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 Hilltop Farm is Southwest Missouri's retail source for well-grown plants, both common and unusual. Although one of our specialties is the genus Hosta, we offer a wide selection of other perennials for shade or sun, as well as exotic tropicals, orchids, annuals, herbs, and hanging baskets. |
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Scroll Down for Exciting Info on "Gold Card" Savings at Hilltop Farm! |
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Thank You! |
| We at Hilltop Farm want to thank you for your patronage during our 2008 Spring Season. We are now closed for the summer. If you wish to visit us this summer to purchase hostas (our only summer crop) please call ahead at (417) 672-2259 and make an appointment to ensure someone is available to help you. Be sure to check back to our website around Thanksgiving for details on our Christmas season. Have a good summer!
--The Crosses
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Hilltop's Gardening Wisdom & Tips |
Establishing Plants |
Here are some tips for successfully planting/growing your garden treasures:
- Always harden off plants or purchase ones that have been hardened off. (See gardening wisdom on hardening off plants.)
- Always water your plants before planting. A dry root ball is difficult to get wet after planting. If the plant is very dry, soak it in a bucket of water.
- Prepare the soil, digging a generous hole and adding compost or peat moss to improve the soil.
- Teasing the roots apart is not necessary unless the plant is very root bound. If the plant is very root bound, I like to run a knife down the side of the root ball in a couple of places, cutting about 1/8” deep. (Ask me to demonstrate this and I’ll give you a gift.)
- Plant you plant so the root ball is just at the soil level or a little below, so the potting soil is covered.
- Sprinkle Osmocote timed-release fertilizer around your plant, being careful not to get it into the crown of the plant.
- Water your plant in very well; it may take more water than you think to get it good and wet. Placing the plant in a little depression to hold water may help.
- This is the important part! Water your plants well every day for the first two weeks to get the roots to root out into the surrounding soil. This is where many people fail. If the plant is not watered enough every day for the first two weeks, the root ball may dry out and the plant may not grow well.
- This is another important part! After the first two weeks, water your plant well (deeply) once a week any week you don’t get an inch of rain. This is essential for perennial establishment.
- Container plantings take more and more frequent watering than bed grown plants.
- Keep your plants groomed, removing spent blooms and “finished” foliage. Trim or pinch as needed to get a bushy plant.
Gardening Wisdom #13, 5/12/2008 © Hilltop Farm Check back again for more bits of Gardening Wisdom & Tips! Look in the Archives for previous bits of Gardening Wisdom & Tips. |
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Hilltop's Variety Spotlight |
Astilbe |
 Astilbe’s ferny foliage topped with feathery blooms is the perfect contrast to the solid leaf structure of hostas. They are excellent companions in the bright shade / part sun border.
Details:
- Bloom late spring into summer
- Come in a variety of colors: white, pinks, reds, lavenders
- Spread about 2’
- Heights range from 18” to 36” tall, depending on variety
- Need to be kept moist for best performance
- Grow in bright shade or part sun
- No real pest problems
- An excellent, textural addition to the garden
Variety Spotlight #12, 5/12/2008 © Hilltop Farm
Check back again for another Variety Spotlight! Look in the Archives for previous Variety Spotlights. |
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2008 Hosta Catalog Here Now! |
| Hilltop's 2008 Hosta Catalog is available for download now! Featuring some 21 new varieties for 2008, our catalog has a thorough listing of hosta varieties, from good old classics to the latest rage. Best of all, shipping is free on all hosta orders - just like usual! Check out our Mail Order page to download your copy of our 2008 Hosta Catalog today! |
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Introducing "Gold Card" Savings at Hilltop Farm! |
| We are pleased to announce the introduction of our all-new "Gold Card" savings at Hilltop Farm. Would you like to receive even greater savings when you buy quality grown-on-the-farm plants from Hilltop? How about special, extended shopping hours - just for you? What about a big bowl of ice cream? Become a "Gold Card" cardholder and get all this (and more!) for only $25 per calendar year membership. Look at all the perks "Gold Card" cardholders get for just $25 per year! - Extravagant weekly specials (in addition to the web- and home- specials we already offer)
- Special extended hours in the spring.
- Special prices on the following select items all season long!
- Potting soil - $12.50 per bag (regularly $14.50)
- Bedding plants - $15.50 per flat (regularly $17.00)
- 4” perennials - one extra free with any “set”
- Hostas - $1.00 off each when you buy 3 or more
- Hanging Baskets - $1.00 off each when you buy 2 or more
- Cash prices when you use a credit card (save 3%)
- Free seeds for a lovely cut flower garden.
- Take advantage of a free garden talk/tour with Oscar, offered every Saturday during our spring season, weather permitting.
- Ice Cream Social in the garden mid-June. (We weren't kidding when we said you'd get free ice cream!)
- Exclusive plant offerings in the spring – available to "Gold Card" cardholders only
Get all this for only $25 per calendar year! Sign up at Hilltop Farm at any time and start saving! |
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| This website was last updated on Monday, July 7th, 2008. We are constantly updating this website, so check back often. |
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General questions can be answered at info@hilltop-gardens.com.
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Hilltop Farm is Southwest Missouri's retail source for well-grown plants, both common and unusual. Although one of our specialties is the genus Hosta, we offer a wide selection of other perennials for shade or sun, as well as exotic tropicals, orchids, annuals, herbs, and hanging baskets.
Astilbe’s ferny foliage topped with feathery blooms is the perfect contrast to the solid leaf structure of hostas. They are excellent companions in the bright shade / part sun border.
