Avoid gardening center crowds; order your flower bulbs online
One of the best things you can do during this difficult period is spend time in your garden. But you may not want to brave the garden center crowds to get the flowers you desire.
To help its gardening friends, the Mount Prospect Historical Society is once again offering spring flower bulbs for sale through its website. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the society's general operating fund.
The bulbs, provided by Dutch Mill Bulbs of Annville, Pennsylvania, are guaranteed to bloom or you get a free replacement. They range from gladiolas, irises and amaryllis to hosta, lilies, strawberries and beyond.
Gardeners in the market for new, fresh bulbs to plant in their yards can order completely online by providing shipping and billing information and offering payment through PayPal or a credit card.
By following the link provided on the Mount Prospect Historical Society website, your purchase will be automatically credited to the society. Each order will be shipped directly to the purchaser, no matter where they live. So, if you have a friend in another state who is an avid gardener, suggest that he or she purchase their bulbs on behalf of the Mount Prospect Historical Society this year, too.
The flower bulb sale ends June 1. To purchase bulbs via PayPal, visit www.mtphist.org/support-us-with-dutch-mill-bulbs-2/.
Or call the Historical Society at (847) 392-9006 Tuesday through Thursday, during office hours, to pay by credit card.
The Mount Prospect Historical Society is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that is committed to preserving the history of Mount Prospect through artifacts, photographs and both oral and written memories of current and former residents and business people.
On its campus, in the heart of the village, the society maintains the 1906 Dietrich Friedrichs house museum carriage house, the ADA-accessible Dolores Haugh Education Center and the 1896 one-room Central School.
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