April 30, 2016 10 Reasons to Mulch! Bark mulch is an inexpensive and garden-healthy preventative solution for a lot of garden issues, and is particularly useful for…
April 2, 2016 Selecting the Perfect Soil So with that looooong winter behind us, and spring peeking its little tulip and daffodil heads up all over the…
May 22, 2015 New Trend: Garden-tainment! “Garden-tainment” is the new way to spend your summer outdoors in comfort and style! Today’s busy lifestyles demand a home…
October 30, 2014 POP up some Halloween fun! When it comes to fall plants, everyone immediately thinks of pumpkins and we’re no exception. But today we wanted to…
May 18, 2014 Kitchen Gardens – Useful beauty for busy folks! Today’s busy families and working professionals may not have time to till and tend a half-acre vegetable garden, but that…
May 10, 2014 Happy Mother’s Day! Happy Mother’s Day! Pansies are fantastic cool weather flowers. Ours have been planted in our front planters for several weeks…
April 18, 2014 Kids Grow Club Growing like Mad! Last week the Van Putte Gardens Kids Grow Club had their annual spring meeting, which actually turned out to be…
March 3, 2014 Get Ready, Get Set, Start Your Seeds! The snow has been flying all winter long, and most of us are longing for something, ANYTHING green! Our seed…
July 6, 2013 Let’s Talk Tomatoes Growing your own tomatoes and other veggies has great benefits for your physical, social, and mental health, and just a…