Gardening Tips

Everything you need to know about starting seeds!

Seeds What to start? I start what I eat in volume. I also start what is expensive to buy or hard to find. I don't start anything vining or quick growing. When to start? Depends on the type of seed you choose. If you look at the back of the seed's pack, there will be [...]

By |2017-04-18T13:49:53-04:00April 18th, 2017|Gardening Tips|Comments Off on Everything you need to know about starting seeds!

Early Spring is great for transplanting

Transplanting is a great way to add a new wrinkle to your landscape, weather something is outgrowing its spot in the landscape, or its just time for a change, the nice thing about plants is they are not permanent. However, they can become permanent as there does come a point when a plant can become too large, [...]

By |2017-03-10T13:28:40-05:00March 10th, 2017|Gardening Tips, Landscaping Tips|Comments Off on Early Spring is great for transplanting

Time to start planning for Spring

The first day of spring is March 20th, which means now is a great time to start planning for this years gardening. To give fair warning, the weather warms up very fast and things start to get hectic at the nursery real fast. To avoid the crowds and get first crack at the new inventory, now is [...]

By |2017-02-21T16:02:26-05:00February 21st, 2017|Gardening Tips, Landscape Architecture|Comments Off on Time to start planning for Spring

Add Winter interest to your garden!

During the gloomy winter months, gardening is the last thing on most peoples mind. While planting is extremely difficult when the ground is frozen there are some plants out there that can add winter interest to your garden. They may to too late to add, but now would be a great time to start planning [...]

By |2017-02-08T12:55:05-05:00February 8th, 2017|Gardening Tips, Landscaping Tips|Comments Off on Add Winter interest to your garden!

Save your lawn and garden from ice melt damage!

When salt dissolves in water, it becomes toxic to plants. Upon dissolving and seeping into the soil, the much needed phosphorous and potassium in the ground gets replaced with the sodium ions. The use of rock salt will soak up the water and not allow it to go to the roots. This will stress out [...]

By |2017-01-17T11:03:59-05:00January 17th, 2017|Gardening Tips, Plant Problems|Comments Off on Save your lawn and garden from ice melt damage!

Wrap your fig tree for the winter!

Fig trees are a quite popular Mediterranean fruit that present an excellent addition to your yard. Although the trees prosper within warmer climates, there are preventative methods in which you can take in order to protect your fig tree from the harsh winter ahead. Moving into the colder portion of the year, you will notice [...]

By |2017-02-08T15:24:24-05:00November 30th, 2016|Gardening Tips|Comments Off on Wrap your fig tree for the winter!

The Chrysanthemum

Autumn has finally arrived! One of nature's most beautiful times of the year.  With cooler weather fastly approaching, it is time to start planning out what one can do to decorate their garden for the Fall. For a great pop of color, the Chrysanthemum is a great addition to any garden. A profuse bloomer, which [...]

By |2016-09-26T12:41:31-04:00September 26th, 2016|Gardening Tips, Landscaping Tips|Comments Off on The Chrysanthemum

August Gardening

While most people think of Spring for garden work, August is an important month for gardeners. Preparing your outdoor space in August can brighten up your landscape during the Autumn chill and even into the Winter months. Late August is a good time to start thinking about pruning Summer-blooming shrubs like Hydrangeas, Crape Myrtle, and [...]

By |2016-08-03T09:51:24-04:00August 8th, 2016|Gardening Tips, Uncommon Plants|Comments Off on August Gardening

Hydrangeas

One of the most popular flowering bushes across America, Hydrangeas are a beautiful addition to any landscape. They are bushes with beautiful flowers that bloom in a variety of colors based on species and soil acidity. The colors of hydrangeas can be Deep purple to light blue in acidic soil, a mix of blue and [...]

By |2016-07-27T10:30:20-04:00August 2nd, 2016|Gardening Tips, Uncommon Plants|Comments Off on Hydrangeas

Summer Watering

Summer has begun. When the thermostat goes up a little tender care for your garden and lawn can be helpful. The watering your lawn, flowers and vegetables is important during summer months when rain isn’t as plentiful as it should be. . Over or under-watering can pose problems.  If your garden is deficient in water, [...]

By |2016-11-18T14:25:22-05:00July 3rd, 2016|Gardening Tips|Comments Off on Summer Watering
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