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E-Newsletter 9/15/15

Dear Friends,

Now is a great time to create colorful fall scenes outside your home with fall plants and decorations. We have really stepped up our offerings and displays and have turned our store, greenhouse and sales yard into beautiful spaces!! We have great ideas and fresh stock throughout the nursery and garden center. Come by for a visit and see for yourself! Below you will find a few photos of some of our exciting offerings and ideas for the season.

Now is the time to pick up your spring flowering bulbs such as daffodils, hyacinths, tulips and many more. You can just drop flower bulbs in the soil in fall to have colorful blooms in spring. Dig, Drop, Done!

We had a nice day and a good turnout for our Autumn Project Kickoff event this past Saturday. Thank you to everyone who attended! See a video below that was taken during the event that also shows some of our fall offerings. Please join us for the fun and learning events that we have planned now through the holiday season. There are several Make-N-Take Workshops, Wine Making Classes (join in at any session), Kids Activities, Backyard Bird Banding and more! See our event list below and mark your calendar for a reminder!

See you soon,

Sandi

Fall container gardens at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Hillermann Grown Mums and ornamental grasses available at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Fall Hillermann Grown Mums, container gardens and butterfly bushes available at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Fall plants and a scarecrow in the greenhouse at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Fall mum and aster plants with hostas and a boulder bubbling fountain available at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Fall Kickoff at Hillermann Nursery & Florist

Join us for these Events! - Heading graphic

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." 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.

Wine Making Class

Saturday, September 19 from 9:00 to 11:00 am

Learn how to make wine with Harvey Jasper at this multi-session class. Class Schedule: 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. $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 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.

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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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Flower Bulb Basket Make-N-Take

Saturday, October 3 at 10:00 am

JoAnne will lead this workshop in making a Layered Spring Flowering Bulb Bushel Basket. Your basket can sleep outdoors through winter. Come spring it will be a colorful spring flower garden that you can place anywhere. $30.00 supply fee. Please call 636-239-6729 to sign up.

October First Saturday Kids

Saturday, October 3 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Bring the kids anytime between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm to play on our playground and enjoy a FREE activity - Plant a mini-pumpkin!

Click here for our event calendar.

Fall Porch Pot at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Fall Porch Pots

Dress up your flowerbeds and container gardens with colorful fall plants! We can help you with plant combinations for your gardens. We even have Fall Porch Pots planted and ready for you to place anywhere for a decorative fall touch.

Come choose from pre-planted Fall Porch Pots ready for you to grab and go - or pick up the plants you need and pot up one of these recipes in a container of your choice!

Click here for a Fall Porch Pot Recipe Sheet.

NOW is the BEST TIME to

Renovate & Reseed Your LAWN!

Hillermann Grass Seed Mixes

#2 Mix: Blended for shade.

#3 Mix: Durable blend for full sun.

#5 Mix: Fine blade fescue blend for full to part sun.

Tall Fescue (Kentucky 31)

Hillermann Grown Mums

Fall blooming Hillermann Grown Mums are a great choice for adding big bursts of color in your fall gardens! Come choose from our great selection.

Hillermann Grown Mum varieties available for 2015 - while supplies last at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Enhance Your Landscaping with a Pergola!

Pergola over the outdoor kitchen area at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Pergolas are beautiful and functional structures that can add so much to patios, decks and landscaping. They become an artistic focal point in your outdoor spaces. Our pergolas have the beauty of easy care vinyl and the strength of aluminum framing. We can include a pergola in a new landscape plan - or add them to existing decks and patios. They come in a range of sizes and styles.

Call us at 636-239-6729 to learn more.

Celebrate National Indoor Plant Week - September 14 - 18, 2015

Various houseplants at Hillermann Nursery & Florist

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.

For more information on National Indoor Plant Week, visit www.nationalindoorplantweek.com.

National Indoor Plant Week Special:

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Decorative pottery containers and cups by the Pot Shop in the Garden Center at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

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 d�cor 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.

Grow Native! Workshop:

Glade Restoration and Converting Cropland and Fescue to Native Plantings

Missouri Prairie Foundation - Grow Native - event picture

A Native Plant Workshop for Landowners, Farmers, and Wildlife and Landscape Enthusiasts offered by Grow Native, Missouri Prairie Foundation

Saturday, September 19, 2015
8:30am - 3:00pm at Kappelman Farm - Gerald MO

Click here for more information.

Grow your own FOOD!

We have fall veggie plants and a great selection of lettuce plants available in our nursery! Lettuce, Swiss chard, broccoli, cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, red veined sorrel, and kohlrabi are all great and healthy choices!

Lettuce plants available at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Swiss Chard plants available at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Cabbage plants available at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Broccoli plants available at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Kohlrabi plants available at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Brussels Sprouts plants available at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Featured Adoptable Pet

Hello, I am a very cute little 4 month old yellow tabby boy. I am especially cute because I have medium length fur with little tufts of fur sticking out of my ears. I am soft, cuddly and a true joy to behold. Please take me home and into your heart.

Purrs, Frasier

Franklin County Humane Society

1222 West Main Street, Union, MO 63084 ~ Phone: 636-583-4300 ~ Website