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Greetings!
A little rain is good for the gardens... Not so good for graduation parties, right? This week at Beier's we've got the famous "draw your discount" promotion June 6-7 and 9-12! This is fun, folks. Your discount is in your hands--up to 33 percent off all plants, veggies, perennials, trees and shrubs. On Tuesday, June 8, all plants and trees are 30 percent off all day (no double discounts, please). Our gorgeous hanging baskets and bags are blooming too, and this week buy two get one free.
Today's coupon is $4 off Tomaccio patio tomatoes. They're four feet tall and are setting fruit! You can't find a better deal. Leave them in their deck pots for easy growing all summer long. Take some home this week and you'll be eating tomatoes before you know it!
Finally, on Saturday, June 12, Ken from Bailey's Nursery will be available for questions from 10 a.m. to noon, so drop in to find out everything you need to know. We're also celebrating by giving you 25 percent off all trees and shrubs. This special is good all day! Check out Beier's Newspaper Ad for this week for complete details.
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Announcements
Upcoming Class Schedule (click here)
This Week's Newspaper Ad (click here)
Trees, Trees, Trees! with
Ken
June 12, Saturday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Ken
from Bailey's will park himself at Beier's to answer all your questions
about trees and shrubs. He'll demonstrate correct pruning techniques and
talk about deer deterrents and pest control. Ken has been in the
nursery business for 20+ years and knows all the varieties of apple and
fruit trees we can grow in Northern Minnesota, plus a few surprises!
Drop in between 10 a.m. and noon; no reservation needed. Receive
25 percent off a tree or shrub good all day on June 12. Optional lunch
with free-will donation to Honduras Mission trip includes hot dogs,
brats, chips and root beer floats.
Enter
the 3rd Annual Beautiful Garden Contest
Deadline July 15, 2010
The Beautiful Garden Contest is a big hit and has GREAT prizes!
Drop off a photo montage or email digital photos to
beiersgreenhouse@beiersgreenhouse.com. First Prize $100 Beier's gift
certificate; Second Prize $50 Beier's gift certificate; Third Prize $25
Beier's gift certificate. Deadline is July 15, 2010. You vote for the
winners and we'll all celebrate beautiful gardens! |
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 The Beautiful Landscape
Accent Grasses for Containers and Landscape Beds
Hort Couture Pennisetum "Fireworks" is only one new grass we have this year!  |
Ornamental grasses are a must to complete the look of your containers and landscape beds. The bright spray of green, red, or bronze gives the eye a calming place to rest and adds height to lower growing blooms spreading underneath.
Click over to the Beier's Greenhouse website to read about using fountain grasses, spikes, and colored grasses in your container gardens or perennial landscape beds.
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The 5th Dimension
Brandywine Tomatoes: Get the Most From This Heirloom Variety
Yep, they're all ripe!  |
Have you heard the buzz about heirloom tomato varieties? Click over to the Beier's Greenhouse website for simple tips to make growing Brandywine tomatoes a straightforward proposition.
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The Perennial Landscape
Plants for the Fall Blooming Garden
When most flowers have faded, fall bloomers are just getting started  |
Which flowers like to bloom in the fall? Click over to the Beier's website for a quick overview of fall-blooming perennials that are hardy in our harsh, Northern Minnesota zone. Asters, chelone, chrysanthemums, the lovely Joe Pye weed, heliopsis, and of course sedums all bloom later in the season. Plan now for fall color!
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The Edible Landscape
Cheap Mulch Ideas for the Veggie Garden
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Spend your money on more plants, not more mulch. Here are a few cheap mulch ideas to keep your vegetable garden happy. - Recycled newspaper or cardboard. Plain black and white newsprint is the best. Avoid colored or glossy paper. Spread sheets several layers thick between rows to reduce soil compaction and weeds and to retain moisture. Till this mulch right into the garden in the fall.
- Free compost. The city of Grand Rapids has a wonderful composting station just off River Road as you're heading south. Look for the large black pile of dirt on the left-hand side (the river side). Better get it while it's still there--it goes fast once spring hits.
- Sawdust. Call local lumberyards that plane their own boards and ask if you can take a load of sawdust. This is good mulch for a year or two, but sawdust can create a nitrogen shock so be sure to fertilize your veggie garden if you use a lot. Again, till into the soil in the fall.
- Leaves and lawn clippings. Both leaves and lawn clippings are good mulch if handled properly. Allow lawn clippings to dry and spread thinly over the whole garden. Never apply lawn clippings that have herbicides on them! Shred leaves to reduce the possibility of forming a waterproof crust over the soil. It's best to compost leaves and lawn clippings before applying as mulch, but in a pinch they can be applied pre-composting.
- Black plastic is OK in the spring to suppress weeds, but it waterproofs the soil and cuts oxygen so don't use it as regular mulch.
- Straw. Clean, weed-free straw makes good mulch for vegetable gardens. Spread no thicker than one inch deep after your plants are well-established. Use between rows to suppress weeds and reduce compaction. Don't use hay--you'll regret it because your garden will turn into a pasture.
Click here to read an excellent article from the University of Minnesota outlining different types of mulches and their advantages and disadvantages.
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Upcoming Class and Workshop Schedule
Trees, Trees, Trees! with Ken
June 12, Saturday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Ken from Bailey's will park himself at Beier's to answer all your questions about trees and shrubs. He'll demonstrate correct pruning techniques and talk about deer deterrents and pest control. Ken has been in the nursery business for 20+ years and knows all the varieties of apple and fruit trees we can grow in Northern Minnesota, plus a few surprises! Drop in between 10 a.m. and noon; no reservation needed. You may receive 25 percent off a tree or shrub good only on June 12. Optional lunch with free-will donation to Honduras Mission trip includes hot dogs, brats, chips and root beer floats. Enter the 3rd Annual Beautiful Garden Contest
Deadline July 15, 2010 The Beautiful Garden Contest is a big hit and has GREAT prizes! Drop off a photo montage or email digital photos to beiersgreenhouse@beiersgreenhouse.com. First Prize $100 Beier's gift certificate; Second Prize $50 Beier's gift certificate; Third Prize $25 Beier's gift certificate. Deadline is July 15, 2010. You vote for the winners and we'll all celebrate beautiful gardens! Honduras Mission Trip: Giving Back to the WorldBonnie and Blake traveled to Honduras last winter to build much-needed housing for our friends in Central America. This season Beier's will host special lunches during many of our seminars, asking for a free-will donation to this worthwhile project. View a lovely video about 2009's mission trip by clicking here.Please call to preregister for our seminars. Information subject to change, so keep an eye on this column for the latest info. Optional lunches are always a free-will donation to the Honduras Mission trip. |
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 Beier's Planting Parties
We made a fun little Planting Party Invitation!
Check this out: We made a fun SmileBox video Planting Party Invitation! Just click here to view this quick video!
Planting Parties: Reservation Only
Wednesday mornings OR Thursday evenings Here's something you'll find no place else! Planting Parties! You'll learn everything about container gardens with exclusive attention from Beier's experts. Call to reserve a Planting Party for your group of 8-16 people. Reservation only, please. Planting parties are great for any occasion: birthdays, anniversaries, clubs, wedding showers, baby showers, or just for a girls' night out. Free idea book and information to take home, and a guided tour of our ever-expanding greenhouse. Cost is $7 per participant (includes soil for your container only; you choose your plants and bring your own container or shop our selection). Refreshments included. Free registration and bonus gift for the hostess. Choose between Wednesday mornings 9:30-11:30 a.m. or Thursday evenings 6-8 p.m. and call NOW to reserve your spot. Pampered Planting Parties
Reservation Only For a few dollars more you can host a pampered planting party for your group. The Sweet Dream Party includes chocolates and coffee for $10 per guest, and the Ultimate Dream Party includes fondue fun for $15 per guest. Surprise gifts and valuable coupons in addition to the usual planting party activities! Pampered Planting Parties are reservation only; please call for more details. Schedule a Kids Club Planting Party!Reserve time with Beier's Greenhouse to host your own exclusive Kids Club Planting Party! For groups of 10 or more kids and two adults, must call to reserve your own special date. Kids 12 and under, for Girl Scouts, 4H, birthdays, or just a great play date. Plant container gardens or hanging baskets and learn all about growing things. Choose a Spaghetti Pot, Edible Flower Pot, Sunflower Pot, Tomato Lovers Pot, or Flower Lovers Pot. Cost is $5 per child, treats included, plants extra. Get a greenhouse tour and help your little sprouts get started with gardening! |
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Today's Recipe
Spaghetti al Tonno
Serves 4
1 7-ounce can of tuna, drained
2.25 ounces anchovies, drained
1 cup olive oil
1 cup roughly chopped parsley
2/3 cup lowfat cream cheese or ricotta cheese
1 pound dried spaghetti
2 tablespoons butter
black olives to garnish
Place tuna and anchovies in blender with parsley and olive oil. Process until a smooth sauce is formed. Add cream cheese or ricotta cheese and blend a few more seconds.
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and return to the pan over low heat. Add butter and toss well until butter is melted and pasta is thoroughly coated. Pour in the sauce and heat through quickly. Place on plates and garnish with black olives, if desired.
Recipe courtesy Beier's Greenhouse. Adapted from Easy Meals: Pasta. East Sussex, United Kingdom: Parragon Publishing, 2002.
June 6, 2010
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Thank you for your time! We appreciate our customers so much. Feel free to email any time, for any reason!
Have a wonderful week, Bonnie and the whole Beier's Greenhouse team
www.beiersgreenhouse.com
beiersgreenhouse@beiersgreenhouse.com
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$4 off Tomaccio Tomatoes
These savings are not available
to the general public. Have your friends sign up to receive our newsletter!
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PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME AND THE DATE HERE:
This coupon is good for $4 off Tomaccio tomatoes in 12 inch deck pots. Limit 3 plants with coupon. No double discounts, please.
Offer good ONLY for the person who owns the email printed on this coupon. Present coupon at checkout. Please ask a Beier's associate if you are confused.
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