Blumen Gardens hosts many events and offers seminars and hands-on workshops year round.  Please use the calendar to the right to quickly view which days have events and their specific descriptions below.

April Hours:

Open Daily 9am - 6pm

Beginning April 1st, we start back with our usual hours.
We will be open 7 days a week for all your gardening needs!

We are putting the final touches on our
event schedule for 2008. Be sure to visit again to
see all the exciting things we have planned!

ANNUAL GARAGE SALE

AND SELECTED PRODUCT SALE STORE-WIDE

Thursday - Saturday, April 3, 4 & 5
9am - 4pm
Find some treasure when we clean out damaged, discontinued and seasonal items. NEW THIS YEAR! We will be tagging speciallly-selected sale items throughout our garden shop, too.

The garage sale is located down the asphalt parking area, the first garage door past our Tea Room's
east side entrance.

SEMINAR

"Lay Those Weary Weeds to Rest"

Saturday, April 5
10 - 11am
One of our latest finds is the CobraHead Weeder & Cultivator.
It is designed to dig, weed, transplant & more! CobraHead
company owner Noel Valdes speaks about his creation and
how to successfully nip those weeds in the bid before they
get out of control!

TOOL SALE & $1 TOOL SHARPENING

Saturday & Sunday, April 5 & 6
9am - 6pm
Hone the blades and digging edges of your favorite tools for just $1 each. IT'S JUST A FACT --Tools that are stored properly, cleaned & sharpened will perform better and last longer.
And while you've got tools on the mind, take a gander at our sale which includes all our in-stock, Blumen-recommended gardening tools.

SPRING PLANT SALE

BOSS IS GONE SALE

Friday - Monday, April 11, 12, 13 & 14
Joan & Joel are leaving to attend Joan's oldest daughter Katie's wedding in Mexico. And while the bosses are gone, we are having a sale on in-stock perennials. First come, first serve!
These four days only, take 25% off in-stock perennials.

DESIGN DAY

Saturday, April 19

10am - "Beginning Your Landscape Design"

Jim Knoll, Instructor from Kishwaukee Community College gives his expertise on landscape design around your house

11am - "Reducing Maintenance Through Good Design"

From streamling your design, to selecting drought-tolerant & easy-to-care-for plants, Joel Barczak sheds light on how to ease your gardening work load.

12noon - 3pm - "20-Minute Garden Consultations"

Joan, Joel, Anna and our newest designer Delice will be on hand for personalized help. Call to sign up for a time slot!

EARTH DAY

MULCH & COMPOST SALE - BAGS OR BULK

April 22, 2008
CALL TODAY, EARTH DAY, BETWEEN 9AM AND 6PM
TO ORDER & PAY FOR BULK PREMIUM MULCH OR
COMPOST DELIVERY AND RECEIVE
10% OFF OUR REGULAR LOW PRICE.
WE PROMISE TO DELIVER YOUR MULCH BY SUN., APRIL 27.

15% OFF RETAIL PURCHASES OF BAGGED MULCHES.

GARDEN GATE TO SPRING

3RD ANNUAL GARDEN ANTIQUE SHOW

April 25 & 26, 2008

RAIN OR SHINE - THE SHOW GOES ON!
ALL ANTIQUE DEALERS ARE INDOORS!!

AND IF THE WEATHER STILL FAILS,
THE EVENING EVENT WILL BE INDOORS.

WE HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE!

HOURS

Friday: 9am - 3pm:

Antique Shopping
Soup Lunch available from Sweet Dreams
$3 Entrance Donation to C.A.S.A.

Friday: 5 - 9pm

Evening Event to raise awareness and funds for C.A.S.A. DeKalb County (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
Cocktails, Hors d'eouvres & Music.
$20 Entrance Donation

Saturday: 9am - 4pm

Antique Shopping
Lunch available from the Grill
$3 Entrance Donation to C.A.S.A.

Don't miss this exquisite antique show with over 15 antique dealers. Food & drinks available for purchase.