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The Edible Landscape
The Beautiful Landscape
The Perennial Landscape
The Herbal Landscape
Classes and Learning
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Patio Fiesta Cilantro
patio fiesta cilantro
Cilantro is best when fresh! Decorative plants for containers grown on decks, patios. Ideal plants for apartment gardens. Plants are slow bolting and provide a long harvest of finely cut foliage used in salads and salsas. Place containers in bright light but not full sun. Feed every week with a well-balanced plant food. Harvest older leaves as they reach desired size.

Unique and exclusive to Beier's Greenhouse, Garden Leaders are your key to Edible Landscape success.

Name This Flower Contest
mystery flower
Drop us an email naming this flower for a chance to win a special $5 coupon!

Congrats to J.H., last week's winner. If you didn't win, guess this one for another chance!


Winner chosen among all entrants. Only a few small restrictions apply.

 
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Announcements

Employment Applications Available Online

We're almost fully-staffed but have room for a few more of you. Would you like to have a seasonal job in a colorful, fun environment, with colorful, fun people? Apply today!

Download an application here:

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We're Seriously Thinking About Opening the Doors...

But the plants are so little! Grow, babies, grow...

If the weather holds out, we may be open in two weeks. Maybe! Keep your fingers crossed, and hope for sunshine!

The Edible Landscape
rhubarb pie
Mmmm. Rhubarb Pie

Rhubarb is just about the easiest fruit plant to grow in Northern Minnesota. Put it in the ground and forget about it for a generation--it still comes up every year and the tender spring stalks still make delicious desserts.

Here's everything you should know about transplanting rhubarb into the right spot so it keeps on growing for years to come.

Prepping, transplanting, food and water needs, continuing care and harvesting of rhubarb

The Beautiful Landscape
red geraniums

Outdoor and Indoor Geranium Culture

Let's continue the discussion on geraniums! Can't get enough of this awesome plant. You should see all the babies we've got growing up at the greenhouse!

To read an awesome article about Geraniums, straight from the University of Minnesota Extension Service experts, click here:

Outdoor-Indoor Geranium Culture

The Perennial Landscape
hosta pic
Hosta Happiness

Hostas love shade. Not cold, dark, murky shade, but a nice spot on the northeast corner of the house or in a small wood, someplace that gets dappled light all day long. In general, the more green on the leaf, the less sun it requires; the more yellow or white, the more sun it requires.

These low maintenance perennials grow from two inches high to three feet high and spread from one to five feet around, so there's plenty to choose from when designing your hosta garden.

Hosta flowers are, for the most part ...

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The Herbal Landscape
rosemary pic
Homemade Shampoo


We're always on the lookout for ways to use herbs. A great project for grandma and granddaughter (or any friends, for that matter) is brewing up a nice batch of homemade shampoo, just for fun.


Once you have the basic recipe down, you can experiment endlessly with different scents for different moods. Folks who are allergic to chemical-laden shampoo can find relief!

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To purchase bulk dried rosemary, sage, nettles and lavender or any of the other herbs mentioned in the article, check the Quick Links box above.
The 5th Dimension
cocoa mulch pic Everything else you need to know about successful gardening

Cocoa Bean Mulch

Cocoa shells contain protein and other beneficial elements, unlike other mulches such as pine bark, pine needles or cypress chips. The protein helps break down the shells into humus, which in turn stimulates the production of healthy soil bacteria.

In addition to the nutritional benefits attributed to cocoa shell mulch ...

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Classes and Learning

Upcoming Classes


We can't wait to open the greenhouse! But, it will be a few weeks yet. Once we're officially open, we'll be holding lots of classes and seminars again this year.

May 2: Proven Winners Seminar with Carrie Larson

We've got Carrie scheduled for May 2 this year, so if nothing bad happens (like another snow storm) you can attend her informative, interactive seminar on all the Proven Winners available at Beier's Greenhouse.

Last year both sessions were packed, and we expect Carrie will be just as popular this year. Reserve your seat by calling the greenhouse at (218) 326-5357 and leaving a message.

$5 admission fee, snack provided

More definite info on times and sessions will be coming in the next newsletter, so stay tuned!

Plan Your Own "Planting Party"

Reserve an exclusive consultation for you and up to nine friends with one of our container gardening experts. Our Beier's expert walks you through the process of planting an ideal container garden that will grace your life with color all summer long.

If you attended our "Plant With the Staff" seminar last year, you know we had forty people show up and it took a long time to get all the containers planted. This year, don't wait in line--reserve an exclusive time with our expert, and bring along a few friends.

Bonus: As the host of a Planting Party, you get a special Gift Certificate as thanks!

$5 admission fee, snack provided. Bring your own container or browse our awesome selection.

If you're interested in this awesome opportunity, please drop an email to us with the subject line, "Planting Party Info" and we'll start reserving spots in May and June just for you.
My Grandmother's Rhubarb Pie
Makes one 9-inch pie


1 3/4 to 2 pounds rhubarb stalks
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
Grated zest of one lime (or use lemon)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon aniseed
a few drops of red food coloring
2 tablespoons cold butter
Top and bottom pastry crust from your favorite recipe


Prepare the pastry as your recipe directs. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Cut rhubarb stalks into 1-inch pieces. You should have about five cups. Combine with sugar, cornstarch, lime zest, and aniseed. Stir well and let sit for half an hour, stirring occasionally.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Line pie plate with bottom crust. Pour rhubarb mixture into plate. Cut the butter into small pieces and dot the fruit. Top with top crust, crimp the edges well, and cut steam vents. Brush crust with a little milk so it browns nicely. Sprinkle with sugar to make it pretty.

Bake for 30 minutes. Slip a baking sheet underneath, reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees, and continue to bake 25 to 35 minutes longer.

Remove from oven and cool on a rack. Eat immediately while it's just a touch warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Recipe courtesy of Beier's Greenhouse. Taken from a tattered, stained recipe card handwritten by Evelyn Amelia Mildred Shultz Waite (1907-2002).

April 12, 2009

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Have a wonderful week,

Bonnie and the whole Beier's Greenhouse Team
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