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| e-Newsletter May 21, 2019 |
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"Thank you!" is not enough to express our gratitude to our fallen soldiers and their families for their sacrifice.
Countryside is honored to deliver graveside arrangements in red, white and blue for military families to remember their loved ones on Memorial Day.
Their birthdays and the winter season are never forgotten as we update the flowers with a bright mix for summer or fall and tuck them in with a grave blanket in December.
We have two young men who have been making these heartfelt deliveries from our Flower Shop. They take great pride in being the ones to decorate the sites for those families who are not in the area to do it themselves. It is special for them and they are special to us...
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Emily Powell, Flower Shop Manager
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Thank you Nick Porras, Flower Shop Delivery Driver & Event Set-up
(celebrating his 11th year at Countryside), and Ryan Kush, Flower Shop Delivery Driver & Event Set-up (celebrating his 12th year at Countryside).
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Countryside Flower Shop is your go-to gift shop for sympathy tributes.
Personalized fresh floral arrangements, etched garden stones, angels, and memorial wind chimes.
When in need, think of Countryside. We can help ease the sorrow with beautiful keepsakes.
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The spice of life - HERBS!
Having a BBQ for Memorial Day? Use fresh herbs in your recipes for fabulous flavor!
Potted Herbs
NOW 5 for $25
Reg. $5.99 each
Sale Ends May 28
Get your deck and patio ready for family and friends with ready-to-go container gardens.
Michael, our container guru, has potted up some great mixes for sunny areas as well as shade!
Stop in today and decorate with gorgeous Color Gardens!
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Memorial gardens, shade and flowering trees and our beautiful perennial garden baskets are all perfect living tributes.
Find peace with a special planting that will be around for generations to come!
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This is our memorial tree for Katherine Hameder, who started Countryside 60 years ago. |
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Stop in the Garden Center for Memorial Statuary.
Add a fountain to your favorite outdoor area and enjoy the peaceful, calm and beauty that naturally comes with it.
20% Off Statuary & Fountains
Sale ends May 28
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Crabapple trees are full of blooms right now! Pinks, whites, reds...
Once they are finished flowering and all of the flower petals have fallen, it is time to spray to prevent Apple Scab. Stop in our Garden Center for Infuse™ fungicide.
"RAIN - RAIN - Go Away - come again another day..."
We are happy for rain - just not when it comes so frequently and heavily. Here are some tips that you should keep in mind this spring:
In-ground planted plants need an inch of water per week. No need to water them more if we receive that much or more in the form of rain.
Granular fertilizers, rather than water soluble fertilizers, work really well when we have a wet spring so you are not adding more water to already wet plantings.
Wait - for your lawn and gardens to dry out after rain so you do not compact your soil!
Here is an article by Tim Johnson, Director of Horticulture for Chicago Botanical Garden.
See below for more tips on May's weather and your plants!
Have questions about your plants or landscape? Don't hesitate to give us a call or stop in with pictures... we are here to help!
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NOT YOUR NORMAL MAY PLANTING YEAR!!!!
We continue to have very cold temperatures and wind chills this May in spite of what the calendar says should be planting time.
Tender annuals like impatiens and flowering vinca, tender hanging baskets like fuschia, tender vines like morning glory, warm loving vegetables like peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers and squash are all prone to damage from the wind and cold that we have been experiencing all month.
In addition, all the rain and cloudy skies combined with the cool soil temperatures has created the environment for diseases like leaf spot, blight, and root rot to occur.
We recommend not putting these tender plants out until these conditions change. However, if you have already planted, be sure to spray with Copper fungicide to reduce the chance of disease. Protect the plants from the cold winds by putting a wind barrier around them, setting hanging baskets down and out of the wind.
In some cases, you may need to replace if the plants have sustained too much damage to recover.
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Proud Moments at Countryside!
Congratulations to our 2019 Graduates! Ben, Emily, Cole and David have graduated from our local High Schools and will be on their way to their respected colleges to further their education. We are happy to have them with us now and when they return for the Holidays and summer!
Congratulations to our Garden Center Cashier, Emily Thompson! She was named 2nd runner up and Miss Congeniality at the Cary-Grove Business Scholarship Pageant. Countryside is proud to have been her sponsor.
We look forward to the wonderful things our young staff will be accomplishing in their future! I better get my shades, cause it's going to be bright!
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FREE SEMINARS SATURDAY, JUNE 8
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9:30 a.m.
Native Plants for Pollinator Gardens
Guest speaker, Sarah Michehl, Community Engagement Specialist of The Land Conservancy McHenry County, will give native plant recommendations, garden layouts and practical tips to support pollinators based on The Land Conservancy of McHenry County's "Conservation@Home" program. Be a part of the nationwide, Million Pollinator Garden Challenge and plant a pollinator garden in your backyard! Yes, you can make a difference!
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11:00 a.m.
Growing Your Own Fruits & Berries
Learn how easy it is to grow your own Fruits and Berries! Karen Campney "KC", Countryside Nursery Manager, will cover everything you need to know about fruit trees and special guest, Mark Krieger, the expert from Krieger's Nursery in Michigan, will be here to explain how to grow berries in ground and in containers, as well as how to prune and harvest berry plants!
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Email or Call 815-459-8130 and let us know you'll attend
by June 6 to be entered into our prize drawings!
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5301 E. Terra Cotta Ave, Crystal Lake
Open
Daily 9-8, Saturday & Sunday 9-6, Memorial Day 9-5
Sale Prices End May 28
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