Seed Starting – How to Successfully Start Plants from Seed From Marie Iannotti, Your Guide to Gardening. Seed Starting: Supplies – What You’ll Need Here are the basics of what you’ll need to get your garden seeds started: Containers – Either purchased pots or flats or containers you’ve saved, like egg cartons and […]
Garden Center Gift Guide Christmas is almost here. We’ve put together a gift guide for your favorite gardener. Everything is available at our Garden Center. The books are available here, here, and here. Have you seen our breathtaking blue tree on the corner of hwy.50 & B? Let our experienced team assist […]
Cold & Snowy WeatherThe chilly weather and shorter days are here. We want your landscape to look its best for spring, give us a call with any questions or requests for services that we can help you with. As the winter season settles in you want to be prepared. Spring comes in sooner than you […]
November Gardening PROTECT: Use hardware cloth fencing to protect Burning Bush, Korean Spice Viburnum, Prunus, Fruit Trees, and more from hungry winter pests. Wrap trees with tree wrap to protect smooth bark maple and other trees for the winter. Try a living Christmas tree this year and plant it in your yard after the holiday. […]
October Gardening October Gardening Tips: -When raking leaves, do your best to remove or burn any that have fallen from a diseased tree or shrub. This will help prevent the further spread of disease. Compost leaves from healthy plants. -Fall is planting season! Plant trees, shrubs, evergreens & perennials during […]
September Gardening September lawn and gardening tips: -Plant evergreens during August and September, giving them plenty of time to establish roots well before our upcoming winter. -Replace faded summer annuals with cold tolerant substitutes like pansies, kale, and mums. They’ll survive a light frost and keep your planters bright and colorful. -Add nutrient-rich compost […]
August Gardening August lawn and gardening tips: -Watch for heat stress on plants. Yellow and brown leaves are a sure sign your plants need more moisture around their roots. – Take the time to enjoy your garden. Sit back, relax and watch Mother Nature at work. Water trees that are suffering from […]
Forest Garden Layers – Diagram by Graham Burnett The many layers of a edible food forest garden: There are seven layers to a food forest garden. The first canopy layer which would include a tall fruit or nut tree. The second low tree layer would include dwarf fruit trees. The third shrub layer would […]
Moisture Tolerant Plants Many homes have low-lying areas that stay wet. These spots need to have moisture tolerant plants to survive in that area. They don’t mind their “feet” being wet and will thrive there. Perennials Foxglove, Cotton Easter, Goats Beard, Bugleweed, Hardy Hibiscus, Black Snakeroot, Rocket Ligularia, Cardinal Flower, Meadow Rue, Spiderwort, Royal Fern, Swamp […]
The Most Common Landscaping Questions The Most Common Landscape Questions How much sun is considered full sun? Full sun is considered to be over 6 hours of unobstructed light each day. Partial sun ranges between 3 and 6 hours, and shade is considered to be less than 3 hours of light each day. Typically, the […]
