| Stay Warm, Feed the Birds & Start Your Seeds! | Martin Viette Nurseries |
| We carry all you need for your fire and fire-starting needs. Order enough of our seasoned firewood for a family weekend indoors or for winter-long warmth! We have all the accessories to get your fires off to a roaring start too! Make sure you have plenty of Ice Melt too to keep your steps, walkways and driveways ice-free all winter long! We'll be stocked all winter. Don't forget the birds! We have a complete line of bird food, feeders, shelters and bird bath heaters to keep the birds happy in your yard this winter! Now is also a good time to come in for your seed and seed starting supplies. Visit us soon for the best selections. | |
| Homestead's Hanging Basket and Container Program | Homestead Gardens |
| Gardening in containers gives the plant lover the gift of flexibility. No matter what size the garden you may have, container gardens can add color and beauty. If you are an apartment or condo dweller, container gardening can take on a new significance. Let us help your imagination run wild in choosing plants and pots for your container garden or choose from a vast assortment of cash and carry fall containers. Keep an eye out in our events sections for container gardening seminars and guest speakers. | |
| Green View Receives Awards | Green View |
| Green View Companies received four awards at the recent PLANET (ALCA) meeting. Tom Hoerr I presented their award for National Environmental Improvement Distinction Award directly to Robert McClellan, CEO of Hortica for the landscape installed at their headquarters | |
| GREEN VIEW COMPANIES IS CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SERVICE | Green View |
| Green View Companies is celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year. Green View is a family owned business founded in Peoria, Illinois, in the year 1955 by Peter W. Hoerr. The company originated as "Peter W. Hoerr Trucking and Landscaping". In 1958, the name changed to "Peoria Landscaping Company". Peter believed, "The customer is always right and give them more then they expect." These principles are still the cornerstone of Green View today. Green View is made of three separate corporations. The first is Green View Landscaping Co., which encompasses the landscape contracting operations. Green View Nursery, Inc. is the growing operations and retail garden centers. Lastly, Green View Design Group, Inc. is the professional arm of the company where design and architectural services originate. Over the years, Green View added five locations throughout central and northern Illinois and now employs over 350 people. They have offices in Peoria/Dunlap, Normal/Bloomington, Champaign/Urbana, Springfield, and Oswego (Chicago Metro), which provide landscape services and retail garden centers. Growing operations are located in Dunlap and Low point, Illinois, and consists of 730 acres of sod, tree and container production. Green View Companies is a multifaceted firm throughout the state of Illinois with landscape design/build, installation, maintenance, production facilities and five retail centers. Green View wins 3 National ALCA Awards of Distinction for a Peoria Residence, Lisle Residence, and a Southern Illinois Business. Green View's Oswego, Dunlap, and Springfield locations have been awarded ALCA, Associated Landscape Contractors of America, Award's of Distinction for the Brown Residence in Peoria, Illinois; Marten Residence in Lisle, Illinois; Hortica, The Florist Mutual Insurance Company in Edwardsville, Illinois. Green View is a recipient of ALCA's 35th Annual Awards Program, this is an honor to be selected. Recipients of this award include very selected projects in the United States. | |