Dear Friends,
 

       Happy St Patrick's Day!! It was a fantastic weekend for celebrating...now turn your thoughts to SPRING and your lawn and gardens!! We have trucks showing up this week... and plants including cool season flowers and vegetables are filling up the greenhouses.

       Deep root feed your winter stressed trees, shrubs and perennials, AND put down that crabgrass preventer plus fertilizer application now. We are here to help, and now open 7 days a week. Current hours are Monday - Saturday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Stop by and visit us for all you spring lawn care and gardening needs!

Sandi

Reminders for March

Spray Fruit Trees With Dormant Oil

If your fruit trees or other deciduous trees had pest problems last year, plan to spray them with dormant oil. Temperatures must be above 40 degrees without a chance of rain or a drop below freezing in 24 hours. Also, wait for a calm day to avoid drift.

Plant Trees at the Right Depth

When planting trees and shrubs in spring, be sure you know how deeply to plant them. Either set the plant at the same level it was planted in the nursery or raise it slightly. Taper the soil away from the trunk to ground level, and cover with organic mulch.

Plant Cole Crops in the Garden

Hardened transplants of broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, onions, shallots, and chives can all be moved out into the garden when the temperatures stay above 50 degrees. Cool-season vegetables to start from seed at the same time include beets, carrots, radishes, chard, lettuce, spinach, and kale.

Start Warm-Weather Seeds Now

Start seeds of summer annuals and vegetables about six weeks before your last frost date. Use sterile potting mix and start them under lights or in a heated cold frame. Transplant them once before beginning to harden them off for the garden. Move them into the garden when the danger of frost has passed.

Fertilize and Re-pot Houseplants

Houseplants are ready to begin growth so re-pot those that have outgrown their pots or are pot-bound. Fertilize most houseplants around the beginning of April, May, and June with a general-purpose houseplant fertilizer. Stop feeding foliage plants after that, but continue feeding blooming plants through the summer.

Window Herb Garden Make-N-Take

Saturday, March 21 at 10:00 am

       Fresh herbs add flavor and nutrition to your favorite recipes. Make a Window Herb Garden to take home and grow herbs in a windowsill to have them handy for cooking. ($20.00 supply fee).   

Please call to RSVP at 636-239-6729.

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Easter Bunny Lunch

Saturday, March 28 from 11:00 am to 1:00

       Come enjoy Lunch with the Easter Bunny. Take pictures with the Easter Bunny. Activities will be included. $5.00 charge per child.   

Please call to RSVP at 636-239-6729.

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Succulent Container Garden Make-N-Take

Saturday, March 28 at 10:00 am

       Succulent plants have become very popular as beautiful easy care plants. Make a succulent container garden for your home. ($30.00 Supply fee).   

Please call to RSVP at 636-239-6729.

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First Saturday Kids

Saturday, April 4

       Bring the kids anytime between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm to play in the greenhouse and learn how to plant a tree! You will take one (Native Plant Seedling) home to plant in honor of Arbor Day.

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Ladies' Night Out

Thursday, April 9 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm

       Join us for a fun night out - Just for the Girls! Vendor booths, samples and demonstrations and up-cycling crafts will be available. Hillermann Container Garden, Silk Flower Arrangement, and bow making demos will be ongoing. Visit the Pot Shop for Demo's and decorate your own pottery plate for $5.00. Much more fun will be available!   

Please call 636-239-6729 to RSVP by 4/6/15.

Come Join our Team!!

We're Growing! Come apply to grow with us!

       Hillermann Nursery & Florist is looking for enthusiastic, energetic people to join our team.

Why Hillermann Nursery & Florist?

* A great working environment, dedicated employees and friendly customers.

* Gain valuable experience with a leader in the industry.

* Diverse range of plant, garden, and greenhouse experience.

* Potential for growth.

* Flexible hours.

* Employee discount on plants and products.

Here is a list of the positions we are looking to fill:

Commercial & Residential Lawn Applicators

Lawn Mowing and Maintenance

Greenhouse and Nursery Sales

Customer Service Associates

Seasonal Cashiers

Floral Designer

Phone Operator / Event Assistant

Click here for descriptions of positions.

Please apply in person. Applications are available at our checkout counter.

Apply Crabgrass Preventer Now!

       It's time to apply crabgrass preventer plus fertilizer to your lawn. This is the first step in the self applied lawn program. 

Fertilome 4-Step Bagged Lawn Program

Includes: Crabgrass Preventer, Weed-Out Plus Lawn Food, Lawn Food Plus Iron and Winterizer in 5000 Square Foot Bags (self applied) for $89.00  

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Espoma Organic Lawn Food 

Espoma Organic Weed Preventer (1250 sq. ft.) $39.99

Espoma Organic Spring Lawn Booster (5000 sq. ft.) $34.99

Espoma Organic Lawn Summer Revitalizer (5000 sq. ft.) $34.99

Espoma Organic Lawn Fall Winterizer (5000 sq. ft.) $34.99

Purchase the above four bags together at

 (A savings of $25.96! Bagged - self applied.) 

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Hillermann Professionally Applied Lawn Program

       Hillermann's Landscape Division can help you have a beautiful green, weed free lawn with a professionally applied lawn program. We do all the steps at the right time for your lawn. We have a complete lawn program that is customizable to your needs.  

Call us at 636-239-6729 for a  

FREE quote or to learn more about  

our lawn and landscape services.

Soil Moisture, Soil Testing and Care

       We found a good article by Landscape and Irrigation Magazine that we would like to share with you.

Back to basics: 

Understanding soils, soil moisture, and soil tests

       Webster's dictionary defines soil as the upper layer of earth that may be dug or plowed and a medium in which something takes hold and develops. As sports turf managers, that holds true for us. We dig in it, plow it, plant in it, roll it, and expect the soil to serve as a medium to exchange water, air, and nutrients for turfgrass, all to provide the best playing surfaces possible.

Click here for more.

Save the Monarch

(From our Friends at Botanical Interests Seeds)  

    

       There has been a 90% drop in the population of the Monarch Butterfly in the United States over the past 20 years - and there is something gardeners can do to make a big difference in the demise.

       We all recognize the iconic Monarch butterfly with its majestic orange and black wings. Butterflies are more than just beautiful; they are beneficial to the environment and your garden. Butterflies pollinate plants that produce about one-third of the food that we eat. They flutter from plant to plant drinking nectar, and as they move, they take pollen with them. The pollen is deposited on other plants, helping with the continuation and growth of many plant species. The presence of butterflies also signals a healthy environment.  

Click here for more. 

       Find the perfect plants for your landscape and garden needs by searching through our extensive inventory of trees, shrubs, vines, ground covers, perennials, ferns and ornamental grasses on the Plant Finder tool on our website. You can create your own Plant List of varieties you would like to have for your gardens and bring it into the store to find the fine plants you have selected!

       The Plant Finder tool is an online catalog representing many of the varieties that we carry over the course of the season including plant growing information. Inventory varies seasonally, and not all plant varieties will be in stock all of the time. You can contact us by phone to check on plant availability at 636-239-6729. Our entire inventory may not be available on the Plant Finder, so be sure to visit our store to see all the plant varieties we have available.

       Search for plants by entering key words and phrases, specific characteristics, or both, then click on the "Search" button.

Click here to check out the Plant Finder tool!

  

       Visit the Pot Shop in the Garden Center at Hillermann Nursery & Florist. Watch the artists at work creating one of a kind hand made pottery and browse our finished pieces!

For more information,

call Carol at (636)221-5593 or Noreen at (636)584-3169

or send us an email to potshopathillermann@gmail.com.

Hillermann's Farmers' Market

Open Thursdays and Fridays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Featured Adoptable Pet 

       Hello, my name is Chaz. I am a real cool cat! I am about 2 years old, have very handsome features blended with my medium length orange tabby fur, and I am a great guy. I would be super at meeting and greeting all of your friends and family, and I will keep the sofa, pillows and beds nice and warm for you so that we can snuggle together in comfort. I would like for a nice person like you to come adopt me so we can work our magic together.

       Purrs, Chaz