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3/7/07
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The Missouri Conservationist lists Hillerman's Nursery as a "Grow Native" plant provider. Is there anyway that you could provide a listing of native plants available on your website? Thank you for providing such a great website and for providing a wide variety, healthy and excellent stock selection.
We do have a Grow Native plant list. We do not have it in electronic form at this time. We also have the following lists: Tree & Shrub, Perennial, Container Rosees, Fruit Trees & Berry Plants, Daylilies, Hosta, Fern and Stepables. I can mail a copy of the Grow Native and/or our other plant lists to you. Email me at hillermann@sbcglobal.net with your name and postal mailing information. Mention which plant lists you are interested in and I will mail the lists to you. If you know what plants you are looking for, you can call us at 636-239-6729 to ask about the availability of those plants. Calling us is a good idea since availabilities can change daily or seasonaly. Thank you for your nice comments. Let us know if you have any other questions.
We are excited about launching this improved website. It will always be a work in progress as we hope to keep updating information and pictres, so please visit often. And don't ever hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Just a quick reminder to water your trees and shrubs with about 1" of water a week. This is easy to do with drip irrigation! It is econoical, too. Stop by and check it out.
The kids are back in school and off to college. This means it is time to get back to work in the yard and garden since you may have put your outdoor living projects off this summer because of bonding, vacations, and sports programs……..or hot, dry weather. Our yards definitely DID suffer this summer. Thank goodness the hottest month of the year is now behind us. Well, there is no better time to renovate and reseed your lawn than this month of September. In fact, the perfect window of opportunity for yard growth is August 15 - October 15. Even though it may be hot and dry, it is the perfect time of year to aerate and over seed established yards. The process should be done as follows: Cut the lawn a little shorter than normal (2-3 inches). Then run over the yard with a core aerator (this machine pulls plugs out of the ground about the size of your little finger). This whole process works best after a good rain or a deep watering. The core aeration process helps with the soil aeration, lessens soil compaction and makes for better, stronger grass root systems. Now, run a renovator over the area. This machine slices the ground with many little teeth and will break down the dirt clods from the core aeration process and bring up any dead thatch in the area. Now you are ready to sow your grass seed (use a 50% spread rate for a 50% stand of grass) and add fertilizer. A starter type fertilizer that is high in phosphorus is best. For a 50% stand of grass or less, you will not need additional cover such as straw. If you are over seeding bare areas or new lawn areas, you will need to straw these areas to hold moisture for seed protection. For the specific grass seed type, shop for seed specific to your area of need: shade, part-shade and sun, etc. There are special grass seed mixes made up for our Mid-Missouri region that perform beautifully here so, make sure you check that out for guaranteed success. You can then re-fertilize and add a Winterizer fertilizer to the entire area in late October or November. This whole process will “promise” you a beautiful strong lawn for spring of next year. Water is, of course, essential for this growth if Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate. New lawn installations are also best at this time of year as well. You need to continue thinking about watering during this month…..and remember that there are ways to make it economical and easy, just ask the experts. We are down about 7” of rain for the year and we were down in total from last year also! The wildlife in your yard, as well as all new and established plantings, needs our help this year as we have experienced several exceptionally dry seasons. Now turn your focus to Fall Decorations….and change the Curb Appeal of your yard by giving it a face lift for fall. Change out those summer containers and flower beds with fall bedding plants that work long into the fall season, which in our case here in Missouri can be thru mid November. You should be able to find such plants as pansies, ornamental cabbage, kale, Fall Magic annuals, ornamental grasses, hardy garden mums and MUCH more. Don’t forget to add in straw, corn stalks, pumpkins and gourds to give it a complete look. Extend the look of your outdoor room and enjoy the extended season. Fall bulbs are available now and should be considered for spring color in your garden! So start to think ahead to next year and get in on the action now. *For additional information about garden tips for fall, check out this website, www.hillermann.com.
Time to go……….See you in the Garden………….. Sandi Hillermann McDonald
The Missouri Conservationist lists Hillerman's Nursery as a "Grow Native" plant provider. Is there anyway that you could provide a listing of native plants available on your website? Thank you for providing such a great website and for providing a wide variety, healthy and excellent stock selection.
ReplyDeleteWe do have a Grow Native plant list. We do not have it in electronic form at this time. We also have the following lists: Tree & Shrub, Perennial, Container Rosees, Fruit Trees & Berry Plants, Daylilies, Hosta, Fern and Stepables. I can mail a copy of the Grow Native and/or our other plant lists to you. Email me at hillermann@sbcglobal.net with your name and postal mailing information. Mention which plant lists you are interested in and I will mail the lists to you. If you know what plants you are looking for, you can call us at 636-239-6729 to ask about the availability of those plants. Calling us is a good idea since availabilities can change daily or seasonaly. Thank you for your nice comments. Let us know if you have any other questions.
ReplyDeleteWe are excited about launching this improved website. It will always be a work in progress as we hope to keep updating information and pictres, so please visit often. And don't ever hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
ReplyDeleteSandi
Just a quick reminder to water your trees and shrubs with about 1" of water a week. This is easy to do with drip irrigation! It is econoical, too. Stop by and check it out.
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September Tips for the Garden 2007
ReplyDeleteThe kids are back in school and off to college. This means it is time to get back to work in the yard and garden since you may have put your outdoor living projects off this summer because of bonding, vacations, and sports programs……..or hot, dry weather.
Our yards definitely DID suffer this summer. Thank goodness the hottest month of the year is now behind us. Well, there is no better time to renovate and reseed your lawn than this month of September. In fact, the perfect window of opportunity for yard growth is August 15 - October 15. Even though it may be hot and dry, it is the perfect time of year to aerate and over seed established yards. The process should be done as follows: Cut the lawn a little shorter than normal (2-3 inches). Then run over the yard with a core aerator (this machine pulls plugs out of the ground about the size of your little finger). This whole process works best after a good rain or a deep watering. The core aeration process helps with the soil aeration, lessens soil compaction and makes for better, stronger grass root systems. Now, run a renovator over the area. This machine slices the ground with many little teeth and will break down the dirt clods from the core aeration process and bring up any dead thatch in the area. Now you are ready to sow your grass seed (use a 50% spread rate for a 50% stand of grass) and add fertilizer. A starter type fertilizer that is high in phosphorus is best. For a 50% stand of grass or less, you will not need additional cover such as straw. If you are over seeding bare areas or new lawn areas, you will need to straw these areas to hold moisture for seed protection. For the specific grass seed type, shop for seed specific to your area of need: shade, part-shade and sun, etc. There are special grass seed mixes made up for our Mid-Missouri region that perform beautifully here so, make sure you check that out for guaranteed success.
You can then re-fertilize and add a Winterizer fertilizer to the entire area in late October or November. This whole process will “promise” you a beautiful strong lawn for spring of next year. Water is, of course, essential for this growth if Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate. New lawn installations are also best at this time of year as well.
You need to continue thinking about watering during this month…..and remember that there are ways to make it economical and easy, just ask the experts. We are down about 7” of rain for the year and we were down in total from last year also! The wildlife in your yard, as well as all new and established plantings, needs our help this year as we have experienced several exceptionally dry seasons.
Now turn your focus to Fall Decorations….and change the Curb Appeal of your yard by giving it a face lift for fall. Change out those summer containers and flower beds with fall bedding plants that work long into the fall season, which in our case here in Missouri can be thru mid November. You should be able to find such plants as pansies, ornamental cabbage, kale, Fall Magic annuals, ornamental grasses, hardy garden mums and MUCH more. Don’t forget to add in straw, corn stalks, pumpkins and gourds to give it a complete look. Extend the look of your outdoor room and enjoy the extended season.
Fall bulbs are available now and should be considered for spring color in your garden! So start to think ahead to next year and get in on the action now.
*For additional information about garden tips for fall, check out this website, www.hillermann.com.
Time to go……….See you in the Garden…………..
Sandi Hillermann McDonald
nice blog, love your writing.
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