March 23, 2022 Hellebores – Harbingers of Spring A recent break in the snowy Rochester weather enabled me to poke around in my yard (finally!). After a long…
December 10, 2019 Protect Your Shrubs & Trees From Winter’s Savage Wind Now that we’ve had our first taste of winter, it’s time to think about protecting your woody plants from winter…
October 21, 2019 Prepare Your Garden For Winter Autumn is a fantastic time for gardening. There is still time to plant perennial shrubs, trees, herbaceous perennials, winter annuals,…
July 9, 2019 Pruning, Deadheading, Pinching; Oh My! Pruning For many gardening enthusiasts, pruning non-woody, herbaceous plants like annuals, perennials, herbs, and vegetables are not a common practice….
May 24, 2019 Container Planting: Freedom to Grow Anything! Planting above ground containers affords gardening aficionados tremendous flexibility in what can be grown verses in the ground garden beds…
May 8, 2018 2018: Year of the Tulip The National Garden Bureau has named 2018 the Year of the Tulip! There’s not a doubt in my mind why…
May 2, 2018 Take Advantage of the Cold Wet Spring! We are way behind last year as far as our spring temperatures are concerned. Many things that occur in nature…
March 13, 2018 Seed Starting Tips Our customers have already been coming in for their seeds and seed starting accessories. Now is the time to select…
July 19, 2017 How to Identify Common Garden Insects & Plant Diseases Summer is here and now that you’ve got your gardens planted, ’tis the season for animal pests, insects, and disease…