GARDEN & LANDSCAPE SERVICES:

• Consultation: Assessing expectations and determining goals, site analysis and evaluation, planning, preparation and planting recommendations <read more>
• Design: Design services for large or small projects <read more>
• Installation: site preparation and plant installation for gardens and landscapes <read more>
• Maintenance: Professional care and upkeep programs, renovation and rejuvenation of gardens, beds, and borders <read more>
• Container Planting: Potted-to-order planters, tubs or window boxes for patios, decks or commercial sites <read more>
• Education: Experienced speakers available for lectures and workshops <read more>

CONSULTATION:
Exploring and evaluating client expectations; determining and prioritizing goals; Site analysis that includes design considerations, such as views, backgrounds, uses and existing cultural conditions i.e. sunlight, soils, root competition, exposure and water availability. Procedural planning regarding bed preparation, and recommendations for appropriate plant materials.

DESIGN:
Design services for large or small projects. Professional in-house, award winning design staff.

INSTALLATION:
Site preparation: clearing area (sod, roots, weeds), amending soil as needed, install plants, mulch, and fertilizer.

MAINTENANCE: Seasonal (Spring and Fall) or Season Long

Our maintenance programs are tailored to the unique situations of each garden or landscape. They are based on observation, monitoring and experience, not an arbitrary schedule. No cookie cutter programs.

Specialists in restoration or rejuvenation of perennial flower gardens, beds and borders.

• Monitoring conditions - integrated pest and disease controls using environmentally sensitive methods and treatments
• Appropriate fertilization programs
• Pruning, thinning and deadheading
• Plant support and staking
• Weed control
• Division, transplanting, replacement
• Careful application of "mulch materials"

Our practices are "hands on" practices; all materials are applied carefully and appropriately.

CONTAINER PLANTING:
CONTAINER PLANTING: Potted-to-order planters, tubs or window boxes for patios, decks or commercial sites; your design or ours.

EDUCATION:
Experienced speakers are available to present lectures, seminars or workshops on a number of horticulture related topics. Programs have been provided for Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, West Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association, Michigan Master Gardeners State Conference, numerous Federated Garden Clubs, home and garden shows, libraries and civic groups.

THE BULBS ARE BACK IN TOWN

It sounds like an oxymoron."Spring Bulbs for Fall Planting". But the fact is if you want to "tiptoe through the tulips" next spring you've GOT TO plant them in the fall.

Don't miss out! WESTVIEW FARMS, LLC is proud of our reputation for providing the freshest, finest quality, top grade and size, spring flowering bulbs. We personally select each variety of Allium, Tulip, Daffodil and "Minor Bulb" that we offer. Our collection contains varieties and cultivars that we consider superior - 'must haves' for your gardens and landscapes.

We offer these selections to you every fall at
Saugatuck Green Market
the Holland Farmers Market
and at

WESTVIEW FARMS, LLC
open in Fall by Chance or Appointment
616 396-8858

Dutch Winterfest & Kerstmarkt

You can find out more about Dutch Winterfest and the Kerstmarkt (where WESTVIEW FARMS will be marketing lovely living Christmas Trees starting the Friday following Thanksgiving) by clicking here. This link will take you to the Kerstmarkt page on the Holland Convention & Visitors Bureau site. You'll find the dates, directions and hours as well as a description and images.

WESTVIEW FARMS continues at the
Holland Farmers Market
AND we are still excited that WESTVIEW FARMS, LLC will be at our regular booth under "the canopy" at the 8th Street Market Place, on 8th Street at Pine Avenue, every Wednesday and Saturday, through November. Come shop for WESTVIEW's top quality plants at this beautiful market.The first Saturday market BEGINS Saturday, May 15th!

Westview Farms at the Saugatuck GREEN MARKET
We're also excited (OK, so we get excited a lot when Spring finally arrives - we just can't help ourselves) to announce that Westview Farms, LLC will have a booth on Fridays at the Saugatuck GREEN MARKET. Going into its fifth season, the Saugatuck GREEN MARKET is sited at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts (SCA), 400 Culver Street, Saugatuck, MI. The market will be open every Friday, 8 am to 2 pm, beginning Friday, June 11th through Friday, October 8th, 2010.

EVENTS:

Please mark your calendars for

Our 27th annual
WESTVIEW FARMS, LLC

Perennials & Herbs
OPENHOUSE
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
8 AM to 4 PM
RAIN or SHINE! !

We hope you'll join us at our OPENHOUSE on MAY 8 as we officially "break dormancy" on a new growing and gardening season. There will be old friends to greet, new plants to meet, tasty treats to eat, and more. . .
SPECIAL SALE PRICES, DOOR PRIZES and SURPRIZES!
It's always a fun and exciting day. And we hope you will join us at
THE Annual Perennial Event of the Season.

Kay offers 2010 Summer Series of

Kay-KreteTM Workshops
at WESTVIEW
Combine the right proportions of peat moss, perlite or vermiculite, Portland cement and water and you create "hypertufa". This workable mixture simulates "tufa", a natural form of calcareous limestone. Kay Ver Schure, co-owner of WESTVIEW FARMS, LLC Perennials & Herbs, has developed her own favorite "recipe" for hypertufa; which we call Kay-KreteTM. By building within molds or over various forms Kay-KreteTM can be used to create unique, intriguing containers for planting. Sturdy and durable Kay-KreteTM containers have an appealing, rugged look. Even "brand new" Kay-KreteTM containers have the venerable appearance of antique pieces. Here's more information:

Kay-KreteTM
2010 HYPERTUFA WORKSHOP DATES:
Sunday June 27
Sunday July 25
Sunday August 22

1 to 3 PM
at:
Westview Farms Perennials & Herbs
4051 60th Street
Holland, MI 49423

MAKE-IT TAKE-IT
Kay-KreteTM
HYPERTUFA WORKSHOPS
$50 FEE - 2 hour class
Pre-registration is necessary.
You will create YOUR OWN
Kay-KreteTM container
to take home.

You will also receive a copy of "the recipe", a little history, and a handout that includes a plant list, materials list and more! Two construction methods will be demonstrated. The workshop class size is small so it will be easy to see, hear, ask questions and have all the help you wish in making your container. All supplies and tools will be provided. Wear clothes appropriate for making a mess and having fun.

To register for a workshop please call (616) 396-8858 or email us.