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| e-Newsletter June 18, 2019 |
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National Pollinator Week &
Free Seminars June 22
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We are joining the National Pollinator Garden Network in celebrating National Pollinator Week June 17 - 23. A major initiative of this Network is the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge. To date, 1,041,749 pollinator gardens have been registered! Atlanta is the top pollinator city with 10,123 registered gardens. The NPGN encourages everyone to plant three new pollinator-friendly plants - one plant for each season, to ensure a consistent food supply for pollinators.
Countryside is your source for native plants in McHenry County. Look for "Save the Pollinators" or "Butterfly Garden" signs at Countryside. They designate tables of native plants that pollinators love!
If you or your garden club would like to register a garden(s), visit
Pollinator Partnership
and get your garden(s) on the map!
Rose Bushes in your garden are not only beautiful and fragrant but they are also a source of protein rich pollen for baby bee development!
Lacecap Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) and Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia), are two varieties of Hydrangea that provide both nectar and pollen for pollinators.
Countryside offers several varieties of Hydrangea and
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Marcy L Cronin
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Rose Bushes that meet the needs of pollinators as well as providing you with gorgeous color in your landscape.
Join us to learn more this Saturday, June 22 with our FREE SEMINARS and let me know you'll attend to be entered into our prize drawing!
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Hydrangea Fest Saturday June 22
The Endless Summer Crush Tour Visits Countryside!
Come meet the hydrangea experts from 10 -2
Free Seminars Saturday, June 22
10:30 a.m. "Hints for Happy Hydrangeas"
 Hydrangeas are hot! They are the most popular blooming shrub for our area. There are so many choices. Some like sun, some like shade. Some need to be pruned back, some should be left alone. Some bloom white, some are colorful. Come join us to understand more about all of the varieties of hydrangeas, the ideal conditions for growing each type, and how to care for them.
Email or call to let us know you'll attend and be entered into our prize drawing!
12:00 p.m. "Rose Care"
 Guest speaker, Karen Finerman, Illinois Master Gardener, volunteer at Chicago Botanic Garden, is excited to share her passion for roses! Karen will discuss varieties of roses, how to plant, maintain and enjoy them.
Email to let us know you'll attend and be entered into our prize drawing!
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Thank you! To our customers who re-purposed their vases with us so we could have our first "Kindness Blossoms" Design Night! Thank you, too, to the volunteers who came in to learn how to make arrangements! Great job ladies! And koodos to our instuctor, Amanda Nicolai, ICD, ICPF Countryside Floral Designer.
Friday, June 14 we made special deliveries of 40 fresh floral arrangements to local nursing homes and Visiting Angels to share with those who might need a
little pick-me-up!
If you would like to join us for our next, "Kindness
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Samantha (Visiting Angels), Sawyer (Countryside),
Carrie (Visiting Angels)
& Emily Powell, (Countryside)
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Blossoms" on August 29 at 6 p.m.,
please reserve your spot TODAY! We have room for 12 to design.
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Be a source for hummingbirds to feed. Check out our full line of Hummingbird Feeders especially this Humm-Yumm. Slice a banana and put it in the feeder. The fruit flies that emerge are a great source of protein for hummingbirds! They too are beautiful and important pollinators!
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Photo courtesy of our customer, Paul Litke
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Stop in the Garden Center for handcrafted, clay Bee Feeders, Nesting Depots, and Tray Feeders.
Along with Bat Shelters and Nesting Houses!
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We are super excited to have the Summer Crush Hydrangea Tour visit Countryside this Saturday, June 22 from 10 - 2!
Meet Kerry Pieritz, Hydrangea Expert and take a chance at winning a discount toward your Summer Crush Hydrangea in a Bags Game.
Be sure to sign up for Kim Hartmann's "Hints for Happy Hydrangeas" presentation at 10:30 and don't forget to shop for native trees and shrubs in the Nursery!
20% OFF
Berry White, Diamond Rouge, Twist & Shout, Endless Summer and Bloomstruck Hydrangea
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Keep your pollinators hydrated!
Mother Nature has been doing a good job of keeping water in the landscapes this year... but the rains may stop.
Another way to keep water available to pollinators is to have a water feature in your landscape.
 Whether a fountain, pondless waterfall, stream or pond, our Landscape Designers are here to help you create the perfect oasis for you and your pollinating friends.
Call today with your project dreams and let us help make them a reality.
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It's
NOT TOO LATE to Plant!
The soil is trying to dry out and warm up. This has been a very tough spring on gardens!
We have had cold, wet or windy weather every week! If you have some flowers or plants that seem to be having a rough time, we suggest fertilizing with Jack's ™ Soluble Fertilizer since previous applications have been diluted!
Start using Copper Sulfate to prevent blight on tomatoes and anthracnose on cucumbers, pumpkins and squash due to cool wet growing conditions.
The high winds will dry out your containers and hanging baskets quickly. Be sure to check them regularly, to insure they don't dry out and water in the morning rather than the evening.
If you have any questions, bring in or
email
a picture and we will help.
Flowering Annual Vines
5" Pots ONLY $5.99
Reg. $9.99
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NOT YOUR NORMAL SPRING
The combination of record breaking moisture this May and cool temperatures have created the perfect environment for fungal spores to grow.
Be Proactive!
Treat your crabapples, peonies, lilacs, rose bushes, bee balm, flowering vinca, and zinnias with Infuse™, systemic fungicide, to prevent powdery mildew and other foliar diseases.
Tomato plants, especially those planted earlier in the season, will be susceptible to early blight, brown spotting and yellowing of leaves. Start spraying now with weekly treatments of organic
Copper Fungicide to prevent or reduce the spread.
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