McAdam Garden Center: May 19th, 2006

Edition 6.20

May 19th, 2006

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Quotation of the Week:

"Queer things happen in the garden in May. Little faces forgotten appear, and plants thought to be dead suddenly wave a green hand to confound you."
— W E Johns

Upcoming Event - Grilling Class!

Saturday, May 20
LaPiazza Café Chef Gaetano
Grill Cooking Class
Chef Gaetano from LaPiazza Café in Forest Park will teach grilling!
Class includes tastings!
Time: 10am – 1pm
Cost: $60
Call for Reservations 708-366-4010

Garden In A City

McAdam designed and constructed an exhibit for the Illinois Nurserymen's Association's booth in a spring display in Grant Park called "Garden in a City."

"This garden is a small city back yard complete with a bluestone patio and a seat wall with built-in pondless waterfall. The bluestone patio gives the impression of water with a natural stone path crossing over. The plantings are a combination of plants native to the Chicago area as well as some non-natives. This combination provides interest all seasons of the year and includes plants that attract both birds and butterflies. The patio will seat 6-8 people."

For more information on Garden In A City please visit the website at www.gardeninacity.org.

Create Longer Blooming Times

Enjoy a greatly extended blooming period of many of your favorite plants by removing mature flowers and developing seed pods. Plants that respond most to this treatment include cosmos, coreopsis, marigolds, and zinnias. Verbena, phlox, and dianthus are some that keep blooming all summer without this help.

When seeds are allowed to develop, plants stop blooming because their "job" of reproducing is complete. Removing developing seeds forces the plants to continue to bloom to complete their reproductive "mission" in life.

To successfully prolong blooming, you'll also need to keep plants actively growing with regular watering and fertilizing.

We Have A Winner!

Congratulations to Kelli Kline of Oak Park, the lucky winner of the raffle for one of the planters provided by McAdam Nursery and Garden Center for the Oak Park-River Forest Historic Walk.

Featured Plants This Week:

Feature Shrub

‘Blue Prince/Princess’ Holly

Feature Perennial

‘Moonshine’ Yarrow

Meet Our Team!: Steve

This week we would like to introduce Steve.

Position at McAdam: Nursery assistant - pulls plants for landscape construction jobs.

Hobbies: Plays Native American flute, watching movies.

Favorite Food: Mostaccioli with meat sauce.

Favorite Plant/Flower: Evergreens and conifers.

Favorite Garden Center Product: Miracle Grow LiquaFeed

Steve message to you, “Beautiful plants are the key for your landscape.”

What you need:

1 tsp. grated lime rind
1/4-cup fresh lime juice
1 tbsp. ground allspice
1 tbsp. brown sugar
1 to 2 tbsp. finely chopped jalapeño pepper
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion
6 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
3 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Cooking spray

Step by Step:

Combine the first 12 ingredients in a blender; process until well blended.

Pour mixture into a large heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; add onion and chicken.

Seal bag; marinate in refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours, turning bag occasionally.

Remove chicken from bag; discard marinade.

Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill chicken, with grill cover on, for 10 minutes on each side or until done.

Yield: 6 servings

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