Jen & Matt Cunningham 4245 Lovers Ln. Slatington, PA 18080 610-767-2712 or 610-737-0208 (cell) customerservice@hildenbrandtsirisgarden.comGarden Hours: Mon & Wed 11am - 4pm Thurs 4pm - 7pm Sat 10am - 1pm Call ahead for other times.
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See below for directions and ordering information Garden Hours: Mon & Wed 11am-4pm, Thurs 4pm-7pm, Sat 10am-1pm Call ahead for other times
Open Garden
Saturday May 29th 11am - 4pm Rain or Shine
Blue Mountain Vineyardswww.bluemountainwine.com will be doing a Wine Tasting and there will be Live Jazz from 1PM-4PM. We are very excited to have Chef Mark Muszynski from Curious Goods at the Bake Oven Innwww.eatcuriousgoods.com doing cooking demonstrations. Curious Goods specializes in farm to table cuisine using fresh local produce and meats. You are sure to enjoy sampling the delectable dishes Chef Mark whips up. Schleicher’s Sweet Shopwww.donnassweets.com will be here along with local artists, including Kim Kleine (jewelry & fused glass), Elizabeth Reitz (silver, sea glass, and shell jewelry), Dennis Reitz (landscape and nature photography), Donna Posivak (silver and 14k gold jewelry), Hilary Deighan (tole work), Jenny Black (hand cut lampshades) www.jennybeeshades.etsy.com , Shirley Maurer (acrylic paintings),and Denise Tempest (jewelry), displaying their work for sale. The Upper Lehigh Historic Societywww.schneckhouse.com is going to be having their heirloom tomato and herb sale here as well. There will also be goodies to fortify yourself with as you stroll through the garden.
10% off orders placed that day.
Garden Ramblings
2009 was filled with highs and lows. The garden had it’s best business year yet, thanks to all of you. This was despite the terrible weather and plague of thistles that conspired against us. In October we added a new little farmhand to the family with the birth of our son, Conor. He would be the reason we’re a little late getting things updated for the new season. We’ve been having trouble teaching him to type. Maybe we’ll have better luck getting him to pull weeds. On a sad note, we said goodbye to Grandma Arvella in December. My aunt said it best when she said, “She lives on in all the beautiful iris that bloom in gardens across the country.”
This year we have nearly 500 varieties of bearded iris for sale and over 130 beardless varieties to offer. We’ve been collecting more and more beardless each year, so keep watching for an increase in available varieties. Our Peony bed is coming along and we should have a few to offer next year. The Poppies have not faired as well, we hope to build up a nice collection but it will be a few years before we have them to offer.
We are continuing our plastic pot exchange program to encourage some recycling. We will pay $.10 for every plastic pot you bring in that we can use or give you $.20 off your order for each pot we can use. Just gather up all those plastic pots you have laying around from all the plants you bought and bring them over. We're looking for pots that are 6 inches in diameter or larger. Please don't bring pots to exchange at the Open Garden, that day is too busy, we'll be happy to arrange another time to exchange them.
You are always welcome to visit our garden during bloom season. Peak bloom for the Tall Bearded is between May 25th and June 10th, however, our SDBs are going strong by the second week of May and our Japanese don’t finish until the last couple weeks of June so you’ll find something blooming anytime in between.
TERMS OF SALE READ CAREFULLY
Payment with order, check or money order. A minimum order of $20.00. $3.50 handling and packing charge on all orders. POSTAGE East of the Mississippi $4.00 for the first 5 rhizomes and $.20 each additional rhizome. West of the Mississippi $5.00 for the first 5 rhizomes and $.25 each additional rhizome. Shipments will be on a first come, first serve basis and will begin the middle of July. PA residents add sales tax. Be sure to enclose any gift certificates with your order. WE DO NOT SHIP OUT OF THE COUNTRY NO ORDERS ACCEPTED AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST
GUARANTEE: Our garden is state inspected. Every rhizome will be healthy, freshly dug, labeled true to name, and reach you live and in growing condition. Replacements require a handling and postage charge or sent with another order.
EXTRAS: For all iris orders there will be at least one extra included, the larger the order the larger the number of extras. Please include a list of extras, we will choose from your list as far as possible.
We do not substitute without permission, but if allowed to, we will send a similar variety of equal or greater value. We would appreciate a list of alternatives. Place your orders early as some stock is limited.
DISCOUNTS: 10% on orders over $200, 15% over $400, and 20% over $800
DIRECTIONS: From the East:
Take 78 West to 309 North
Take 309N for about 6 miles to the 9th light and go straight onto 873 North instead of turning left to stay on 309
Pass Kings shopping center, two brick churches, and Country View Restaurant (all on your left). Just after the restaurant the road will fork, take the left fork by going straight onto Best Station Rd (there will be a small decorative old fashioned water tower that says "Casey's Crossing" on your left).
Follow Best Station Rd through the stop sign, past the red barn, and just over the open grate bridge make a right onto County Bridge Rd (Best Station Hotel is on the corner).
Follow County Bridge Rd over the hill to the first stop sign and make a right onto Lovers Lane (the sign is stolen on a regular basis so don't be surprised if it's not there).
You will be able to see our big blue metal shed from the road, our driveway will be the first one on your left. From the North or South:
Take the NE extension of the Turnpike 476 to the Lehigh Valley Exit
Take 22 East toward Allentown To 309 North (the second 309 exit)
Take 309N for about 6 miles to the 8th light and go straight onto 873 North instead of turning left to stay on 309
Pass Kings shopping center, two brick churches, and Country View Restaurant (all on your left). Just after the restaurant the road will fork, take the left fork by going straight onto Best Station Rd (there will be a small decorative old fashioned water tower that says "Casey's Crossing" on your left).
Follow Best Station Rd through the stop sign, past the red barn, and just over the open grate bridge make a right onto County Bridge Rd (Best Station Hotel is on the corner). Follow County Bridge Rd over the hill to the first stop sign and make a right onto Lovers Lane (the sign is stolen on a regular basis so don't be surprised if it's not there).
You will be able to see our big blue metal shed from the road, our driveway will be the first one on your left. From the Northwest:
Take 80 East to 81 South to 309 South
Take 309 South for approximately 20 miles after you come over the mountain at the bottom on your left will be a miniature golf course. Turn left after the mini golf course onto Mountain Rd.
Take Mountain Rd for a little more than 5 miles and turn right onto Main St (Slatedale) there will be a small sign for Bylers Farm on the corner.
Follow Main St through the town (don't blink you'll miss it) just after THE gas station make the first right onto Lovers Ln (the sign might be missing it is the only road on the right between the gas station and the stop sign if you get the stop sign turn around)
Take Lovers Lane past the pond and brick farm house on the right we're the first driveway on the right past the brick farm house. You can see our big blue metal shed from the road.
From the Southwest:
Take 81 North to 78 East to 22 East (78E and 22E will be the same highway and then split apart near Allentown) To 309 North
Take 309N for about 6 miles to the 8th light and go straight onto 873 North instead of turning left to stay on 309
Pass Kings shopping center, two brick churches, and Country View Restaurant (all on your left). Just after the restaurant the road will fork, take the left fork by going straight onto Best Station Rd (there will be a small decorative old fashioned water tower that says "Casey's Crossing" on your left).
Follow Best Station Rd through the stop sign, past the red barn, and just over the open grate bridge make a right onto County Bridge Rd (Best Station Hotel is on the corner).
Follow County Bridge Rd over the hill to the first stop sign and make a right onto Lovers Lane (the sign is stolen on a regular basis so don't be surprised if it's not there).
You will be able to see our big blue metal shed from the road, our driveway will be the first one on your left.
