 Dear Friends, You are invited to our Autumn Project Kickoff event happening this Saturday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Classes and demos will be available to help you with projects including lawn renovation, landscape design, lighting and pergolas, irrigation, DIY Projects and more! Enjoy LIVE MUSIC by Dave Bennett from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm!! Take advantage of the 25% OFF Trees and Shrubs (good 9/11, 9/12, and 9/13/15) coupon in the event graphic below. We will be able to put our new pergola (in the picture above) to good use! Ask Amanda about it while you're here. See more details below about the Autumn Project Kickoff and come on by!
This is the perfect time to do lawn renovation, over seed and fertilize. We have all you need to get the job done and the expertise to help you. If you like, we can even do the job for you. Call us at 636-239-6729 more information.
Another reason to stop in, might be to wish our canine greeters Dexter and Audrey "Happy Birthday!" Dexter turned 7 on August 30th and Audrey will turn 13 on September 15th. Time flies when you are having fun!!!
Our outdoor grill is now open on Saturdays!!! Come have lunch with us.
Sandi
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 Autumn Project Kickoff
Saturday, September 12 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
(See event information above) Coffee & Conversation
Saturday, September 12 from 8:30 to 9:00 am
Come, enjoy coffee and conversation with a member of our staff. We will have 20-30 minute sessions each Saturday morning with new subjects weekly through the year. This week's topic is "Landscaping With Natives." Questions are welcome. No registration, obligation or fee - just come in and join the conversation. Then, pick up supplies and put your fresh knowledge to work in your yard and gardens. Special available during this event only! Wine Making Class Saturday, September 12 from 9:00 to 11:00 am Learn how to make your own wine with Harvey Jasper at this multi-session class. If you have some experience you are welcome to come learn new tips and share your knowledge with fellow participants. Class Schedule: Saturday, September 12 from 9:00 - 11:00 am - Introductions, High Level Overview, Primary Fermentation; Saturday, September 19 from 9:00 - 11:00 am - Secondary Fermentation; Saturday, October 10 from 9:00 - 11:00 am - Stabilizing and Clarifying; Saturday, November 14 from 9:00 - 11:00 am - Filtering & Back Sweetening; and Saturday, December 5 from 9:00 - 11:00 am - Bottling. $25.00 for all - or $5.00 per session class fee. Attend all or as many of these sessions as you like. Please call 636-239-6729 to sign up.
Coffee and Conversation
Saturday, September 19 from 8:30 to 9:00 am
Come, enjoy coffee and conversation with a member of our staff. This week's topic is "Gardening Under Trees." We will have 20-30 minute sessions each Saturday morning with new subjects weekly through the year. Questions are welcome. No registration, obligation or fee - just come in and join the conversation. Then, pick up supplies and put your fresh knowledge to work in your yard and gardens. Special available during this event only!
Concrete Leaf and Kokedama String Garden Make-N-Take Workshops Saturday, September 19 at 10:00 am and 12:00 pm (10:00 am) Concrete Leaf Make-N-Take: You can create two Concrete Leaves that will make awesome accents in your flowerbeds in this workshop. The forms will stay here to cure, and you can pick them up once they have set well ($25.00 supply fee). (12:00 pm) Kokedama String Garden Make-N-Take: You can create a cool, trendy Kokedama (String Garden) planter that is low maintenance and can hang in your home ($20.00 supply fee).
You are welcome to attend one or both workshops.
Please call 636-239-6729 to sign up for these workshops.
Coffee and Conversation
Saturday, September 26 from 8:30 to 9:00 am
Come, enjoy coffee and conversation with a member of our staff. We will have 20-30 minute sessions each Saturday morning with new subjects weekly through the year. Questions are welcome. No registration, obligation or fee - just come in and join the conversation. Then, pick up supplies and put your fresh knowledge to work in your yard and gardens. Special available during this event only!
Pumpkin Planter Combo Garden Make-N-Take Saturday, September 26 at 10:00 am Join us and make a beautiful container garden of cool season fall plants in a pumpkin head planter to take home for your porch, patio or deck. ($35.00 supply fee). Please call 636-239-6729 to register.
Missouri River Bird Observatory
"Backyard Bird Banding"
Thursday, October 1 from 3:30 - 5:30 pm Come see a Bird Banding Demonstration by MRBO - you will get to see birds up close and personal! Learn about the birds, measurements taken, banding and the research by MRBO. Likely catches include cardinals, woodpeckers, and chickadees.
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The Best Time of Year is Now!
When I was a kid, I loved summer - no school, warm sunshine and lots of fun and mischief to get into. Now that I'm a mother and grandmother, my taste in seasons has also matured. Over the years, I have come to enjoy all the offerings of fall. The cool, crisp mornings that gives way to warm days and starry nights. Fall color is exceptional with the turning of leaves on trees - colors so vivid and alive that they jump out of the landscape. Driving past the fields of orange pumpkins instills the kids with the excitement of Halloween candy yet to come. The treat of eating sweet grapes fresh off the vine and juicy apples plucked from the trees.
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Benefits of Planting Trees
Mo st often, we plant trees to provide shade and beauty for our landscapes. These are great benefits, but trees also provide other less obvious benefits.
* Trees are often planted as living memorials or reminders of loved ones or to commemorate events in our lives.
* Even though you may own the trees on your property, your neighbors benefit from them as well. Through careful planning, trees can be an asset to your entire community.
* Tree-lined streets have a "traffic calming" effect. Traffic moves more slowly and safely.
* Trees can be placed to screen unwanted views or noise from busy highways.
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Lawn Aeration
September is the perfect lawn renovation month for our area. Aeration is a key step in the renovation process. Aeration is one of the most important cultural practices available for your lawn. Aeration is the process of removing thousands of small cores of soil 1" to 3" in length from your lawn. This process helps control thatch, improves the soil structure, helps create growth pockets for new roots, and opens the way for water and fertilizer to get to the roots of your lawn.
Thatch on your lawn's soil works like a thatched roof. It sheds water and prevents fertilizers and insect controls from moving freely into the soil. Thatch that has become too thick can require a major lawn renovation. Aeration helps thatch to break down naturally by mixing the soil cores into the thatch and speeding up the decomposition process of the thatch.
Call our Landscape Division at 636-239-6729 for professional help with Core Aeration and all your fall lawn maintenance.
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Celebrate National Indoor Plant Week
September 14 - 18, 2015
Indoor plants are "green heroes" for a variety of reasons. This week-long initiative raises consumer awareness on the value and benefits of live indoor houseplants.
Emerging research also indicates that certain varieties of indoor houseplants work best to help cleanse interior spaces of indoor pollutants and improve productivity in offices where we spend most of our day. Plus, studies from the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) have found that levels of indoor air pollution can be 2 to 5 times higher - and in some cases 10 times more polluted than outdoor air. Since most of Americans spend about 90 percent of our time indoors, these findings are particularly alarming.
This is where nature's natural air purifiers take center stage. Working 24/7, certain plants absorb almost all volatile organic compounds (VOC's) in indoor air. Some common VOC's include ammonia, formaldehyde and benzene. These toxins are emitted from products such as carpets, printer ink, tobacco smoke and cleaning products.
During National Indoor Plant Week and throughout the month of September, look for varieties such as peace lilies, ferns and palms with 'O2 for You' plant tags in our garden center and greenhouse and reap the benefits of these hard working plants.
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Spring Blooming Bulbs Are Here!
Plant flower bulbs in fall for colorful blooming gardens in spring! Dig, Drop, Done!
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Grow Native! Workshop:
Glade Restoration and Converting Cropland and Fescue to Native Plantings
A Native Plant Workshop For Landowners, Farmers, and Wildlife and Landscape Enthusiasts offered by Grow Native, Missouri Prairie Foundation
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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 add some beautiful pieces 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 where each of you can 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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Adopt a Pet Today
Franklin County Humane Society
1222 West Main Street, Union, MO 63084
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