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Hoerr Nursery Named to “Revolutionary 100”
March 4PEORIA, IL - Hoerr Nursery maintains the title of one of the “Most Revolutionary Garden Centers in the country” named by Today’s Garden Center Magazine. This is the fifth consecutive year Hoerr Nursery has received the award.
“This recognition solidifies the collective efforts of our employees. Our customer’s needs are constantly evolving and as each of our employees do their part, Hoerr Nursery as a whole can meet and exceed those expectations,” said Dave Ploussard, Garden Center Manager. “And it confirms that Hoerr Nursery is an industry leader, assuring our customers that they are receiving the best professional services, the best customer service, and the best overall shopping environment they seek.”
Garden center owners and managers across the United States fill out an extensive online questionnaire covering topics such as employee training, industry involvement, profitability, marketing, use of technology, purchasing, and customer and community service. The award is open to garden centers of all sizes as the winners are chosen based on leadership and innovation, not on size or revenue.
“Each year this list honors the truly innovative and unique garden centers across the country that continue to change and evolve as their customers’ needs change,” says Jennifer Polanz, editor of Today’s Garden Center. “This year I think this award means even more because the independent retailers on the list were able to weather difficult economic conditions and serve their customers well.”
D.A. Hoerr established Hoerr Nursery in 1926. Today, the third generation Hoerr Family owns and operates the Central Illinois business located north of the Shoppes of Grand Prairie on Rte. 91 in Peoria. Hoerr Nursery is full-service, retail garden center, nursery and landscape services provider. Services include: landscape design and installation, landscape maintenance, lawn care and Your Own Private Gardener services. Visit www.HoerrNursery.com for more information.
Hoerr Nursery | 8020 N Shade Tree Drive, Peoria, IL | 309-691-4561
www.HoerrNursery.com
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Media Contact:
Dan Mulch, Marketing Director; 309-689-2532
Elmwood Receives New Trees for Central Park
November 6By Scott Hilyard (shilyard@pjstar.com)
Journal Star
ELMWOOD —
It took four months, but the plan to replace the trees damaged in Central Park in Elmwood during a violent storm in June and then hastily cut down in the immediate aftermath is about to be carried out.
And after much angst, many meetings and a lot community input, the plan to plant 13 or 14 trees, including the first magnolias in the park on Magnolia Street, was mostly decided by one city councilman and a woman from Hoerr's Nursery.
"It would have been impossible to do everything that people wanted for the park," said Walt Avery, the councilman who is chairman of the city's parks department. "Our idea was not to overpopulate the park with trees and to plant as many indigenous trees as we could find. I think we have a pretty good plan."
The plan calls for 13 or 14 new trees to be planted to replace the 18 to 20 trees that were cut down. Most of the park's previous 43 trees were planted in the early 1950s after Dutch elm disease stripped the city block bare.
Avery and Marilyn Crain, a landscape designer for Hoerr's who is also a certified horticulturist and arborist, got together over the last couple of months to decide what types of trees will be planted and where in the park they will go. Guiding them was a list of suggestions culled from a meeting in July that attracted about 70 residents to the high school auditorium to discuss the replanting of Central Park.
"We worked with the list, taking into consideration the soil and giving every tree its maximum space and all the room it needed," Crain said.
The trees will include two 12-foot American elms and an accolade elm, a Colorado blue spruce and two different kinds of maple trees. They will be purchased from and planted by Hoerr's. The cost to buy and plant 11 trees yet this fall is about $7,000, Avery said. City Treasurer Harold Jehle said a fund set up for donations to replace the Central Park trees currently has more than $8,000 in it.
"We want to plant high quality and as big a tree in Central Park as we can," Jehle said.
Both Avery and Crain said the city is getting trees from Hoerr's at a deep discount motivated by the company's civic-minded interests. The company is donating one tree to the park and charging about $500 for mature trees that would typically cost between $900 and $1,200, Crain said.
"We decided it was a good idea to donate a good old-fashioned American elm to the city," said Dan Mulch, the marketing director at Hoerr's. "It was the least we could do."
The replanting plan drew praise even from those who were initially critical of the city for moving too fast in the aftermath of the storm and for cutting down trees they thought could have been saved.
Resident Richard Coon was one of those outspoken critics.
"We commented, mainly that the plan looked pretty good," Coon said. "(The city) kept our recommendations in mind as to the tree species recommended and placements look good."
The two magnolias, which will be new to the park, will be planted nearest the Larado Taft "Pioneers" statue. That way, the attractive, flowering trees can be framed in photographs that the park's visitors take of the statue.
Avery said some of the suggestions from city residents weren't practical, including a large flower garden in the corner of the park and establishment of a city tree nursery.
"The problem becomes, who's going to maintain those kinds of things," Avery said.
Scott Hilyard can be reached at 686-3244 or at shilyard@pjstar.com.
Read MoreHoerr Nursery Prepares Students for Careers in Horticulture
October 12Peoria, IL – Hoerr Nursery hosted nine college students from all across Central Illinois last week as a part of a program designed to give horticulture students some hands-on experience in the “Green Industry”.
Over the course of several months, the H.O.P.E. (Horticultural, Occupational and Professional Experience) Program will provide an opportunity for a select group of students to visit and work with businesses across Central Illinois. Sponsored by the Illinois Green Industry Association (IGIA), H.O.P.E. was created to “provide college students with an opportunity to experience the Illinois Nursery Industry with a “hands-on” approach to prepare them for careers in horticulture”.
On October 1-2, the students worked with several horticulture professionals at Hoerr Nursery from Landscape Design and nursery production to the retail experience, customer service and merchandising. On both days, the students also participated in guest speaker presentations.
“Because of our wide scope of business, we were able to provide the students with a hands-on experience they can’t find in a classroom,” said Dave Ploussard, Garden Center Manager at Hoerr Nursery. “The H.O.P.E. Program is a rare and invaluable opportunity for students to see what the ‘Green Industry’ is all about.”
Hoerr Nursery named one of the 100 Most Revolutionary Garden Centers for 2009 by Today’s Garden Center Magazine for the fourth consecutive year and recently ranked in the Top 100 Garden Centers in the country by Nursery Retailer Magazine. Hoerr Nursery was established by D.A. Hoerr in 1926. Today, the 3rd generation owns and operates the Central Illinois business which has expanded to a full service Garden Center, Nursery and Landscape Services provider including landscape design and installation, lawn care, maintenance, and irrigation services. Hoerr Nursery is located north of the Shoppes of Grand Prairie on Rte 91 and online at www.HoerrNursery.com.
Hoerr Nursery | 8020 N Shade Tree Drive, Peoria, IL | 309-691-4561
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Read MoreBack to School with Gardening 101 at Hoerr Nursery
September 1
Peoria, IL. – Hoerr Nursery’s “Fall Semester” of Gardening 101 GardenTalk Seminars are back in session starting September 10. Gardening 101 is a seven week series of brief, 20-minute seminars covering a variety of fall-themed topics. All seminars are free and open to the public. Each topic is presented on Thursday at 5:30p.m. and repeated Saturday at 10:00a.m. at the Garden Center at Hoerr Nursery.
Fall Schedule for Gardening 101:
September 10 & 12: Fantastic Fall Containers for a SPLASH of COLOR
September 17 & 19: Fall Decorating Ideas: Small Ideas for Big Impact
September 24 & 26: Lawn Care for Fall – What Do I Do Now?
October 1 & 3: Bulbs: Plant Now for Spring WOW
October 8 & 10: Shrubs for Fall Color & Winter Interest
October 15 & 17: Top Trees for Fabulous Fall Color
October 22 & 24: Winterizing Your Garden: Put Your Garden to Bed for Winter
Each presentation is led by Hoerr Nursery horticulturists and garden experts and is only 20 minutes with time for specific questions and answers. Gardening 101 is all about to-the-point knowledge so people can the info quickly and get home to enjoy gardening. There are handouts for every session.
“With fall just around the corner, our lineup of classes is focused on what you can do right now to get the most of this beautiful season,” said Dan Mulch, Marketing Manager. “And we want to give customers the opportunity to learn the basics and ask questions before problems come up…Gardening 101 seminars do just that.”
Hoerr Nursery was named one of the 100 Most Revolutionary Garden Centers for 2009 by Today’s Garden Center Magazine for the fourth consecutive year and recently ranked in the Top 100 Garden Centers in the country by Nursery Retailer Magazine. Hoerr Nursery was established by D.A. Hoerr in 1926. Today, the 3rd generation owns and operates the Central Illinois business which has expanded to a full service Garden Center, Nursery and Landscape Services provider including landscape design and installation, lawn care, maintenance, and irrigation services. Hoerr Nursery is located north of the Shoppes of Grand Prairie on Rte 91 and online at www.HoerrNursery.com.
Hoerr Nursery | 8020 N Shade Tree Drive, Peoria, IL | 309-691-4561
www.HoerrNursery.com
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Hoerr Nursery Ranked Top 100 Garden Centers in the Country
August 28Peoria, IL – Hoerr Nursery was recognized at the national Independent Garden Center conference in Chicago last week as one of the Top 100 outstanding garden centers in the country by Nursery Retailer magazine. This selection is made from over 20,000 independent garden centers.
Dave Ploussard, Garden Center Manager, attended the event on behalf of the nursery. “What an honor it is to be recognized for such an award. It is simply a tribute to our hard-working staff and our focus for serving and building relationships with our customers – and for that, I am forever thankful.”
Hoerr Nursery was also named as one of the 100 Most Revolutionary Garden Centers for 2009 by Today’s Garden Center Magazine for the fourth consecutive year.
Hoerr Nursery was established by D.A. Hoerr in 1926. Today, the third generation owns and operates the Central Illinois business which has expanded to a full service Garden Center, Nursery and Landscape Services provider including landscape design and installation, lawn care, maintenance, and irrigation services. Hoerr Nursery is located north of the Shoppes at Grand Prairie on Rte 91 and online at www.HoerrNursery.com.
Hoerr Nursery | 8020 N Shade Tree Drive, Peoria, IL | 309-691-4561
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Read MoreJamieson School Gets New Tree for Earth Day
April 21Peoria, IL – Hoerr Nursery donated and planted a Red Bud tree at Robert A. Jamieson School on Friday, April 17 to commemorate Earth Day and to celebrate a 16-year relationship the nursery has with the Peoria public school. Over the years, Hoerr Nursery has planted over 10 trees at Jamieson.
“We have a deep relationship with Jamieson, our Adopt-A-School partner,” said Dave Ploussard, Hoerr Nursery Garden Center Manager. “Students visit our nursery during the year for hands-on activities. We bring projects to the school, and we have a mutual love of nature. By donating and planting this tree we express our appreciation for the school. And, it’s a natural fit to involve the students to celebrate Earth Day.”
Earth Day is Wed., April 22. During the week of Earth Day Hoerr Nursery will conclude it spring edition of its popular series of Gardening 101, free and open to the public. Sign up is encouraged: 309-691-4561. The topic for April 23 & 25 - Trees: How to pick the perfect tree.
Hoerr Nursery is one of the 100 Most Revolutionary Garden Centers in the country, named by Today’s Garden Center Magazine. The 3rd generation Hoerr Family owns and operates the Central Illinois business including a nursery for growing shrubs and trees, an award-winning Landscape Design and Installation Department, a Lawn Care/Maintenance department, an irrigation department, and an award-winning Garden Center with StoneMarket and GardenHouse.
Hoerr Nursery | 8020 N Shade Tree Drive, Peoria, IL | 309-691-4561
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Read MoreGardenTalks and Spring Opening at Hoerr Nursery
April 8Organic Lawn Care Presentation
Public Invited for Garden Talks, Demos, Guest Speaker and Chef
GardenHouse Spring Opening at Hoerr Nursery
April 17 and 18
Hoerr Nursery is hosting Barry Green II to speak on organic lawn care. Green, president of Jonathan Green, Inc will cover organic fertilization, seeding and ongoing care. The presentation is free and open to the public, Sat. April 18, 10 am, in the GardenHouse.
“Organic options are a great alternative for homeowners. Barry Green’s presentation features outstanding products; he’ll tell you what you need to know for organic lawn care,” said Dave Ploussard, Garden Center Manager. “In the Garden Center we’ll continue to have traditional, very effective chemical solutions and of course we offer Lawn Care services from Hoerr Nursery professionals. Everyone’s welcome to our great selection of talks and presentations from Thursday afternoon through Saturday for the GardenHouse Spring Opening. Even if the weather isn’t very spring-like, there are things you can do now—just coming out and enjoying the GardenHouse is one of them!”
GardenHouse Spring Opening Schedule - All presentations free.
Thursday 4/16
5:00 pm Gardening 101 - Shrubs: a well-kept secret to common concerns.
Friday 4/17
3:30 pm Chef Bill More, Your Secret Chef: Cooking with Herbs. Recipes and samples available at this demonstration by one of Peoria’s favorite chefs!
4:00 pm Angel Moss Demonstration
4:30 pm “Kitchen Containers” Demonstration – Growing Herbs and Veggies in Containers! Herbs and cold tolerant veggies available for purchase.
Saturday 4/18
9:30 am Gardening 101 - Shrubs: a well-kept secret to common concerns.
10:00 am Barry Green, II. “Organics and Your Lawn”
2:30 pm Chef Bill More, Your Secret Chef: Cooking with Herbs. Recipes and samples available at this demonstration by one of Peoria’s favorite chefs!
3:00pm Angel Moss Demonstration
3:30 pm “Kitchen Containers” Demo – Growing herbs and veggies in containers in your own kitchen! Herbs and cold tolerant veggies available for purchase.
Garden Plan Sketch Event!
Meet with a Hoerr Nursery Garden Professional to learn how to design and plant a small space in your garden or landscape—it’s the Garden Plan Sketch Event! There’s no charge, so register in person or by phone today for one of the 30 minute appointments. You are encouraged to bring printed photos and the measurements of the space. (Typically a space about 15’ x 15' or equivalent is ideal for this appointment.)
Friday, 4/17
Call for an Appointment for your Garden Plan Sketch.
Appointments from 10am – 11:30am & 1pm – 2:30pm
Saturday, 4/18
Call for an Appointment for your Garden Plan Sketch.
Appointments from 10am – 11:30am & 1pm – 2:30pm
Hoerr Nursery is currently distributing Hardy Bucks for all retail purchased in the Garden Center through June 30. Hardy Bucks can be redeemed at Hoerr Nursery during the first two weeks in August toward the purchase of retail products. (Go to www.HoerrNursery.com for details.)
Hoerr Nursery was again named one of the 100 Most Revolutionary Garden Centers for 2009 by Today’s Garden Center Magazine. This is the fourth year that the nursery was recognized with this award. Today, the 3rd generation Hoerr Family owns and operates the Central Illinois business including a nursery for growing shrubs and trees, an award-winning Landscape Design and Installation Department, a Lawn Care/Maintenance department, and an award-winning Garden Center with a StoneMarket and the GardenHouse.
Hoerr Nursery, 8020 N Shade Tree Drive, Peoria, IL
309-691-4561
www.HoerrNursery.com
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Dianne Noland to Speak at Hoerr Nursery
February 26Peoria, IL – Dianne Noland, host and producer of Illinois Gardener on WTVP-TV, will be speaking on “Getting Your Garden Juices Flowing,” on Friday, March 20, 2009, 3:30pm at Hoerr Nursery. Noland will kick off the popular “Leap Into Spring” event at the award-winning nursery. Ms. Noland’s talk will be the first of the Gardening 101 sessions open to the public and presenting basic gardening tips to Central Illinois.
Ms. Noland’s engaging and upbeat presentation will cover how to use color, a variety of plants, your personal preferences, etc., to create wonderful gardens or container collections. She will discuss early spring plants as well as those that will work well into the summer.
Dianne Noland has co-authored 11 books and is a University of Illinois horticulture instructor of five courses, covering floral design/floriculture and landscaping with bulbs, perennials, and native plants. Her recent teaching honors include a national Teacher Fellow Award. She lives and gardens on 33 acres in rural Central Illinois.
Other Gardening 101 topics at Hoerr Nursery to be presented by horticultural staff and garden experts include:
Mar 26 and 28 Getting your ideas organized. Know what to put where.
April 2 and 4 Step 1: Spring lawn care. Off to a good start.
April 9 and 11 Part Sun/Part Shade? Shedding light on light requirements.
April 16 and 18 Shrubs: a well-kept secret to common concerns
April 23 and 25 Trees: How to pick the perfect tree for me.
Other than Ms. Noland’s presentation, each Gardening 101 talk is held on Thursday at 5pm and repeated on Saturday at 9:30am. Everyone is welcome to these free presentations in the GardenHouse at Hoerr Nursery.
Hoerr Nursery was again named as one of the 100 Most Revolutionary Garden Centers for 2009 by Today’s Garden Center Magazine. This is the fourth year that the nursery has been recognized with this award.
Hoerr Nursery was established by D.A. Hoerr, 83 years ago. Today, the 3rd generation owns and operates the Central Illinois business. The business includes a nursery for growing shrubs and trees, an award-winning Landscape Design and Installation Department, a Lawn Care/Maintenance and an award-winning Garden Center with a StoneMarket and the GardenHouse, a 10,000 sq ft retail greenhouse.
Hoerr Nursery, 8020 N Shade Tree Drive, Peoria, IL 309-691-4561.
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Read More4th Year Named One of 100 Most Revolutionary Garden Centers in the Country
January 21Willoughby, Ohio – Hoerr Nursery of Peoria, IL has been awarded and recognized as “One of the 100 Most Revolutionary Garden Centers in the Country,” by Today’s Garden Center Magazine for the fourth consecutive year.
This is a unique distinction within the ranks of the 20,000+ Garden Centers in the country. This designation emphasizes innovation and includes everything from innovative merchandising, a quality website, involvement in the industry, customer commitment and marketing initiatives. “As a world-class organization, we are humbled by this honor. We owe our success to the people of Peoria and Central Illinois, to our great employees and vendors, and to the core traditions from D.A. Hoerr, founder of Hoerr Nursery over 80 years ago,” said Nate Hoerr, President, Hoerr Nursery.
“We are especially appreciative of our customers who continue to select us for helping them with their gardens and landscapes. We will have many new ideas and new products in 2009, so we are planning to bring our innovation and our commitment to quality throughout next year, too,” said Dave Ploussard, Garden Center manager.
"For 2009 we had several significant accomplishments, such as being featured as the cover story for Today’s Garden Center Magazine, being honored with merchandising awards, introducing a new Gift Card with on-line sales capability, and most importantly our re-commitment to the Hoerr Experience – assuring that our customers and our customer service is the keystone of the business of Hoerr Nursery," said Jane Mason, Marketing Director, Hoerr Nursery.
Hoerr Nursery was established by D.A. Hoerr, 83 years ago. Today, the 3rd generation owns and operates the Central Illinois business including a Garden Center, GardenHouse, Your Own Private Gardener services, landscape design and installation, landscape maintenance, irrigation sales, service and installation, nursery production, in addition to other landscape-related services.
Hoerr Nursery
8020 N Shade Tree Drive, Peoria, IL 61615
309-691-4561
www.HoerrNursery.com
Quite Simply. Amazing.
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Hoerr Nursery’s Garden Plan Sketch Event Named a “Top Ten Idea of 2008”
January 21Hoerr Nursery of Peoria, IL has been cited by Today’s Garden Center Magazine for having one of the Top Ten Ideas in 2008.
The magazine gathers “best practices” ideas from garden centers across North America and selects a variety of ideas each month to publish in its “Steal this Idea” column. Hoerr Nursery’s idea on offering brief sessions with customers to sketch a design of a small area in the customer’s landscapes was selected as one of the top ten ideas.
“This is a thrill for us. Our Garden Plan Sketch events have been very popular with our customers, and it’s rewarding to know that the idea is recognized as an innovative solution,” said Jane Mason, Marketing Director, Hoerr Nursery.
The author of the “Steal this Idea” column commented on the event as, “One of the best garden center ideas I’ve come across is offering design services for …customers who want to try a little gardening but just aren’t confident enough or experienced enough to know where to begin. Hoerr Nursery has taken what could be a challenging service and set some clear expectations in the customer’s mind.”
The Garden Plan Sketch events for 2009 have not been scheduled yet, but will be posted at www.HoerrNursery.com when the event calendar is complete.
Today, the 3rd generation owns Hoerr Nursery including a Garden Center, GardenHouse, Your Own Private Gardener services, landscape design and installation, and landscape & lawn maintenance, in addition to other landscape-related services.
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Hoerr Nursery
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8020 N Shade Tree Drive, Peoria, IL
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