A Quick Buzz from Beier's Greenhouse

A Quick Buzz from

Beier's Greenhouse

In This Issue

Guess This Flower

The Edible Landscape

The 5th Dimension

The Beautiful Landscape

The Perennial Landscape

The Herbal Landscape

Recipe of the Week

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The temperature right now in Corpus Christi, Texas is 91 degrees. Looks like they're having a cool summer, too!

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Every Wednesday: Garden Design Day!

We've set aside Wednesdays just to answer your garden design questions. Bring in your photos and measurements and we'll help you plan from there.

These consultations are free! Please call (218) 326-5357 to set up an appointment.

"Beautiful Garden Contest" Deadline is now August 1

The entries are rolling in after a cool start this spring. Snap your photos even if your garden isn't "perfectly" in bloom! Remember, we accept entries for veggie gardens, too.

Enter the 2nd Annual Beautiful Garden Contest before August 1, 2009. Email digital photos to beiersgreenhouse@beiersgreenhouse.com OR drop off photos at the greenhouse anytime. Good luck! First prize is a $100 gift card from Beier's!

The Edible Landscape

Squash Growing Tips and Tricks

Whether you choose to grow summer or winter squash, these tips and tricks will help you increase harvests and reduce frustration.

Read the full article by clicking here

The 5th Dimension

Everything else you need to know about successful gardening

Choosing the Right Grill

Entire encyclopedias have been written about choosing the right grill. Here's a slightly shorter article that will get you started in the right direction.

Click here to read some tips for choosing just the right grill

The Beautiful Landscape

Geranium Diseases

You would be surprised at the behind-the-scenes work greenhouse folk go through to bring you clean, disease free geraniums. Whew! Almost as much as doctors!

Click here to read about just a few geranium diseases and how to prevent them

The Perennial Landscape

Asters: Buy them now for your fall color

Asters (sometimes known as star flowers) bloom in the late summer and fall, long after more tender flowers are finished for the season.

Come down to Beier's this week and pick up your asters to transplant! It's the perfect time.

Click here to read all about how to grow Asters for best success

The Herbal Landscape

Growing Rosemary

Rosemary is a perennial herb, so grow it in a pot you can set outside in the summer and bring in when fall comes. It will last for years with the proper care.

Click here to read about starting rosemary from seeds or cuttings, and for a fabulous recipe

To purchase bulk dried herbs including several kinds of herbal tea blends, check the Quick Links box above.

3-Minute Pasta Sauce
Serves 4

1 pound cooked pasta
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
10 whole fresh sage leaves
Hot water from cooking the pasta
Black pepper to taste
1 cup parmesean cheese

Melt butter in a large pan over medium heat. Add the sage leaves and heat until sizzling gently. Reduce heat if the butter begins to smoke or brown. Toast the sage leaves for about 1 minute.

Ladle 1 cup of pasta cooking water into the pan. Simmer briskly for about 2 minutes to reduce by half.

Add pasta to sauce and toss. Add cheese just before serving.

Recipe courtesy of Beier's Greenhouse. Adapted from Lidia's Family Table by Lidia Bastianich. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.

July 12, 2009

Thank you for your time! We appreciate our customers so much. Feel free to email anytime, for any reason!

Have a wonderful week,

Bonnie and the whole Beier's Greenhouse Team
beiersgreenhouse@beiersgreenhouse.com

Free Herb!!

This one was so popular we are offering it again this week!

Free select herbs in the 4 1/2 inch pot. Please ask which herbs are on special with this coupon! Good with purchase of $15 or more.

You must bring this coupon with you. No double discounts. Limit 1 free 4 1/2 inch pot herb with purchase of $15 or more.

You must make a purchase of $15 or more to receive the free herb in a 4 1/2 inch pot. Please ask if you are confused. No double discounts.

Offer Expires: July 18, 2009