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E-Newsletter 7/13/16

Dear Friends,

We are filled with sorrow and pride as we morn the passing of our father, Bernie Hillermann. As we reflect on his life and accomplishments, we realize what a difference he has made in our community and in the landscape and nursery/garden center industry.
So many thank yous go out to all who have shared kind words and memorial offerings of all kinds. We are so grateful for all of our relatives, friends, employees, colleagues and everyone that dad touched in some way. We truly are blessed.

The Bernie A. Hillermann Family

Bernie A. Hillermann, Obituary.

Bernie Hillermann Co-Founder of Hillermann Nursery & Florist

Bernie & Dottie Hillermann - January 2005

Bernie Hillermann and his children in 2011

Hillermann family members on staff at Hillermann Nursery and Florist with Bernie Hillermann in March of 2016

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 at the bottom of the 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

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 Green Stink Bug

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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Hypertufa containers - lightweight planters that look like concrete

Hand made concrete leaf at Hillermann Nursery and Florist

Summer Kids' Camp,

HyperTuffa & Leaf Making - Part 1

Wednesday, July 20 from 10:00 to 11:00 am

Get ready to get messy! We will be making our own HyperTuffa planter! We will also be making a leaf from concrete! Make sure to visit us the following week as well, to finish our projects! $15.00 supply fee per child covers Part 1 & Part 2. Please call 636-239-6729 to sign up.

Summer Kids' Camp,
HyperTuffa & Leaf Making - Part 2

Wednesday, July 27 from 10:00 to 11:00 am

Included with July 20th supply fee - The fun and messiness continues this week! We will be planting the HyperTuffa pots with plants and painting the leaves! July 20th fee covers both sessions of the two-part class. Please call 636-239-6729 to sign up.

How to Prune Basil

Video from Garden Answer

Sunny Summer Savings Sale - good through 7-17-16

Fairy Doors garden decor created by the Pot Shop located inside 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 hand made pottery and browse our finished pieces. See pottery in all the different stages of creating, firing and glazing!

Pottery Classes: We are enrolling now for adult and kids pottery summer classes! Learn to make your own pottery items with hands on instruction! Supplies are included. Click here for more information on Pottery Classes. Click here for more information on Kids' Pottery Summer Classes.

Pottery Parties: This is a great group activity for all ages! Each guest can create hers or his own piece of pottery. Click here for more information on Pottery Parties.

Pottery Membership: With a membership, you can join us during our open hours to make your own pottery. The Pot Shop is an open studio for all new and experienced potters to practice their skills. Click here for more information on Pottery Membership.

For more information, call Noreen at (636)584-3169
or send an email to potshopathillermann@gmail.com.

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. 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.

Click here to learn more.

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. The contest runs May through October. Judging will be done the first week of the month. Judging will be based on front yard areas only. They are looking for best curb appeal (lawns, shrubs, flowers and trees). You can enter through the Washington Parks Office. Call the Washington Parks Department at 636-390-1080 for more information.

Click here for the entry form.

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