April 4th, 2012
The onion plants started to arrive today and they look wonderful. The store smells great too!
Here’s a link to our availability page so you can see what varieties are in: http://drummersgardencenter.com/availability/
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April 1st, 2012
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February 3rd, 2012
We’re giving away several fresh wrapped bouquets of flowers in a Valentine’s Day countdown. Go to our Facebook page to participate. We’re asking a new question every couple of days. If you want to participate in the contest, leave a comment for the answer. The comment with the most “Likes” by the time the new question is asked wins a $14.99 bouquet. Give it a try by clicking over to our Facebook page here. If you’d rather not follow the link, search Facebook for Drummers Garden Center & Floral. Winners must pick up their prizes by Feb. 19. Good Luck!
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February 2nd, 2012
We’ve announced a new miniature gardening class.
Learn the Art of Miniature Gardening
Saturday, Feb. 18 10am-12pm
If you can’t make it right at 10, that’s okay.
No need to stay until 12 if you finish early.
Put together your own miniature garden or enhance the one you already have at this class. Also learn how to establish a miniature garden outdoors as part of your landscape.
Minimum cost is $15.
Please call 507-388-4877 to register. To run the class we need a minimum of 5 participants who will each make a mini garden.
Click to see more mini gardens on our facebook page.
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February 1st, 2012
Although it’s too early to start most seeds for plants bound for your vegetable garden at this time, you can have lots of fun starting seeds in containers outdoors. This is a great way to grow produce like lettuce and spinach to get a head start on spring.
Also, this technique works for any seed for plants that don’t mind a little cold. In fact, it’s a perfect way to start many perennials from seed.
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January 16th, 2012
It is often said a gardener’s work is never done. Now there’s a whole new way to create, modify and decorate your own garden… that is, another one inside your house or as part of your outdoor landscape with miniature gardens. Miniature gardens are a great way to flex your garden design muscles throughout the year.
We introduced miniature gardening at Drummers Garden Center & Floral just before Thanksgiving 2011. In early December we had a great time hosting three “Miniature Gardening for You and the Fairies” classes and really enjoyed all of the beautiful creations our students designed. What a thrill it is to share the love of gardening and designing with plants and structures with like-minded people.
Because of popular demand, we are offering “Miniature Gardening for Your and the Fairies” again this January plus an advanced class to help you learn how to incorporate features like patios, retaining walls and water gardens as part of a miniature garden. Click here to learn more about these classes offered Saturday, Jan. 28.
Okay, so, what is miniature gardening? Utilizing a container or setting aside a special area outside, you can create a micro-environment that looks just like a garden. This is achieved using landscape features like hills, caves, streams, paths and such while adding scaled down furniture, toys, stepping stones, tools, bird feeders, animals and even buildings. Are you thinking you’ve never seen these items at Drummers? Stop by, you’ll be amazed at the variety of items we have available and that continue to arrive. Of course we have little fairies and fairy dust to complete the garden. If you’d rather, we have dinosaurs for a dinosaur garden theme. Check out some of these items on our Facebook page by clicking here.
 Here's a miniature garden for fairies. |
 This miniature garden is elevated by its unusual container. |
Another great opportunity in the miniature garden world is the ability to use any type of container. Of course, conventional containers with drainage work great. Miniature gardeners can incorporate adequate drainage into containers that don’t have drainage holes and so a whole world of unusual containers can be used. The garden at the above left is planted in an old suitcase. One of our staff members plans to make one outdoors this summer in a little red wagon.
Plants can make these gardens even more texturally interesting. We have a wide selection of plants that are sized for use in miniature gardens. Miniature gardens can also be made without plants or by using artificial plants. This spring, we will have a selection of outdoor plants perfect for use in outdoor miniature gardens.
Finally, you may ask, “Why call it a fairy garden?” Attracting fairies can bring you a little luck, a little mischief and help your garden grow strong.
As you can see, the techniques used for miniature gardening or fairy gardening or dinosaur gardening opens up a wide new world for anyone interested in a little, rare fun.
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January 11th, 2012
Terrariums are a great way to enjoy a garden environment indoors in a small space.They can be a small world of wonder under glass and, of course, expressed in a thoroughly modern way.
Learn how and construct your own terrarium at our class on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 9:30am with Instructor Kris. Kris is an experienced indoor and outdoor gardener as well as a very talented floral designer. She has taught terrarium gardening for many years.
Here’s the class description….Bring your own container or purchase one here and we’ll set you up with a kit of soil, moss, rock and 3 plants. We’ll construct your terrariums in class. You’ll learn what plants perform best in a terrarium environment and long-term care. This is a great class to take if you’re looking for a fun indoor project or something to exhibit at the county fair. The class fee is $20 for the kit and the container is purchased separately. Click here to see what that kit will look like.
Please call us at 507-388-4877 to register for this class. Payment is due at the time of the class but we need you to register because the class size is limited to 10 people and we won’t be able to host it unless at least three people register to attend.
Over the years we’ve made some really fun terrariums. Here are two examples.
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Over time you can clean the glass of your terrarium and prune the plants. If, however, the plants become overgrown or die, there is absolutely no harm in replacing them. The same, of course, is true of houseplants in general and garden plants, even flowers in pots.
Notice the soil of the terrariums shown. Because this is a closed system, you must provide drainage for the plants’ roots so they remain healthy. We accomplish this with layers of small stones and orchid potting mix below the soil. We also add a bit of charcoal which acts as a filter for odors. Once the terrarium is planted and watered for the first time, it rarely needs water again unless it is the type of system with an opening. These two, however, are covered.
For some more fun ideas for terrariums, check out the January 2012 issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. The issue has a number of photos of wonderful terrariums. Here are a few on their website.
Get inspired, have fun dreaming and come on in and create your own little plant world in a terrarium. Just not your mother’s terrarium from the 1970s!
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November 1st, 2011
If you have roses that are not hardy to zone 4 you will have to take extra steps to winterize your plants. If you have a hybrid tea or long-stemmed rose this is the type of rose you will need to give extra protection.
The Minnesota Tip, developed by the University of Minnesota, is the best method. Here’s the link.
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October 1st, 2011
Fall is the only time to get such beauties as tulip, daffodil and hyacinth.
When planting be sure to add bone meal or Bulb Tone to the bottom of each planting hole to ensure years of success.
A great way to make your planting look random is to roll out a handful of bulbs (golf balls work great too) and then plant where your toss lays. This results in a natural look.
Massing bulbs is the best way to make them look great.
Here’s a helpful guide on how to plant bulbs. Call or stop in for a guide on how to force bulbs in containers inside the house so you have them blooming in late winter.
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September 27th, 2011
Thanks for all of your contributions to our plastic container recycling program in 2011. As you can see, we are full to capacity and can no longer take containers this year. Save what you have for next year’s collection and stay tuned for the opening date.
The plastic containers and trays are recycled and made, mostly, into new plant containers.
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