Jul 20, 2014 | Our Plants, Shrubs
Bristol Ruby Weigela is one of the best selling plants in our nursery. It’s SO nice as a landscape plant, outperforming all of the other types of Weigela, that I’ve decided to stop growing those other varieties. Before I get into what’s awesome about...
Jul 18, 2014 | Garden Ideas
Japanese Beetle Control Don’t ya just hate ’em??? Japanese Beetles have been a nuisance in America since 1916. Thought to be imported as grubs in a shipment of iris bulbs from Japan 5 to 6 years prior, it was soon realized that Japanese Beetles were a...
Jul 18, 2014 | Garden Ideas, Soil Science, Vegetable Garden
Three Easy DIY Soil Tests Great gardening starts with good soil right? and things grow differently in each type of soil. Different types of soil include sand, clay and silt. I tried the ‘jar test’ to determine what my garden soil is made of. It was easy...
Feb 10, 2014 | Garden Ideas, Vegetable Garden
When the weather outside is frightful, get started on your garden INSIDE! Theres a lot you can do in February. Heres a seed chart of the seeds you can start indoors in February. Feel free to download and share! Happy gardening. right click to download. Recommended for...
Apr 12, 2013 | Vegetable Garden
Mel Bartholomew, inventor of square foot gardening was not a horticulturist by trade, he was a civil engineer who sold his company and retired to his garden at the age of 42. When Mel started gardening, conventional gardens were single row gardens, averaging a...
