by R H | Jun 6, 2022 | Blog
Ladybugs can control pests naturally. Did you know? Each ladybug will eat 50 or more aphids per day. If they lay eggs on your plant, when the eggs hatch their larva will eat aphids with great enthusiasm too! For best success with ladybugs: 1) Refrigerate your...
by R H | Apr 26, 2022 | Blog
IT’S EARTH DAY and we are celebrating the beauty and wonder that plants bring to our planet and to our everyday lives! Imagine a world without plants…that’s hard to do because we are surrounded by plants. Just look out the window and feast your eyes on something we...
by R H | Mar 17, 2022 | Blog
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...
by R H | Sep 10, 2019 | Blog
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...
by R H | Sep 10, 2019 | Blog
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...
by R H | Sep 10, 2019 | Blog
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...
