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Greetings!
In celebration of Independence Day, Beier's is all red, white, and blue this week! Decorate your 4th of July parties in one step with custom container gardens designed just for this holiday. It's the height of the season and our plants are thriving, ready to find new homes and make your life beautiful.
Our regular store hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and we WILL BE open special hours on Sunday, July 4th, folks! If the kids and relatives get a little bored with activities, bring them to Beier's between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. It's so much fun to see the thousands of blooming plants, and don't forget to check our square foot garden...there might be peas for you to pick.
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Announcements
This Week's Newspaper Ad (click here)
Beier's Ad Specials June 27-July 3
The Red, White and Blue sale is on! This week, almost everything is on special... - Trees, shrubs, perennials, and hanging baskets 40 percent off
- Annuals and potted plants in 4-6 inch pots 50 percent off
- Geraniums 50 percent off
- Remaining veggie starters 70 percent off
PLUS, don't miss our two special bonus days! We're celebrating 54 wonderful years in business Tuesday, June 29 and Thursday, July 1 by offering 54 percent off across the board on annuals and hanging baskets and selected trees, shrubs, and perennials. Thank you for your support--more than half a century strong!
Don't forget our special coupons (just for email newsletter customers) at the bottom of this email. Patented zonal geraniums, all colors in 4 1/2 inch and 5 1/2 pots are buy 2 get 3 free with this coupon! Plus, you can choose a free 4 inch pepper OR a free 4 1/2 inch tomato pot (or get both!).
It's Time to Start Snapping Those Photos, Folks!
Enter the 3rd Annual Beautiful Garden Contest Deadline July 15, 2010
First Place Winner Stephanie Stevens Garden |
Proud gardeners around the Northland: Show us your gardens! Last year the competition was tight and customer votes for the three winners were close. Of more than 40 entrants, Stephanie Stevens took 1st place, Nita Locken took 2nd, and Betty Brandt took 3rd place. The year before, Nancy Wheeler came away with 1st prize followed by Janet Christensen with 2nd and Mia Stockey with 3rd. So many beautiful gardens ... we're so glad everyone shared their photos.
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
Pruning Hanging Baskets
Photo courtesy of Cindy Hendrickson, friend of Beier's Greenhouse  |
Keep those baskets looking beautiful all summer with a little snip, snip! Jump over to the newly-redesigned Beier's Greenhouse website to read 10 quick tips (plus a surprising bonus tip) on how to keep your hanging baskets in full bloom.
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The Herbal Landscape
11 Essential Cooking Herbs
Here's a cute idea for an herb container garden  |
What are the 11 essential cooking herbs every gardener should grow? Click through to the Beier's website to find the list, including great suggestions on how to use these delicious plants in your everyday cooking. The article includes tips for beginning herb gardeners. This week at Beier's, Monrovia herbs in clay pots are 50 percent off! No need to transplant these, folks. Keep them right in their pots on the deck and bring them inside when fall time rolls around. |
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The Perennial Landscape
Growing Tree Peonies: Easy Care with Big Rewards
Close-up shot of the Kinkaku golden peony  |
Ahh, the tree peony, elegant queen of the garden. Tree peonies create giant blooms in an array of shocking colors, making them the centerpiece of color-themed cottage gardens or the foundation element in more formal French-style gardens. Once you introduce these beauties to your perennial beds, you'll wonder why you waited so long to bring them home.
Keep in mind that shrub peonies are long-lived plants and with a little care produce blooms for a century or more. Click on over to the Beier's website for tree peony tips! And drop us an email with photos of your peonies in bloom, if you've got 'em.
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The Edible Landscape
Planting Vegetables in Mid-Summer for Fall Harvest
Kohlrabi could be a late-season veggie in your garden  |
After harvesting early-maturing vegetables such as salad greens, radishes, peas and spinach, gardeners can plant other crops in midsummer for fall harvest. Some root crops, greens and other vegetables can be successfully grown from late June, July or even August plantings. Some vegetables will tolerate a fair amount of frost and keep growing even when temperatures are in the low forties. Others can't tolerate frost and stop growing in cool weather. Many of the cold-tolerant vegetables actually have better quality when grown in cool weather; it's said that the frost "sweetens" them.
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The 5th Dimension
Do You Know What's In Your Dirt?
Get down and dirty with your dirt by testing your soil  |
Soil testing is essential to good gardening practices. How else will you know how much and what kind of amendments to add? We found a wonderful article from Organic Gardening that delves into the details of pH, nutrients, and the affects of adding specific fertilizers to your soil. You'll also learn how to interpret home-test results, which isn't as easy as it sounds.
Click here to read the Organic Gardening article on soil testing.
Did you know Beier's Greenhouse makes soil? We use it to pot up our fabulous flowers, and this season we're offering smaller bags for sale to our customers. The annual soil mix contains 50 percent grower's peat, 30 percent rice hulls, and 20 percent composted pine bark plus hydrated lime for pH and Epsom salt for proper nutrition. The perennial soil mix for perennials, trees and shrubs contains 50 percent composted pine bark, 30 percent grower's peat, 20 percent rice hulls, and a little sand for weight, plus hydrated lime and Epsom salt. These time-tested soil mixes are absolutely knockout for amending beds and growing container gardens. Pick up a few bags and make life easy.
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Beier's Perennial Party
 Tuesday July 13th Starting at 10:00am
Jessie's Best Perennial Picks
10:00-10:30am, 1:00-1:30pm, 3:00-3:30pm, 5:00-5:30pm
Pruning Tips for your Perennials 10:45am
"Go Green" with Your Own Rain Barrel 11:30am
Lunch "Hot Dogs and Orange Crush" 11:30am-12:30pm
Rock & Fairy Gardens 1:45pm
Come Join in The Fun all Day.
Pre-Register by email or Call 218-326-5357
View our Perennial Party Flyers for more information. The flyers are linked to our NEW blog. Check it out for the most current happenings at Beier's Greenhouse. |
Beier's Planting Parties
Hey, friends! It might be time to give your container gardens a little "makeover." If your planters are looking a little foggy because of all the rain we've had lately, call to set an appointment and bring your current deck planters in for stellar personalized advice and a few new additions.
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.
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!
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
Fresh Mint Chutney
Makes 2/3 cup
1 cup fresh peppermint or other mint leaves
1/4 large onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
5 tablespoons cold water
2 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (or to taste)
Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Process to a coarse puree, scraping down the sides of the bowl frequently. Cover and refrigerate, but do not keep for more than 1 day.
If you are using flavored mint leaves such as chocolate, orange, apple, etc., leave out the onion and ground red pepper. Substitute orange juice if using chocolate or orange mint, or apple juice if using apple mint. Experiment to find the right flavor balance.
Recipe courtesy Beier's Greenhouse. Adapted from Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, and Ethan Becker. New York: Scribner, 1997.
June 27, 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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Free Pepper Plant OR Free Tomato Plant
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PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME AND THE DATE HERE:
This coupon is good for ONE free pepper in a 4 inch pot OR ONE free tomato in a 4 1/2 inch pot. Limit one free plant of each kind, but you may choose one of each if you like. 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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Patented Zonal Geraniums Buy 2 Get 3 Free
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PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME AND THE DATE HERE:
This coupon is good for buy 2 zonal geraniums get 3 free. Mix and match colors OK. Geraniums in 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 inch pots only. Limit 12 Free Plants. 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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