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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 […]
Understanding Light Levels for Outdoor Plants
Understanding Light Levels in Your Garden You pick up a plant and notice the plant tag says “part shade” but what exactly does that mean? Full sun, part sun, part […]
Houseplants for Low Light
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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 […]
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 […]
Pollinator Plants
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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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Poinsettia Reblooming
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Care Sheet: Cyclamen
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CARE SHEET: African Violet
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CARE SHEET: Holiday Cactus
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CARE SHEET: Poinsettias
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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 […]
Care Sheet: Pansies & Violas
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Water Garden Winterization
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Overwintering Flowering Tropicals Indoors
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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, […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
Care Sheet: Strings of…
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Care Sheet: Heartleaf Philodendrons
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Care Sheet: Indoor Fern
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Care Sheet: ZZ Plant
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Care Sheet: Fiddle Leaf Fig
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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 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 […]
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 […]
Care Sheet: Calathea
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Care Sheet: Ponytail Palm
Ponytail Palm Care Sheet Printable
Care Guide: Sanseveria
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Care Sheet: Fall Mums
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Preparing Your Fall Garden
We know – it’s still hot and you just got back from the beach to find your tomatoes have ripened! Even so, it’s time to start thinking about your fall […]
Harvesting & Storing Herbs
Herbs are hitting their peak for best harvest. Harvesting is best done mid to late morning after the dew has dried but the hot sun will not wilt cuttings. While […]
Gardening Calendar: August
We know – it’s hot outside – but it’s still important to take some time to check some gardening tasks off your list this month. GENERAL LANDSCAPE Fill your birdbaths […]
Late Summer Garden Tips
Your garden has likely been producing full swing this last month. Here are some tips as your garden continues to produce or even stop producing… If your tomato plants were […]
Gardening Calendar: June/July
(Note: Some tasks from last month can carry over into this month due to the closeness in the season. If you have already performed any of these tasks, enjoy the […]
Crape Myrtles – Summer Season Care
Crape Myrtles are soon going to be in full & gorgeous bloom! This traditional beauty is a highlight of Southern landscapes. There are a lot of varieties from smaller bush […]