Mother's Day Gift Guide

Mother's Day is coming up fast on May 12, 2019! This is the day all moms want to feel special and appreciated. Plan ahead this year and find a perfect gift that will show Mom just how special she is to you. Here are some great ideas to help you find the perfect gift.

Fresh Flowers

All moms love to receive a bouquet of Fresh Flowers. Have us create an arrangement of her favorite flowers or choose from many great arrangements online at https://www.hillermannflorist.com/.

Houseplants

From easy care succulents, to beautiful bloomers, to foliage of all types, there are many options of indoor plants that will remind mom of your thoughtfulness each time she sees them.

Décor and Giftware

Many types of Giftware and Décor for inside and outside are available to fit the personality of all moms.

Hanging Baskets, Container Gardens, Bedding Plants & Tropical Plants

Moms love to dress up their, porch, patio and flower beds. Pick up her favorite plants and colors and help her create colorful accents in these areas.

Trees, Shrubs & Rose Bushes

Find a perfect tree or shrub for Mom's yard or landscape beds. She will remember your thoughtfulness each time she sees your gift!

Outdoor Furniture, Fire Pits, Statues, Arbors and Much More

There is sure to be something that Mom will love!

Wine, Wine Gift Baskets, Wine Accessories & Décor

Send mom wine and flowers or a wine gift basket to help her enjoy her down time. Visit us and check out our great selection of accessories and décor to find the gift that fits Mom perfectly.

Hillermann Gift Cards

Let Mom pick out her gift with a Hillermann Gift Card. Since they are good in all our departments, Mom can find exactly what she wants! She can even apply the gift amount to Landscape Services or New Landscaping.

Click here to order Hillermann Gift Cards online.

Bird & Wildlife Items

Does your Mom like to watch the birds and wildlife? Browse our large bird and wildlife department for bird houses, feeders, seed, suet, birdbaths and more. Help bring more activity to Mom's yard and give her hours of enjoyment.

Garden Tools and Amendments

If your Mom gardens, she may need some new tools to help her enjoy it even more. A great selection of gardening tools, fertilizers and more are available.

Online Store

Can't make it to the store to shop?

Click here to check out the selection on our online store.

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Have a Happy Mother's Day from the Hillermann Team!

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Our Bicentennial Kite is Flying!

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Have you heard about Franklin County’s Bicentennial Celebration and the Kites Across the County Project? We are joining the celebration and our kite is flying above the heads of those who come through our Garden Center entrance! Come by and see!

Visit these sites to learn more about Franklin County, the Bicentennial Celebration and the Kites Across the County Program. Join in the fun!

www.franklinmo200.com
https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCountyBicentennial/
www.franklinmo200.com/kites
http://franklinmo200.com/events/

Spring Is Unfolding at Hillermann's!

Spring is unfolding more every day! Visit us often and watch the progress in the plants in our nursery and greenhouses. More selections of spring bedding flowers and vegetable plants arrive daily. More great trees, shrubs, and perennial plants fill up the nursery lot each day. What a great time to visit us and slow down to look at all the beauty that unfolds in spring!

Plants and Items for SPRING!

FRESH NEW SPRING PLANTS, ITEMS and DISPLAYS are ready NOW at Hillermann Nursery & Florist!! Check out the photo gallery below for a peek of what is here, then come on down for spring planting, decorating and gifting items. Let’s GET SPRING STARTED!

Garden Solutions - March 2019

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            WOW what a winter we had this year! Spring is almost here!!! What a wonderful feeling to be able to spend more time outside enjoying what Mother Nature is unfolding before our eyes. The lengthening of days is a welcome site, and the warm sun on our faces is also a very great feeling. We “spring forward” with Daylight Savings Time on Sunday, March 10 this year. That is exciting.

            The grass will be greening up and mowing time is just around the corner. Mow lawns now to remove old growth and the last of winter’s leaves before new growth begins. Thin spots and bare patches in the lawn can be over seeded now if you don’t intend to use a crabgrass preventer on your lawn. Last summer’s heat and drought may make this a necessity this spring, if you missed the opportunity last fall.

            If you don’t over seed your lawn, now is the time to apply Fertilome Crabgrass Plus Lawn Food. We have long summer seasons here, and actually recommend that you make two applications of this product (4-6 weeks apart) to keep your yards crabgrass free this summer. 

            Begin spring cleanup of perennial beds this month. Cut perennials to 3” above the ground. Remove damaged foliage and old flower stalks. Ornamental grasses and hardy hibiscus can be pruned back to 6” above the ground now.

            Once flowerbeds have been cleaned up, re-mulching can be done. Be sure not to mulch on the crowns of plants. Top dress or dry feed beds with a granular fertilizer, such as Osmocote, and apply a pre-emergent to help keep weed seeds from germinating. Divide summer and fall blooming perennials now, along with ornamental grasses if you so desire.

            Plant/sow peas, lettuce, radish, kohlrabi, collards, turnips, potatoes, spinach, onion sets, beets, carrots, and parsley outside this month. Set out broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage, cauliflower and pansy transplants now. This month is also great for setting out strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, grapes and fruit trees.

            Start seeds indoors this month for tomatoes, peppers and eggplants. And houseplants can still be repotted. Continue to check houseplants for over wintering insect populations.

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            Nesting boxes for bluebirds can be set up as well as Purple Martin houses. Bluebird boxes are best at about 5’ off the ground on a fence post in the open with the entry hole facing away from prevailing winds. Purple Martins return to our zone 6 region between St. Pat’s Day and the end of the month. So, now is the time to clean out those houses and be prepared.

            It is time to go, “See you in the garden!!”
Sandi Hillermann McDonald

 

 

Weed Prevention… Now Is The Time

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Understanding exactly what you are applying and how it works will help you decide when to get out there and start your lawn care. First, it’s not a race. The first neighbor to unleash the spreader from the garage is not necessarily the winner, winner, chicken dinner.

When you start looking at bags you will see words like ‘preventer’, ‘crabgrass’, and ‘pre-emergent’.

WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?

The majority of first lawn applications contain a fertilizer (to make the grass grow) and what is called a pre-emergent herbicide. A herbicide is a chemical that kills plants (in contrast to an insecticide). A pre-emergent herbicide is one that stops a plant from growing. Look at the word: pre (before) –emergent (sprouting).

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HOW CAN AN HERBICIDE KILL A PLANT BEFORE IT IS EVEN GROWING?

A pre-emergent kills the emerging seed of a plant either before or right after it sprouts. So, the weed killer in the first bag you put down is actually a weed PREVENTER. Weed preventers create a barrier where they are applied that blocks growth. But wait, you say. I have put this pre-emergent down before and I still had weeds in the summer. What gives? A pre-emergent will only stop weeds if they are sprouting from a seed. If the weed is sprouting from a root that stayed in the ground over the winter, a pre-emergent will not prevent it. This is common with weeds like dandelions, clover, and ground ivy. Weeds returning from established roots need a different weed killer.  The #1 big battle of this category is crabgrass.

BUT HERE’S THE THING:

Crabgrass doesn’t germinate until it’s warm. And I don’t mean the AIR temperature. Crabgrass germinates when the SOIL temperatures hit the mid 50s. And soil takes a lot longer to warm up in the spring than the air. Think of how long it takes a lake to warm up in the spring and summer. It may be a gorgeous day on the boat but if you jump in that water, you are in for a shock. Soil temperature is similar. It warms up very slowly in the spring. Crabgrass may germinate in late March in our area. Crabgrass preventers can last up to 4 months. We recommend another addition of prevention in late May to get us covered through our hot dry summers.

There are several factors that influence the germination time of warm-season weeds like crabgrass. Every year is different, and every lawn is different. Did you know that we also offer pre-emergent service in our Hillermann lawn program??  So therefore, WE CAN DO IT FOR YOU. 

Stop in or call to let us help you with your specific needs. 

Sandi Hilllermann McDonald

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