Cottage Grove location open

Mon-Fri 9-7
Sat and Sun 9-5

Edgerton location open

Mon-Fri 8:30-5:30
Sat 8:30-5:00
Sun 9-4

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Our annuals have plenty of life left in them, so why not freshen up your landscape for the last leg of summer!

Purchase one 5” annual and get one free, excluding houseplants and succulents. There is no limit. This offer is good through August 19th and is valid at both of our locations. This offer is good while supplies last and is not valid on previous purchases.

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Calling all rose lovers!! This week’s deal is just for you, with our buy-one-get-one deal on ALL ROSES! That’s right, we’ve improved upon our previous climbing roses offer. This week’s deal is now on climbing, tea, and shrub roses as well! These classic beauties are always in fashion and really add to your landscape when planted in multiples. They come in a variety of colors that are just stunning.

There are no restrictions on combinations, so you can get two shrub roses, or one shrub and one climbing rose, or two climbing roses! Go nuts! Purchase one rose and you get another of equal or lesser value, free. This offer is good through August 19th and is valid at both of our locations. This offer is good while supplies last and is not valid on previous purchases.

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Nothing says summer more than the pop of a fresh, sweet cherry tomato in your mouth. They’re great as a healthy, stand-alone treat or the perfect addition to a summer salad. Personally, I most enjoy them atop toasted pita bread and hummus, with a little basil. Mmmmmm…

Right now, we have oodles of some of the tastiest cherry tomatoes around! Sun-ripened and delicious, they are ready-to-eat in a quaint little cup. Many of our customers rave about how good our cherry tomatoes are and just can’t get enough, some stopping weekly to satiate their craving. Fair warning though, trying “just one” is a bit dangerous, as you may not be able to stop there. So if you pick some up, you may want to get an extra cup for the ride home, juuust in case.

Cherry tomatoes are available at Cottage Grove location only.

Already Exploding into Color
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Four of our Tricolor Mum Pots
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Our earliest mums are continuing to bloom and there are more color options each week! Our mums are large, full, and covered in blooms. A new option we have this year is a tricolor mum, with three different colors of mums in one pot. They’re utterly gorgeous and very unique! We also have some gift-ready with foil and a little scarecrow that are absolutely adorable!

Japanese Beetle
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With a shiny bronze shield, border of black and white spots and a metallic green head, the Japanese Beetle is a natural piece of art. While it’s no doubt aesthetically dazzling, its beauty looses luster with its massive destruction. In Japan, they’re just part of the ecosystem, but in American gardens, they’re one of the most broadly destructive invasive pests. Often found in large numbers, they eat just about any plant, but prefer plants of the genus Prunus such as roses, crabapples, and raspberries, as well as grapes, canna lilies, linden trees, birch trees, and others. They eat the soft tissue of leaves and avoid the leaf veins, leaving the skeleton of a leaf that once was. Given the chance, they’ll gleefully redesign your yard with this skeleton-leaf look.

Absolutely rubbish gardening
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Fortunately, these rogue horticulturists can be thwarted in a number of ways. The simplest way to control them is by picking them off and tossing them in a bucket of soapy water. If this isn’t feasible due to the large number, or you can’t stand touching bugs, we do have a spray from Bonide called Japanese Beetle Killer, which effectively kills adults. Just spot-spraying as you see them will do, being sure to apply periodically.

Please note, we do not carry, nor do we recommend, pheromone traps. Studies have found that the pheromone traps attract more beetles to your yard from surrounding areas, and they often settle down on their favorite plants before they even reach the trap.

We are currently in the process of redoing our website in order to make it more helpful and user-friendly. We’d love to get your feedback as we continue to tweak it. Please check it out at www.americasbestflowers.com/new, and let us know the good and the bad, by emailing Ed at ed@americasbestflowers.com. You can also check it out on your smartphone!

East side of a past flea market
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The west side of a past year’s flea market
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Our next flea market, on August 22^nd, is coming up before you know it, but luckily, you can still sign up to be a vendor. Why not take advantage of the opportunity to turn your garage and basement clutter into cold hard cash! Flea markets are not only fun, but they are so easy to participate in! Just bring your treasures out to the greenhouse, display them like you would for a garage sale, sit back and sell.  That’s all it takes!

 If interested in becoming a vendor, please click here for more information.

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Join us for our annual Art in the Garden event here in the greenhouse on Sept. 12, 2015 from 9 to 3. This will be our 6^th year hosting this event, where we bring together talented, local artists to sell their art, crafts, and wares. Some of the items available include: jewelry, paintings, weavings, carved gourds, pottery, woodworking, textiles, photography and much more!

This is a wonderful opportunity to decorate your home, find a gift for a friend, or get a jump on Christmas shopping. It’s just so special when you know a piece is one-of-a-kind and you get to meet the artist who made it.

If interested in participating as a vendor, please click here for information.