National Garden Bureau, American Beauties and Midwest Groundcovers
Invite you to Attend a
Planting Party at
Growing Solutions Farm
Thursday, August 20, 2015
9:30 – 11:00 AM
2200 W. Campbell Park Drive, Chicago, IL
(NW Corner of S. Leavitt St. and W. Campbell Park Dr.)
American Beauties Native Plants, in partnership with grower Midwest Groundcovers, has arranged for a donation of 220 pollinator plants to be delivered on Thursday, August 20 to Growing Solutions Farm, a vocational therapeutic garden for young adults with autism. In 2014 National Garden Bureau hosted a fundraiser to support Growing Solutions Farm. By the end of 2014, NGB was able to donate over $44,000 in cash, products and supplies to the Farm.
Now the young adults who work at Growing Solutions Farm will be installing a pollinator garden to attract the pollinators necessary for a productive vegetable garden. “American Beauties is all about giving back and education. We couldn’t think of a more worthy cause. This is a phenomenal program!” – Peggy Anne Montgomery, Brand Manager American Beauties. “Family, community and the environment are core values of Midwest Groundcovers. We proudly support beautification projects as well as projects that give back to the community.” - Jill Bondi, Marketing Manager Midwest Groundcovers.
If you are in Chicago, or attending the IGC show at Navy Pier, we invite you to attend the planting party, see the farm and join in the joy of therapeutic gardening.
Please R.S.V.P. to Diane Blazek and specify if you will need transportation to the garden.
For more information about Growing Solutions Farm: http://jmtf.org/portfolio/growing-solutions-farm/
For more information about National Garden Bureau, please contact Diane Blazek at ; for more information about American Beauties Native Plants, please contact Peggy Ann Montgomery at ; for more information about Midwest Groundcovers please contact Jill Bondi at .
The National Garden Bureau, Founded in 1920, is a non-profit organization whose mission is to disseminate basic instructions for home gardeners. Annually, NGB publishes and sponsors the New Varieties program and the Year Of The fact sheets featuring flowers and vegetables, including new introductions, which are especially suited to home gardens. National Garden Bureau has also taken an active role in supporting therapeutic gardens through fundraising and grants.
American Beauties Native Plants® is the premiere native plant program that offers proven solutions for garden centers, landscapers and home gardeners. Garden centers use our point-of-purchase materials to build displays that help direct their customers and educate their staff at the same time. Landscapers use our plants and fact-filled tags to enhance their customer’s experience. Home gardeners love our branded pots because it takes the guesswork out of shopping.
Midwest Groundcovers, LLC, is an industry leader in the propagation, growing and wholesale distribution of quality container nursery stock. We operate over 700 acres of state-of-the-art nursery production facilities at five locations in St. Charles, IL; Virgil, IL; and Glenn, MI. Each year, these nurseries produce millions of container plants, including more than 130 different groundcover varieties; over 240 species of local ecotype native plants identified as Natural Garden Natives®; 140 regional Midwest native species of which some are naturally occurring selections; more than 500 varieties of perennials and ornamental grasses; and over 275 varieties of deciduous shrubs, native shrubs, broadleaf evergreens, hardy shrub roses, conifers, and vines.