We have had some nice spring weather (in between the storms). If you have not done so yet, get started on a lawn-fertilizing program.  

       Get your gardens started and let us know if you need help with what to plant where and plant care information. We have experienced staff members to help you! 

       I would like to announce awards that our company has received from Garden Center Magazine and Today's Garden Center Magazine! See the article in the message below.  

       I also want to inform you of the great articles about Hillermann's that are in the April issues of The Gateway Gardener and The Healthy Planet magazines. Scott and I are holding copies of the magazines in the picture above. Look for the articles on page 18 in the Healthy Planet and on pages 23 and 25 in the Gateway Gardener! Copies of these magazines are available FREE in our Garden Center. 

Sandi

  Hillermann Nursery & Florist is  

Named to Two Top Green Industry Awards

       Hillermann Nursery & Florist has again joined the ranks of the horticulture industry's top local garden centers and has been named one of Today's Garden Center magazine's Revolutionary 100 Garden Centers for 2015. The company has made the list each year since the start of the program!

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       Hillermann Nursery & Florist has been named among the top 100 Independent Garden Centers in the United States by Garden Center Magazine, a leading media source in the green industry.

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Washington Vintage Market Days

Friday - Sunday, April 17, 18 &19

       Vintage market booths will be set up in Downtown Washington. Visit our booth these three days for a great selection of vintage home and garden items, plants and a whole lot more. Visit this page to learn more: https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonVintageMarket

St Louis Vintage Market Days

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 24-26

       Visit our booth these three days for a great selection of home and garden vintage items, plants and a whole lot more. To be held at Chesterfield Amphitheater, 631 Veteran's Place, in Chesterfield, Missouri. Visit this website for more information: http://stlouis.vintagemarketdays.com/

Earth Day & Family Fun Day

Saturday, April 25 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

       Celebrate Earth Day by picking up trees and plants for your yard and gardens. Fun activities for all ages will be happening during this event! Get a free tree or shrub seedling while supplies last. Up-Cycling activities for all ages will be available including a Plastic Bottle Seed Planting Project, and much more!

Salsa Saturday

Saturday, May 2

       Join in the fun and festivities with Cinco de Mayo! We will have salsa gardens ready to go as well as many other edible container gardens. Handouts will be available on how to grow edibles in small spaces and containers. We will have chips and salsa for snacking. Sample grilled vegetables in our outdoor kitchen. Leave the mess here and let us help you plant up an edible container at our potting station.

Make-N-Take Salsa Garden

Saturday, May 2 at 2:00 pm

       In honor of Cinco de Mayo, join us to make your own Salsa Container Garden to take home. ($25.00 Supply fee). Please call to RSVP at 636-239-6729.

First Saturday Kids

Saturday, May 2 between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm

       Bring the kids to play in the greenhouse and enjoy a FREE activity - Make a flower bouquet for Mom!

Bluebird Nest Box Monitoring

By Sandi McDonald

     From the time we are very young we are taught to never touch a young bird, or to go near a nest for fear the parents will abandon it. On the whole, this has done the birds a lot of good. In truth, a parent bird's instinct to protect its young far outweighs its fear of people. Opening a nest box to check its contents can be a great benefit to bluebirds and is a matchless opportunity to learn about their nest biology.

     A bluebird put up and never monitored is like a letter never sent. At, best, bluebirds may get a brood out of it before a house wren or house sparrow takes over and fills it with nesting material, barring any other species. At worst, it may fledge broods of house sparrows which oust and kill bluebirds wherever they find them.

New Arrivals and Cool Plants at Hillermann's

       We have so much available for your gardens and landscape!! You need to come by for a visit to see everything!

 

Click here for a photo album.

       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! Come see the new handmade custom Fairy Houses that will make great accents in your gardens.

       Pottery Classes: Learn to make your own pottery items! We can work with your schedule. Call us to learn more!

       Pot Parties: Enjoy a Pot Party with a group and make your own pottery item! Gather friends, family, home schooled group, scouts or any group for a fun activity! Pot Parties are just $25.00 per person and can host 3 - 12 people.

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 

10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Come browse vendor booths for locally grown produce,  

canned and baked goods and hand made items.