Companion Planting in Edible Gardens

Companion Planting in Edible Gardens

Companion planting is an age-old gardening technique that involves strategically planting or not planting different crops in proximity to each other to enhance growth, deter pests, and maximize space. This […]

Raised Bed Gardening for Beginners

Raised Beds for Beginners

Raised bed gardening has gained popularity among gardeners of all levels for its numerous benefits, including improved soil conditions, better drainage, easier access, & limited space. Whether you’re looking to […]

Pollinator Gardens & Plants

A mix of annual & perennial blooming plants can create a gorgeous and functional garden for pollinators such as Butterflies. Whether you create a garden dedicated to feeding pollinators throughout […]

Growing Sunflowers

Growing Sunflowers

Sunflowers are possible the flower that represents summer the best. Aside from the traditional sunflower – they come in a variety of colors, textures, & heights. They make a great […]

2024 Garden Trends

Garden Trends: 2024

As the weather warms, many of us are thinking about our gardens! Here are some anticipated trends for 2024 to get your inspiration going… Moody/Gothic/Dark Deep colored leaves & flowers […]

Seeds – Preparing for Spring

Seeds (Preparing for Spring)

For those with large gardens or those who just want to start particular seed varieties from scratch, it’s time to start thinking about seeds! Staring planning and purchasing now! It […]

Caring for Birds in Winter

Caring for Birds in the Winter

Winter’s chill brings with it a myriad of challenges for our feathered friends. While many animals adapt to the changing seasons by migrating or hibernating, wild birds face the bitter […]

Mosquito Control

Mosquito Control

It’s summertime and that means lots of time outside! Spending time outdoors is a wonderful way to connect with nature, relax, and enjoy time with family and friends. However, pesky […]

Veggie Gardening Beginners

Veggie Gardening Tips

Growing your own backyard produce not only provides you with fresh from the garden taste but also gives you a feeling of satisfaction. This year we encourage you to try […]

Choosing Tomato Varieties

Choosing Tomato Varieties

Tomatoes are our most popular vegetable every single year. We carry a huge selection of tomato varieties (but still nothing close to the roughly 10,000 varieties available!) If you get […]

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Pet Safe Houseplants

We love our furry friends and we love our pets! We want to make sure that they can co-exist peacefully. Dogs can be a little easier than cats because it […]

Sweepstakes Rules

EVERGREEN OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS – GARDEN SELFIE SWEEPSTAKES NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. OPEN ONLY TO ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) […]

What Not to Prune in Spring

Spring Pruning

Warm weather have you itching to start cleaning up your landscape beds? Be careful when pruning so to not prune the wrong plants. The exception to the pruning rule is […]

2023 Garden Trends

Garden Trends: 2023

As the weather warms, many of us are thinking about our gardens! Here are some anticipated trends for 2023 to get your inspiration going… Cut Flower / Bouquet Gardens Cut […]

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Gardening Calendar: February

If you already performed some of these tasks in September – then no worries! More seasonal tasks sometimes can overlap from month to month. GENERAL LANDSCAPE Clean garden tools if […]

Low Light Houseplants

Houseplants: Low Light Choices

If you have read our houseplant light guide then you may now know that you have low light conditions. Don’t worry though! While artificial lighting is an option to use […]

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Gardening Calendar: November

November definitely isn’t time to halt in the garden and landscape. It’s a great time to “put things to bed” per say. You may have already completed some of these […]

Winterizing Roses

Winterizing Roses

As we prepare for our first frost of the season soon, we want to highlight the best way to winterize your Roses. All Rose Varieties You probably wouldn’t think it, […]

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Bringing Your Houseplant in for Winter

Since the vast majority of houseplants are actually tropical plants, they need to be moved indoors once the night temperatures regularly begin falling below the 50’s. Inspect your plants. Look […]

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Fall Pruning

As Fall continues, we will see most of our landscape begin to go dormant. While it may be tempting to just cut everything down to the ground or to prune […]

Planting Fall Bulbs for Spring Blooming

Planting Fall Bulbs

Even though Fall just arrived, I am already anticipating those pretty colorful blooms of early Spring bulbs. I’m a sucker for Spring and when I see those Crocus – I […]

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Gardening Calendar: October

If you already performed some of these tasks in September – then no worries! More seasonal tasks sometimes can overlap from month to month. GENERAL LANDSCAPE Clean and store garden […]

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Planting & Caring for Pansies

The Fall chill in the air is just around the corner and it’s time to start thinking about Pansies (and their little sister, Violas). These cheerful fall flowers give bright […]

Step 3 Lawn Care

Step 3 Lawncare

From early Spring through Summer, the focus was on fertilizing and weed control. This month your primary goal is to feed your lawn. As temperatures begin to cool, you can […]

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Gardening Calendar: September

September is when we all begin to feel like LAWNS Apply step 3 Fertilome lawn fertilizer with weed preventer. Click here for a link to our DIY homeowner lawncare program. (DO NOT […]