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Local Weather Courtesy of:
This Issue- Cool Perennials
- The Plant Doctor
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Our gift cards never expire, never lose value, and can be used at
both Wallace's locations. |
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To protect your lawn from damaging grubs. Wallace's recommends Bayer Season Long Grub Control for months of grub prevention and lush green lawn.
Click here for more tips.
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Be a Guest Gardener:
Gardeners love to learn from other gardeners "over the fence." We would love to include a tour and/or an article from one of our readers! |
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Contact Information:
Wallace's in Bettendorf
Telephone:
563-332-4711
Address:
2605 Devils Glen Rd
Bettendorf, IA 52722
Wallace's in Davenport
Telephone:
563-445-2458
Address:
6227 NW Blvd
Davenport, IA 52806
E-Mail:
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Store hours:
M-F 9am-8pm
Sat. 9am-8pm
Sun. 10am-5pm
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Green Up Your Summer Cook-Outs
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Fire up a propane grill--charcoal and wood grills emit much more carbon monoxide and other VOC's (Volatile Organic Chemicals) than the earth friendly propane types.
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Buy reusable dishes to serve up your famous burgers, dogs and kabobs.
If you must use disposable dishes, make sure they are compostable.
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Time to top those burgers with lettuce, tomato, onion... grow your own or buy local and eliminate the thousands of miles that produce travels to get to the grocery store.
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Get ready, get set, it’s almost Father’s Day. Fathers work hard all year long. Father's Day is dad’s day to relax and have fun. And don’t forget, grandfathers are dads too!
Now...let’s take it up a notch.
If your dad is a patio barbeque Daddy-o, plant a big patio container or two with a few veggies that he can cook up on the grill later this year: peppers, tomatoes, onions, and maybe some cilantro or basil.
Or how about that shade tree that he needs in the backyard? You know...the tree that will shade him while he is in dreamland in his hammock or chaise lounge? Come into the garden center and we’ll help you pick the best one for him. Dad along; he might have a special one in mind already. You can plant it together with him and watch it grow over the years, while you are growing too.
Most of all make sure all the dads are given "Royal Treatment." Fix him breakfast. Have a Father's Day BBQ or picnic in your garden. Do things that will let him know he's "King" for the day.
And you know what else is fun? Getting Dad to tell you about himself growing up. Here are a few things you can ask him about: his favorite color, the best movie he ever saw, his most memorable moment with you, his best friend, his hobby, favorite food, animals he likes, or even his most embarrassing moment and happiest moment. |
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June is Perennial Gardening Month. Wallace's Garden Experts have compiled a list of their favorite perennials to add months of easy care, color and interest to any landscape. Use this month's perennial coupon to spice up your garden with these great plants.
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Powdery Mildew: Description: Spots or patches of white to grayish powdery-like growth on leaves.
Caused by: wet conditions, overhead watering, poor air circulation.
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Plants affected: Many, including ninebark, veronica, bee balm, roses, lilacs, garden phlox, coreopsis, trumpet vine and serviceberry trees. |
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Treatment: Change practices--do not overhead water, thin plants to improve air circulation, spray with a fungicide like Infuse from Bonide.
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Maple Leaf Gall:Description: Odd Shaped or kidney shaped red lumps on surface of leaves.
Caused by: abnormal cell growth caused by the feeding of the insects Maple Bladder Gall Mite or Maple Spindle Gall Mite. |
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Plants affected: maple trees |
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Treatment: Not recommended. Galls are unsightly but will not harm the health of the tree. To treat for mites spray tree with dormant oil in mid-April before bud swell on the tree. |
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Japanese Beetles: Description: Small holes eaten in leaves and flowers, often to the point of skeltonization
Caused by: Feeding by the adult life stage of the Japanese Beetle that appears in late June or Early July. Insects are shiny, metallic green and bronze colored beetles. |
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Plants affected: Almost all, but especially roses, canna lilies, linden trees, peaches, plums, cherries, and many perennials. |
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Treatment: Hand pick them off plant and put in bucket of soapy water or spray with a garden insecticide like Sevin or Bonide Japanese Beetle Killer. Beetles can also be controlled with a systemic product like Bayer Tree and Shrub Insect Control.
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Fire Blight: Flowers turn brown and wilt, twigs shrivel and blacken, ends often curling. Gets its name from the burnt appearance of the plants.
Caused by: a bacteria (erwinia) that becomes more prevalent in wet conditions.
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Plants affected: pears (ornamental and fruiting) apples, roses and hawthorn trees. |
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Treatment: Spray with Bonide Fire Blight Spray when disease appears in summer; prune out all disease branches, cutting 12 inches below the affected area. |
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Black Spot/Leaf Spot: Dark brown or black spots that appear on the lower leaves of plants and spread upward. Leaves eventually turn yellow and fall off.
Caused by: A common fungal diseases that may appear under wet conditions or from poor air circulation or too much shade.
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Plants affected: Roses, variegated dogwood, oak leaf hydrangea, cherries and many others. |
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Treatment: Can be controlled with garden fungicides like Bonide Infuse or Bayer Insect, Disease and Mite Control. Prevent by providing good air circulation and do not let water sit on the leaves.
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• Cube London broil – 2” or bigger-use enough meat to feed all guests!
• Season the meat with olive oil, minced garlic, and Old Bay seasoning (seafood, poultry, meats, and salads); salt and pepper to taste.
•Skewer all meat together. Cook time is 15-20 minutes for medium rare.
• Cut up large pieces of sweet onion or red onion, yellow pepper, red pepper, orange pepper, thick slices of zucchini and yellow squash, whole baby bella mushrooms, and whole grape tomatoes.
• Season the veggies with olive oil, Old Bay seasoning (seafood, poultry, meats and salads), and minced garlic. Add a couple of shakes of red pepper flakes.
• Skewer all veggies together.
• Cook for about 15-20 minutes, along with the meat. |
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