In this newsletter

• This Week's Order is Open Until Sunday, May 12 (at 7 p.m.)
• Fantastic Perennials! Plant Club Coach Shares Some Favorites
• Soil and Pots -- What's the Right Thing to Do Each Spring
• Give a Gift of a Garden -- Gift Certificates -- Great for New or Seasoned Gardeners
• Save the Dates for Future Sales

Perennials -- So Many Varieties Are Garden-Ready Now

Our growers are shipping perennials -- and we will have so many of them to choose from -- but where to start?!

We have great ways to find what you are looking for on the website:

Shop by your garden site criteria:

Selective Search

Shop by pretty photos and common names you might know:

Familiar

Shop by most popular in the Chicagoland area:

Popular

Shop by what you want from your garden:

Garden Goals

Shop by garden problems:

Solutions

Shop by flower or foliage color:

Favorite Color

Shop the Big List to sort by pot size or "NEW CHOICE" by delivery date!: 

The Big List

Each sale week through the summer, we will have hundreds of garden favorites in a variety of sizes, as well as lots and lots of unique plants from special guest nurseries, so be sure to come take a peek each week!

Mostly, enjoy the ease of picking the perfect plants for your garden without driving to multiple retail centers. We love being the one-stop-shop for online plant buying, and every plant you order comes to you fresh from the nursery. And you'll never have to wait in line or get stuck in traffic when you order with the Plant Club!

What's Great Now?

Here's What Our Plant Coach Suggests This Week

Allium - Full Sun

Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis acutiflora "Karl Foerster" -

Full Sun

Heuchera - Partial Sun

Ajuga - Partial Sun to Shade

Astilbe - Partial Shade

Campanula - Full Sun - Partial Shade

Lady's Mantle - Full Sun - Partial Shade

Maidenhair Fern -- Shade

Hemerocallis - Full - Partial Sun

Hosta - Conditions depend on the variety

Hydranageas -- conditions depend on the variety

Boxwoods - conditions depend on the variety

Questions About Soil --

Members Ask, We Have Answers!

We receive many great questions and this one comes up often:

How often should I change the soil in my containers?

We posed the question to our Skokie/Evanston Plant Club leader, Mary Jaminski, a horticulturalist who also has a tremendous garden of her own..

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I have found that in my large 20-24" deep containers, the roots only grow about half way down (12").

When I remove the spent plants in the fall, I try to remove as much of the planting mix from the roots as possible and add this to my perennial garden.

I leave the planting mix that remained in the container.

Then in the spring, I slowly re-fill the container with fresh potting mix. Using my trowel, I incorporate the new and old potting mix in the container. I use fresh potting mix as I plant the container to fill in the gaps.

Plants Make a Great Gift!

A gift of a certificate for garden plants is a great gift. It is personal and practical at the same time, and you don't even need to know the recipient's size or favorite color! Best yet, no one who loves to garden ever said "I have enough plants!"

Give a gift of plants to a friend or neighbor, or a new homeowner who doesn't know where to start and has a new yard.

North Shore Plant Club gift certificates are easy to give and fabulous to get. And because they let the recipient choose exactly the plants they want, this gift is a thoughtful surprise for any gardener on your list.

*There are plant clubs and pickup spots in Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Glenview, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Skokie/Evanston, Naperville and Winnetka.

Save the Dates

Our 2024 Buying Calendar

We order plants throughout the season. Review our 2024 Buying Calendar so you never miss a sale. Take note of these upcoming dates (we'll continue to offer plants through October) . . .

May 9 - 12: Perennials and (and a few Spring Annuals; receive by May 17

May 16 - 19: Even more Perennials (and a few Annuals); receive by May 24

May 30 - June 2: Perennials (and a few Annuals) / Father's Day; receive by June 7

June 13 - 16: Perennials and maybe some annuals; receive by June 20

July 4 - 7: Perennials; receive by July 11

July 18 - 21: Perennials; receive by July 25

... and many more dates through the summer through October 3

This Week:

Order plants from May 9 - 12 (at 7 p.m.)

Easy pickup in Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Glenview, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Naperville, Skokie/Evanston and Winnetka.