Yay! Spring is back. Time to Plant! May 17, 2022 |
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Thank you to all of our customers who braved the extreme heat last week and came in to shop! Wow, was it hot!! It's nice to get back to Spring-like weather this week.
I just had to take this moment to share some of the blooms in the Rose House, Greenhouse 19, they are spectacular right now! Here is just a sampling of over 100 varieties of rose bushes available for your gardens. Classics, climbers, ramblers, David Austin and shrub roses - all so beautiful, it's hard to decide on just one!
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Seeing all of them in bloom, especially the classic reds, reminds me of my Dad's rose bushes. He had several varieties and he would always snip one of the hybrid teas to bring in for my mom. So sweet - and she would put it in a white-milk-glass bud vase. I can see it clear as day... fond memories for sure.
Perhaps you have a special garden memory from your childhood or perhaps you are creating them now with your own children or grandchildren. Annuals, perennials, roses bushes, trees or shrubs, whatever plants you need to start making memories can be found right here at Countryside! Below are more incredible plants and gardening ideas... see you in the greenhouses!
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Rose Gardening Tips: Roses need at least 6 hours of full sun. When watering, do so in the morning and try to only water the soil, not the foliage. Fertilize with Espoma Organic Rose-tone Fertilizer to supply the necessary nutrients for growing prize winning roses!
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Time to plant your vegetable gardens!
Countryside prides itself on growing responsibly. We do not use pesticides so that when you grow "Countryside Home Grown" vegetables, fruits and berries, you know you are feeding your family pure goodness!
Choose from over:
65 varieties of tomatoes
including heirloom.
50 varieties of peppers
sweet to extreme heat!
Cucumbers, melons, squash, kale, berries, herbs... all the yummy goodness your family enjoys.
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Tomato Gardening Tips:
Blossom End Rot happens when your tomatoes cannot take up the needed calcium in the soil due to too much or not enough water. To prevent blossom end rot, use BONIDE Rot-Stop®.
You can find this in the Garden Center along with Tomato-Tone®, an organic fertilizer by Espoma.
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Hanging baskets add color everywhere!
We've grown annual hanging baskets for sunny spots as well as shady spots.
Our no-fuss container gardens are over flowing with beautiful blooms! Pick one up today - no planting involved, just set it on your deck or patio and enjoy!
Gardening tip: Fertilize your hanging baskets and container gardens, every watering, with Jack's Petunia Feed® to keep those blooms coming all summer long.
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Noticing brown circular areas in your lawn? This could be the sign of grubs. They feed on grass roots leaving the grass to die. Apply Jonathan Green Grub and Inset Control™ to your lawn to help control grubs, chinch bugs, ants, fleas, ticks and more!
Check out all of our Jonathan Green Lawn care products, including grass seed and wildflower seed mix in the Garden Center today!
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Who can resist the free smells from lilacs? What a magnificent show of flowers they are putting on this year in the landscape!
So many spring blooming shrubs and trees to consider for your landscape.
Let our Nursery and Landscape professionals help you choose the right plants for your needs. Privacy, fragrance, edible, native - come see what's blooming in the nursery today!
Little Lady Lilac - in full bloom!
Regularly $49.99 NOW ONLY $39.99 while supplies last.
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If ever there is a time to give a presentation bouquet, graduations are the perfect occasion.
Call the Flower Shop today to place your order. Our Floral Designers will create a beautiful bouquet, stems nestled in our Arrive Alive, a wrap that keeps the flowers hydrated for up to 48 hours. We will finish the look with a beautiful ribbon in your choice of colors or to represent the school's colors.
Special times are made even more special with fresh flowers!
Call today! 815-459-8130
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Look who's back!!!
Six Orioles showed up at our feeders on Mother's Day! So thoughtful of Mother Nature to give me a gift, lol! One was an Orchard Oriole that I've not seen before and a couple hummingbirds were buzzing by too! It's so nice to have them back. I'm looking forward to see who else will show up this year! If you haven't done so, now is the time to put those feeders out. Remember to keep your feeders and birdbaths clean. Wash them every time you fill or at least once a week with a 10% bleach 90% water solution. Rinse and dry thoroughly and continue to enjoy!
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5301 E. Terra Cotta Ave (Rte 176), Crystal Lake
815-459-8130
Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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