Timothy Mengler, of Vineyard Christian Church, was doing things differently on Palm Sunday. They took their palms to the streets to hand them out to keep some kind of 'normal' in a time when thinking out of the box and staying safe is most important.
On Sunday they, from a safe distance, handed out palms, keeping a Christian tradition going when so many traditions are at a stand still.
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With churches not able to have parishioners attend services this was a great way to still share their message. Thank you for letting us supply you with Palms again this year!
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Countryside is currently doing business a little differently as well. For the safety of our staff, the owners, and our customers we are offering contact-free, curbside pickup and delivery of all the necessary items to keep you yard looking good, your gardens growing and spirits lifted.
To help with "what you should be doing in the yard now", scroll down to links of past videos, Facebook posts and handouts from previous seminars. Please note that even though some of them may make mention of recent weather, from when they were recorded, the concepts are the same. Upon scrolling further, you'll see each department has featured items for purchase at this time.
You will notice that vegetable "plants" like tomatoes, peppers etc. are not in the Greenhouse section at this time, because it is not time for them to be planted yet. We will keep you abreast of proper planting times as the season progresses.
If you have any questions, or would like to get your order pulled for pickup or delivery, feel free to call and we will get your order started. We just ask for a little patience. It may take us 24-36 hours to have your order ready for pickup as we have very limited staff at this time due to us obeying the shelter-in order.
As much as we would love for you to be here, enjoying the plants first hand, the safety of our staff, the owners, and our customers is most important at this time.
Ok, enough of that stuff... have fun and get busy outside and starting seeds indoors here is "what you should be doing in the yard now":
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I will start with seeds, as many should be sown now.
Let us know what seeds you need. We can put them in kits such as this with 6 varieties of vegetable seeds, growing tray and seed starting soil for $30 OR make a list of your families favorites and we will pull seed packets "a la cart" accordingly.
Click here
for pictures on our Facebook page of many of our seed varieties.
Click here
for our Seed Starting Handout with Seed Starting Schedule.
Click here
for our YouTube video of our Starting Your Garden from Seed presentation.
Get your landscape and flower beds looking good.
Click here for our short video on how to edge your beds.
Click here for our short video on how to properly mulch. Visit our
Nursery page and scroll down to our Mulch Calculator to help you determine how much mulch you need.
Proper pruning is important this time of year.
Click here for our Pruning for a Healthy Landscape Handout which includes a Hydrangea pruning guide.
Click here if you would like to watch the recorded presentation of Pruning for a Healthy Landscape.
Good Friday, this Friday, April 10, is traditionally when people plant their potatoes.
Feel free to visit our
CATALOG. Look over the Table of Contents and click on your interest. You will find our landscape plant varieties and sizes available, vegetable and herb varieties we are growing for you as well as our mulches and lawn care products.
To see pictures of most of our tree, shrub, perennials and herbs our
Plant Finder tool will be helpful.
If you are not already following us on Facebook or Instagram, please click on the icons at the bottom of this e-newsletter. Our Flower Shop Associate, Kelley Dolan, has posted a plethora of pictures to help you to see all the new items for spring!
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I would also like to give a
HUGE "THANK YOU"
to all our customers who have emailed their colored pictures for our local nursing homes!!! Monday we delivered 167 colored pictures to Crystal Pines Rehabilitation & Health Center, Sunrise, and Fair Oaks Health Care Center. Please continue to color and
email
them in so we can get to even more locations! Our seniors are not able to socialize, get visitors or leave their rooms so these colorful pictures are really brightening their days!
Click here for Jackee's pictures.
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The Garden Center is stocked with all your seed growing needs, gardening tools, Easter Basket items for children as well as soaps, lotions and beautiful towels and gift ware to brighten anyone's day!
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Easter Baskets are blooming in the Greenhouse! So are fragrant Easter Lilies, Hyacinths, Tulips and Daffodils! Just give us a call or
click here to order for contact-free, curbside pickup or delivery.
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Pansy bowls and jumbo 6-packs, Sinetti Cineraria, and Martha Washington "Regal" Geraniums are perfect plants to bring color to your porch or patio now. They are cold tolerant and will bring a little happiness to your days at home!
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The Nursery is starting to bloom!
These are things you should add to your shopping list, for your respective plants:
Horticultural Dormant Oil
Holly Tone
Azalea Tone
Plant Tone
Fruit Tree Spray
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Fill their home with fragrant Easter Lilies, Bulb Gardens, or Fresh Floral Arrangements!
The Flower Shop is here to help you spread some cheer!
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Our Landscape Department has some great links above to show you how to edge and mulch your beds.
If you would like to schedule Countryside to do your spring clean-up,
email us today so we can get you on the schedule!
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5301 E. Terra Cotta Ave (Rte 176), Crystal Lake
815-459-8130
Open for Contact-Free, Curbside Pickup or Delivery
Monday - Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sundays.
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