant. Remove spent roses to encourage rebloom. If you don't remove the spent flowers, the shrub will form "hips" instead of sending out a new bud.
Now, rose hips are the best source of Vitamin C on the planet, but if you're not interested in collecting them for their herbal qualities, deadhead after the first bloom.
Hybrid tea roses and floribundas should be deadheaded all the way back to the first outward facing leaf with five leaflets. Deadheading back to a leaf with fewer leaflets can result in growth that doesn't produce new flowers.
For other hardy, repeat-flowering roses, deadhead back to the bract beneath the flower. Watch to see if new flowers are produced on the wood. If they aren't, prune back to the first leaf, and watch it again. Keep pruning until new flowering wood is achieved, then remember what your rose bush liked so you can deadhead it properly again next year.
Don't deadhead after August 1st. The rose will then form hips, which signals it to get ready for winter.
Pruning After Winter Dieback
Mulch is a must for rose survival through our harsh winters. Next fall before the snow arrives, heap straw and fallen leaves over your rose bushes and cover with chicken wire or a canvas.
Even if you mulched carefully, there will probably still be some winter dieback. Prune away any injured wood as soon as temperatures are above 40 at night. Keep pruning until you reach fresh wood, because it's better for the plant in the end.
Pruning for Best Shape and New Growth
You can prune your rose bush anytime, but a once-a-year prune in the spring keeps it looking good throughout the season and makes less work for you in the end.
- Remove any injured wood from winter dieback.
- Remove weak or spindly canes from all around the bush.
- Remove up to 1/3 of the canes from the interior of the bush to improve air circulation and growth.
- Remove any old canes that didn't flower so well last year.
- Now, stand back and look at your rosebush. You'll be able to "see" how it will look later in the season, with a little imagination. Prune away any tips that look out of place, and any canes growing off in the wrong direction.
Pruning Your New Transplant
If you'd like more info on transplanting rose bushes for best success, drop an email to us and request "Newsletter From December 28, 2008."
If it's a little tall, prune your new transplant back to a height of 6 to 8 inches. This causes the plant to break buds toward the base, and encourages fewer and stronger canes for a denser form.
Watch a Video on Pruning Roses
Come down to Beier's to find the top-quality roses you need. Start out right, and you'll have less work to do in the end!
If you ever have any questions, always feel free to email us at beiersgreenhouse@beiersgreenhouse.com. |
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| Cipolle Ripiene
Stuffed Onions
Serves 16 as an appetizer
8 large red onions (the size of a small orange)
1/2 pound fresh pork sausage
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon raisins
1 tablespoon pine nuts (walnuts may be substituted)
2 amaretti biscuits, crumbled
1 tablespoon parmesan cheese
pinch of nutmeg
pinch of cinnamon
salt and pepper
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Peel the onions. Cook them in lightly salted boiling water for 10 minutes and then drain.
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, add the sausage meat and fry until browned. Cool, then mix in breadcrumbs, beaten egg, raisins, nuts, crumbled biscuits, cheese, nutmeg and cinnamon. Salt and pepper to taste.
Cut off the top of each onion and remove the center with a spoon to make a container. Fill them with stuffing and bake for 20-25 minutes. They may be served hot or cold.
Recipe courtesy of Beier's Greenhouse. Adapted from Anitpasti by Antonio and Priscilla Carluccio. Copyright 1999 by Carluccio's Partnership. Quadrille Press: London.
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March 29, 2009
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Sincerely,
Bonnie and the whole Beier's Greenhouse team |
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