WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich., June 15, 2017 – English Gardens will host free weekend gardening seminars and a Make It & Take It Workshop in July. The schedule includes:

• Free Seminar: Perennial Gardening 101
  Saturday, July 8 at 10 a.m.

English Gardens six main stores

Bring color and texture to your garden year after year. We’ll share our list of best garden performers, plus provide tips on selection and care.

• Make It & Take It Workshop: Mermaid Fairy Garden
  Thursday, July 13 at 7 p.m.
  English Gardens six main stores
  Create a whimsical garden with your choice of mermaids: Millie, Annie, Agnes.  We’ll supply all the materials.
  FEE:  $ 24.99
  Value:  $ 44.99
  Advance registration required.  Sign up in-store or online at EnglishGardens.com.

• Free Seminar: Hydrangeas 101
  Saturday, July 15 at 10 a.m.

English Gardens six main stores

There are more than 100 varieties of hydrangeas available. How do you pick the ones best for your garden? We will discuss the four main categories of hydrangeas, including those most popular and best suited for this area. Plus, we will provide tips on care.
 

• Free Seminar: Hydrangea Re-blooming Tips
  Saturday, July 22 at 10 a.m.

English Gardens six main stores

Need a little help coaxing your hydrangeas to perform better? We’ve got answers to the most common queries about growing these garden favorites.

• Free Seminar: Attracting Butterflies & Hummingbirds
  Saturday, July 29 at 10 a.m.

English Gardens six main stores

The most pleasurable gardens are alive with butterflies and birds. We’ll share our tips for creating a garden that’s attractive to these winged creatures, starting with the right variety of plants.

English Gardens is a family-owned, Michigan business with six full-service retail stores, including:

• Ann Arbor, 155 N. Maple at Jackson in the Maple Village Shopping Center

(734) 332-7900

• Clinton Township, 44850 Garfield Road at Hall Road

(586) 286-6100

• Dearborn Heights, 22650 Ford Road at Outer Drive

(313) 278-4433

• Eastpointe, 22501 Kelly Road at Nine Mile Road

(586) 771-4200

• Royal Oak-Troy, 4901 Coolidge Highway

(248) 280-9500

• West Bloomfield, 6370 Orchard Lake Road

(248) 851-7506

In addition, the company is operating the Greenhouse at Colasanti’s Market in Highland.

English Gardens offers top quality products, including plants and flowers for indoors and outdoors, gardening supplies, patio furniture, garden décor, landscape design, and installation, as well as the area’s largest selection of Christmas trees and decorations during November and December.  Four of its retail stores – Clinton Twp., Dearborn Heights, Royal Oak and West Bloomfield – have full-service floral departments, offering custom floral arrangements and decorations for all occasions.

The company is the 13th largest independent garden center in the United States.  English Gardens was named the 2015 IGC Retailer of the Year from the IGC (Independent Garden Center) Magazine.  The award, presented annually to a garden center demonstrating notable leadership and innovation, was established in memory of Dick Morey, founder of IGC Magazine and an advocate for the independent garden center industry.