Archive for the ‘How-Tos’ Category
Fill your Garden in with Annuals!
This time in the season, much of the garden has filled in and we know what will be growing where. Now is the perfect time to identify the empty spots in your garden and fill them with Summer-Blooming Bulbs such as Dahlias, Gladiolus, Calla Lilies and more. Added bonus: If you are in Hardiness Zone 8 or above, these Bulbs will come back year after year in your garden!
June 14, 2013
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Amanda Shepard · 
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Tags: begonias, Bouquets, caladium, calla lilies, canna lilies, Cut Flowers, dahlias, Dinnerplate Dahlias, gladiolus, Summer Blooms, Summer Planting · Posted in: Flower Bulbs, Gardening in Spring and Summer, How-Tos
Q & A with our Master Gardeners
We are excited to be hosting a Q & A Webinar with our certified Master Gardeners this coming Tuesday, June 18th at 5:30 PM EST. Read more about it in our blog.
June 12, 2013
· Amanda Shepard · No Comments
Tags: Ask our garden experts, garden, how-to, Webinar · Posted in: Flower Bulbs, Gardening in Spring and Summer, Grass and Groundcover Seeds, How-Tos, Perennials, Vegetable Seeds, Wildflowers
Plant Now for Summer Blooms
In most areas, there is still plenty of time to plant Annual Wildflowers and Bulbs for gorgeous blooms this summer. Â See an empty spot in the garden or want to fill a couple of lonely planters? We have hundreds of varieties to choose from in a true rainbow of colors.
May 21, 2013
· Amanda Shepard · 2 Comments
Tags: all annual mix, Annual Wildflowers, begonias, caladium, dahlias, gladiolus, Summer Blooms, wildflower planting, wildflowers · Posted in: Gardening in Spring and Summer, How-Tos, Perennials, Wildflowers
The Gardens at Morningside
Our friend Cass in Augusta, Georgia, sent over fabulous photos of her garden and the history that accompanies it. Read our blog to view the stunning photos and history.
May 13, 2013
· Amanda Shepard · 3 Comments
Tags: Customer photos, Formal Landscaping, Morningside Estate, Morningside Gardens, Perennials, Restoring Gardens · Posted in: Customer Stories, How-Tos, In The News, Perennials
Hummingbirds are on Their Way!
Hummingbirds are on their way back. It’s time to get ready for them. This is my 5th year photographing hummingbirds. Planning my hummingbird area is always a time for me to get creative. Not only do I have to think like a hummingbird but I also need to think like a photographer.
April 30, 2013
· Garden Writer · Comments Closed
Tags: Butterfly Bush, cardinal flower, Garden photography, garden planning, hibiscus, how-to, Hummingbirds, Milkweed, wildflowers · Posted in: Gardening in Fall, Gardening in Spring and Summer, How-Tos, Perennials, Wildflowers
Planning for Fall – What’s New for 2013
Many of us are lucky enough to be experiencing the budding and blooming of Fall-Planted Bulbs all across the country. I took a trip to Boston, Massachusetts a few days ago and was pleasantly surprised that spring is in full swing there! Gorgeous Cherry Blossom Trees cascading over the streets, cheerful Daffodils blooming in every garden bed and green growth everywhere! It really gets me thinking and starting to plan my garden for next spring.
April 26, 2013
· Amanda Shepard · One Comment
Tags: daffodils, Grape Hyacinths, New Fall Bulbs, new items, New Products, Spring Blooms, tulips, whats new · Posted in: Gardening in Fall, How-Tos, Perennials
Growing Bigger in a Small Garden
My edible gardening pursuits are facing a few new challenges these days. When I moved into my house ten years ago, my garden was mostly a blank slate and I could plant veggies in any patch of sunlit ground I wanted…
April 22, 2013
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Tags: container gardening, containers, Growing Vegetables in Containers, Growing Vegetables in Small Spaces, Small space garden, Strawberries, vegetable gardening, Vegetable Seeds · Posted in: Gardening in Spring and Summer, How-Tos, Perennials, Vegetable Seeds
Fixing a Run-Off or Low Spot in the Garden
Kelly Clark is a certified Master Gardener living in Wisconsin (Hardiness Zone 5). She has been gardening since she was 10 and her expertise is mostly in shade gardens, although she enjoys all aspects of gardening – Even weeding!
April 17, 2013
· Garden Writer · 4 Comments
Tags: coral bells, hostas, Hydrangea, Rain Garden, Run-off Gardens, shade · Posted in: Gardening in Fall, Gardening in Spring and Summer, How-Tos, Perennials
Knowing and Growing Peonies
If you live where Peonies grow, it’s the same every year in late spring. Certain homes have them in beds, borders, along drives – and anywhere they grow, they create probably the most beautiful clump of flowering of the whole season. Big, usually fluffy flowers in glossy green foliage.
April 12, 2013
· Ray Allen · One Comment
Tags: Growing Peonies, how-to, peonies · Posted in: Gardening in Fall, Gardening in Spring and Summer, How-Tos, Perennials
The Beauty of Planting Native
Next in our Guest Garden Writer Series comes a blog on native plants from Kristin Gembara, a certified Master Gardener from Illinois (Zone 4/5). We hope you enjoy her informative article and photos of her garden!
April 10, 2013
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Tags: Forsythia, Lilac, Native, Native Plants · Posted in: Gardening in Spring and Summer, How-Tos, Perennials, Wildflowers
