By the light of the silvery moon
Moonlit Gardens Although gardeners often dream of sun-splashed borders filled with stately perennials, many are discovering that their daisies, daylilies, and daffodils are working overtime, bringing...
View ArticleBUG OFF! Nature’s Way
Not all insects are harmful to your garden; in fact, many are beneficial and are an important part of the ecosystem. Chemicals used to eliminate insects do not discriminate between the good bugs and...
View ArticleKEEPING YOUNG TREES & SHRUBS HEALTHY
It’s hot out there for newly planted trees and shrubs. These plants may be struggling to survive the heat and drought because their root systems haven’t had a chance to get established in the native...
View ArticlePLANTING DALHIAS
If your perennial flower garden gets a little drab and boring come late summer and fall, think about planting dahlias. Gardeners are always trying to find colorful flowers to keep the show going into...
View ArticleU Pick Blueberries
Open daily Monday–Saturday 9am-6:45pm Sunday 9am-5:45pm. Here is the low down on upick blueberries: -We ask that you bring a container to pick in if you do not have one we have picking baskets/buckets...
View ArticleAugust Garden Tips
For your Lawn Water deep and infrequently during the summer months. One inch of water early in the day about once a week is adequate. Help your lawn out by changing direction when mowing. Travel north...
View ArticleReviving Your Lawn
As your lawn endures the trials of job this summer – drought, pestilence and disease – you must hold to the hope that there is a lush, green turf on the other side of this summer. Has your spring turf...
View ArticleWindow Box Color All Year Round
It’s always a shame that just when your window box has reached their peak of fullness and color, autumn sneaks in and nips at the foliage and flowers, signaling it’s time to clean them out. Or is it?...
View ArticlePreparing Your Fall Garden Beds
Are you overloaded with new ideas for perennial beds and borders after visiting friends or public display gardens? Seen lots of unfamiliar and interesting new plants at the nursery? If so, fall is an...
View ArticleSeptember Tips
Fall is a great time to plant trees, shrubs, bareroot perennials and bulbs. Start pansy & viola seed for bloom next spring Watch your compost pile. This is a good time to add an activator for brown...
View ArticleGreat Looks for Fall Color
Fall is right around the corner and it is a glorious time. The countryside is virtually exploding with oranges, reds, golds and yellows. This is a great time of the year to enjoy the out-of-doors....
View ArticleSix Steps to Renovating Your Lawn
Summer heat can take a toll on your lawns The heat and dry conditions After a visit from the “lawn doctor” was the prognosis intensive care? Where is the green that lifts our spirits? The answer is in...
View ArticleOctober Tips
Mulch in spring-planted trees and shrubs. Don’t permit them to get too dry; water them throughly and deeply Start amaryllis and paperwhite narcissus for holiday blooms. (Allow 5-6 weeks for...
View ArticleCrazy Pumpkin Carving Ideas
We thought we would share some of the most elaborate and create approaches to creating pumpkin carving masterpieces. Enjoy!
View ArticleBirds in the Garden: Creating a Haven for Colorful Birds in Your Yard
Birds bring many benefits to our lives. They fill our gardens with song, bring a spark of color and interest to our winter landscapes, and also eat many garden pests. Attracting birds to your landscape...
View ArticleBonsai for Beginners
“Bonsai is not a race, nor is it a destination. It is a never-ending journey.” Don’t let the fact that ‘bon-sai’ is an art studied and refined for many centuries scare you off, because you are...
View ArticleKeep that greenery fresh this holiday season
The holiday season is fast approaching and soon it will be time to deck the halls with decorative greenery and boughs of holly. To make sure all your garland, swags, trees and kissing balls look their...
View ArticlePlanting a Live Christmas Tree
Family traditions are a big part of the holiday season. Many families have created landscapes that are planted with evergreens from Christmas past. Memories grow on with Spruce, Fir and Pines that were...
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