Spring fever is here! Keep your seasonal enthusiasm in check and take the time to think through the timing of spring pruning. You don’t want to cut off the very flower buds you have been anticipating all winter. Prune NOW: Prune and fertilize fruit trees before...
Sept. 25, 20191 to 3 pm – We are still celebrating our 40th!Join us on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 1-3 pm for refreshments and to celebrate our 40th year in business. From our 1979 start in Wilma & Bill Penland’s front yard to our current Garden Center…it has...
Plant Grass. September is the very best month to plant cool-season grasses. Whether you are seeding a new lawn or overseeding bare spots in your existing lawn, seeding in September is optimal. Generally a blend of fescue a bluegrass is used. Fertilize...
Despite summertime temperatures, it is time to plant your fall garden. Here is a quick to-do list: Harvest existing crops and decide which crops you want to leave in the ground (peppers and tomatoes will grow until just before frost). Clear out crop residues and...
Orange aphids on your milkweed? Milkweed attracts a broad collection of bugs including the orange variety of aphids called Oleander or Milkweed Aphids. Milkweed aphids are commonly and predictably found on milkweed – usually every year. Don’t panic! Please...
