March 14, 2024 Box Tree Moth: Everything You Need To Know We are busy growing and preparing for another amazing spring here at Van Putte Gardens. This season, we are also…
July 26, 2023 Watering Is As Easy As 1-2-3 One thing that separates a Master Gardener from all others when it comes to maintaining healthy landscape beds; proper watering!…
June 23, 2023 Strawberry Lemon Basil Water The summer sun has us daydreaming of delicious drinks (or cocktail, your choice) outside with family and friends. You can…
April 3, 2020 The Victory Garden Revival With all that’s happening these days, Van Putte Gardens believes “hope springs eternal.” Spring is here and we have a…
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…
April 26, 2019 Hydrangeas: To Prune or not to Prune When it comes to hydrangeas, the one questions most frequently asked is: why do my hydrangea not flower? Your hydrangeas…
September 3, 2018 Amazon Warriors of the Insect World Last week we talked about the tiny “sap sucking” spider mites and how to control them; this week we’ll tackle…
August 24, 2018 It’s a Buggy Season This summer’s excessive heat and the accompanying arid conditions (our home in Gates has had a major rain deficit this…