Dear Friends, It is trade show time for the green industry and I will be busy this month attending many of them. This will help me learn about new products, plants and trends in the industry. I hope to bring some great information back with me to help us offer you great plants, products, displays and ideas at the nursery. I hope your gardens are surviving the wet weather we have had this year. For garden plants that are turning yellow from too much rain, you can try adding fertilizer that has some nitrogen to help green them back up. Be careful with the strengths and amounts of fertilizer you use while it is hot though. Try some of the natural and organic fertilizer products. They are less likely to burn. The wet conditions can also cause many fungus problems in plants and lawns. There are fungicide products that can help with these issues. Come by and we can help you with the products to use for these issues. Sandi Bird's Eye View of Hillermann's! 
Check out this video of the Hillermann Nursery & Florist complex with aerial footage created by my Son-In-Law Eric Anderson! It is so fun to have an eye in the sky view! |
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Missouri Botanical Garden -
Gardening Help Page
The Missouri Botanical Garden's website has a wealth of information to help gardeners on their Gardening Help Page. You can find information on plants and gardening from landscaping and ornamental plants to edible plants to vegetable gardening.
Click here to visit the MBG Gardening Help Page.
 At this time, you may have questions on insects and diseases on your vegetable plants. You can find many links to info pages on insects and diseases on the MBG Vegetable Gardening Page.
Here are some helpful links from the page:
Tomato Diseases and Disorders
Tomato Fruit Problems
Gardening Help FAQs
Common Garden Pests and Problems
We can also help you with gardening needs and advice in our Garden Center.
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Stink Bugs and Controlling Them
Stink Bugs are members of the True Bug Order, also called "plant bugs." Stink Bugs can congregate around buildings, in high populations becoming a major nuisance. They get their name from a pungent odor they release when handled, crushed or disturbed. There are over 200 Species found in the United States.
Stink bugs can do damage to trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, fruit on fruit trees and they are a major agricultural pest. They are mostly  herbivores and have piercing and sucking mouthparts. They feed by piercing plant parts, injecting digestive enzymes, and removing fluids by sucking them out like a spider. Large infestations of stink bugs may cause plants (especially small plants and young tender growth) to wilt, become stunted and misshapen, and/or die.
Click here for more.
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How to Prune Basil
Video from Garden Answer
Are you keeping up with your basil pruning this summer? If you aren't quite sure how to do it, watch this video and I'll show you how!
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We still have many annual blooming plants available to fill the empty spots in your gardens including colorful geraniums and more! Come by for a visit and see everything we have available for your gardens!
50% OFF All Blooming Annual Plants:
Annual Bedding Plants, Annual Container Gardens and Annual Hanging Baskets
Good through 7/31/15. Not good with any other sale, coupon or discount or on previous purchases. Houseplants excluded.
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  August First Saturday Kids Saturday, August 1 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Bring the kids to play on our playground and enjoy a FREE activity - Plant Harry's Hair! ___________________________________________________________ Washington Town & Country Fair Parade Sunday, August 2 Look for us in the parade. We will host Honorees' who raised funds for the All Abilities Park on our float! ___________________________________________________________ Washington Town & Country Fair Wed - Sun. August 5-9 Come see the Hillermann Booth in the Nature's Best" Tent at the Fair! This tent will include booths from Washington Urban Forestry, Washington Garden Club, Washington In Bloom, and Missouri Prairie Foundation as well as Hillermann's! Learn about the benefits of natives in your landscape, how to choose the right tree for your yard, how to attract birds and butterflies, how to create a nature sanctuary, and more! See our creative displays and get helpful plant, landscaping, and item information. Bring the kids by for fun activities. |
Garden Solutions -
July 2015
I, for one, cannot believe it is the first of July already. This year is really flying by. This is the month for picnics, vacations, family reunions, and for just enjoying the outdoors in general. One of the tasks to take care of this month is weeding. If you put a pre-emergent weed control product in your landscape beds in March or April, you are due for a second application now. There are two reasons for this. First, most of the pre-emergent products that are available to the homeowner have a short life span, up to 60 days. The second reason is due to all of the rain we have had. However, there are many benefits to the very adequate rainfalls this year. One of them is the ease with which some normally difficult weeds can be pulled. So take time to clean up your landscape beds and apply a pre-emergent as soon as possible.
Click here for more.
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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! See pottery in all the different stages of creating, firing and glazing! Pick up handmade pottery for a unique gift or to add to the décor in your home.
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, scouts, a home schooled group, 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.
 
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Washington in Bloom
Yard of the Month Contest
Washington In Bloom is offering the Yard of the Month contest in conjunction with the America In Bloom program. Contest runs May through October. The judges will assess any area on the property visible from the street. We are looking for the best curb appeal (lawns, shrubs, flowers, and trees). To be eligible the property must be within the corporate limits of the City of Washington. Simply fill out this form and your residence will be eligible for the entire length of the contest.
Click here for an entry form.
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Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge is a campaign to register a million public and private gardens and landscapes to support pollinators. Pollinators are responsible for 1 out of 3 bites of food we take each day, and yet pollinators are at critical point in their own survival. Many reasons contribute to their recent decline. We know for certain, however, that more nectar and pollen sources provided by more flowering plants and trees will help improve their health and numbers. Increasing the number of pollinator-friendly gardens and landscapes will help revive the health of bees, butterflies, birds, bats and other pollinators across the country.
Here's how you can help! From individuals, to schools, community groups, and businesses - everyone can make a difference! BEE Counted! Add a photo of your garden or landscape to the S.H.A.R.E map on the MPGC website. Anyone and any size garden can join in our campaign to reach 1 million sites for pollinators!
Click here to learn more.
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Adopt A Pet Today!
Franklin County Humane Society
1222 West Main Street ~ Union, MO 63084 Phone: 636-583-4300 ~ Website
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